Is Deputy: Employee Scheduling 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 Deputy.com.
What Deputy: Employee Scheduling's age rating means
Deputy: Employee Scheduling holds a family-friendly Rated for 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
- Deputy: Employee Scheduling 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling
Users frequently report technical issues with the app, including slow performance, glitches when setting or changing availability, and problems with shift notifications. Many complain about recent updates making the app worse, with increased lag and reduced functionality. There are also concerns about transparency, data collection, and difficulty canceling subscriptions.
Summarized from 84 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Deputy: Employee Scheduling
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Deputy: Employee Scheduling 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling on your child's device.
Deputy: Employee Scheduling for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Deputy: Employee Scheduling safe for kids?
Deputy: Employee Scheduling carries a family-friendly official rating (Rated for 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling have?
The Google Play rates Deputy: Employee Scheduling as Rated for 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling 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 Deputy: Employee Scheduling and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.