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GrumpyGrizzly4683
New Participant
February 7, 2026
Question

Why on earth can I not gift a subscription to gorilla tag to my 12-year-old?

  • February 7, 2026
  • 10 replies
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My son who recently got a Meta quest almost exclusively for gorilla tag was very excited to find out about the new fan club subscription plan. Yet there is no way to purchase the subscription for him or gift it to him after speaking to several Meta employees. It makes no sense that I could monitor his account, purchased things for him, share them with him, even purchase, shiny rocks, but not approve a subscription on my own personal card for him. Similarly, it could be possible to purchase shiny rocks each month, which could be used to pay for the subscription, but that isn’t allowed either. I think this is a huge oversight and should be fixed.

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      steve40
      steve40
      Honored Contributor
      February 7, 2026

      Subscriptions through Meta headsets are age limited to at least 13+ and parents cannot purchase subscriptions for child-managed accounts (ages 10-12). There is a workaround for the Horizon+ subscriptions, which can be shared from the parent's account through App Sharing, but I doubt that would work for Gorilla Tag because DLC and in-game content cannot be shared through App Sharing. So the basic solution is to wait until your child's next birthday after they set up their 13+ account.

        GrumpyGrizzly4683Author
        New Participant
        February 8, 2026

        Thanks. Yes, I understand. That is likely what we will have to do. The issue is that my son wants the perks that come with being an original subscriber and he won’t get them that way.

        I honestly left this post at the request of some of the Meta workers in hopes that the subscription policy might be reconsidered. It would be pretty simple to add the subscription connected to a parent card, and even for it to need to be renewed each month with approval to help avoid any problems.

          joao730467
          New Participant
          February 14, 2026

          Well, just to reinforce this post, I'm in the same exact situation. My kid wants to end his Roblox subscription to get a Gorilla Tag one but sounds like a no go.

            Blemo88
            New Participant
            March 1, 2026

            Exact same problem. Makes no sense…and so frustrating. 

              Lostboysak
              New Participant
              March 24, 2026

              I agree we are in the same boat im assuming there is still no update. 

              Southpaw5
              New Participant
              April 4, 2026

              We are in the same boat. My son is really disappointed to not be able to purchase the subscription. He works to earn his own spending money and wants to get the perks with the gorilla tag subscription. He says it’s very unfair that the system is set up like this. 

              steve40
              steve40
              Honored Contributor
              April 4, 2026

              You'll have to take that up with the game developer.

                KaraMom2025
                New Participant
                August 12, 2026

                My child just requested the Gorilla Tag subscription. Has there been an update? Can we now buy subscriptions for 12 and under?

                Choleni
                Choleni
                Honored Contributor
                August 12, 2026

                KaraMom2025​  

                Has there been an update? Can we now buy subscriptions for 12 and under?

                I don't think so. For subscriptions the account need a payment method on it. Child accounts don't have a wallet or the option to add a payment method.

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