But with the popularity of apps like Tinder and Bumble, which target people 18 and older, more dating and friendship apps are popping up for juveniles. Users must be at least 13 and cannot be older than 19 to create an account. Previously called Yellow, Yubo is a free networking app aimed at helping people make new friends.

Most dating apps have pretty strict age restrictions, though, so it can be hard to find one that’s actually geared towards teens. But there are a few.

If you have a teen, chances are, they’ve got a smartphone. A Pew Research Center study found that 95 percent of U. And that means they’ve got access to apps, leaving you to figure out which ones they should be allowed to have. And there are very real dangers for children, such as a recent and very disturbing WhatsApp suicide challenge.

Some apps are easy to judge. But apps that communicate with other people can make it harder to tell where the dangers lie. Some make an effort to filter or moderate communications between users; others don’t.