App & tool guide · AI companions & chatbots

Wysa

This app offers an AI companion or open-ended chatbot a child can confide in — the pattern that warrants the closest parental attention.

ParentMode's take

13+ with active parental awareness; not recommended unsupervised under 13

Wysa is an AI chatbot designed to listen and respond to feelings and personal struggles. While framed as supportive, young children may form a parasocial bond with an AI and disclose sensitive information they wouldn't tell a trusted adult, limiting real support access.

On the App Store

Apple age rating
4+
Developer
Touchkin eServices Private Limited
Category
Health & Fitness
Average rating
4.9 ★
Last updated
2026-07-07

Source: Apple App Store, retrieved 2026-07-08. View the current listing →

What a parent can do

Data & privacy

Check the app's privacy label on its App Store page; assume conversations may be used to improve the AI's responses, and discuss this with your child.

Controls

Use device-level parental controls (Screen Time on iOS, Family Link on Android) to set app time limits and review what your child accesses; also review Wysa's in-app settings for any content filters.

A cautious next step

If your child is struggling emotionally, pairing or replacing app use with a relationship to a real school counselor, therapist, or trusted adult is a more protective step.

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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 Touchkin eServices Private Limited. Apps change; always check the current listing.