App · Low risk
Is Bitmoji safe for your child?
Age guide
12+ (Snapchat, its primary integration, is 13+)
We advise Bitmoji from age 12 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).
- 9-12
- Children in this age group might enjoy creating a Bitmoji to personalize their online identity, often using it in messaging apps like Snapchat to express emotions through cartoon avatars.
- 13-15
- Teens often use Bitmoji to create personalized stickers and emojis for social media interactions, integrating their avatar into conversations and stories on platforms like Snapchat and iMessage.
- 16+
- Older teens might use Bitmoji to represent themselves across various digital platforms, including professional networking sites or personalized merchandise, as a consistent digital identity.
Bitmoji is a personalized emoji and avatar app that allows users to create cartoon likenesses of themselves. These avatars can then be used across various messaging apps and social media platforms to express emotions and reactions.
- Age guide
- 12+ (Snapchat, its primary integration, is 13+)
- Overall risk
- 2/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 1/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 1/10
What parents should know
Bitmoji allows users to create personalized cartoon avatars, primarily integrated with Snapchat and other messaging apps. While generally harmless, the avatar serves as a digital representation of your child, and its association with Snapchat's Snap Map can reveal location if 'Ghost Mode' is not enabled. Parents should review privacy settings for Bitmoji and connected apps to ensure personal information is protected.
What to do about Bitmoji
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 Bitmoji is 12+ (Snapchat, its primary integration, is 13+), and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Bitmoji setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Bitmoji without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Bitmoji that mean it is time to step in.
Bitmoji age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Bitmoji?
Parentwise puts Bitmoji at 12+ (Snapchat, its primary integration, is 13+). We advise Bitmoji from age 12 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 4/10.
Can a 10 year old use Bitmoji?
Not by default: we advise Bitmoji from 12+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age group might enjoy creating a Bitmoji to personalize their online identity, often using it in messaging apps like Snapchat to express emotions through cartoon avatars.
Can a 12 year old use Bitmoji?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Bitmoji (12+). Children in this age group might enjoy creating a Bitmoji to personalize their online identity, often using it in messaging apps like Snapchat to express emotions through cartoon avatars.
Can a 13 year old use Bitmoji?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Bitmoji (12+). Teens often use Bitmoji to create personalized stickers and emojis for social media interactions, integrating their avatar into conversations and stories on platforms like Snapchat and iMessage.
Is Bitmoji appropriate for kids?
Bitmoji allows users to create personalized cartoon avatars, primarily integrated with Snapchat and other messaging apps. Parentwise rates Bitmoji overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 4/10.
Is Bitmoji family friendly?
Bitmoji is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. While generally harmless, the avatar serves as a digital representation of your child, and its association with Snapchat's Snap Map can reveal location if 'Ghost Mode' is not enabled.
Bitmoji parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Bitmoji allows users to create personalized cartoon avatars, primarily integrated with Snapchat and other messaging apps. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (4/10).
Is Bitmoji safe for kids?
We advise Bitmoji from age 12 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). While generally harmless, the avatar serves as a digital representation of your child, and its association with Snapchat's Snap Map can reveal location if 'Ghost Mode' is not enabled.
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