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Is Mint safe for your child?
Age guide
16+
We advise Mint from age 16 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Children in this age range do not typically use personal finance apps like Mint, which are designed for adult financial management.
- 9-12
- Pre-teens are unlikely to use Mint as it requires linking real bank accounts and managing complex financial data, which is beyond their typical financial scope.
- 13-15
- Teenagers might be exposed to Mint if parents use it to track family finances, but direct use for personal budgeting is rare due to the need for established financial accounts.
- 16+
- Young adults aged 16 and older may begin to use Mint to track their own earnings, savings, and spending as they open bank accounts and manage their first jobs.
Mint is a personal finance app that helps users track their spending, create budgets, and monitor their investments. It connects to bank accounts and credit cards to provide a comprehensive financial overview.
- Age guide
- 16+
- Overall risk
- 2/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 1/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 5/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 4/10
What parents should know
Mint is a personal finance management application that aggregates a user's financial data from various accounts. Its primary function is to help users track spending, create budgets, and monitor their financial health. Due to the sensitive nature of the financial information it handles, it is not suitable for children or teenagers.
What to do about Mint
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 Mint is 16+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Mint setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Mint without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Mint that mean it is time to step in.
Mint age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Mint?
Parentwise puts Mint at 16+. We advise Mint from age 16 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 5/10.
Can a 10 year old use Mint?
Not by default: we advise Mint from 16+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Pre-teens are unlikely to use Mint as it requires linking real bank accounts and managing complex financial data, which is beyond their typical financial scope.
Can a 12 year old use Mint?
Not by default: we advise Mint from 16+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Pre-teens are unlikely to use Mint as it requires linking real bank accounts and managing complex financial data, which is beyond their typical financial scope.
Can a 13 year old use Mint?
Not by default: we advise Mint from 16+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Teenagers might be exposed to Mint if parents use it to track family finances, but direct use for personal budgeting is rare due to the need for established financial accounts.
Is Mint appropriate for kids?
Mint is a personal finance management application that aggregates a user's financial data from various accounts. Parentwise rates Mint overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 5/10.
Is Mint family friendly?
Mint is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Its primary function is to help users track spending, create budgets, and monitor their financial health.
Mint parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Mint is a personal finance management application that aggregates a user's financial data from various accounts. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (5/10).
Is Mint safe for kids?
We advise Mint from age 16 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Its primary function is to help users track spending, create budgets, and monitor their financial health.
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