App
ChatGPT
What it is
ChatGPT is OpenAI's official free app, a conversational AI assistant that answers questions, writes text and generates images from typed or spoken prompts. It launched on iOS in 2023 and syncs conversation history across devices.
What they actually see
The screen is a plain chat window: your child types or speaks a question and a reply streams back in text, sometimes with an image it has generated. Common uses are explaining a maths step, brainstorming a story, drafting an essay or making a picture from a description.
In this one
- Educational
- Creative
- In-game purchases
Why kids love it
It answers absolutely anything instantly and without judgement, which is genuinely useful for homework, creative writing and the questions kids don't want to ask out loud.
Worth knowing
Apple rates it 12+, OpenAI's terms require users to be 13 or older with parental consent under 18, and it can state wrong things confidently, so schoolwork answers need checking.
One way in
What's the most useful thing ChatGPT has helped you with, and has it ever got something obviously wrong?
What a parent should know at a glance
- Store rating
- 12+
- Genre
- Productivity
- Artist
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Stated by the platform itself, not by us.
In the platform’s wordsIntroducing ChatGPT for iOS: OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips. This official app is free, syncs your history across devices, and brings you the latest from OpenAI, including the new image generator. With ChatGPT in your pocket, you’ll find: · Image generation–Generate original images from a description, or transform existing ones with a few simple words. · Advanced Voice Mode–Ta
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