App · Low risk
Is Venmo safe for your child?
Age guide
18+
We advise Venmo from age 18 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Venmo is a financial transaction app and is not designed or permitted for use by children in this age group.
- 9-12
- Children under 18 are not allowed to have a Venmo account, as it involves sending and receiving real money.
- 13-15
- Teenagers cannot legally open a Venmo account because the platform requires users to be 18 years or older to comply with financial regulations.
- 16+
- Individuals who are 18 years or older can use Venmo to send and receive money, often for splitting bills or sharing costs with friends and family.
Venmo is a mobile payment service owned by PayPal. It allows users to send and receive money from friends and family, often with a social feed component.
- Age guide
- 18+
- Overall risk
- 2/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 2/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Influence
- 4/10
What parents should know
Venmo is a peer-to-peer payment app that allows users to send and receive money, primarily for splitting costs or making small payments. Users must be 18 years or older to create an account, making it unsuitable for minors. Parents should understand the privacy settings and potential for scams if their older children use the platform.
What to do about Venmo
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 Venmo is 18+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Venmo setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Venmo without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Venmo that mean it is time to step in.
Venmo age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Venmo?
Parentwise puts Venmo at 18+. We advise Venmo from age 18 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 2/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 2/10.
Can a 10 year old use Venmo?
Not by default: we advise Venmo from 18+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children under 18 are not allowed to have a Venmo account, as it involves sending and receiving real money.
Can a 12 year old use Venmo?
Not by default: we advise Venmo from 18+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children under 18 are not allowed to have a Venmo account, as it involves sending and receiving real money.
Can a 13 year old use Venmo?
Not by default: we advise Venmo from 18+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Teenagers cannot legally open a Venmo account because the platform requires users to be 18 years or older to comply with financial regulations.
Is Venmo appropriate for kids?
Venmo is a peer-to-peer payment app that allows users to send and receive money, primarily for splitting costs or making small payments. Parentwise rates Venmo overall as low risk (2/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 2/10.
Is Venmo family friendly?
Venmo is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. Users must be 18 years or older to create an account, making it unsuitable for minors.
Venmo parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Venmo is a peer-to-peer payment app that allows users to send and receive money, primarily for splitting costs or making small payments. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (2/10).
Is Venmo safe for kids?
We advise Venmo from age 18 and up. Overall risk 2/10 (low risk). Users must be 18 years or older to create an account, making it unsuitable for minors.
Parents also checked
Browse all 1,275 entries · Read our safety guides
Release and popularity data comes in part from RAWG, TVMaze (CC BY-SA) and Wikidata (CC0). Safety guidance is written by Parentwise.