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Boomoji is a 3D avatar app available for download on both iTunes and Google Play for free. This app allows you to design your own 3D avatar and use this character to chat and play with Boo friends. Boomoji is recommended for kids ages 9 and up as it features mild cartoon violence and involves interacting with other Boomoji avatars.
What is Boo - 3D Avatar & AR Chat?
Boomoji is a 3D avatar gaming app that allows users to create their own character and play various games and scenarios using this avatar.
The Boomoji app is available for free download on both iTunes and Google Play. Boomoji is rated E for everyone and is recommended for children ages 9 and up.
This app allows you to build a character that is similar in appearance to yourself and use this character in films or in different games. Boomojis can also be used to interact with friends and contacts both made through the app and from your personal phone.
Boomoji allows users to send each other messages and encourages users to send anonymous love letters to their crushes and matching avatars that both secretly send each other messages. You can even send your animated Boomoji through iMessage to friends and family.
Boomoji is similar to the Bitmoji app, in that you create an avatar of yourself, and The Sims video games, as you use your avatar as a character in various life-like games.
The Boomoji app has received mixed reviews, with some stating that the app worked well once it began functioning and other who were unable to get the app to function properly at all.
Is Boo - 3D Avatar & AR Chat safe for my kids?
The Boomoji app is an avatar based gaming app that can be safe for kids with parental guidance if it is used in a restricted fashion. This app offers users the opportunity to live a virtual life that includes making friends and partaking in various leisure activities.
The Boomoji app is safe for older kids and is recommended for kids over 9 years old. Parents should know that in this app there are message capabilities and opportunities to interact with people you do not know.
The app also features mild cartoon violence and encourages users to express romantic interest in other characters. Boomji avatars can be coupled and used to make dual sticker badges or take couple’s photos in the photo booth.
Additionally, users can send these avatars via iMessage and in-app messaging. This app allows users to partake in life-like situations such as meeting new people and going to the movies providing an entertaining way to tackle real life events.
There is no age verification featured on this app and features cannot be monitored or blocked. This app seems to combine the ideas of both the Bitmoji app and The Sims video games.
Parents should be cautious of this app as it allows for messaging among strangers and could become a platform for cyberbullying or online predators.
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