AI chatbots

Are AI chatbot apps safe for kids?

AI assistants and companion chatbots, with the age rating and permissions each one has on Google Play.

ChatGPT

Rated Teen · Contains ads · In-app purchases · 21 permissions

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Google Gemini

Rated Teen · 3 permissions

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Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text

Rated Teen · Contains ads · In-app purchases · 19 permissions

Is Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text safe for kids? →

Perplexity - Ask Anything

Rated Teen · In-app purchases · 22 permissions

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Claude by Anthropic

Rated Teen · In-app purchases · 16 permissions

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Replika: My AI Friend

Rated Teen · In-app purchases · 21 permissions

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DeepSeek - AI Assistant

Rated Teen · 14 permissions

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Frequently asked questions

Can children use AI chatbots?

Check each app's age rating and terms first. Open an app below for its Google Play age rating, ads and permissions, and talk with your child about what they share.

App Checker FAQ

What is Paxio App Checker?

App Checker is a free tool that shows what an Android app declares before you install it. Search any app to see its Google Play permissions, ads, age rating and privacy policy, or upload an APK to see its manifest: permissions, exported components, deep links and certificate pinning.

Is App Checker free, and do I need an account?

Yes, it is free and there is no signup or account. Searches and APK uploads are rate-limited so the service stays available for everyone.

Where does the data come from?

Play Store results are fetched live from the app's current Google Play listing, not from a curated database, so they reflect what the developer has published right now. APK results are parsed directly from the file you upload.

Is my uploaded APK stored or shared?

No. An uploaded APK is analyzed for that single request and deleted immediately afterward. It is not stored, shared or kept for later.

Does App Checker scan my child's phone?

No. It never touches a device. It reads an app's public Play Store listing or a file you choose to upload, and nothing is installed or run.

Does a result mean an app is safe or unsafe?

No. App Checker reports what an app declares: the permissions it can request, whether it shows ads, its age rating. That is useful evidence, but it is not a review, an endorsement or a safety guarantee, and a permission shows what an app can ask for, not what it does with it.

How is App Checker different from the Paxio app?

App Checker is a standalone lookup tool and does not require the Paxio app. Paxio is a separate parental control app for Android that sets screen time limits, blocks apps and filters content on a child's own device.

Who builds App Checker, and how do I report a problem?

It is built by the team behind Paxio. Write to support@paxio.in with anything that looks wrong and, if you can, the app name or package ID.

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