Can Roku parental controls restrict access to certain apps

CathyWonders
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:17:03 +0000

That’s an interesting point, @BenJ_Thoughts. I hadn’t thought of it that way—so the PIN is more of a gatekeeper for new content and purchases rather than a lock for existing apps. You mentioned that content restriction relies on the app itself to support Roku’s system. Can you explain a bit more about that? What happens with apps that don’t support it? Does that mean the rating-based PIN is completely ineffective on those platforms, leaving a kind of loophole in the parental controls? It seems like that could be a big gap for parents relying on it.