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Saturn: The opening screen of the Saturn app includes its logo.
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Saturn

age 14+

Scheduling/social media app for teens has safety issues.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch (2018)
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Peridot: Kids enter their birth year and month to access the app.
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Peridot

age 4+

Fairly engaging companionship app teaches relatable skills.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android (2023)
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Lemon8: The Lemon8 homepage shows a sample of images.
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Lemon8

age 18+

Posts seem to involve more promotion than real connections.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android (2023)
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1 Bit Survivor: The 1 Bit Survivor opening screen shows the game title.
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1 Bit Survivor

age 12+

Bad controls don't ruin solid storyline in apocalypse game.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android (2023)
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Stagelands — Eternal Defense: Characters are shown on the starting screen, with the app's name.
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Stagelands — Eternal Defense

age 10+

Constant push for bought upgrades limits strategy game fun.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android (2023)
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Tacape: Tacape's opening screen leads to a simple dashboard.
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Tacape

age 8+

Lackluster action, buggy design overwhelm the experience.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android (2023)
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Riddle Road: Solitaire: The opening screen shows the logo.
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Riddle Road: Solitaire

age 12+

Captivating card games drive this story-based experience.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android (2023)
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Random Dice: Go: The opening screen shows the logo.
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Random Dice: GO

age 8+

Decent logic-based gameplay, with some scoring uncertainty.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android (2023)
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notOK: The notOK app features green and red buttons indicating kids are not feeling OK or are feeling better.
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notOK

age 8+

Solid, simple tool kids can use to ask for help.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android (2021)
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Shadow Hunter: Lost Worlds: A character runs toward an attack.
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Shadow Hunter: Lost Worlds

age 13+

Combat-focused adventure gives more than one way to advance.

Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac (2023)
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