“I mean … it works? — As a kid, my parents forced me to get this, but it’s really not that bad. It’s not really a privacy violation because it sends tou notifications that it’s in and trqcking every 5 damn seconds, so you’ll know it if you…”
Public review signal · 471 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.7 ★13,441 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
151 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Install Pingo on your kid's phone to see their location on the map and ease your worries. Pingo works together with the parent app, Findmykids.
It’s easy to set up! First, install Findmykids on your phone. Then, install Pingo on your kid’s phone and enter the code from Findmykids.
Stop worrying about where your kid is!
KEY FEATURES:
• Kid’s location and route View your kid’s current location and a list of places they visited throughout the day.
• Movement alerts Add Places (school, home, park, etc.) and receive notifications when your kid arrives or leaves.
• SOS signal In an emergency, your kid can notify you by pressing the SOS button.
• Bypass silent mode Send a loud signal that can be heard even if the phone is on silent or in a backpack.
• Battery control Receive notifications when your kid’s device battery is low, so you can remind them to charge it.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
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What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Data & privacy concerns8 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“0/10 — No privacy at all this is just privacy invasion, as a teenager I think I really do deserve some privacy”
“Please stop. — I hate this app. As a parent this is an invasion of my kids privacy, and why did you think “ oh I just downloaded this because my kids were bad” no your just an obsessive parent who doesn’t respect your kids privacy. and…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 1.15.198.
What this app sells
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Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.