Walkthrough
How it works
Setting it all up takes about an evening. Here's how it goes, step by step: what the adult does, what the child sees, and how points are earned.
Getting started
Three things for an adult to do
Create your family
An adult signs up — with an email address or with Google — and creates a family space. Only members of your family can see what you add there.
Add a child
Install Family Agreements on the child's device. Your app shows a QR code; in their app, the child taps "I'm a child!" and scans the code with the camera — no password, no email, no access to contacts.
Add the first task
Pick a starter task. Or write it in your own words, if your family calls it something else.
A child's day
A clear list of tasks
The child opens the app and sees what they can do today, what they're already working on, and what's waiting for an adult to check. Each task shows how many points it's worth right away.
- Take a task with one tap. If they change their mind, they can drop it
- Send it for review when it's done
- See how many points a task is worth and how many they've saved so far
What the adult does
Approve it or send it back
All finished tasks are in one list. The adult approves them one by one or all at once. If something isn't done, the adult can send the task back and write what to fix — the child will see it.
- Approve them all at once when a few pile up during the day
- When you send a task back, you can write what's wrong
- Notifications come only when an adult is actually needed
Rewards
Everyone knows the price up front
Your family comes up with the rewards: screen time, a favorite meal, a trip to the movies, a weekend outing. There are ready-made rewards to start with, and you can edit them. Each reward has a price in points, and the child sees it before they even start saving.
When they have enough points, the child asks for the reward in the app. An adult hands it over, and the app shows that both sides did their part.
- The adult sets the rewards and their prices
- The child sees how much more they need to save for each reward
- Every reward request goes to an adult; if the answer is no, they explain why
Together
One shared family goal
Besides personal rewards, there's one shared goal — a camping trip, a day out, a big board game. All the children save for it together, and everyone can see how much is left. It also shows who put in how much.
- One goal per family, with a name and a price in points
- Contributing is voluntary: the child decides how much to put in and can't take it back. If the goal is archived before it's reached, everyone gets their points back
- Everyone in the family sees the progress on their Overview screen
Keeping track
Points history
Every point earned and every point spent goes into the history, with the date and the reason. If someone asks "where did you get all those?", don't argue — just open the history.
- Points earned for tasks, spent on rewards, put into the shared goal
- The child sees their own points history; the adult sees the whole family's points
- The full Family activity feed is in Family Pro; the free version shows recent events
Several adults
Mom, Dad, Grandma — each with their own role
A family can have more than one adult, and they have different roles. One makes the decisions, one helps check tasks, one just wants to stay in the loop. What each adult can do in the app depends on their role.
The person who created the family invites the other adults. The free version allows two adults; for a third, you need Family Pro.
- Roles: who decides, who helps out, who simply watches
- Adults are invited by email, with a code that expires after 10 minutes
- The history shows who approved what
If you make a mistake
Anyone can make a mistake. If you approve tasks one by one, you can undo the approval you just made within five minutes. Approving all at once and spending points on a reward can't be undone.
- A child can drop a task they took and loses nothing
- Only an adult can approve a task — nothing gets approved automatically after a set time
- Points never expire and never go negative: a canceled task simply earns nothing
- A task or reward can be turned off and turned back on — the points history stays
The rest is up to you
The app just keeps a record of your agreements. What you agree on is your family's decision.
Free. Android 8.0 and newer.
