Is onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App Safe for Kids?
Age rating is set by App Store, not by Unstar. This page explains it and adds what parents report in reviews. Not affiliated with onXmaps, Inc..
What onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App's age rating means
onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App holds a family-friendly 4+ rating on the App Store. 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.
What parents and users report about onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App
Users frequently complain about the app's high subscription costs and lack of trail information compared to free alternatives. Many report technical issues like glitches, missing features, and poor offline map functionality. Others express frustration with aggressive marketing tactics, misleading pricing, and the need for multiple separate subscriptions for different activities.
Summarized from 138 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App 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 onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App on your child's device.
onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App for kids: frequently asked questions
Is onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App safe for kids?
onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App carries a family-friendly official rating (4+) on the App Store. 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 onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App have?
The App Store rates onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App as 4+. 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 onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App 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 onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App 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 onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.