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Google Workspace

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app2013

25%

WISE Score

4.7

App Store

An IT admin tool for managing Google Cloud accounts—not for kids, not for fun, just for the person who resets everyone's passwords.

Google Workspace

app

Everyone, 2013

25%

WISE Score

4.7

App Store

An IT admin tool for managing Google Cloud accounts—not for kids, not for fun, just for the person who resets everyone's passwords.

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Screenwise Verdict

Let's be crystal clear: this is not a kids' app, not an educational app, not even remotely entertaining. It's the digital equivalent of a filing cabinet key—useful if you're the person managing a Google Cloud organization, utterly irrelevant otherwise.

The only reason this appears in a family tech conversation is because Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) is widely used in schools, but this admin app is for the IT staff, not the students. If you downloaded this thinking it would help your kid with homework or school projects, you want Google Classroom or Google Docs, not this.

For the 0.1% of families where a tech-savvy teen is helping manage a family organization or learning IT administration, sure, this could be a useful tool. But that's an extremely niche use case. For everyone else, this is like reviewing a commercial-grade floor buffer—technically safe and functional, but why would you ever need one?

Age Fit

This is an adult IT administration tool, not designed for children at all. The only scenario where a teen might use this is if they're helping manage a family organization or learning IT skills, and even then, only under direct adult supervision given the administrative privileges involved.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

As an administrative tool for managing Google Cloud accounts, it's emotionally neutral—no concerning content, but also no social dynamics. It's a straightforward business/education management app with no manipulative patterns or inappropriate material.

Imaginative

This is pure administrative utility—adding users, resetting passwords, viewing audit logs. Zero creative expression, exploration, or curiosity-building. It's a digital filing cabinet, not a sandbox.

Safe

No ads, no social features, no in-app purchases. It's a business tool with appropriate permissions (contacts for user creation, storage for photos). The only safety consideration is that it grants significant administrative control, but that's by design for IT admins.

Enriching

For the tiny subset of teens learning IT administration or helping manage a family organization, there's some skill-building value. For 99.9% of kids, this offers zero enrichment—it's not designed for learning or growth, it's designed for organizational management.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If you're the admin for your family's G Suite or school's Google Workspace, this lets you manage everything from your phone
Clean interface with no ads, no social features, no monetization schemes
Could be a learning tool for a teen interested in IT administration or helping with family tech management
Straightforward permissions that make sense for the functionality

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What to Watch For

This is literally not for kids—it's for Google Cloud administrators managing organizational accounts
Grants significant administrative control (password resets, user deletion, device management) so obviously not something to hand to a child
Zero entertainment or educational value unless you're specifically learning IT administration

Conversation Starters

"If you're helping manage our family's Google accounts, want to learn how administrators control user access?"
"What do you think IT administrators need to keep track of in a big organization?"
"How would you handle managing technology for a whole school or business?"

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