Franktown Rocks

Website review by Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 10+

Music and social networking combine in safe, cool hangout.

http://www.franktownrocks.com/
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Parents say

age 11+

Based on 3 reviews

Kids say

age 9+

Based on 23 reviews

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What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this highly regarded site creates a safe spot for kids to listen to hip music -- all pre-screened by parents. With games, videos, and a virtual world to explore, and an emphasis on music appreciation, it's a sweet-sounding mix of what kids want in music and what parents want online -- safety and education.

Community Reviews

IDECMeep
IDECMeep Adult
September 18, 2015
age 15+

Bad..

This game is not good and not appropriate and especially for young kids. I have tried this game and have seen people go around chat filters and do horrible things. I've also noticed that these people are around 15 or up.. They create fake accounts and name them very not appropriate things such as, GHETTO_TOWN S1X_GOOD or horrible stuff like that. I do not recommend this for kids AT ALL! When people also swear, they get a warning and don't even bother to ban or do anything about it. If you are a parent and searching for a game for your kids to play or something, DO NOT CHOOSE THIS GAME. As I was on the game, I saw younger kids who were shocked and scared of this violent language. This game is not very popular anyways which is GOOD.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
saetern1
saetern1 Adult
March 24, 2010
age 9+

How good it is.

It has a mebership and paly a lot of good game on it. from, justin
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What’s It About?

Tweens who love music will love FRANKTOWN ROCKS, a social networking site that encourages kids to meet friends and learn about music through an eclectic but tween-pleasing G-rated collection of songs, games, videos, and virtual-world play. It's free unless you want to buy a Premium membership for better streaming, suped-up music choices, and other features (99 cents for a two-day pass, $5.99/mo.). You can also buy online money called Franks, which are used to purchase songs and other items in Franktown (but Franks can also be earned by playing games on the site for free).

Is It Any Good?

Praised by Parents magazine as one of the "best of the next generation" of junior social networks, this site is safe, educational, and a crowd-pleaser. While some of the videos posted are kind of choppy and dull and the games could be more challenging, it's not really about the games and videos here. The Franktown virtual world is cute and safe. Yet the music selection is the big draw -- hip enough to grab tweens' attention while diverse enough to sprinkle in some encouraging music appreciation lessons.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about digital music creation. See our Parent Advice on Creating with Digital Media. You can also review our Club Penguin Tips for advice on navigating virtual worlds.

  • Whenever social networking is involved make sure kids know how to behave responsibly online. Check out our Social Networking Tips for a refresher.

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