Social platform · Medium risk
Is Wizz safe for your child?
Age guide
18+
We advise Wizz from age 18 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Not appropriate at any level.
- 9-12
- Still a no.
- 13-15
- The riskiest band.
- 16+
- Manageable with an older teen who understands the pattern.
A friend-finding app that shows teens a swipeable feed of strangers near their age and pushes them into Snapchat or Instagram chats off-platform.
- Age guide
- 18+
- Overall risk
- 6/10
- Violence
- 1/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 7/10
- Stranger contact
- 9/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 6/10
- Influence
- 7/10
What parents should know
Wizz exists to connect your child with strangers, not with people they know. Profiles are thin, age is self-declared, and the app nudges users to swap Snapchat or Instagram handles within a few messages, which moves the conversation somewhere Wizz cannot moderate. Sextortion investigators have repeatedly named this pattern of app, so the risk that matters is not what happens inside Wizz but what happens after the handle swap.
What to do about Wizz
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 Wizz is 18+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Wizz setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Wizz without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Wizz that mean it is time to step in.
Wizz age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Wizz?
Parentwise puts Wizz at 18+. We advise Wizz from age 18 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 1/10, language 6/10, stranger contact 9/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old use Wizz?
Not by default: we advise Wizz from 18+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Still a no.
Can a 12 year old use Wizz?
Not by default: we advise Wizz from 18+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Still a no.
Can a 13 year old use Wizz?
Not by default: we advise Wizz from 18+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. The riskiest band.
Is Wizz appropriate for kids?
Wizz exists to connect your child with strangers, not with people they know. Parentwise rates Wizz overall as medium risk (6/10), with stranger contact at 9/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Wizz family friendly?
Wizz sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. Profiles are thin, age is self-declared, and the app nudges users to swap Snapchat or Instagram handles within a few messages, which moves the conversation somewhere Wizz cannot moderate.
Wizz parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Wizz exists to connect your child with strangers, not with people they know. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (9/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Wizz safe for kids?
We advise Wizz from age 18 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk). Profiles are thin, age is self-declared, and the app nudges users to swap Snapchat or Instagram handles within a few messages, which moves the conversation somewhere Wizz cannot moderate.
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