LOUD OWL

Age suitability

Loud Owl is read-aloud trivia for families and curious people of all ages. It’s rated 4+ on the App Store. This page explains who each question set is written for, what every set leaves out, and the tools parents have.

Sets written for each age

• Every set says who it’s written for, such as ages 6–7, 8–9, 10–12, or 13 and up, or a school grade. A few sets are for grown-ups, 18 and up. The Sampler offered when you first open the app is for everyone 6 and up.
• An age is a guide to reading level and what a player is likely to know, not a warning about mature content. Every set, for any age, follows the same rules below. Sets for grown-ups are harder, not more mature: today they’re about growing fruit and nut trees and berries.
• Every question, answer, and fun fact in our sets is read aloud, so children who are still learning to read can play too.

What every set leaves out

• No profanity, crude humor, sexual content, or horror.
• No gore or graphic violence. History sets for ages 10 and up cover wars, assassinations, and the civil rights era in short, factual text with no pictures of violence, and they focus on the leaders, dates, daily life, courage, and outcomes. Sets for younger children mention wars without describing any fighting.
• No medical, diet, or money advice. Health sets teach everyday habits and facts, such as washing hands, getting enough sleep, and the food groups.
• Nothing shows or encourages drinking, smoking, or drugs. A few cards mention alcohol in passing as science, such as hand sanitizer or the yeast in bread.
• Stories and books for ages 13 and up include a few spooky classics, such as Frankenstein and the ghosts in A Christmas Carol. Nothing is meant to scare.

Pictures and links

• Some cards have a picture: artwork made for Loud Owl, or a photo or illustration that’s free for anyone to use. Pictures are decorative, and no question depends on one.
• A card’s Deep Dive can link to its sources, mostly Wikipedia and Simple English Wikipedia, which open in an in-app browser. Those are other websites, which we don’t control. In a child’s profile, these links are turned off.

Tools for parents

• Without an account, Loud Owl assumes a grown-up is using it: every set is available, and links open.
• With a family account (Sign in with Apple), you can add up to six children, each with a nickname, an owl avatar, and an age band: 6–7, 8–9, 10–12, 13–17, or 18+.
• A child sees the sets written for their age and younger. Sets for older ages show only if you turn on Show all sets for that child, and they stay locked.
• While a child is playing, your 4-digit PIN is needed to add a set, see a set’s questions before adding it, scan a QR code, delete a set, or change family settings.
• Links out of the app are turned off in a child’s profile.
• There are no ads, no in-app purchases, and no chat or sharing with other people.

Support explains how to set up a family account, and our privacy policy explains what’s saved for each child.

Sets from other people

Scan QR Code adds a set from a web address someone shares with you, such as a teacher’s classroom set. We don’t review those sets, so look through a set’s questions before you add it. In a child’s profile, scanning a code needs your PIN.

Tell us

If a question seems wrong, or not right for the ages it’s written for, email support@loudowl.app with the set and the question. We read every message, and we fix or move cards that don’t fit.

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