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AI-generated risk assessments for the apps kids actually use — backed by public records and refined by parents.
CapCut
iOS · Android · Web · Windows · macOS · Ages 12
CapCut is a free video-editing app owned by ByteDance (TikTok’s parent), widely used by teens for short-form video. Its risk profile centers on data privacy — extensive data collection, biometric-data litigation, and foreign-adversary scrutiny under US law.
Why this score? · 3 sourcesRoblox
iOS · Android · Windows · Web · Consoles · Ages All ages
A user-generated game platform popular with younger children, now the focus of multistate child-safety litigation (a federal MDL plus several state attorneys general) over predator contact and weak age verification.
Why this score? · 3 sourcesTikTok
iOS · Android · Web · Ages 13
A short-video platform whose recommendation algorithm is highly engaging by design. The DOJ and FTC are actively litigating COPPA violations over data collection from children under 13.
Why this score? · 3 sourcesLocket
iOS · Android · Ages 13
A close-friends photo-sharing app that pushes friends' photos straight onto each other's phone home screens, very popular with teens. Its always-on, intimate sharing raises social-pressure and bullying concerns, and Common Sense flags its data practices (third-party marketing and ads). There is no age verification and no parental controls.
Why this score? · 5 sourcesSnapchat
iOS · Android · Ages 13
Disappearing messages reduce the evidence trail and have made it a recurring vector in sextortion cases; New Mexico AG filings cite internal documents on unaddressed sextortion reports. Snap Map can share location.
Why this score? · 2 sourcesAI-generated baseline assessments from publicly reported information. Not verified safety verdicts; risk depends on a child's age, settings, and supervision. Refined by parent input.
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