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Is Xumo Play safe for your child?
Age guide
13+
We advise Xumo Play from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Xumo Play is not recommended for this age group due to its 13+ rating and the lack of specific child profiles or content filters, meaning younger children could easily encounter inappropriate content or advertisements.
- 9-12
- While Xumo Play is rated 13+, some parents might allow supervised viewing of specific, known appropriate channels, but the ad-supported nature means ads may still be unsuitable, and there are no in-app parental controls to restrict content by rating.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can explore Xumo Play's diverse range of free, ad-supported channels, including news, sports, and movies, but should be aware that content ratings for individual programs may vary, and ads are not always age-appropriate.
- 16+
- Older teens can freely navigate Xumo Play's extensive library of live and on-demand content, understanding that it's an ad-supported platform with a wide variety of genres, including some mature themes.
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Xumo Play is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering a wide variety of live and on-demand content, including movies, TV shows, news, and sports. It features hundreds of channels across various genres.
- Age guide
- 13+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 4/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Influence
- 3/10
What parents should know
Xumo Play is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering live and on-demand content across various genres. It lacks specific in-app parental controls, meaning parents must rely on device-level settings or direct supervision to manage access to its broad content library and integrated advertisements.
What to do about Xumo Play
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Xumo Play age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Xumo Play?
Parentwise puts Xumo Play at 13+. We advise Xumo Play from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 4/10, language 4/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old use Xumo Play?
Not by default: we advise Xumo Play from 13+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. While Xumo Play is rated 13+, some parents might allow supervised viewing of specific, known appropriate channels, but the ad-supported nature means ads may still be unsuitable, and there are no in-app parental controls to restrict content by rating.
Can a 12 year old use Xumo Play?
Not by default: we advise Xumo Play from 13+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. While Xumo Play is rated 13+, some parents might allow supervised viewing of specific, known appropriate channels, but the ad-supported nature means ads may still be unsuitable, and there are no in-app parental controls to restrict content by rating.
Can a 13 year old use Xumo Play?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Xumo Play (13+). Teenagers can explore Xumo Play's diverse range of free, ad-supported channels, including news, sports, and movies, but should be aware that content ratings for individual programs may vary, and ads are not always age-appropriate.
Is Xumo Play appropriate for kids?
Xumo Play is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering live and on-demand content across various genres. Parentwise rates Xumo Play overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Xumo Play family friendly?
Xumo Play sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. It lacks specific in-app parental controls, meaning parents must rely on device-level settings or direct supervision to manage access to its broad content library and integrated advertisements.
Xumo Play parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Xumo Play is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering live and on-demand content across various genres. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Xumo Play safe for kids?
We advise Xumo Play from age 13 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). It lacks specific in-app parental controls, meaning parents must rely on device-level settings or direct supervision to manage access to its broad content library and integrated advertisements.
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