Chores, Rewards, and Allowance 4+

I absolutely love this app! I’m a mother of four and it’s exhausting having to nag my teenagers to do their daily chores and hygiene tasks. Now I don’t have to! The responsibility is truly on them to either ignore the apps reminders or complete the task. And less nagging from me = happier home. They absolutely love the system-I even did some Level Up rewards where they could get free points after they earned so many! There’s really only two things I don’t like about the app. The first is if you set a mandatory daily task, it must be sent through even if the child chose not to do it. So if my teen decides they don’t want to clean the kitchen today, it will show up as a red notification telling them to complete it. They get annoyed by the red notification showing how many tasks aren’t done yet so I wish you could turn that off and ease their anxiety a bit. Second thing I don’t like is the display of daily tasks. It’s one big long list and can really feel overwhelming when you have the Zoomed text feature on your phone. It would be nice if it just had a square box showing the emojis and the kids could click on the emoji to see the task. It would also be nice if there were some pre-made tasks and rewards you could choose from a template. Other than that, I really love it. It’s our first week so I’m sure there’s more to love but it’s really been a lifesaver.

Love this app!!! We have tried so many systems for rewards and punishments with our kids, and this is the only thing that has worked. It’s free. It’s simple. It’s easily customizable. It’s shareable. And it works for multiple kids. It gives kids clear expectations and consequences. You have it wherever you go, so you can instantly add or take away points depending on behavior. Additionally, my husband and I can both access the account to add or subtract points; and we are notified when the other has awarded or removed points, so we are on the same page with parenting. We use it for chores, for positive reinforcement (of things like being kind or helpful or honest), for creating good habits (brushing teeth, being ready for the bus on time, for making your bed, etc), and for accountability (getting along with siblings or being respectful to parents/teachers/bus driver). You choose privileges that they really want to work toward earning and consequences that you know they want to avoid....and the nice thing is that you choose whatever you want and however many points it’s worth. I also appreciate that when you implement a privilege or consequence that has a time limit (like 1 hour of computer time), it automatically starts a timer when you award that privilege/penalty. Great app! Great tool!

I’m on my trial period but plan to subscribe! As parents, burden as on the us to hold kids accountable to responsibilities but it’s EXHAUSTING. This app has made it way easier as a communication tool/aide to help that but still give parents access. Kids get reminder prompts to complete THEIR tasks and parents have the option to remind them also. I like the linkage to screen times, just need to figure it out. If I could change anything it would be modifying the “anytime” tasks to bonus tasks and the ability to show it as such. Like, “surprise! Mom just dropped a bonus gig and is giving $5 to complete by the end of the day!” Something like that. Otherwise, the same anytime gigs appear and the unmotivated kids become desensitized to them.

Also, completing tasks that have cash value (vs points) don’t have a clear usability when it comes to redemption. The spend tab appears to favor points redemption for privileges, but maybe cash balance can have its own cash spend bucket? I know my oldest has a few toys in mind that are on her wish list, would be nice to assign those as a dollar value. Otherwise, everything about this app wins over the others so far and I’m only on day 3!