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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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Lifestyle

Is the Whisper App Safe? A Whisper App Review for Parents

⭐   2.0 / 5

The Whisper app is a social media platform that lets people post anonymous questions or confessions overlaid over photos, either from your camera roll or suggested by the app. Other users can then respond with their own “whispers.”
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Popular

What Is WhatsApp? A WhatsApp Review for Parents

⭐   3.0 / 5

What is WhatsApp? Now owned by Facebook (or, should we say Meta), WhatsApp is an all-in-one messaging app. With it, you can text, voice call, and video chat with another person or groups of people — absolutely free.
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Social Media

Is the Die With Me App Safe? A Die With Me App Review

⭐   1.0 / 5

Rated for 17+, Die With Me ranks among other dangerous apps like Omegle and Kik because it connects users anonymously to strangers from around the world.
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Gaming

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

⭐   5.0 / 5

When it comes to super wholesome video games for kids, Toca Life World is one of the best out there. But it’s not really like a typical video game...
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Lifestyle

Is Calm Safe? A Calm App Review for Parents and Families

⭐   5.0 / 5

The Calm app is exactly what it sounds like — a meditation platform meant to help promote a sense of calm and relaxation in one’s life. There are meditation, breathing, and stretching exercises, as well as sleep stories that help you drift off to dreamland.
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Gaming

What Is IMVU? An IMVU App Review for Parents

⭐   1.0 / 5

What is IMVU? To start, it stands for “In My Virtual Universe.” It’s not a game, but rather a collection of “chat rooms” that you visit with 3-D avatars you create.
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Social Media

Is Amino Safe? An Amino App Review for Parents

⭐   1.0 / 5

Here’s how to quickly picture what Amino is: Imagine an app that was nothing but Facebook groups. No timelines, no memories, no photo albums — just posts, comments, direct messages, and chat rooms.
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Gaming

Is Fortnite Safe? An Honest Fortnite Rating for Parents

⭐   2.0 / 5

Fortnite was released in 2017, but millions of players still log in every day to take part in this epic battle royal-style game.
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Gaming

What Is Twitch? A Twitch App Review for Parents

⭐   2.0 / 5

If your kids are super into gaming, odds are they may like Twitch, too. But just what is Twitch? It’s actually a popular video-game streaming platform (and app) where people play games live and provide real-time video commentary
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