Is what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words.
What what3words: Navigation & Maps's age rating means
what3words: Navigation & Maps 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
- what3words: Navigation & Maps 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).
How to keep your child safe with what3words: Navigation & Maps
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words: Navigation & Maps on your child's device.
what3words: Navigation & Maps for kids: frequently asked questions
Is what3words: Navigation & Maps safe for kids?
what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words: Navigation & Maps have?
The Google Play rates what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words: Navigation & Maps 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 what3words: Navigation & Maps and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.