Cut the Rope age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know

• –Official rating above age 7
  ESRB: E; App Store 4+; Google Play Everyone
• –Contact with other players or strangers
  No chat listed (App Store, Play)
• ✓Purchases with real money
  App Store: hints, seasons, no ads $0.99–$9.99
• –Paid random items
  No random items listed (App Store, Play)
• –Violence or scary content in rating descriptors
  No descriptors listed (ESRB, App Store, Play)
• –Government lawsuits, fines, or safety warnings
  None found

Each flag is a yes-or-no fact from the sources on this page. The number is a count of flags, not a safety score. How we count.

Checked October 2026. Ratings and settings change; check the official source before you decide. What do these ratings mean?

Facts for parents, not medical or legal advice. If you're worried about your child, talk to your pediatrician.

What is Cut the Rope?

Short answer: A puzzle game in which you cut ropes so a piece of candy swings and falls into the mouth of Om Nom, a little green monster.

ZeptoLab released it in 2010. Sequels include Cut the Rope: Experiments (2011) and Cut the Rope 2 (2013). Newer titles on the App Store include Cut the Rope Daily (2023) and Cut the Rope 3 on Apple Arcade (2023); all are rated 4+.

Cut the Rope age rating: what's in it

Short answer: 4+ on the App Store and Everyone on Google Play; the Nintendo versions are E from the ESRB.

• ESRB: E, no descriptors, for the Nintendo DSi and 3DS versions. For Triple Treat, the ESRB describes "progressively harder physics-based puzzles" with ropes and bubbles.
• App Store: 4+, no descriptors.
• Google Play: Everyone, no descriptors.
• Common Sense Media: 7+. It lists violence and scariness, bad language, and drinking as not present.

Ads and purchases

The phone games are free and show ads. Cut the Rope sells ad removal for $0.99, packs of solutions and magnets, and extra seasons of levels, with offers up to $9.99. Cut the Rope 2 sells a $4.99 Premium Membership and coin piles from $1.99 to $39.99. Neither store lists chat for these games; Cut the Rope 2 sells "Om Nom's Party Box," and we couldn't confirm whether its contents are random. We found no government action naming Cut the Rope or ZeptoLab.

The habit kids may copy: cut and see

Each level has several ropes, and the order of cuts decides where the candy goes. A wrong cut means starting the level again.

Try tonight: another way to Om Nom

Put a toy "monster" on the floor and a ball across the room. Your child tries to get the ball to the monster without carrying it. When one way fails, say: "That way didn't work. What's another way?" In our program, this is the lesson "Plan B": if one way doesn't work, try another.

What age is Cut the Rope for?

The ESRB rates it E (everyone), and the App Store rates it 4+. Common Sense Media lists it for ages 7 and up.

Does Cut the Rope have in-app purchases?

Yes. The App Store lists hints, extra seasons, and ad removal from $0.99 to $9.99, and the game shows ads.

Is Cut the Rope violent?

No content descriptors are listed by the ESRB, Apple, or Google Play, and Common Sense Media lists violence and scariness as not present.

What is Cut the Rope 3 rated?

Cut the Rope 3, on Apple Arcade since 2023, is rated 4+ on the App Store.

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