Age-by-age guidance on the AI tools kids use most, drawn from curated sources and best practices. Each entry links to where the facts came from.
Why: Users must be 13+, and under-18s need parent permission. Parental controls exist for teens (Internet Matters[1]), but independent testing found gaps (FOSI[2]).
Why: Separate under-13 and 13+ versions; parents of under-13s manage access through Google Family Link. At 13+, teens' data is collected like adults' (Internet Matters[1]).
Why: For users 13+ like Snapchat itself. It can't be removed without a paid Snapchat+ subscription, and answers may still be biased or wrong (Internet Matters[1]).
Why: 13+ on paper, but the company has moved away from letting teens use open-ended chat after reports of harm, and age checks are easy to fake (Internet Matters[1]). Common Sense Media advises against AI companions for anyone under 18 (Common Sense Media[3]).
Why: Adult-only (18+) with romantic “partner” features, minimal age verification and no parental controls (Internet Matters[1]).
Why: Built for elementary through college. Guides kids to answers instead of giving them, lets parents view chat history and sends moderation alerts. Paid (Khan Academy[4]).
Why: Can gather what kids say over time. Review saved recordings and privacy settings (Brookings[5]).
Last checked: October 2026. Apps change their rules often, so always check the app's current age limits. These ratings reflect AI-OK?'s reading of the curated sources cited; they are not endorsements.
Ask these questions, adapted from Internet Matters[6] and Brookings[7]:
Common Sense Media[8] publishes AI risk assessments and ratings for many products. The APA[9] has called for clear, regularly updated ratings for AI tools, similar to those for movies and games.
AI-OK? summarizes these sources in our own words and links to the originals. Short quotes are marked with quotation marks, and some titles are described in [brackets]. All credit for original research and guidance belongs to the authors below.