APP & TOOL GUIDE
The apps kids actually use
111 AI and AI-adjacent apps, each with its real App Store age rating and our own calm, conservative guidance. 34 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 2026-07-10. Age guidance is ParentMode editorial — protective and conservative, reviewed before publishing. It is not a rating from Apple or the app maker.
111 apps
ABCmouse
4+Made for kids4+ with active parent co-use; 6+ with supervised independent use
Adobe Express
12+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Amazon Alexa
12+AI assistants13+ with active parental oversight; 16+ for independent use.
Answer AI
4+Homework helpers13+ with active parent involvement; 16+ for independent use
Bartleby
4+Homework helpers13+ with active parental awareness
BeReal
12+Social apps13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
BitLife
17+Social apps16+ with parental awareness; 13–15 only if parents review content together first
Blinkist
12+Study tools13+ with parental awareness
Brainly
12+Homework helpers13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use
Busuu
12+Study tools13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Canva
12+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
CapCut
12+Creative & image13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Captions
17+Creative & image16+ with active parental awareness; 13–15 only with close co-use
Character AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16
ChatGPT
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
ChatOn
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
Chegg Study
4+Study tools13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Claude
17+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended for under 13.
Cleverbot
12+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot14+ with active parental awareness
Course Hero
12+Homework helpers14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended unsupervised under 13.
DeepSeek
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Dippy
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; 13–15 only with frequent check-ins on chat content and character choice.
Discord
12+Social apps14+ with active parental awareness; 13+ only if parent co-uses and monitors regularly
Duolingo
4+Study tools6+ with parental oversight; 8+ independently
Duolingo ABC
4+Made for kids4+ (aligned with App Store rating; suitable for early readers with parental co-use)
ElevenLabs
4+Creative & image13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Elsa Speak
4+Study tools8+ with parental awareness; 13+ for independent use
Endless Alphabet
4+Made for kids4+ (as rated); suitable for preschool and early elementary with parental co-use
Epic Kids Books
4+Made for kids4+ (as rated), with parent co-reading and account oversight until age 7–8
EVA AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot18+ recommended; not for under 16 without sustained parental oversight
FaceApp
12+Creative & image14+ with parental awareness; 13+ only if parent reviews privacy practices first
Facetune
12+Creative & image14+ with parental awareness; 12+ only if parent co-uses and discusses image editing literacy.
Fotor
17+Creative & image16+ with parent awareness; 13–15 only with active parental oversight of content creation and sharing.
Gauth
4+Homework helpersCompanion / chatbot13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Google Assistant
17+AI assistants14+ with active parental oversight; 13+ only if parent reviews settings and use case first
Google Classroom
4+Study tools6+ with active parental oversight; 10+ for independent use
Google Gemini
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
Google Translate
4+Study tools6+ with parental awareness; 13+ for independent use
Grammarly
12+Study tools13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Grok
17+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16.
iGirl
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot18+ or parent co-use only; not recommended for under 16 without active oversight.
14+ with active parental awareness; 13 only with strict parental co-use and settings review
Kahoot
4+Study tools6+ with parental oversight; 8+ independently
Khan Academy
12+Study tools12+ (aligns with App Store rating; mature for independent use at 13+)
Khan Academy Kids
4+Made for kids4+ with parental co-use and oversight
Kik
17+Social appsNot recommended under 16 due to sexual content exposure risks; 17+ only with active parental awareness and monitoring of contact and content.
Kindroid
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot17+ only; not recommended for under 16 even with parental oversight.
Le Chat
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with parental awareness; not recommended unsupervised under 13
Lensa
4+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness
Lightbot
4+Made for kids6+ with parent co-play; 8+ independently
Linky AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended for under 13.
Mathway
4+Homework helpers13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Meitu
12+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Messenger
12+Social apps14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Meta AI
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Microsoft Copilot
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
Monica
12+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot14+ with parent awareness; not recommended for under 13
Muah AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot18+ or not recommended for under-16; if 16–17, parent co-use and ongoing conversation strongly advised
Nomi
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ at earliest; better suited for 17+. Not recommended for under 15 without substantial parent involvement.
Notion
4+Study tools13+ with parental oversight; 16+ for independent use.
Nova
9+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use
Numerade
4+Study tools13+ with active parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Paradot
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16
PBS Kids
4+Made for kids4+ (aligned with App Store rating; suitable for preschool and early elementary with light parental co-viewing)
Perplexity
17+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16
Photomath
4+Homework helpers13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use
PhotoRoom
4+Creative & image10+ with parental awareness; 13+ for independent use
Pi
17+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot16+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 16.
Pic Answer
4+Homework helpers13+ with parental awareness; not recommended unsupervised under 13.
Picsart
12+Creative & image14+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 13
13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
Poe
17+AI assistantsCompanion / chatbot16+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 16.
PolyBuzz
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot18+ only; not recommended for under 18 without direct adult co-use and monitoring.
Prisma
12+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness
Prodigy Math
4+Made for kids6+ with active parent engagement; 4+ only if parent regularly reviews progress and chat features.
Question AI
4+Homework helpersCompanion / chatbot13+ with active parent oversight; 16+ for independent use.
Quizlet
4+Study tools10+ with active parent awareness; 13+ more independently
18+ is most appropriate; 17+ with consistent parental oversight if the teen is media-literate and you actively discuss community norms.
Remini
4+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness
Replika
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ at earliest; 18+ recommended
Roblox
12+Social apps14+ with active parental involvement; under 14 only with strict spending and social controls enabled
Sakura AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ at earliest; 17+ Apple rating reflects mature themes. Not recommended under 16 without active parental oversight.
ScratchJr
4+Made for kids6+ with parent co-use; 8+ independently
Snapchat
12+Social apps14+ with active parental awareness; 13+ only if parent has reviewed privacy settings and maintains regular check-ins.
Socratic
4+Homework helpersCompanion / chatbot13+ with active parent involvement; 16+ for independent use
Solvely
4+Homework helpers13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use.
SoulTalk
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot18+ (or 17+ only with active parental engagement and clear boundaries)
Speechify
4+Study tools8+ with parent oversight; 13+ independently
Starfall
4+Made for kids4+ (aligns with App Store); best with co-viewing or co-use for under 6
StarryAI
12+Creative & image14+ with parental awareness; 12+ only if parent previews generated content first
Studdy
4+Homework helpers13+ with active parent involvement; 16+ for independent use.
StudyX
9+Homework helpers13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Suno
12+Creative & image14+ with parental awareness; 13+ only if parent reviews output together first time
Symbolab
4+Homework helpersCompanion / chatbot13+ with active parental oversight; 16+ for independent use
Talkie AI
17+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot16+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 16.
Telegram
12+Social apps14+ with active parent awareness
TikTok
12+Social apps14+ with active parental awareness; not recommended under 13
Toca Boca World
4+Made for kids4+ (Apple's rating) with engaged parental awareness; best for 5+
Twitch
12+Social apps14+ with active parental awareness; 12+ only with strict supervision and channel/content filtering enabled.
Voicemod
17+Creative & image14+ with active parental awareness; 16+ independently
13+ with active parental awareness
Wizz
17+Social apps16+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 16.
WolframAlpha
9+Study tools10+ with parent awareness; 13+ for independent use
WOMBO Dream
12+Creative & image13+ with active parent awareness; 16+ for independent use.
Wonder
17+Creative & image16+ with active parental awareness; 18+ for independent use
Wysa
4+AI companions & chatbotsCompanion / chatbot13+ with parental awareness; ideally 16+
X
17+Social apps16+ with active parental awareness; 13–15 only with clear parent involvement and regular check-ins.
You.com
17+AI assistants16+ with active parent awareness; not recommended under 16
YouCam Perfect
4+Creative & image13+ with parental awareness; 16+ for independent use
YouTube Kids
4+Made for kids6+ with active parental oversight; 4+ only if parent pre-curates content and maintains strict settings
Yubo
17+Social apps17+ (Apple's rating); 16+ with active parental oversight if younger teen insists
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.