Is NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 Nexstar Broadcasting.
What NWA - Your Weather Authority's age rating means
NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority
Users frequently complain about excessive ads, including full-screen and video ads that disrupt the weather viewing experience. Many report issues with the radar functionality, including inaccurate data, speed control problems, and frequent crashes. Additionally, annoying notifications and app crashes after updates are common frustrations.
Summarized from 18 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with NWA - Your Weather Authority
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority on your child's device.
NWA - Your Weather Authority for kids: frequently asked questions
Is NWA - Your Weather Authority safe for kids?
NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority have?
The App Store rates NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority 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 NWA - Your Weather Authority and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.