App · Low risk
Is Facetune safe for your child?
Age guide
12+
We advise Facetune from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 13-15
- Teenagers in this age group may use Facetune to refine their selfies for social media, focusing on features like skin smoothing, teeth whitening, or reshaping tools to achieve a perceived ideal appearance.
- 16+
- Older teens often engage with Facetune to perfect professional-looking headshots or enhance photos for online profiles, potentially using advanced tools for detailed facial adjustments or makeup application.
Facetune is a photo editing application primarily used for retouching selfies and portraits. It offers tools for smoothing skin, whitening teeth, reshaping features, and applying filters.
- Age guide
- 12+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 4/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 6/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Influence
- 7/10
What parents should know
Facetune is a photo editing application that allows users to retouch and enhance images. It lacks in-app parental controls, so parents should manage its use through platform-level settings like app store restrictions and screen time limits. Encourage open discussions about realistic body image and the nature of edited photos online.
What to do about Facetune
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 Facetune is 12+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Facetune setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Facetune without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Facetune that mean it is time to step in.
Facetune age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Facetune?
Parentwise puts Facetune at 12+. We advise Facetune from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 2/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 6/10.
Can a 10 year old use Facetune?
Not by default: we advise Facetune from 12+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first.
Can a 12 year old use Facetune?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Facetune (12+).
Can a 13 year old use Facetune?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Facetune (12+). Teenagers in this age group may use Facetune to refine their selfies for social media, focusing on features like skin smoothing, teeth whitening, or reshaping tools to achieve a perceived ideal appearance.
Is Facetune appropriate for kids?
Facetune is a photo editing application that allows users to retouch and enhance images. Parentwise rates Facetune overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 6/10.
Is Facetune family friendly?
Facetune is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. It lacks in-app parental controls, so parents should manage its use through platform-level settings like app store restrictions and screen time limits.
Facetune parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Facetune is a photo editing application that allows users to retouch and enhance images. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (6/10).
Is Facetune safe for kids?
We advise Facetune from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). It lacks in-app parental controls, so parents should manage its use through platform-level settings like app store restrictions and screen time limits.
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