Robux: setting spending limits and avoiding scams
How Robux works, how kids overspend, the common Robux scams, and how to set limits and protect your child's account.
- Robux are bought with real money through the app store, Roblox's website or gift cards.
- Set a monthly spending limit in Parental Controls and don't save a card on the account.
- There's no such thing as free Robux; generators, giveaways and trading offers are scams.
Robux is Roblox's virtual currency. Kids use it to buy avatar items, game passes and in-game advantages. It's bought with real money, and it's easy to spend more than intended.
How kids get Robux
- Purchases in the Roblox app through Google Play or the App Store
- Roblox's website, with a card or other payment method
- Gift cards and prepaid cards
- A Roblox Premium subscription, which gives monthly Robux
- Earning from their own games or items (for creators)
How spending adds up
- Game passes and items are cheap individually, but many purchases add up.
- Some experiences use random rewards, like crates or pets with rarity tiers, which encourage repeated spending. See loot boxes and gacha games.
- Friends' avatars create pressure to buy the latest items.
Set limits
- Monthly spending limit: set in Roblox Parental Controls from your linked parent account. See Roblox parental controls.
- Spending notifications: get notified when your child spends.
- App store approvals: turn on purchase approval in Google Play or Ask to Buy on iPhone. See stopping surprise purchases.
- Don't save a card on the Roblox account or device.
- Use gift cards as a fixed allowance.
Common Robux scams
Free Robux generators
Websites and videos promising free Robux in exchange for logging in, completing "verification", downloading an app, or giving a phone number. They steal accounts or charge you. There's no legitimate free Robux generator.
Fake giveaways
Accounts or videos claiming to give away Robux if you follow, share or log in.
Trading scams
Older children trade limited items. Scammers promise good trades and then don't deliver, or trick kids into giving items first.
Account theft ("beaming")
Scammers trick children into sharing passwords or login cookies (sometimes by asking them to paste code into their browser), then steal valuable items.
Robux for favours
Strangers offering Robux in exchange for friendship, personal information, photos or moving to another app. This is a grooming red flag.
Protect the account
- Turn on 2-step verification.
- Never share passwords or paste anything into the browser because someone asked.
- Only buy Robux from Roblox or official gift cards.
If your child was scammed
- Change the password and secure the email account.
- Report the scammer to Roblox.
- Contact Roblox Support about stolen items or unauthorised purchases.
- Contact Google Play or Apple about unauthorised in-app purchases.
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