Minimum age: 18+
About FOMO
FOMO is a private social networking app designed for close friend groups. Users create and join circles — small, invite-only groups — to share photos, videos, short-form content (Fliks), thoughts, and messages with the people they care about most.
Minimum Age
FOMO requires all users to be at least 18 years of age. We verify age through date-of-birth verification during registration, and accounts found to belong to users under 18 are terminated and their personal information deleted.
This requirement is set out in our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. We chose 18+ to reflect that FOMO involves user-generated content, direct messaging, and proximity-based sharing — features best suited to adult users who can make informed decisions about how they share with their friends.
Store Ratings
App stores assign their own age ratings independent of an app's actual minimum-age policy. FOMO's ratings are:
- Apple App Store: Rated 17+ — Apple's age categories are 4+, 9+, 12+, and 17+. We selected 17+ as the most restrictive available rating to reflect the user-generated nature of the content.
- Google Play: Target audience set to 18+ — we have declared FOMO as an adults-only social app on Google Play.
Regardless of the store rating, our Terms require all users to be at least 18 years of age.
Content Considerations
- User-Generated Content: Users can share photos, videos, and text posts within their circles. Content is visible only to circle members.
- Direct Messaging: Users can send private messages to other members within their circles.
- Infrequent Mature Content: As with any social platform, user-shared content may occasionally include profanity, suggestive themes, or references to alcohol and tobacco.
Safety Measures
- Content is shared only within private, invite-only circles — not publicly.
- Users must be invited or use proximity-based sharing (Bump) to join a circle.
- Users can report inappropriate content and block other users.
- The app does not include a public feed or discovery of strangers.
- No gambling, loot boxes, or in-app purchases involving chance-based rewards.
- FOMO maintains published Child Safety Standards and reports suspected child sexual abuse material to NCMEC and applicable authorities.
Not Included in FOMO
- No violent or graphic content features
- No gambling or simulated gambling
- No medical or health advice
- No horror or fear-based content
- No unrestricted web browsing