Common Sense Media Review
By Susan Yudt
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Social site lets kids track goals -- and request rewards.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
Parent and Kid Reviews
Based on 10 parent reviews
Based on 13 kid reviews
Kids say the website is a highly enjoyable and safe space for teens, boasting fun tools like goal tracking, a calendar, and shopping features that facilitate social interaction and planning with friends. Users appreciate the exclusive focus on a younger audience compared to other social networks, while some express concerns about privacy and information sharing.
- safe and fun
- goal tracking
- social interaction
- user-friendly features
- privacy concerns
Summarized with AI
Summarized with AI
What's It About?
Social media hub SCALLYROO allows users to create profiles, find friends, and join groups -- but it also adds a unique feature to the standard mix. The site's main attraction is a group of applications that work together to help teens set and achieve goals. Here's how it works: Create a goal, add tasks to an online calendar, email your friends for encouragement and feedback, and tell your parents what you're planning. That last part is key, because Scallyroo encourages users to pick \"rewards\" -- powered by an Amazon search -- and ask parents to purchase those goods if the goals are met.
Is It Any Good?
Streamlined and user-friendly, Scallyroo's goal-setting feature could be very helpful for teens who need a little nudge getting organized. However, parents may not appreciate that each goal has to be attached to a reward -- even minor ones, like doing chores -- and that the most popular prizes include pricey items like iPods and gaming systems. The site's other social networking features are fine but nothing remarkable.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about setting and accomplishing goals. What motivates you to complete tasks? What steps can you take to make a big project more manageable? When is it appropriate to reward someone for achieving a goal ... and when is performing well its own reward?
Website Details
- Genre : Social Networking
- Pricing structure : Free
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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