App & tool guide · Social apps
Yubo
ParentMode's take
17+ (Apple's rating); 16+ with active parental oversight if younger teen insists
Yubo is a live-streaming and group chat platform designed for social discovery among peers. The app's maturity advisories—frequent suggestive themes, infrequent sexual content, and profanity—reflect real peer interaction and livestream moderation challenges inherent to open social networks at scale.
On the App Store
- Apple age rating
- 17+
- Developer
- Twelve APP
- Category
- Social Networking
- Average rating
- 4.5 ★
- Last updated
- 2026-07-08
Apple content advisories
- Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
- Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes
- Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Source: Apple App Store, retrieved 2026-07-10. View the current listing →
What a parent can do
Data & privacy
Review Yubo's App Store privacy label carefully; assume chat content may be retained by the platform and potentially used for moderation, analytics, or service improvement.
Controls
Set device-level restrictions (Screen Time on iOS, Family Link on Android) to limit app use and restrict live-streaming features; review Yubo's in-app privacy and blocking settings together.
A cautious next step
If your teen is seeking community and connection, consider whether moderated group activities or forums tied to their interests may feel safer than open livestream discovery.
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 Twelve APP. Apps change; always check the current listing.