Is Staying Alive 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 Association Le Bon Samaritain.
What Staying Alive's age rating means
Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive
Users frequently report app crashes during critical moments like receiving alerts, making it unreliable for emergencies. Many struggle with account creation due to SMS verification failures or profile saving issues. The app's GPS and location features often malfunction, preventing users from finding victims or defibrillators.
Summarized from 230 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Staying Alive
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive on your child's device.
Staying Alive for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Staying Alive safe for kids?
Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive have?
The App Store rates Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive 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 Staying Alive and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.