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RED FLAG APPS

THESE APPS NEED TO GO NOW!

If your child has one of these apps on their phone, delete them immediately. These apps are for adults only and have a high potential for exposure to sexual predators.


Remember, no app is safeguarded from predators and they can gain access to your child from just about any app that is on your child's phone, iPad, computer or gaming device. Treat every app as hostile otherwise it is like leaving your front door wide open and inviting the predator in yourself.

Anonymous Apps

Anonymous apps can be dangerous and may lead to cyber-bullying and your child forming relationships with predators pretending to be other “kids."

Ask.Fm

After School

Yik Yak

Allows users to ask questions and receive answers anonymously from other users. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying

Yik Yak

After School

Yik Yak

Allows members to post anonymously and “upvote” other posts. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying

Whisper

After School

After School

Encourages sharing anonymous secrets & allows meeting new people who are also on the app. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying and sexual exploitation

After School

After School

After School

Encourages high school students to post anonymous secrets about the people in their school. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying

Burn Book

Burn Book

Burn Book

Allows users to post rumors about other individuals through audio, texts and photos. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying

Sarahah

Burn Book

Burn Book

An anonymous direct messenger app. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying and sexual exploitation

Social Meet Up & Networking Apps

While these apps may seem like harmless ways to make new friends, they are flooded with predators who will approach children with sexually explicit solicitations.

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

Allows users to send friend and message requests, livestream, video chat, and send and receive pictures and videos. 

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

Kik

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

Messaging, Chat & Live streaming App. "Chat and message with all of your friends and to make new ones, no matter who you are or what device you're using."

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

Moco

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

Snapchat

"Meet new people, chat, play games, and hangout with people nearby who are online NOW! Watch Live streams from people nearby or around the world, or start your own and earn real money."

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

Snapchat

MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People

Snapchat

Send and receive disappearing messages, images, and videos. Geo-locating and targeting features.

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

TikTok

WhatsApp

WhatsApp

Post and watch videos, send private messages, go live, follow creators.

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators & predatory technology

WhatsApp

WhatsApp

WhatsApp

Messaging and video calling app where you can send and receive images and videos.

Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

Saturn

WhatsApp

Saturn

Scheduling app where you upload your class schedule, and it tells you what other students are in your class. It does not require student verification, which means anyone can create a profile and access each student's whereabouts, profile picture, schedule, team roster, and teachers. There is also Direct Message and friend request features.

Roblox

WhatsApp

Saturn

An online game platform and game creation system  that allows users to program games and play games created by other users.


Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators


Omegle

Omegle

Omegle

Omegle was a free, web-based online chat service that allowed users to socialize with others without the need to register. The service randomly paired users in one-on-one chat sessions where they could chat anonymously. It operated from 2009 to 2023.


Warning: This app does not protect children from predation.

Red Flag: sexual predators

Dating Apps

There is no reason that your child should have a dating app on their phone, especially ones that are specifically for individuals 18 and over.

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Allows users to swipe yes or no to form connections with people in their area. 

Red Flags: sexual predators and encourages sexual promiscuity

Down

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Sorts a user’s Facebook friends on whether they are “down” to hookup. 

Red Flags: sexual predators and encourages sexual promiscuity

Tinder

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Tinder

A dating app made for adults that allows for online dating through instant messaging after “matching." 

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

Grindr

Yubo (formerly Yellow)

Tinder

An app that functions similar to Tinder, but with a particular focus on gay men and hookup culture. 

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

Plenty of Fish

Plenty of Fish

Plenty of Fish

An online dating service that allows adults to search for other singles in their area. 

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

Bumble

Plenty of Fish

Plenty of Fish

An online dating service that allows adults to search for other singles in their area. 

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

OK Cupid

Plenty of Fish

OK Cupid

An online dating service that allows adults to search for other singles in their area. 

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

Badoo

Plenty of Fish

OK Cupid

Free online dating app.

Red Flag: sexual predators and is rated 18 and older

Rate Me Apps

Any type of “Rate Me” app is going to target the self-confidence of any child or teen and allow space for sexual predators to slip in.

Wishbone

Hot or Not

Hot or Not

Allows users to vote daily on which of two things they like best. 

Red Flag: sexual predators

Hot or Not

Hot or Not

Hot or Not

Users upload pictures of themselves and get rated by users. 

Red Flag: cyber-bullying and sexual predators

Hide/Vault Apps

These apps can be dangerous because they may be places that your child can be hiding explicit pictures or other inappropriate behaviors from you.

Calculator

Calculator

Calculator

Allows users to hide secret photos, videos and documents behind a working calculator. 

Red flag: potentially explicit content and exploitation

Locker

Calculator

Calculator

Allows users to keep additional apps in a locked folder with this app. 

Red Flag: potentially explicit content, exploitation and contraband apps

Vaulty

Calculator

Audio Manager

Allows users to store photos and videos away in a secret folder but will also snap a picture of anyone who tries to get in. Red flag: potentially explicit content and exploitation

Audio Manager

Best Secret Folder

Audio Manager

Allows users to hide other apps behind another lock screen through this app. Red Flag: potentially explicit content, exploitation and contraband apps

Best Secret Folder

Best Secret Folder

Best Secret Folder

Lock down your photos, videos, and media with a private and secure secret folder. Set a password and all of your files are safe!

* Extremely Hard to Notice on a iPhone/iPad * and includes decoy videos and alarm settings.

Note: there are countless "Vault Apps" and "Secret Folder Apps."

Please be aware, check your child's phone, check their messages and the images and videos they're sending and receiving. Keep them safe.

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