Is Find My Friends 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 Apple.
What Find My Friends's age rating means
Find My Friends 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.
Things for parents to check
- As a Social Networking app, Find My Friends can put your child in contact with strangers or user-generated content that is not moderated in real time. This is the biggest supervision concern for younger users.
What parents and users report about Find My Friends
Users report that the app does not work or cannot be installed on various iPhone models, including newer ones like iPhone 14 and older ones like iPhone 4. Some users express frustration that the app forces updates requiring newer iOS versions, making it incompatible with their devices.
Summarized from 11 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Find My Friends
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Find My Friends 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 Find My Friends on your child's device.
Find My Friends for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Find My Friends safe for kids?
Find My Friends 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 Find My Friends have?
The App Store rates Find My Friends 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 Find My Friends 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 Find My Friends 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 Find My Friends and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.