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Our app reviews break down the good, the bad, and the potentially dangerous about your kid’s favorite platforms.

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    Is Signal Safe? A Signal App Review for Parents

    ⭐   3.0 / 5

    Signal is the app that boasts about its privacy standards — here's what that means for parents.
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    Video

    Is Flip Safe? A Flip App Review for Parents

    ⭐   4.5 / 5

    Getting students engaged in the lesson can be hard — here's how the Flip app helps with that.
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    Chat

    Is BAND Safe? A BAND App Review for Parents

    ⭐   4.5 / 5

    The BAND app is the messaging app that parents, teachers, and coaches love.
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    Social Media

    Is Picnic Safe? A Picnic App Review for Parents

    ⭐   2.0 / 5

    An app made specifically for Gen Z — and yet has no parental controls.
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    Is Zigazoo Safe? A Zigazoo Review for Parents

    ⭐   3.0 / 5

    Zigazoo is the app that claims to be social media, but better.
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    Social Media

    Is The Hive App Safe? A Hive Social App Review for Parents

    ⭐   1.5 / 5

    Hive is the app that tries to bring back what we used to love about social media.
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    Gaming

    Is Words With Friends Safe? A Words With Friends App Review for Parents

    ⭐   2.5 / 5

    Words With Friends is a popular Scrabble-like mobile game.
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    Video

    Is Paramount Plus Safe? A Paramount Plus App Review for Parents

    ⭐   4.0 / 5

    Paramount Plus is a popular streaming service with many popular titles your family can enjoy.
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    Education

    Is Grammarly Safe? A Grammarly App Review for Parents

    ⭐   5.0 / 5

    Grammarly is a useful writing tool for teachers, students, and professionals.
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      Is Calm Safe? A Calm App Review for Parents and Families

      ⭐   5 / 5

      The Calm app is exactly what it sounds like —  a meditation platform meant to help promote a sens...

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    • Gaming

      Is Toca Life World Safe? A Toca Life World App Review for Parents

      ⭐   5 / 5

      **This blog post was updated on August 9, 2023.** When it comes to super wholesome video games for k...

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    • Video

      Is the Disney App Safe? A Disney+ App Review for Parents

      ⭐   5 / 5

      The next best thing to a trip to Disney World? A subscription to the Disney app! Known as Disney+, i...

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    • Education

      Is Seek Safe? A Seek App Review for Parents

      ⭐   4 / 5

      Seek by iNaturalist is a nature identification app that’s bound to get outdoorsy kids excited. You...

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    • Gaming

      Is Spaceteam Safe? A Spaceteam App Review for Parents

      ⭐   4.5 / 5

      Spaceteam is a cooperative phone game set in outer space. With two or more players connected via Wi-...

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    • Education

      Is the PBS KIDS Games App Safe? A PBS KIDS Game App Review for Parents

      ⭐   5 / 5

      The PBS KIDS Games app is home to more than 200 interactive learning games that feature kid-favorite...

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