App & tool guide · AI companions & chatbots
Wysa
ParentMode's take
13+ with parental awareness; ideally 16+
Wysa is an AI companion designed to have ongoing emotional conversations with users. For younger teens, mental health support from human professionals—such as school counselors or therapist-supervised apps—may be more appropriate first choices. The app's crisis recognition capabilities have not been extensively validated in independent real-world testing.
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 2026-07-10. View the current listing →
What a parent can do
Data & privacy
Check Wysa's App Store privacy label carefully; assume all conversations are stored and may be used to improve the AI model—not a private diary.
Controls
Use device-level Screen Time or Family Link to set app limits and review usage patterns; also check Wysa's in-app settings for any notification or data-sharing toggles.
A cautious next step
For younger teens seeking mental health support, human-led options—school counselors, therapist-supervised apps, or crisis lines—are more appropriate first choices.
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.