Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Dating simulation app is rude, silly, and materialistic.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 16+?
Any Positive Content?
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Social Girl
Parent and Kid Reviews
Based on 5 parent reviews
Based on 10 kid reviews
Kids say this mobile app offers a fun yet shallow experience, where players can engage in activities like dating and clothing selection, but ultimately feels boring and repetitive. Many reviews criticize the portrayal of girls as simplistic stereotypes and point out that parents should supervise their children to avoid unexpected charges from in-app purchases.
- fun gameplay
- shallow experience
- bland portrayal
- supervision needed
- in-app purchases
Summarized with AI
Summarized with AI
Is It Any Good?
SOCIAL GIRL's developers say that the app is "all about getting more friends, showing off your personal style, and being pampered by your boyfriend -- so do it all and unlock new features to become the most popular SOCIAL GIRL around!" But being friends just because you're considered "as cool" as the others isn't so cool; there's a very limited view here of what "personal style" entails; and being pampered by one's boyfriend involves dates that most teens could never actually afford. Most talk between the boy and girl characters happen in front of a bed. Friend relationships are all about who's "cool enough" to be in the clique -- which usually means who has the best clothes and gossips the most. Bottom line: This app is teen social life viewed from the point of its least common denominator. Teens -- and apps -- can do better than this.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : January 13, 2012
- Genre : Role-Playing Games
- Publisher : Crowdstar Inc
- Version : 12.05
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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