Is WalkFit: Steps & Walking App 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 WELLTECH APPS LIMITED.
What WalkFit: Steps & Walking App's age rating means
WalkFit: Steps & Walking App 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
- WalkFit: Steps & Walking App 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).
What parents and users report about WalkFit: Steps & Walking App
Users complain that the app is misleadingly advertised as free but requires payment to use, with no free trial or basic functionality available. Many report issues with app performance, including crashes and inability to cancel subscriptions. Customer support is unresponsive, and users feel deceived by the lack of transparency about costs.
Summarized from 18 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with WalkFit: Steps & Walking App
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove WalkFit: Steps & Walking 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 WalkFit: Steps & Walking App on your child's device.
WalkFit: Steps & Walking App for kids: frequently asked questions
Is WalkFit: Steps & Walking App safe for kids?
WalkFit: Steps & Walking App 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 WalkFit: Steps & Walking App have?
The Google Play rates WalkFit: Steps & Walking App 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 WalkFit: Steps & Walking 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 WalkFit: Steps & Walking 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 WalkFit: Steps & Walking App and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.