Is Hay Day 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 Supercell.
What Hay Day's age rating means
Hay Day 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 Hay Day
Users frequently complain about the game lagging, crashing, or freezing, making it unplayable. Many report issues with long advertisements, bugs, and poor customer support. Other common frustrations include problems with account recovery, updates, and in-game features like the newspaper and truck orders.
Summarized from 213 recent 1-3 star reviews. These are user reports, not verified claims.
How to keep your child safe with Hay Day
Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions. Set an age limit for apps, require Ask to Buy for purchases, and restrict or remove Hay Day 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 Hay Day on your child's device.
Hay Day for kids: frequently asked questions
Is Hay Day safe for kids?
Hay Day 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 Hay Day have?
The App Store rates Hay Day 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 Hay Day 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 Hay Day 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 Hay Day and block or uninstall it. You can also set a store age limit so apps above your child's age cannot be installed.