Parents' Guide to

Tango Text, Voice & Video

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Social networking and lots more; privacy settings important.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

Community Reviews

age 15+

Based on 5 parent reviews

age 18+

very sexual live streaming app

this app is supposed to give you a choice on what content you woud like to see but in reality its oversaturated with sexual streams definitely not for kids
age 18+

Scammers

I spent more than $45 and a lot of streamers girl scams tells you to send them gifts and they won’t give you what they promise you to. The problem is they violate a lot of Tango terms like exposing their private parts and Tango doesn’t do anything. if you contact the support they rarely answer or they they will answer to say it’s your fault and they will ban you after that. Just leave this app and don’t spend any money unless you are a simp who strive for attention.

Privacy Rating Warning

  • Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
  • Personal information is shared for third-party marketing.
  • Personalised advertising is displayed.
  • Data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
  • User's information is used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
  • Data profiles are created and used for personalised advertisements.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (5 ):
Kids say (1 ):

Easy video chatting may be the feature that draws a lot of users to Tango.​ The developer says the app lets people "Connect, Get Social, and Have Fun." That's a simple way to describe the almost overwhelming multitude of options by which to communicate with people you know (and don't know), find and post images and information, play more than 40 games, listen to and share music, and more.

On the downside, there's a ton of ads on the free version. Its default profile setting is public, so teens should go to their profile settings and toggle "public" off to enhance safety and privacy. Tango likely draws a lot of hyper-social teens who love the barrage of options for more connections, more ways to find and share information, more ways to chat, and more ways to play. It's "Always on, so you don't miss a thing," which can be good or bad, depending on how well your teen regulates his or her screen time and privacy.

App Details

  • Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Mac , Android , Kindle Fire , Windows app
  • Pricing structure: Free (In-app purchases from $.99 to $1.99 for packs, ecards, and more; $9.99/month for premium service.)
  • Release date: June 16, 2014
  • Category: Social Networking
  • Publisher: TangoMe
  • Version: 3.7.91338
  • Minimum software requirements: iOS 6.0 or later, Android 2.1 or later.
  • Last updated: October 21, 2019

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