Common Sense Media Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience59.7% of reviews
Neutral5.7% of reviews
Negative experience34.6% of reviews

~ Based on 159 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Common Sense Media

Is Common Sense Media Safe?

Common Sense Media appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Common Sense Media is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 8,948 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 8,944 App Store ratings for Common Sense Media.

Is Common Sense Media Legit?

Common Sense Media appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Common Sense Media is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Love it

Common sense video does a great job of steering me in the right direction from a Christian standpoint. Both for my kids and myself.
I really like that it is broken down into categories.

So helpful

It is very detailed in the reviews and I use it so often

Over the top

Common sense goes into detail about things but is over the top. For example, they said the dark knight should be for teens over 15+?! No! Much violence but no blood seen, except for two face. Over. The. Top.

Great and useful information.

Too bad it’s a subscription service. I guess it costs to “curate” the information, but paying for information just feels wrong.

Greedy non profit

This used to be free for educators, now educators only get a couple free reviews a month.

App not working.

Can’t read the info on a movie. The app isn’t working. Keep getting error

Great resource for parents

We’ve been using common sense for years and it’s a great resource on knowing what’s age appropriate for our kids. Happy to subscribe

Essential tool for all parents

Great tool with details needed to determine what content aligns w your values.

Should be free

This is a great app for parental and self discretion however, the fact that you only have a limited amount of searches before the app requires a subscription is a complete disappointment. Discretionary data should be available to all viewers for free. Common Sense should be able to supplement funds from ads and sponsors to be able to create a FREE app to aid viewers with an unpaid option that acts as a guide to help us decide for ourselves what is morally right and wrong to watch based on our own moral compass
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Informed decision

Takes those awkward moments away from parents and kids or teens. You can check any movie and just know what is coming , what to expect. That’s what I like. I get to decide what we watch . We will watch rated R movies if there is little sex and mostly violence . That’s our decision and I get to make that informed decision because of common sense !
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Worth it

With all the options for getting opinions on things I have always found Common Sense to give a balanced and reasonable overview. I subscribe to it because I feel this type of content should be supported.

The best

The best - nothing else to say.

My go to place

I use this quite a bit to check out a show or movie for what kind of language it uses. A great resource.

Great resource

I love this resource, especially as a homeschool mom/teacher, they used to have free memberships for homeschool teachers. I’m not sure if they still do.

I LOVE U COMMON SENCE😭

Love common sense so much brrooo🤍🩵🩷 I love how u can do movies an books.. it helps

Perfect information

Reliable information so I can make an informed judgment calls on what is safe for my kids, without being too snow flaky or too religious. Just unbiased information.

My go-to app for book parental ratings

I love that the age ratings are based on content, not just reading ability level. ( After all, porn has an average reading level of 6th grade.)

I also love that it’s done by a group of competent human beings; it’s not AI or crowdsourced from students. It makes it more comparable to the ESRB and MPA game and movie ratings.

Add to that the fact that it’s a nonprofit and this is my first choice of parental ratings and content information!
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Indispensable tool

I have used this app for years to help guide my kids to appropriate media. There is too much available to manage it on my own. Common sense makes it so much easier!

Awesome app

Super useful to hear reviews before I take my kid to a movie.

A great resource for parents

We turn to Common Sense Media frequently as a trusted guide for the vast media wilderness. With the app and website we help to our kids make intentional choices of well-told tales, and terrific
non-fiction, that expands their views of the world. Some truly delightful characters, books, movies and podcasts came into our lives because of Common Sense Media and their thoughtful reviews and recommendations.
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