Is Toca Boca World safe for kids?

Name: Is Toca Boca World safe for kids?
Item: Toca Boca World
Rating: 6.5
Author: Sprout & Screen

by Toca Boca AB · iOS + Android · 100,000,000+ installs

6.5/ 10

Good, with a couple of caveats

Solid overall — just check the flags below before you download.

Our focus: ages 2-5

Price

Free

Ads to kids

In-app purchases

Up to $199.99

Data shared

None

Stranger contact

Not verified

Data collected

7 types

The scorecard

Safety & privacy6collects location (-2); collects device/user IDs (-1); data not deletable (-1)
Quality8.6store-rating proxy 4.3/5
Monetization fairness5in-app purchases up to $199.99 (-5)

What we found — safety & privacy

No ads shown to children
In-app purchases up to $199.99 per item
Doesn’t share data with third parties
Collects location + device/user IDs
Collected data can’t be deleted
Contact with strangers / chat — not yet verified (research stage)

Data collected (Android Data Safety): Crash logs, Other app performance data, User IDs, Device or other IDs, App interactions, Approximate location, Purchase history — data is encrypted in transit; data can’t 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 $199.99 per item). No ads. Available on iOS + Android.

View on the App Store →View on Google Play →

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

Solid overall — just check the flags below before you download. Just note the in-app purchases can climb to $199.99.

Parents also ask

Is Toca Boca World free?

It’s free to download, with in-app purchases up to $199.99.

Does Toca Boca World 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 Toca Boca World 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.