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App review · updated 2026-07-01
Is Hopster: ABC Games for Kids safe for kids?
Shows and games kids like — shadowed by data-sharing.
Some things below deserve a parent’s eye before handing it over.
Our focus: ages 2-5Price
Free
Ads to kids
No
In-app purchases
Up to $59.99
Data shared
Yes
Stranger contact
Not verified
Data collected
10 types
The scorecard
- Safety & privacy4shares data w/ third parties (-3); collects location (-2); collects device/user IDs (-1)
- Age-fit (2–5)10band 0-5 vs wedge 2-5
- Quality7store-rating proxy 3.5/5
- Monetization fairness7in-app purchases up to $59.99 (-3)
What we found — safety & privacy
- No ads shown to children
- In-app purchases up to $59.99 per item
- Shares data with third parties
- Collects location + device/user IDs
- You can request that collected data be deleted
- Contact with strangers / chat — not yet verified (research stage)
Data collected (Android Data Safety): Approximate location, App interactions, Device or other IDs, Crash logs, Diagnostics, Name, Email address, User IDs, Phone number, Other info — data is encrypted in transit; you can request that data be deleted; committed to follow the play families policy.
Is it right for a 2–5-year-old?
Store age ratings: 4+ (Apple) · Everyone (Google) — within our ages-2-5 focus.
Cost & availability
Free. Includes in-app purchases (up to $59.99 per item). No ads. Available on iOS + Android.
How it makes money
It makes money through in-app purchases (up to $59.99 per item); sharing data with third parties.
Set it up safe (60 seconds)
- Turn on Guided Access (iOS) or Screen Pinning (Android) so a small hand can’t wander out of the app.
- Set an OS-level screen-time limit — it applies no matter what the app does.
- Turn off in-app purchases in your device’s content & privacy restrictions so nothing gets bought by accident.
Bottom line
Hopster blends learning games with kids' TV, which toddlers happily sink into. But it shares data with third parties and leans on a subscription (up to about $60), which is why it lands mid-pack on safety. Watchable — with reservations.
Parents also ask
Is Hopster: ABC Games for Kids free?
It’s free to download, with in-app purchases up to $59.99.
Does Hopster: ABC Games for Kids have ads?
No third-party ads are shown to children.
Can my child talk to strangers in it?
We haven’t found a chat or social feature, but we flag stranger-contact as “not yet verified” until a human reviewer confirms it directly.
What age is Hopster: ABC Games for Kids best for?
We focus on ages 2-5. Store age rating: 4+.
How the shelf ranks
Every ages-2-5 app we’ve scored — same rubric, honest numbers.
- Khan Academy KidsNo ads, no in-app purchases, shares nothing9.9
- Peekaboo BarnNo ads, no in-app purchases, shares nothing9.5
- PBS Kids GamesNo ads, no in-app purchases, shares nothing9.4
- Starfall Learn to ReadNo ads, no in-app purchases, shares nothing9.3
- Endless AlphabetIn-app purchases up to $8.999
- Endless NumbersIn-app purchases up to $14.999
- Pok Pok | Montessori PreschoolIn-app purchases up to $89.998.9
- Endless ReaderIn-app purchases up to $29.998.7
- Busy Shapes & ColorsIn-app purchases up to $3.998.6
- Learn to Read - Duolingo ABCShares data with third parties8.6
- Sago Mini First Words: Kids 1+In-app purchases up to $79.998.5
- Lingokids: Games & ShowsIn-app purchases up to $139.998.2
- Hopster: ABC Games for KidsIn-app purchases up to $59.99; collects location + IDs7
- ABCmouse: Kids Learning GamesIn-app purchases up to $104.996.8
- Toca Boca WorldIn-app purchases up to $199.99; collects location + IDs6.2
- Sago Mini School (Kids 2-5)Shows ads and shares data with third parties5.8
- Sago Mini WorldShows ads and shares data with third parties5.8