Apps With Video Calls - What UK Parents Should Know
Users can make live video calls or video chats with other users.
Why it matters
A live camera can show a child's face, bedroom and surroundings, and anything shown on a call can be recorded by the other person.
What to check
Agree where in the house video calls happen, and check who your child can call or be called by.
Apps with this feature
Features are based on what each of our app guides says. Apps change often, so check the app's own settings too.
FaceTime Safety Guide
No minimum age · We suggest 8+
FaceTime is Apple's video and audio calling service, built into every iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
From our FaceTime guide Facebook Messenger Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
Teenagers use Messenger primarily for text and video chat with friends and family
From our Messenger guide LINE, KakaoTalk & WeChat Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
All three are 'super-apps' that combine messaging, voice and video calling, a social feed, an in-app browser, mini-programs and games, and an integrated payments wallet.
From our LINE / KakaoTalk / WeChat guide Microsoft Teams Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
It combines video calling, chat, file sharing, and class management.
From our Microsoft Teams guide WhatsApp Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 14+
offering text, voice, and video communication with end-to-end encryption
From our WhatsApp guide Discord Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 15+
It offers text messaging, voice chat, video calls, and screen sharing within user-created 'servers'.
From our Discord guide Viber Safety Guide
Official age 16+ · We suggest 16+
encrypted one-to-one and group chats, voice and video calls, disappearing messages
From our Viber guide Zoom Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 16+ · We suggest 16+
Zoom is a video conferencing platform primarily designed for business and educational use.
From our Zoom guide Monkey App Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 18+ · We suggest 18+
Monkey is a random video-chat service that pairs users with strangers for short video calls
From our Monkey guide Omegle & Random Video Chat Safety
Official age 18+ · We suggest 18+
Omegle closed in late 2023, but the model — instant video chat with random strangers, no registration, no meaningful moderation — lives on through successors and copycats such as Monkey, OmeTV and Chatroulette.
From our Omegle guide
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This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.