App & tool guide · AI assistants
ChatOn
ParentMode's take
14+ with parental awareness; not recommended under 13.
ChatOn is an open-ended AI conversational app where children can discuss topics freely without built-in content moderation or conversation review. The app's design encourages extended, intimate dialogue with an AI persona, which can blur boundaries between a tool and a confidant—a pattern that requires greater emotional maturity to navigate safely.
On the App Store
- Apple age rating
- 12+
- Developer
- AIBY Incorporated
- Category
- Productivity
- Average rating
- 4.7 ★
- Last updated
- 2026-07-08
Source: Apple App Store, retrieved 2026-07-10. View the current listing →
What a parent can do
Data & privacy
Review the app's privacy label on the App Store; assume conversations may be retained and used to improve the AI, and discuss data handling expectations with your child before use.
Controls
Use device-level parental controls (Screen Time on iOS, Family Link on Android) to set app time limits and restrict access; also check whether ChatOn itself offers chat history or content filters in its settings.
A cautious next step
Consider whether your child's needs might be better served by a task-focused AI tool (e.g., homework helpers, creative writing aids) rather than an open-ended conversational companion.
The age rating, developer, and advisories above are Apple App Store facts. The guidance is ParentMode's own protective, conservative editorial — general parenting guidance, not clinical, legal, or diagnostic advice, and not an endorsement or a warning from Apple or AIBY Incorporated. Apps change; always check the current listing.