APP & TOOL GUIDE
The apps kids actually use
34 AI and AI-adjacent apps, each with its real App Store age rating and our own calm, conservative guidance. 16 of them offer an AI “companion” or open-ended chatbot — the ones worth the closest look.
Store facts from the Apple App Store (iTunes Search API), retrieved 2026-07-06. Age guidance is ParentMode editorial — protective and conservative, reviewed before publishing. It is not a rating from Apple or the app maker.
AI companions & chatbots
Anima
17+18+ (or 17+ only with active parental awareness and conversation)
Chai
17+18+ or 17+ with active parental awareness and conversation
Character AI
17+16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended for under 13.
Replika
17+16+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 16
Talkie AI
17+Not recommended under 16; 16–17 only with active parental awareness of chat content.
AI assistants
ChatGPT
12+14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Claude
17+16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16 without ongoing oversight.
DeepSeek
12+14+ with parental awareness; 13 only with active parent co-use and clear boundaries.
Google Gemini
12+14+ with parental awareness; not recommended for under 13
Grok
17+16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16.
Meta AI
12+14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Microsoft Copilot
12+14+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
Perplexity
17+16+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 16
Pi
17+16+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 16
Poe
17+16+ with active parental awareness; 13–15 only with explicit parent co-use and clear boundaries.
Homework helpers
Brainly
12+13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Gauth
4+13+ with active parent involvement; 16+ for independent use
Photomath
4+10+ with active parental awareness; 13+ for independent use
Question AI
4+13+ with active parental oversight; not recommended unsupervised under 13.
Socratic
4+13+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 13
Study tools
Creative & image
Canva
12+13+ with parental awareness; 12+ may be appropriate if supervised and used for structured creative projects only.
Lensa
4+13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Picsart
12+14+ with parental awareness; 13 only with active parent oversight of content created and shared.
Remini
4+13+ with parental awareness
Social apps
Discord
12+14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
14+ with active parental engagement; 16+ for independent use
Roblox
12+13+ with active parental involvement; 16+ for independent use
Snapchat
12+14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
TikTok
12+14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Made for kids
General parenting guidance, not clinical, legal, or diagnostic advice. Age ratings and app features change — always check the current App Store listing and the app's own settings.