Tricky Twenty
These popular apps are too risky to leave unmonitored. Think twice before setting them to Always Allowed.
Most of these apps work normally while LivingRoom is recording. Keeping them off the Always Allowed lists means they stay monitored.
Riskiest apps
High risk of addiction, inappropriate content, and contact from strangers and predators.
AI chatbots
May generate inappropriate content, and invite kids to offload their thinking and emotions onto AI.
Social media & messaging
Addiction, inappropriate content, and contact from strangers. Most now include AI companion chatbots.
Video, music & shopping
Inappropriate content and addiction, plus live streams with strangers on Twitch, explicit podcasts and messaging on Spotify, and explicit product images and reviews on Amazon. YouTube works fine while recording, so it doesn't need to be Always Allowed.
The LivingRoom iOS app helps you protect your kids online with screenshot-based monitoring and nudity blocking.