Best Chore and Allowance Apps for Kids

How do I choose a chore and allowance app?

Start with what you need: real money handled digitally, points that buy rewards, or simply chores that the whole family can see. That decides the choice, not the star rating in the store.

Then ask what you want to teach. If every chore turns into a payment, a child gets used to asking 'what do I get?' If the app only counts points and leaves the money decision to you, you keep more freedom. I wrote a separate article on what to pay for and what not to.

I write as a parent and as the author of HiHuman. Every fact about the other apps comes from their own pages as of 9 November 2026. Terms and prices change, so check their sites. I claim nothing negative about them that their pages do not show.

Who is Greenlight for?

Greenlight describes itself as a family finance app with a debit card for kids and teens. A parent sets spending limits and gets notifications, an allowance is set up once and paid automatically, and chores can be linked to earnings.

Its page also lists investing (the child researches, the parent approves trades), savings and family safety features. Banking services are provided through a partner bank, which the page states.

• Strength: a real card and automatic payouts. A child learns to spend real money.
• Limit: it is a financial product. Values, agreements and family conversation stay your job, and the app does not lead them.
• A fit if you want the card and spending controls. Check the page for the plan and its terms.

Who is BusyKid for?

BusyKid calls itself an allowance app with a prepaid debit card. A parent sets chores, the child completes them, and the allowance is deposited every Friday.

The page shows three clear parts: earn, give and save. A child gives a share of the allowance to charity, and a share can be saved automatically. Investing is optional. Grandparents, friends and neighbors can add money to the child's account.

• Strength: a simple loop of chore, money, savings and giving, good for teaching how to divide money.
• Limit: the page does not state ages or pricing, so ask the service.
• A fit if you want a card and the habit of splitting money into spending, saving and giving.

Who is Chore Boss for?

By its own page, Chore Boss is a family app for sharing household chores, tracking allowance and giving rewards. A child can earn money or points, and a parent sets rewards that the points go toward.

Chores can be organized by room and by turn, with a shared balance and real-time family sync. There is a free tier with a limit on the number of chores, and a paid version with more features. It works on iPhone, iPad and Android.

• Strength: points or money, your choice, and flexible chore setup.
• Limit: some features, such as turn rotation and photo proof, belong to the paid version.
• A fit if you want chore and reward tracking without a bank card.

Who is Famiyo for?

Famiyo, according to its page, combines a shared family calendar, chores that earn points and a rewards shop. A parent creates one-off and repeating tasks with a point value, the child checks them off on their own phone, and points arrive after a parent approves, or at once if you allow it.

You invent the rewards yourself, for example a movie pick or pocket money. The app does not move real money, and points are its internal currency. A child joins with a personal code, without an email or a password. The free version limits the number of members and repeating tasks, and a paid subscription lifts the limits.

• Strength: calendar and chores in one place, with rewards you design.
• Limit: no money inside the app, everything is in points. The page does not show subscription prices.
• A fit if you want both a family schedule and a points system.

Who are Homey and Homsy for?

Homey calls itself an app for chores, allowance and rewards. A parent assigns responsibilities and paid jobs, a child sets longer goals, and allowance can be sent to a savings or checking account. The page shows no prices and says only that you can start for free.

Homsy is different. It is a household organizer for tasks and chores, aimed at couples, families and roommates, with chores that rotate between members and a streak of completions. Its page says nothing about allowance, points or rewards, so I would not pick it as a kids' money app. As a way to keep a shared home in order, it fits.

Who is HiHuman for, and where is it weaker?

I built HiHuman myself. It is parenting as a game: a child of 10 to 14 earns points for chores, study and training, and a parent sets the rules, the rewards and the price of a point. A summary of the day reaches the parent in Telegram at 20:00.

The core value is not the phone and not screen time. I built it around values, family agreements, the relationship and skills that school does not teach, such as how money works and how to negotiate. Points can turn into pocket money at your price per point, or you can use rewards such as a movie together.

• Strength: the rules stay with the parent, and points are tied to growth and conversation, not only to payment.
• Limit: the app does not pay the child or issue a card. You hand over the money yourself.
• Limit: it is built for ages 10 to 14, and the program is still a pilot tested on the first families.
• A fit if upbringing and agreements matter more to you than real money in digital form.

Which app should I pick, in short?

Pick by the job, not by the name. If you need a card and money, look at Greenlight and BusyKid. If you need chores, points and rewards, look at Chore Boss, Famiyo and Homey. If you need order in a shared home without kids' money, look at Homsy. If upbringing matters most and you are happy to hand over the money yourself, look at HiHuman.

Do not pay for a year up front. Try one app for two weeks together with your child and see what they use on their own. If they are bored after three days, no feature will help.

And remember that an app does not replace a conversation. Any system works while you decide together what counts as a chore, what it is worth and what the points or money are spent on.

Want to run this as a game instead of in your head?

HiHuman has tasks priced in points, a weekly target, rewards, rules and a ranking. The parent stays in charge, and the child sees clear rules.