Is HearStory: Short Audio Stories 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 CrocoTech.
What HearStory: Short Audio Stories's age rating means
HearStory: Short Audio Stories holds a family-friendly Rated for 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
- HearStory: Short Audio Stories offers in-app purchases. Without a purchase password or spending limit, a child can run up charges. Set up Ask to Buy (iOS) or a Play purchase PIN (Android).
- HearStory: Short Audio Stories shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
How to keep your child safe with HearStory: Short Audio Stories
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove HearStory: Short Audio Stories 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 HearStory: Short Audio Stories on your child's device.
HearStory: Short Audio Stories for kids: frequently asked questions
Is HearStory: Short Audio Stories safe for kids?
HearStory: Short Audio Stories carries a family-friendly official rating (Rated for 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 HearStory: Short Audio Stories have?
The Google Play rates HearStory: Short Audio Stories as Rated for 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 HearStory: Short Audio Stories 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 HearStory: Short Audio Stories 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 HearStory: Short Audio Stories and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.