ChoreBucks - Family Allowance

ChoreBucks makes managing your family's allowances fun and educational!

FREE FOR 30 DAYS
• The first 30 days are free, no card needed. After that the app needs a subscription: monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase

TEACH MONEY SKILLS
Help your children understand the value of work and money. Kids complete chores, request approval, and watch their earnings grow until payout.

VIRTUAL PET SYSTEM
Kids can adopt a virtual pet that grows with their chores! 32 species to discover, from pandas to dragons. Feed your pet by completing chores, teach it tricks, and customize it with 50+ HD accessories.

GAMIFICATION
• XP & Levels: Earn experience points for every chore
• Streaks: Build daily streaks and earn bonus rewards
• Family Challenges: Compete or cooperate with siblings
• Family vs Family: Challenge other families and compete anonymously!
• Top Families Leaderboard: See how your family ranks

GROWN-UPS PLAY TOO
• Log your own chores, earn XP and level up beside your kids
• Adopt a pet of your own — off until you switch it on

FAMILY CALENDAR
• See who is going where, and who is taking them
• Take turns on a repeating trip, or split it: one drops off, another picks up
• Bring in a phone or club calendar — you choose what comes in

SHOPPING & TODO LISTS
• Shared family shopping and todo lists
• Group items by category for faster shopping trips
• Per-member access control
• Check off items in real time

HOME SCREEN WIDGETS
• My Day: chores, pet, streak, earnings at a glance
• Family Overview: pending approvals, children's progress, period countdown
• Available on both iOS and Android with full localization

SCREEN TIME REWARDS
• Kids earn screen time by completing chores
• Request extra minutes for specific apps
• Parents approve or deny - you stay in control
• Enable in Settings > Chores > Screen Time Rewards

HOW IT WORKS

For Parents:
• Set up your family's allowance rules in minutes
• Choose flat or age-based allowances
• Customize settings per child: allowance, screen time, deductions
• Create permanent chores or one-time tasks
• Schedule chores per day of week (e.g. music on Mondays only)
• Let a chore take turns between the children
• Add a photo to one-time chores so kids see exactly what to do
• Pin favorite chores to the top of the list
• Post first-come-first-served opportunities for kids to claim
• Approve completed chores with a single tap
• Track each child's progress, XP level, and earnings
• View chore history - see who did what and when

For Kids:
• See available chores and their values
• Claim first-come-first-served opportunities
• Mark chores as complete and request approval
• Watch earnings grow with a countdown to payout
• Request early payment when you need it
• Set savings goals and track progress with a piggy bank
• Care for your virtual pet and teach it tricks!

SAVINGS & PIGGY BANK
• Set personalized savings goals (new bike, video game, etc.)
• Visual progress bars show how close you are
• "X weeks to go" estimates based on allowance
• Track deposits from gifts and spending on purchases

SAVINGS VAULT
• A locked pot kept separate from the piggy bank — you approve every deposit and release
• Vault savings can earn a monthly bonus, and at payout you can send part of earnings straight to it

BUILT FOR FAMILIES
• Easy child login with family code and PIN
• Share invite codes via QR code
• Biometric login (fingerprint/face) for quick access
• Invite co-parents (with change notifications)
• Weekly family digest emails
• Font size settings for accessibility
• Available in 25 languages

PRIVACY FIRST
• Children's data stays within your family
• No ads, no data selling
• Photo proofs auto-delete after approval

Terms of Use: https://chorebucksapp.com/en/terms
Privacy Policy: https://chorebucksapp.com/en/privacy

Recent changes:
- School/work calendars: one row per child per day, and a lesson never asks who drives
- Android: "This phone's calendar" can now be connected
- Filter the calendar by person and by kind
- Double-tap to take a turn, again to give it back, with Undo
- "I can't make this one" for a single date
- Grown-ups earn XP for the lifts they drive
- Past days no longer read "Today", and crash fixes