Tesla Theater – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Tesla Theater

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app2013

35%

WISE Score

4.5

App Store

Your Tesla's remote control—not a streaming service, despite the confusing name.

Tesla Theater

app

Everyone, 2013

35%

WISE Score

4.5

App Store

Your Tesla's remote control—not a streaming service, despite the confusing name.

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Screenwise Verdict

Let's clear this up: you're not evaluating a streaming app or entertainment platform. The Tesla app is a remote control for your car. It's like asking for a WISE score on your garage door opener.

If you own a Tesla and have a teen driver, sure, this app is useful for teaching responsibility and coordinating who gets the car. The energy monitoring features are mildly educational. But this is a utility tool, not media.

The real safety concern: do not let young kids mess with an app that can summon a 4,000-pound vehicle out of the garage. Tesla has parental controls for the car itself, but the app doesn't have kid-specific guardrails. Keep it password-protected.

Bottom line: wrong category entirely. This isn't something to recommend to families looking for quality media—it's car ownership software.

Age Fit

Only relevant for teenage drivers in Tesla-owning families (16+). Younger kids have no business controlling a vehicle remotely, and the app offers nothing for entertainment or education outside that narrow use case.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

This is a car control app, not entertainment media. It's emotionally neutral—no modeling of relationships or values. The 'Theater' branding is misleading; this is vehicle management software. Wholesome doesn't really apply, but it's not unwholesome either.

Imaginative

Zero creative or exploratory content. It's a utility app for checking battery levels and unlocking doors. The only 'imaginative' angle is that kids might think summoning a car is cool for about 30 seconds, but there's no building, creating, or curiosity-sparking here.

Safe

Major safety concern: this app controls a 4,000-pound vehicle. While Tesla has parental controls for the car itself, giving kids access to an app that can start the engine, unlock doors, or summon the vehicle is genuinely dangerous. No ads or predatory monetization, but the physical safety risk is real. The web search confirms parental controls exist for the car, but the app itself isn't designed with child safety guardrails.

Enriching

Might teach basic concepts about electric vehicles, energy management, and renewable energy (solar/Powerwall features). But it's a control panel, not an educational tool. A teenager learning to drive could gain responsibility skills, but that's a stretch. Mostly just... checking if your car is locked.

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Why It Might Be Great

Teaches teens about electric vehicle technology and energy management if they're learning to drive a Tesla
The Powerwall solar/battery monitoring could spark interest in renewable energy
Practical tool for families who actually own a Tesla to coordinate car usage
No ads, no subscriptions beyond Tesla ownership itself

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What to Watch For

This controls an actual vehicle—kids should NOT have unsupervised access to features like Summon, unlock, or remote start
Requires Tesla ownership, so completely irrelevant for 99.9% of families
The 'Theater' name is misleading—this isn't entertainment, it's a car key app
Location tracking is inherent to the app's function

Conversation Starters

"How does an electric car's battery work differently from a gas tank?"
"What responsibilities come with being able to control a car remotely?"
"How much energy does our family use compared to what solar panels could generate?"

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