# Messenger Kids — user reviews > 4,390 indexed App Store user reviews of Messenger Kids by Meta Platforms, Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 115,144 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/messenger-kids/id1285713171/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/messenger-kids/id1285713171.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 77,480 · 4★ 15,703 · 3★ 7,275 · 2★ 3,394 · 1★ 11,292 ## What do users think of Messenger Kids? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great for connecting with friends and family - 🔒 Secure and parent-controlled - 👍 Fun filters and stickers - 👍 Helpful for kids during COVID-19 - 👍 Easy to use and set up **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches and bugs with messaging and calling - 🔒 Restrictive parental controls - 👎 Outdated or limited features - 👎 Annoying notifications and inability to silence - 👎 Childish interface for older kids **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to send/receive messages and photos - Frequent disconnections and 'reconnecting' issues - Glitches with group calls and games - Problems with account creation and login **Most requested features** - Allow customization of chat colors, backgrounds, and emojis - Add a 'do not disturb' mode - Increase video recording time limit - Improve search and contact management - Integrate with other social platforms like Facebook ## Newest reviews (16 of 4,390) ### 4/5 — Super fun and safe! *2026-08-25, version 326.0* I just this and I love it already! The games are fun and I love being able to have a little pet too! Im so glad that I can finally have a messaging app that does not ever have spam messages which can get super annoying and honestly kinda creepy on other apps! Thanks for reading my review! 😛✌🏼 ### 4/5 — Yup *2026-08-25, version 326.0* Pretty good app but it’s so glitchy! Ever since I got it on my phone instead of my iPad it’s saying I have an unread text somewhere even tho I don’t ### 4/5 — good but has some inexplainable glitches.. *2026-08-24, version 326.0* Don’t get me wrong, this app is incredible, but there are a few things that it can improve on. First, some people have games that I don’t have. I don’t know why, and I updated this app many times. Second, sometimes it sends me notifications when people haven’t texted anything and it is SO ANNOYING. I don’t understand why kids cannot type some certain emojis that are inappropriate but they can still type swear words?? And the games could be better…and there could be some more stickers… but overall pretty good, and at least I can still text my friends :) ### 3/5 — Good but needs improvement *2026-08-24, version 326.0* Okay so I haven’t tried out this app yet. I’m still in the middle of logging in and then at the part where it’s saying the three paragraph saying help connect with new friends. I obviously press the top one and the whole page just completely freezes and I’ll try this new rest times deleting my account and re-trying again but it’s not working. I need help with this. Can you maybe change something or update the app? Cause I searched it up and it’s just saying check your Internet connection ### 4/5 — Gif and other issue *2026-08-24, version 326.0* Theres not enough gifs and all are boring! can i have a ringtone setting, i dont like it. And can i at leat have customise-able background mode? And could you put it on PC? And also could you please make more gifs (it dosent have to be boring ones!) ### 4/5 — Love it but… *2026-08-23, version 326.0* I love this app but it won’t let me or any of my friends make a gc together ### 4/5 — HEY CREATORS *2026-08-23, version 326.0* I really like this app it’s really cool and good. I just want more games you know and the graphics for the other games. I would like games like minecraft and Barbie games and others stuff like that. Please do this. Thanks so much. Bye ### 4/5 — AWESOME *2026-08-23, version 326.0* I like messaging my freinds and talking while playing but the delayed messages are bugging me ### 3/5 — It used to work *2026-08-23, version 326.0* Until I got a new phone, it used to work, but it doesn’t work no more can you please help me with this problem? ### 3/5 — Cringe *2026-08-22, version 326.0* Bro these filters are for 2 year olds ### 3/5 — Umm hi *2026-08-22, version 326.0* It’s pretty good just the fact it glitches a LOT ### 2/5 — Screen sharing *2026-08-22, version 326.0* I would love if you add screen sharing ### 4/5 — BRING BACK THE GAMES *2026-08-22, version 326.0* I like it just needs the games when your calling to come back ### 4/5 — Annoying glitch *2026-08-22, version 326.0* This is a great app I use it to talk to my friends .. but here’s a problem: somone will text you but you won’t get a notification for like a min after they next you please messaged kids fix this itannynoyin ### 4/5 — Love this app but *2026-08-22, version 326.0* Ilthis appbis amazing the only thing is that when I get a message and read it on close out and I get the notification for the message I already read 8 minutes ago ### 2/5 — Parent dashboard *2026-08-21, version 325.0* Need to do a better easily accessible parent dashboard ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-25, version 326.0* My mother took this away from me because I caused drama and I’m 12 now why can’t I have messenger KIDS and it’s so annoying I wish I could have it abck to be in group chats so I don’t get left out ### 1/5 — Forgot password doesn’t work smh *2026-08-25, version 326.0* i forgot my password so i click forgotten password. Grey screen pops up saying “ Let’s find your account please enter your phone number or email address to search for your account “ There is no way for me to enter my phone number! Even while clicking nothing shows up! Only thing i can do is exit that screen. PLEASE FIX THIS BUG!!! ### 1/5 — This is insane *2026-08-23, version 326.0* I have been using this app since I was four. I don’t know how to explain it, but after I see the message a notification tells me that this person has messaged me once I have already seen it and it is getting very annoying. I remember that it was not doing this before please fix this bug because I saw other people complain complaining about this too I wish this would just work like before. ### 1/5 — Can’t login to existing account *2026-08-22, version 326.0* The app doesn’t allow you to login to an existing account. It just keeps freezing and crashing. ### 1/5 — This app sucks *2026-08-22, version 326.0* Transferred this data to a new device and it auto logged out and ruined everything, worst app ever made for communication ### 1/5 — THIS APP SUCKS *2026-08-22, version 326.0* Look it’s a great way to communicate but it has a terrible image sent when you send a image it will say gone thought or sent but it hasn’t and the volume when my kid is playing a game and someone calls the volume gets destroyed and you can’t hear anything I had to pay $40 for some tech guy in town to fix his iPad sound cause of the app so that’s why this title is this app sucks cause it really does ### 1/5 — Hard to use. *2026-08-21, version 326.0* Very hard to add other people who don’t have kids, like a grand-parent. Like… impossible! It’s very unpleasant. ### 1/5 — YALL I HAVE THE OLD VERSION HOW DO I FIX IT *2026-08-21, version 326.0* Soo I love messenger kids but like I have the old version and it’s boring aaaaaa I like the newer version better ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-19, version 326.0* Most glitchiest app ive seen yet. Many bugs ### 1/5 — SO BAD *2026-08-18, version 325.0* THE GAMES ARE SO TRASH 🗑️ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love this *2026-08-25, version 326.0* I love that it is it is easy to connect with friend but I stuck at the load screen if you could fix that. Would be great otherwise it is the best app ### 5/5 — Pls add this *2026-08-24, version 326.0* Really good app and stuff. I love it. It’s my favorite stuff but whenever you’re on a call, can you guys please add screen sharing where u click a button and it shows ur screen please I want to show my friend who can’t have Roblox what it’s like please guys ### 5/5 — OMG amazing *2026-08-24, version 326.0* Ok if you are a parent and you live in separate houses get this it’s fun for kids and there’s even games and if you don’t trust the system you can get private mode on omg you are amazing who ever made this make a different game you are amazing and everyone be you ### 5/5 — Carried me since I was 5 *2026-08-24, version 326.0* This was my go to thing until I got a phone ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-08-23, version 326.0* I love this program that’s super safe and fun. My only complaint is maybe an update or new feature? It’s been a really long time since we got one last. ### 5/5 — Something is wrong with this app *2026-08-22, version 326.0* Everytime I try to make an account, it says "sorry, we had an error creating your account" or wtv ### 5/5 — Flawless *2026-08-21, version 326.0* Yes, I am a kid, but I literally literally love this app. It was me communicate with all my friends and it works really well. ### 5/5 — . *2026-08-21, version 326.0* I love Messenger kids it’s just that I’m wondering why they took away the games when you call a friend or something there used to be a try not to smile game and stuff and one morning it just disappeared so that’s really sad but other then that I love the app ### 5/5 — Good but I have a suggestion *2026-08-21, version 326.0* Please add genmoji support ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-21, version 326.0* Awesome --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*