Family Chores Help

How do rewards and points work?

Quick answer

Parents make rewards with a point cost. Kids tap Redeem when they have enough points; if approval is on, a parent approves it on Home.

Make a reward (parents)

  • Tap New Reward on Home or the Rewards tab.
  • Title: what they get. Add a Description if you want.
  • Cost: how many points it takes.
  • Icon: tap one.
  • Parent approval required: on by default.
  • Limited quantity: turn on to cap how many are available.
  • Only certain children: turn on to show it to some kids only.
  • Tap Create.

Redeem a reward

  • Open the Rewards tab.
  • Parent? Pick the child at the top first.
  • Tap Redeem, then Confirm.
  • Redeem is greyed out until there are enough points.
  • Needing approval? It shows under My requests (or the child’s requests) until a parent decides. Tap Cancel to take it back.

Approve a reward (parents)

  • On Home, see Reward requests.
  • Tap Approve, or Decline with a reason.

Save up for a goal

  • Tap Set Goal on a reward.
  • The goal and progress show on the child’s Home.

Points vs available

  • Available is what can be spent now.
  • Points held for a waiting reward request are not available.

Add or take away points (parents)

  • On Home, tap Adjust next to a child.
  • Type an amount: like 10, or -10 to take away.
  • Type a reason and tap Save.

See the history

  • Activity tab: every point earned, spent, held, reversed or adjusted.
  • Kids see only their own.