# Monster Messenger — Safe and fun family texting > Secure family messaging app for children with parental controls and fun features. (iPhone/iPad app by Centres Relier.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monster-messenger/id997402753 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Centres Relier](https://appshunter.io/developer/6774780548) - Category: Social Networking, Education - Price: Free - Rating: 4.60/5 from 703 App Store ratings · 20 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 9.0 · 155 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish - Released: 2016-02-05 - Data updated: 2026-08-28 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monster-messenger/id997402753/reviews.md ## What is Monster Messenger? Monster Messenger is a safe instant messaging app for our little monsters. With Monster Messenger, kids communicate with their friends and family in a safe, fun and creative way! GROW UP WITH LOVE! Monster Messenger enables children and their relatives to exchange all these little daily signs of love and reinforcement that are oh-so important to help children to grow up in harmony and confidence. Sharing with your child a photo, a voice message, a drawing or a short text message gives you instant presence by your child, wherever you are. Your child can also safely communicate with family members and closest friends, because you validate all invitations received, and sent. With Monster Messenger, share all day long with your children what matters most for their growth: your love. Loaded with fun features: ‣ Photos, drawings, voice and text messages ‣ Tons of cute stickers to share ‣ Personalize your photos with stickers, drawings and text! ‣ Pin your favorite pictures to your collection ‣ Discover your friends' collections, like their images and enrich your own collection with the best ones A kid-safe experience: ‣ Full parental control: parents manage their children’s accounts, invitations, have access to their contact lists and can block contacts at any time ‣ Simple one-swipe gesture to report a conversation or to block a user ‣ 0-bullying tolerance policy: we invite children to think twice before sending some inappropriate messages ‣ Kid-safe and kid-appropriate content and behavior only are allowed within the App ‣ Professional trained moderators enforce anti-bullying, safe content and behavior policies ‣ Children (and all users') personal data is covered by a public privacy policy. In plain English: all of your children’s personal information (including conversations) is encrypted and never shared with any third party. One more thing: Monster Messenger is 100% free! :) Monster Messenger is created by eduPad, whose educational apps are already used by 10 million children in 146 countries. ## Key features - Photo, voice, drawing, and text messaging - Cute sticker library - Photo personalization - Collection pinning and sharing - Full parental control - Reporting and blocking features - Zero-bullying policy ## Recent user reviews (10 of 20) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monster-messenger/id997402753/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2018-08-21* I really love this app, I’ve been searching for some kind of app that is kid friendly and I came across this one. Once I spread the word to some of my friends in class about this app, pretty much the whole grade knew about it! We all can video call each other which is the coolest thing I found about Monster Messenger. The problem is, it says it’s 4+ however on the app when you have to register, you need to be over 13 which is weird since I expected this to be in use for even 4 year olds as said by the app itself ‘4+’. Other than that, I recommend this app to all kids! Especially when kids want to text bad things, the app will prevent everyone from doing that as-well as your parents having access to your account, so you won’t need to worry about a thing. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2018-07-25* So I have a friend in another state and she emailed me the link for this app. I downloaded it and it’s completely amazing! I love how easy it is to text people. I would have payed 10 dollars for it! The only bit of criticism I have is that whenever I send video messages, they don’t work. It’s just a video of an empty black screen. It’s seriously amazing and now I can stay home alone and text my mom! You should definitely download it if you are considering it. I cannot stress how much I love this app!!!! ### 3/5 — Good, but needs improving *2018-07-07* MM opened the door for me being comfortable letting my daughter begin to message friends. We’ve used the app for about a year. What was most helpful was my control as a parent. But over the last year my comfort and control are slipping. This morning my daughter reported 4 drawn images to the developer she felt were inappropriate. The disturbing part was my daughter isn’t “friends” with the person who created the images. How can she even see these?? She showed me they showed up in a BOT feed. Then, again this morning while perusing the app I watched a couple of videos. One of the videos was a man’s strange testimony about talking with some gangster called Pimp C who gave him relationship advice? And toward the end the guy drops a profane word (s__t). Seriously, totally inappropriate. C’mon Monster, get your act together and be what you advertise. I’m close to dropping you, one more strike and you’re out. The biggest feature your app needs is parental control over EVERYTHING. I want to be able to disable videos, video chat, etc,...whatever I feel is inappropriate and unsafe for my kid. ### 5/5 — Perfect app for families with young children *2018-06-27* I wanted an app that would let me text my kids for free but I worried that they’d get spammed with crazy inappropriate ads or random messages from users like the Kik app did. After searching the net, I came across this app and it is exactly what I wanted!! I can keep in touch with my children in a safe, controlled environment. I love that I could add the grandparents and other close family members. The notifications I receive for all the invites the kids send out are a wonderful touch. I am content in knowing they won’t be harassed by randoms out there. The kids enjoy using this app (perhaps a little too much) thanks to the ability to draw, share GIFs, and video chat with everyone on their approved contact list. My son says it’s like having a real phone (at least on WiFi)! My MIL says we’ve created ‘monsters’ now that the kids are able call and text her as much as they want and vice versa. Since we live a long distance away from each other this is a great way for them to stay in touch without worrying about about minutes depleting or mms charges. Great design and concept. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Typing issue *2018-06-21* I love this app but for some reason now when i type a certain word it thinks its a bad word and it wont let me type it on my end but on my daughters end she can type it. The word is Crape as in trying to type Crape Myrtle. It gets to C.r.a.p and it comes up saying something about being rude. And it wont let me finish the word. If it does it then puts two flowers petals in between it like its blocking out a bad word. How can i fix this. My daughter can type the word out on her end with no problems but i cant. ### 5/5 — So safe *2018-05-24* I love this app!!! So safe😁I feel like I can text my family anywhere at anytime. I recommend monster messenger to all my friends. This is a great 👍🏼 app! I give it five stars ⭐️ The only thing I would ask to change would be the things you can subscribe to. I feel like monster messenger is good enough without subscribing to JoJo Siwa or Mickey Mouse. But other then that I love this app and will keep using it for a while!! Way safer than regular text!😁😍👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💕💗✅ ### 5/5 — Safe? *2018-05-03* Why the need for a Newsfeed? It brings up pictures and contacts that my son has no business seeing. We will no longer be using this app. You say kids don’t belong anywhere near the FB apps but yet here you are trying to be more like them... Edited May 2nd 2018: They have since updated the app with an option to block the newsfeed. We have redownloaded the app and are very happy to be using it safely once again! **Developer response:** Hi, Thank you for your feedback. The Inspiration Feed can be blocked by parents in the settings. Best, Jerome ### 5/5 — Thankful Nana 😊 *2018-04-10* I am so grateful for Monster Messenger! My husband and I are pastors and since our kids were in ministry with us, we have always been very close to our grandkids seeing them several times a week. Then our daughter and son-in-law were called to be missionaries. Now that our grandkids are on the mission field with their family, we still get to hear their precious voices and share life with them each day ☺️. I am one very Thankful Nana 🧑🏼 **Developer response:** Thank you soooo much Nana for your feedback! Jerome ### 4/5 — No password recovery/reset *2018-04-09* Great app, needs some work. Created an account so I could talk to my daughter while at work but I incorrectly entered my email address. I went into settings to change my Email address and it asked my password (fair enough, good security) but I can’t remember the freaking password I used! There is no option to reset the password and I can’t retrieve it via email because they have the wrong email address 😫 ### 5/5 — OMG OMG OMG I LOVE THE NEW UPDATE *2018-03-31* Thank you so much for adding calls you guys go up and beyond the calls omg I just had a video chat with my bffffffff😍😍😍😍😍 its was awesome in real we can't call cause she ain't have an Ousd account and it was just cray 😜 I can not thank you enough I might be over reacting but ya I'm just weird thank thank thank my birthday is next week and I'm moving to another house so I can't see her but now with videos and the calls I can thank you again **Developer response:** Dear Savga Kiwii Lover, The temporary ban lasted 24 hours only. It was triggered because you had had too many rejected invitations. For your own safety, only invite people you know in real life and who'll accept your invitations. :) Best, Jérôme ## Frequently asked questions about Monster Messenger ### What is Monster Messenger? Monster Messenger is a free instant messaging app designed for children to communicate safely with friends and family. It offers features like photos, voice messages, drawings, and stickers, all within a controlled environment. ### Is Monster Messenger safe for children? Yes, Monster Messenger prioritizes safety with full parental control, including managing invitations and contacts, and a zero-tolerance bullying policy. Professional moderators enforce safe content and behavior. ### What kind of content can be shared on Monster Messenger? Users can share photos, voice messages, drawings, and text messages. The app also includes a variety of cute stickers and allows users to personalize their photos. ### Does Monster Messenger have ads? No, Monster Messenger is 100% free and does not contain advertisements. ### How does parental control work in Monster Messenger? Parents have complete control over their children's accounts, including approving all invitations sent and received. They can also access contact lists and block users at any time. ### What platforms is Monster Messenger available on? Monster Messenger is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, as indicated by its supported devices. ### How often is Monster Messenger updated? The latest version of Monster Messenger is 8.4, which was last updated on January 28, 2019. This indicates a history of updates, though the frequency may vary. ### What is the age rating for Monster Messenger? Monster Messenger has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young children and their families. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8.4 — 2019-01-28 Monster Messenger is finally back... for a while: we'll be transitionning to another even better App soon. In the meantime, let's enjoy the fun of the BEST family friendly instant messaging app! :) ### 8.3 — 2018-08-21 - Bug fixes - UI improvements ### 8.2 — 2018-08-09 - Bug fixes - UI improvements ### 8.1 — 2018-07-07 Add your school in your profile and try to win awards!! You can now be King of School, Artist of the week, or even Chatterbox of the week Let's play ! ### 8.0.1 — 2018-07-04 - Find your schoolmates easily ! - Bug fixes & UI improvements ## Related topics [kids messaging app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/kids-messaging-app) --- *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.*