A short briefing for each app

8 Ball Pool medium risk 5/10 A free pool game against other people. Matches can be free. Coins and better cues are sold, and the person at the other end of the table is often a stranger. Keep the card off the device. Games Amino high risk 7/10 Interest-based communities. Children join for a fandom and can be private-messaged by adults in the same group. Social Among Us medium risk 5/10 A party game. Private games with friends are ordinary. Public lobbies add strangers and voice chat. Games Ask.fm high risk 8/10 People ask questions, often without a name. That invites pile-ons, rumours, and contact you cannot trace. Social Badoo severe risk 9/10 A large adult dating and meeting network. It does not belong on a child's device. Dating and adult BeReal low risk 3/10 One photo a day, taken in the moment. Less stranger contact, but the picture can show home, school, and friends. Social Block Blast low risk 2/10 A free block puzzle. Children meet adverts, not a shop full of coins. It still should not have your card attached, in case a purchase screen appears. Games Brawl Stars medium risk 5/10 A free phone battle game. Matches do not require money. The Brawl Pass, gems, and skins do. Club chat can include strangers. Do not leave a card on the device. Games Bumble severe risk 9/10 An adult dating app with friendship and business sections as well. The dating side is not for children. Dating and adult Call of Duty high risk 7/10 An online shooting game rated for older players. Voice chat puts children in a lobby with adults. Games Call of Duty Mobile high risk 7/10 A free phone version of Call of Duty. Matches cost nothing. The battle pass, crates, and CP points cost money. Voice chat puts them with strangers. No card on the device. Games Candy Crush medium risk 4/10 Free to download, then it sells lives, boosters, and gold bars. You can play without paying, slowly. A card on the device is how a stuck level becomes a bill. Games Chat and Date severe risk 10/10 Adult chat and dating under a plain name. If it is on a child's phone, take it off and ask who they have spoken to. Dating and adult Chatous severe risk 9/10 Anonymous matching for text chats with strangers. No camera required for the risk to be real. Messaging Chatroulette severe risk 10/10 One of the original random video chats. Anyone can be next. Keep it off a child’s device. Livestreaming Clash of Clans medium risk 5/10 A free village game you can play for months without paying. Gems and the Gold Pass are the shop. Clan chat is other people, sometimes strangers. No card on the device. Games Clash Royale medium risk 5/10 A free card-battle game. You can play without paying. The Pass Royale and speeding up chests are the shop. Clan chat adds strangers. Keep your card off the device. Games Coin Master medium risk 5/10 A free slot-machine village game. It is built to run out of spins and then sell you more. You can close it instead. Do not put a card on their device. Games Crossy Road low risk 2/10 A free hopping game. Most characters can be unlocked by playing. A few things cost money, and adverts fill the gaps. It does not need a saved card. Games Discord high risk 7/10 Group chat and voice for games and hobbies. Invite links can drop a child into a room full of strangers. Messaging Disguised vault apps high risk 8/10 Calculators, notes apps, "audio managers", and file tools that open into hidden photos or a second social app. Secrecy tools EA Sports FC Mobile medium risk 5/10 A free football game. Matches can be free. Player packs and points are a shop with no ceiling. Keep your card off their device. Games Facebook medium risk 6/10 Still widely used. The risk for children is friend requests, groups, and private messages from people they have not met. Social Feeld severe risk 10/10 An adult dating app aimed at people exploring sex. It does not belong on a child’s device. Dating and adult Fortnite medium risk 6/10 A popular game with voice chat, friend requests, and pressure to spend. The settings matter more than the battle. Games Free Fire high risk 7/10 A mobile battle game that many younger children play. Random teams and voice chat are the risk. Games Gardenscapes medium risk 4/10 A free garden puzzle. The garden story is the wrapper. Lives, coins, and boosters are what cost money. No card on their device. Games Genshin Impact high risk 6/10 A free open-world game. Exploring can cost nothing. New characters are bought with a random pull that can cost a great deal. Co-op adds strangers. No card on the device. Games Gorilla Tag high risk 6/10 A headset game that looks silly and is full of live strangers. Popular with children, which is why adults show up there too. VR and metaverse Grand Theft Auto high risk 8/10 An adult crime game. Online sessions add strangers, voice, and content that is not for children. Games Grindr severe risk 10/10 A location-based adult dating app for LGBTQ people. The problem is the adult sexual environment, not a young person's identity. Dating and adult Hinge severe risk 9/10 An adult dating app built around profiles and prompts. It is not a teen social network. Dating and adult HOLLA severe risk 9/10 Another stranger video chat, with filters and gifts. The gift is a reason for adults to stay. Livestreaming IMVU severe risk 9/10 A 3D chat app with a long history of adult rooms. It does not belong on a younger child’s device. Social Instagram high risk 7/10 Photos, Reels, and direct messages. A public account is an open door for people they have never met. Social Kick high risk 7/10 A livestream app that has carried edgier streams than the major services. Not a good place for a child to chat or broadcast. Livestreaming Kik severe risk 9/10 A username messenger with a long record of stranger contact. Parents often cannot tell who is on the other side. Messaging Life360 medium risk 5/10 A location-sharing app many parents use. Useful inside a family. A problem if the circle includes someone who should not see where a child is. Social Likee high risk 7/10 A short-video app with livestream gifts. Children perform for strangers and can be pushed to share more. Social LiveMe severe risk 9/10 A livestream app where viewers buy virtual gifts. Children can end up performing for adults. Livestreaming Mario Kart Tour low risk 3/10 A free Mario racing game. You can race without paying. Some drivers and items are still sold. It used to push random paid prizes. A card does not need to be on the phone. Games MeetMe severe risk 9/10 A location-based app for meeting people around you. Nearby adults are the feature, not an accident. Dating and adult Messenger medium risk 6/10 Facebook’s chat app. Useful for friends and family, and also a place where strangers can send a request. Messaging Messenger Kids low risk 2/10 A children’s chat app where contacts are meant to be approved by a parent. Safer than open messengers, not a reason to stop paying attention. Messaging Minecraft medium risk 4/10 A creative game that is gentle with friends and much riskier on public servers with open chat. Games Monkey severe risk 9/10 Stranger video chat that has been popular with teenagers. Random camera contact is not a friendship tool. Livestreaming Monopoly Go medium risk 5/10 A free board-game app that sells dice. Events and sticker albums are there to make paying feel urgent. Children can close the app when the dice run out. No card on the device. Games Monument Valley low risk 1/10 A paid puzzle game. You buy it once. It does not sell lives, coins, or a season pass, and it does not put your child in a chat with strangers. Games My Talking Tom 2 low risk 3/10 A free cartoon pet. You can look after it without paying. Food, outfits, and furniture are the shop, and adverts are constant. Keep your card off the device. Games NGL high risk 8/10 An app for anonymous questions, usually shared from Instagram or Snapchat. Children cannot see who is asking. Social OkCupid severe risk 9/10 A dating app for adults. It does not belong on a child’s device. Dating and adult Omegle severe risk 10/10 A random stranger video chat that shut down in 2023. Similar apps still put children on camera with adults. Livestreaming OmeTV severe risk 10/10 A random video chat. The next person can be anyone. It does not belong on a child’s device. Livestreaming OnlyFans severe risk 10/10 An adult site where people pay for sexual content. It does not belong on a child’s device, and a child should never be posting on it. Dating and adult Pinterest low risk 3/10 A visual bookmarking app. Calmer than a chat network, but messages and search can still surface things you do not want. Social PK XD high risk 6/10 A bright avatar world aimed at children. A lot of clothes, pets, and houses cost money. Public spaces include strangers. Do not put a card on the device. Games Plenty of Fish severe risk 9/10 An adult dating app. Keep it off a child’s device. Dating and adult Pokémon GO medium risk 4/10 A walking game that shows where the player is. The risk is real-world meetups and who can see their location, not the creatures. Games Pokémon TCG Pocket medium risk 4/10 A free digital card game. You get some packs by waiting. Buying more packs is the shop. Trading can involve other people. Do not leave a card on the device. Games PUBG high risk 7/10 An online battle game. Squads fill with strangers, and voice chat is part of the match. Games Reddit high risk 7/10 Forums for almost every interest. A child can join for a game and end up in communities that are not for them, plus private chats. Social Roblox high risk 8/10 A huge platform of player-made games. The risk is the chat and the strangers, not the idea of a game. Games Royal Match medium risk 4/10 A free puzzle that plays like Candy Crush and asks for money more often. Lives and special offers are the shop. Keep the card off the device. Games Seeking severe risk 10/10 An adult "arrangement" dating service, formerly Seeking Arrangement. Money plus dating is a safeguarding concern if a child is involved. Dating and adult Signal medium risk 4/10 An encrypted messenger that is usually used with real contacts. You will not be able to read the chats from another phone. Messaging Skout severe risk 9/10 Another nearby-people app with a public history of safety failures involving underage users. Dating and adult Snapchat high risk 8/10 Photos and chats that disappear, plus a map that can show where a child is. Social Stardew Valley low risk 2/10 A paid farming game. One purchase covers the game. It does not keep selling gems, and the card should come off the device after you buy it. Games Stumble Guys medium risk 5/10 A free knockout party game. Racing is free. Skins and the pass cost money, and public rounds are full of strangers. No card on the device. Games Subway Surfers low risk 2/10 A free running game. Children can play without paying. The shop sells boards, characters, and keys, and the adverts are the other price. No card on the device. Games Sugar Daddy Meet severe risk 10/10 An adult app built around paid dating arrangements. It has no place on a child's phone. Dating and adult Tagged severe risk 9/10 An older social site with dating features and a long reputation for unwanted adult contact. Dating and adult Telegram high risk 7/10 A messenger with huge public groups. Children join for a game or a hobby and can be pulled into chats you cannot see. Messaging Tellonym high risk 8/10 Another anonymous-message app. The sender is hidden, and the questions often turn personal. Social Threads medium risk 6/10 A public conversation app tied to Instagram. Posts are easy for strangers to reply to. Social TikTok high risk 8/10 Short videos tuned by a powerful feed, with direct messages, live streams, and trends that spread quickly. Social Tinder severe risk 10/10 A swipe-based dating app for adults. A child should not have an account. Dating and adult Toca Life World low risk 3/10 A free kids’ play app. Houses, shops, and other places are sold as packs. There is little stranger contact. The bill comes from unlocking the next place. No card on the device. Games Tumblr high risk 7/10 A blogging network with tags, anonymous questions, and a long overlap with adult content. Social Twitch medium risk 6/10 A livestream app, mostly games. Chat is public and fast, and whispers let a stranger talk in private. Livestreaming Twitter / X high risk 7/10 The app formerly called Twitter. Posts are public by default, adult content is easy to reach, and strangers can message. Social VR and the metaverse high risk 8/10 Headsets and apps such as Meta Horizon, VRChat, and Rec Room put children in a live space with strangers. VR and metaverse WhatsApp medium risk 5/10 A private messenger tied to a phone number. Fine for people you know, harder to supervise because chats are encrypted. Messaging Whisper severe risk 9/10 Secret posts from people nearby. Anonymity plus location is a poor mix for a child. Social Whiteout Survival high risk 6/10 A free survival game that looks like a strategy app and sells expensive packs. You do not need to spend to see what it is. You also do not need to keep it. No card on the device. Games Wizz severe risk 9/10 A friend-making app that pairs young users with people they do not know. Predatory contact has been widely reported. Social YouTube medium risk 5/10 The largest video site children use. The recommendation feed and comments need more care than the search box. Social YouTube Kids low risk 3/10 A children’s version of YouTube. Better than the main app for a young child, and still able to show a video you would not have picked. Social Yubo high risk 8/10 A youth-marketed app for meeting people on live video. The audience is young, and adults still get in. Social Zepeto high risk 7/10 A cartoon avatar app with public worlds. It looks like dress-up and works like a social network. Social