Social platform · Medium risk
Is Strava safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Strava from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- This app is not designed for this age group, as it requires personal data input and has social features intended for older users.
- 9-12
- Strava is generally not suitable for this age due to its focus on detailed performance tracking, social competition, and location sharing, which can pose privacy risks.
- 13-15
- Teens at this age can use Strava to track their fitness activities and connect with friends, but parents must ensure all privacy settings are maximized to protect location data and personal information from public view.
- 16+
- Older teens can responsibly use Strava for detailed performance analysis and engaging with a community of athletes, provided they understand and manage their privacy settings, particularly regarding location and activity visibility.
Strava is a social fitness app that tracks and analyzes athletic activities like running and cycling. Users can share their activities, connect with friends, and compete on leaderboards.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 3/10
- Stranger contact
- 4/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Influence
- 5/10
What parents should know
Strava is a fitness tracking app that allows users to record and share their athletic activities, including routes, times, and performance data. Its social features and location tracking capabilities require careful management of privacy settings to ensure personal safety and data security, especially for younger users.
What to do about Strava
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 Strava is 13+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Strava setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Strava without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Strava that mean it is time to step in.
Strava age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Strava?
Parentwise puts Strava at 13+. We advise Strava from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 3/10, stranger contact 4/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old use Strava?
Not by default: we advise Strava from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Strava is generally not suitable for this age due to its focus on detailed performance tracking, social competition, and location sharing, which can pose privacy risks.
Can a 12 year old use Strava?
Not by default: we advise Strava from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Strava is generally not suitable for this age due to its focus on detailed performance tracking, social competition, and location sharing, which can pose privacy risks.
Can a 13 year old use Strava?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Strava (13+). Teens at this age can use Strava to track their fitness activities and connect with friends, but parents must ensure all privacy settings are maximized to protect location data and personal information from public view.
Is Strava appropriate for kids?
Strava is a fitness tracking app that allows users to record and share their athletic activities, including routes, times, and performance data. Parentwise rates Strava overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 4/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Strava family friendly?
Strava sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. Its social features and location tracking capabilities require careful management of privacy settings to ensure personal safety and data security, especially for younger users.
Strava parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Strava is a fitness tracking app that allows users to record and share their athletic activities, including routes, times, and performance data. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (4/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Strava safe for kids?
We advise Strava from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Its social features and location tracking capabilities require careful management of privacy settings to ensure personal safety and data security, especially for younger users.
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