Age Ratings

Age ratings help you make informed decisions about whether an app may be appropriate for you or your family. These age ratings work with parental control features like Screen Time and Ask to Buy.

To publish an app on the App Store, developers must disclose the type and frequency of any sensitive content it contains, as well as any features that might introduce such content, such as unrestricted web access or advertising. Apple generates the age rating for the app based on this information.

Read more about each age rating below:

4+
The app contains no objectionable content.

9+
The app may contain instances of content not suitable for users under 9, including instances of health or wellness topics, or loot boxes, infrequent cartoon or fantasy violence, guns or other weapons, profanity or crude humor, or mature, suggestive, or horror or fear-themed content.

13+
The app may contain instances of content not suitable for users under 13, including infrequent medical or treatment-focused content, references to alcohol, tobacco, or drug use, sexual content or nudity, realistic violence, or simulated gambling; or frequent contests, guns or other weapons, profanity or crude humor, horror or fear-themed content, or cartoon or fantasy violence.

16+
The app may contain instances of content not suitable for users under 16, including unrestricted web access; or frequent mature or suggestive content, or medical or treatment-focused content.

18+
The app may contain instances of content not suitable for users under 18, including through instances of gambling; or frequent simulated gambling, references to alcohol, tobacco, or drug use, sexual content or nudity, or realistic violence.

Developer-Assigned Age Rating

In some cases an app may be designed for a specific age, or have a policy that requires a minimum age for all users. To reflect this, developers can assign their app a global age rating higher than Apple’s determined rating.