⭐ Quests with deadlines
Each chore has a time window: an early bonus, on time, or late. A countdown shows what's next, with levels and daily streaks to keep kids going.
Chores · Points · Pocket money
Make chores a game your kids actually want to play.
A screen on the family PC shows each child's quests for the day. Kids tap a quest when it's done, you approve it from your phone, and once a week their points become pocket money they save in jars for the things they want.
Everything a family needs, nothing it doesn't
📱 Approve from your phone
Swipe to approve a finished chore, or send it back with a note. Plan quests, times and points from the phone, starting from a library of common chores.
🐷 Payday and savings jars
A weekly payday turns points into money. Kids pour it into savings jars for the things they want, and you can send gifts and record spending.
🎁 Surprise quests
Pop a surprise quest onto the kids' screen for them to race for, or take on together.
🎉 Sounds and celebrations
Claims, approvals, level-ups and payday all get their moment, with quiet hours for the evenings.
🏖️ Holidays and sick days
Pause for a holiday or mark a sick day, so time off never breaks a streak.
Your family's data stays at home
Everything lives on your own PC: no accounts, no tracking, no cloud database. The kids' screen and your phones talk to it over your home Wi-Fi.
Two ways to run it
Coming soon
Hands-off
The easy way. Install it on the family PC and you're done.
- Install the parent app on your phone, with notifications when a chore is done
- Approve and plan from anywhere, not just on the home Wi-Fi
- Plan quests even while the PC is off
- No extra accounts, router settings or networking to set up
Your family's data still stays on your PC. Want to know when it launches? Email hello@pocketmoneypal.com.
Hands-on
Free and open source, for people who like to tinker.
- Runs entirely on your home network
- Phones use it in the browser on the home Wi-Fi
- For the installable app and remote access, bring your own HTTPS (Tailscale, your own domain, or a reverse proxy)
Questions
What do I need?
A Windows 10 or 11 PC for the kids' screen (a second monitor works well), and parents' phones with a modern browser.
Where is our data kept?
On your PC, in one folder. Nothing is stored on our servers. With hands-off, your phone's requests pass through our relay to reach your PC, but the relay doesn't keep any of your family's data.
Is it really free?
Yes. The app is open source and the hands-on way costs nothing. Hands-off will be a paid option, because it runs a service on our side.
Does it work with Home Assistant?
Not yet. A Home Assistant integration is on the roadmap.