Is GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 ShamiTech Apps.
What GPS Navigation, Map Directions's age rating means
GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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
- GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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).
- GPS Navigation, Map Directions shows ads. Ads inside kids' apps can lead to unexpected content or accidental taps that open other stores or links.
What parents and users report about GPS Navigation, Map Directions
Users frequently complain about the app's excessive ads, which interfere with functionality and make it difficult to use. Many report incorrect or unreliable navigation, including wrong addresses and dangerous routing errors. Others find the app confusing, slow to load, or plagued by technical issues like unauthorized installations and permission problems.
Summarized from 222 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with GPS Navigation, Map Directions
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 GPS Navigation, Map Directions on your child's device.
GPS Navigation, Map Directions for kids: frequently asked questions
Is GPS Navigation, Map Directions safe for kids?
GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 GPS Navigation, Map Directions have?
The Google Play rates GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 GPS Navigation, Map Directions 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 GPS Navigation, Map Directions and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.