See our list of child-friendly social media and messaging apps.
Help children learn how to interact with each other and share safely online before graduating to other social media apps when your child is of age.
Social media continues to grow in popularity with both teens and tweens.
Unfortunately, this means many children now use social media apps underage. This can leave them open to safety issues and harm.
So, if your child is eager to start posting, creating and sharing while still underage, there are kid-friendly apps and platforms they can use. These apps tend to offer more safety features than other platforms. Additionally, using these apps can help children develop positive habits before graduating to regular social media when they’re of age.
Zigazoo is a social media app geared towards kids. It shares similarities with TikTok and lets users create short-form video content to share with others. It focuses on positive interactions with others and requires parent permission to access some features. There are also child-friendly challenges to inspire creative content.
Age: 5+
Cost: Free with in-app purchases
Available on: Android and iOS
The app allows kids to meet other kids like themselves by connecting via chat messaging, creating videos, watching socials and sharing posts.
Age: Up to 15-years-old
Cost: Free
Available on: iOS
Kinzoo Messenger is a family- and child-friendly messaging app that uses wifi rather than a mobile number. It lets users make video calls and share pictures, text and videos with chosen family and friends.
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