Grasshopper – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Grasshopper

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app2013

18%

WISE Score

4.8

App Store

A virtual phone system for small businesses—literally zero relevance for kids unless your 12-year-old is running a landscaping empire.

Grasshopper

app

Everyone, 2013

18%

WISE Score

4.8

App Store

A virtual phone system for small businesses—literally zero relevance for kids unless your 12-year-old is running a landscaping empire.

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, I'll be straight with you: this showed up in your search results because there's ANOTHER app called 'Grasshopper: Learn to Code' that's actually for kids. This Grasshopper? It's a virtual phone system for entrepreneurs.

Unless your 14-year-old is running a legitimate dog-walking empire or lawn care business and needs to separate their business line from their personal number, this app has absolutely nothing to offer children. It's call forwarding, voicemail transcription, business texting—pure adulting utility.

The WISE score reflects reality: it's safe in the sense that there's nothing harmful, but it scores abysmally on wholesome, imaginative, and enriching because it's not designed for kids at all. If you're looking for the coding app, search for 'Grasshopper: Learn to Code' instead.

Age Fit

This is for adults running small businesses. The only scenario where a kid would use this is if they're a highly entrepreneurial teen (14+) with an actual business that requires client communication. Otherwise, completely irrelevant.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

This is a business phone system app for entrepreneurs and small business owners. It has no content relevant to emotional health, kindness, or cooperation—it's purely a utility tool for managing business communications. Not applicable to typical wholesome criteria.

Imaginative

Zero creativity or exploration involved. It's a virtual phone system with call forwarding, voicemail transcription, and business texting. Purely functional with no creative expression, building, or imaginative play elements whatsoever.

Safe

No ads, no inappropriate content, straightforward business utility. Requires Google login but that's standard for business apps. No manipulative design or concerning features. Safe in the sense that there's nothing harmful, though it's completely irrelevant for children.

Enriching

Could teach entrepreneurial concepts if a teen is running their own business, but that's a massive stretch. For 99.9% of use cases, this offers zero enrichment for children. It's a phone system for adults running businesses.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If your teen actually has a legitimate business (dog walking, lawn mowing, tutoring), this keeps their personal number private
Professional voicemail greetings and call forwarding could teach business communication skills
Clean interface with no ads or distracting features

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What to Watch For

This is an adult business tool—there's no kid-friendly content here whatsoever
Subscription costs money after 7-day trial, so if your kid downloads this by mistake, cancel quickly
Web searches confuse this with 'Grasshopper: Learn to Code'—totally different apps with the same name

Conversation Starters

"Are you actually starting a business, or did you download the wrong Grasshopper app?"
"If you're serious about this venture, let's talk about what makes a business phone line different from a personal one"
"What would it mean to 'sound professional' when talking to customers?"

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