Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Song-trivia app a hit with teens; some iffy lyrical content.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 16+?
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SongPop
What's It About?
First teens register with the site, either via Facebook or by providing an email address and username (there's no warning not to use real or identifiable names). Then, they invite friends on Facebook to play or are matched with a random partner by the app. Pick a playlist, and the music starts playing while trivia questions start appearing. Players earn points that get them coins by answering questions correctly or by buying coins that can buy different genre groups.
Is It Any Good?
SongPop is a pretty standard music-trivia game for music lovers that can help teens show off their knowledge of lyrics, recording artists, and more while expanding their musical palates by introducing them to different musical genres.
That said, it would be nice to have some more safety guidance, and players should expect to be able to play only up to a point without buying coins if they want to keep adding playlists. SongPop can help kids show off their popular music knowledge, but the app has room for improvement.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects : Arts : music
- Release date : August 3, 2012
- Genre : Music Games
- Publisher : FreshPlanet Inc.
- Version : 1.2.47
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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