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Is Evernote safe for your child?

Age guide

13+

We advise Evernote from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).

5-8
Evernote is not typically used by this age group, but if introduced, it could be for simple drawing or voice notes under direct supervision.
9-12
Children in this age range can use Evernote for school projects, organizing research, or keeping track of ideas, focusing on basic note-taking and organization.
13-15
Teenagers can leverage Evernote for advanced study organization, creating detailed project plans, or collaborating on group assignments using shared notebooks.
16+
Older teens might use Evernote for college applications, career planning, or managing personal finances, utilizing its full suite of features including web clipping and document scanning.

Evernote is a note-taking application designed for organizing, archiving, and sharing notes. It supports various content types, including text, images, audio, and web clippings.

Age guide
13+
Overall risk
2/10
Violence
1/10
Toxic behaviour
1/10
Stranger contact
1/10
Addiction risk
3/10
Language
1/10
Influence
2/10

What parents should know

Evernote is a digital note-taking and organization application used for capturing ideas, creating to-do lists, and storing information. It offers features like text notes, web clipping, and document storage, with options for sharing notebooks. Parents should focus on teaching secure data handling, managing sharing permissions, and ensuring strong account security.

What to do about Evernote

Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.

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  • What to say
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Evernote age rating and parents guide: common questions

What age rating is Evernote?

Parentwise puts Evernote at 13+. We advise Evernote from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 3/10.

Can a 10 year old use Evernote?

Not by default: we advise Evernote from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range can use Evernote for school projects, organizing research, or keeping track of ideas, focusing on basic note-taking and organization.

Can a 12 year old use Evernote?

Not by default: we advise Evernote from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range can use Evernote for school projects, organizing research, or keeping track of ideas, focusing on basic note-taking and organization.

Can a 13 year old use Evernote?

Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Evernote (13+). Teenagers can leverage Evernote for advanced study organization, creating detailed project plans, or collaborating on group assignments using shared notebooks.

Is Evernote appropriate for kids?

Evernote is a digital note-taking and organization application used for capturing ideas, creating to-do lists, and storing information. Parentwise rates Evernote overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 3/10.

Is Evernote family friendly?

Evernote is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. It offers features like text notes, web clipping, and document storage, with options for sharing notebooks.

Evernote parents guide: what should a parent know first?

Evernote is a digital note-taking and organization application used for capturing ideas, creating to-do lists, and storing information. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (3/10).

Is Evernote safe for kids?

We advise Evernote from age 13 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). It offers features like text notes, web clipping, and document storage, with options for sharing notebooks.

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