Stardoll

Website review by Erin Brereton, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 13+

Dress-up doll fun with safe features for younger users.

http://www.stardoll.com/en/
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Parents say

age 13+

Based on 38 reviews

Kids say

age 11+

Based on 117 reviews

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What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Stardoll is a fashion-oriented site with some protections in place for users who are under 13. They automatically receive a "Kid Safe" membership, which gives them access to doll-related games and features plus other members' profile albums. However, they can't write content on the site, access other users' written content, or communicate with other members. Users of all ages frequent this popular dress-up site, so kids and teens need to be extra careful about friending and chatting with people they meet on the site.

Community Reviews

Rose12131
Rose12131 Adult
December 16, 2020
age 13+

A HIGHLY Addicting Game but NOT for little Kids

I have played stardoll since 2012. I am now 20 and still come back to this game once in a while. The bad side are the Users and wasting so much money. Stardoll is all about looks and Fashion. Which means players constantly want new clothes for their dolls, new makeup, new hair etc.. That's what it's all about. And there aren't many ways you could earn stardollars to afford most of those things. (200sd costs about $4 which is only enough for a new hair) Players have spent a lot of their time and money in this game. However, Stardoll likes to permanently delete accounts after 3 months of Inactivity without a warning. Which is the worst part. I do not recommend this game for little kids, Some users chat in a sexual manner and dress inappropriately. There is also a lot of bullying.

This title has:

Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
Romy9
Romy9 Adult
November 3, 2020
age 2+

This game changed my childhood in a very good way

I'm a 25 year old women and i played this game when i was a child for 6 years straight, and i don't understand why stardoll has so many negative reviews. My experience was very positive and i cant see how this platform is harmful to children in any way. I started to play this game when i was 10 and had a lot of fun and i didn't came across bad influences at any moment during my time on this game. This game give opportunity for children to create friends in a very safe way, way more safe then social media. I met my best friend on this game and im very thankful that this game gave me the opportunity to meet her there. We both have a very good experience with stardoll and can only talk positive about it. We both payed for a diamond membership account ( right now the name changed to royalty membership i think) and at that time it was 30 euro per 6 month, in my opinion very affordable. I hear critic about parents that the game is too expensive but i find this very strange, nowadays children have all kinds of expensive electronics and brand clothing. I think if you let your child play this game it will influence their lives for the better.
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Is It Any Good?

STARDOLL -- formerly Paper Doll Heaven -- lets users create fashion-based dress-up dolls and play games. You can make your own doll or choose one based on a celebrity.The site's clubs -- message-board like forums -- range from tame fan clubs to some questionable content (for example, although many of the posts in a club about first kisses are innocent, some mention body parts and sex). However, the site's emphasis on self-expression through fashion and writing is a plus; and although Stardoll's subscription service ranges from $6.95 for one month to $4.95 a month for a year, there are plenty of dolls you can dress-up using the free registration option. (In fact, you don't need to register at all to access many of them.) Users can also blog and access some of the site's creative design tools for free. Kids and teens might eventually beg to be upgraded to a paid subscription -- but there's plenty to do on Stardoll without shelling out a penny.

Online interaction: Registered users can join fan clubs based on celebrities, animals, and other topics and can also friend other members and email, chat with them, and post on their guestbook. Users can buy and sell their own virtual designs. Most comments are supportive, but some users have complained about dishonesty between users.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk abot why a site would not allow users who are under 13 to chat with other users or post comments on someone's wall? How do you know if you should accept a friend request that you receive
    from a stranger? What kind of comments or questions should you be
    concerned about? What are some ways to stay safe online?

  • What's the difference between fashion and marketing? What are some sneaky ways advertisers are targeting users on this site?

Website Details

  • Genre: Fashion/Beauty
  • Pricing structure: Free
  • Last updated: November 5, 2015

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