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Is Audible safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Audible from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- At this age, children can enjoy Audible's children's stories and educational content, often listened to together with a parent or during quiet time, focusing on titles without complex narratives.
- 9-12
- Children in this age group may begin to explore longer audiobooks, including fantasy and adventure series, using the app's 'Kids' section to find age-appropriate titles and developing independent listening habits.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can use Audible to listen to young adult novels, non-fiction, and even classic literature for school assignments, often utilizing features like sleep timers and variable playback speeds for personal preference.
- 16+
- Older teens can access Audible's full library, including adult fiction, podcasts, and self-development content, managing their own playlists and exploring diverse genres and narrators without direct parental oversight.
Audible is an Amazon company that sells and produces spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming. It offers a vast library of audiobooks, podcasts, and original audio content.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 2/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 6/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Influence
- 5/10
What parents should know
Audible provides access to a vast library of audiobooks and podcasts, offering educational and entertainment value across all ages. Parents should utilize purchase PINs and content filters to manage access and regularly review listening history to ensure content appropriateness. Open discussions about content choices can help guide children to suitable and enriching audio experiences.
What to do about Audible
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Audible is 13+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Audible setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Audible without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Audible that mean it is time to step in.
Audible age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Audible?
Parentwise puts Audible at 13+. We advise Audible from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 2/10, language 3/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 6/10.
Can a 10 year old use Audible?
Not by default: we advise Audible from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age group may begin to explore longer audiobooks, including fantasy and adventure series, using the app's 'Kids' section to find age-appropriate titles and developing independent listening habits.
Can a 12 year old use Audible?
Not by default: we advise Audible from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age group may begin to explore longer audiobooks, including fantasy and adventure series, using the app's 'Kids' section to find age-appropriate titles and developing independent listening habits.
Can a 13 year old use Audible?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Audible (13+). Teenagers can use Audible to listen to young adult novels, non-fiction, and even classic literature for school assignments, often utilizing features like sleep timers and variable playback speeds for personal preference.
Is Audible appropriate for kids?
Audible provides access to a vast library of audiobooks and podcasts, offering educational and entertainment value across all ages. Parentwise rates Audible overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 6/10.
Is Audible family friendly?
Audible is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Parents should utilize purchase PINs and content filters to manage access and regularly review listening history to ensure content appropriateness.
Audible parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Audible provides access to a vast library of audiobooks and podcasts, offering educational and entertainment value across all ages. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (6/10).
Is Audible safe for kids?
We advise Audible from age 13 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Parents should utilize purchase PINs and content filters to manage access and regularly review listening history to ensure content appropriateness.
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