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By Paul Semel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
A galaxy far, far away … in the palm of your hand.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 7+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Star Wars
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Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
Privacy Rating
Our expert evaluators create our privacy ratings. The ratings are designed to help you understand how apps use your data for commercial purposes.
Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
What's It About?
STAR WARS is a promotional and informational app and, as such, doesn't have a story. Instead, it's a series of activities and mini-games that serve as promotion for the 2015 movie. The app includes GIFs, audio quotes, video clips, a lightsaber game, Star Wars news, a selfie creator, and an augmented-reality feature you can use in conjunction with a poster, if you purchase one.
Is It Any Good?
For a promotional tool, Star Wars is pretty cool. Not only does it give you up-to-date news and the latest trailers and videos, but it also lets you make selfies with yourself as a Jedi, gives you GIFs for easy meme-ing, and offers a soundboard that has such sound effects as Chewbacca laughing, Darth Vader breathing, and a lightsaber powering up, as well as quotes from Han Solo ("I got a bad feeling about this"), Qui-Gon Jinn ("Don't touch anything"), and Princess Leia ("I'd just as soon kiss a Wookie"). There's even a simple lightsaber game and a "This day in Star Wars history" ticker, and it uses your phone's GPS not only to tell you the temperature but also what planet in the galaxy far, far away has similar weather. In other words, it's everything Star Wars fans would want in an app, whether the Force is strong in them or not.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about promotions and commercials. Why do companies create apps before a movie comes out?
Talk about the Star Wars story, if your kids don't know it already. Who are the main characters and what are their objectives? Discuss the positive messages. Is it easy to win? What does it take to face a challenge?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : July 7, 2015
- Genre : Entertainment
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures
- Publisher : Disney
- Version : 1.01
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 7.1 or later; Android 4.1 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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