Parents' Guide to Family Feud Live!

This mobile version of the popular game show is entertaining, as long as you don't mind possible privacy issues and missing info for show newcomers. Family Feud Live! features the same premise the TV show has for decades: Players try to guess the top responses people gave to questions. But kids who have never seen the show may not understand that, because there’s no readily available information in the app about how the responses were gathered or how to play. That's a fairly big drawback -- although the game isn’t too hard to figure out, there are some other elements, such as the currency kids are earning, that may be confusing at first for younger players. Not knowing what the responses involve also makes it a little bit less of a learning experience, and could make it harder to play. Kids who understand they’re dealing with popular opinion might submit completely different guesses than ones who don’t.

There are some potential positives; kids may strengthen their vocabulary while playing, the predictive text feature can help them hone their spelling skills, and generally, the game is pretty fun. But the biggest concern is the ability to chat with other users if you log in through Facebook -- which is a big problem. To prevent personally identifiable information from being exchanged, urge your child to play as a guest instead -- or, if you’'e concerned that might lead to a Facebook log in, to maybe not play at all. If you can get past the privacy issues and the lack of info, you'll find a fun gameshow experience in the palm of your hand.