Is Costco Wholesale Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by Google Play, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with Costco Wholesale.
What Costco Wholesale's age rating means
Costco Wholesale holds a family-friendly PEGI 3 rating on the Google Play. It is broadly appropriate, but a low age rating does not remove every risk: check whether it has chat, ads, or in-app purchases below.
Things for parents to check
- Costco Wholesale shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about Costco Wholesale
Users frequently report the app is slow, glitchy, and crashes often. Many complain about poor search functionality, login issues, and difficulty accessing features like membership cards or past purchases. Some users also express frustration with the lack of in-store inventory information and clunky checkout process.
Summarized from 247 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Costco Wholesale
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Costco Wholesale if it is above your child's age.
Use Google Family Link to approve installs, set a Play Store content rating limit, require purchase approval, and block or uninstall Costco Wholesale on your child's device.
Costco Wholesale for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Costco Wholesale safe for kids?
Costco Wholesale carries a family-friendly official rating (PEGI 3) on the Google Play. That makes it broadly suitable, but even family-rated apps can include chat, ads, or in-app purchases, so check the factors below.
What age rating does Costco Wholesale have?
The Google Play rates Costco Wholesale as PEGI 3. This is the store's own content rating, set from the app's features and content, not our opinion. Use it as the starting point for whether it fits your child's age.
Can my child use Costco Wholesale safely?
If you decide to allow it, use device parental controls: Screen Time and Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone, or Family Link and Play Store parental controls on Android. Turn on purchase approval, set age-appropriate content limits, and keep the account under your family group so you can see activity.
How do I block or remove Costco Wholesale from my child's phone?
On iPhone, open Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, then restrict or delete the app and block reinstalling it. On Android, open Family Link, select your child, find Costco Wholesale and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.