Pointsy
Chores, points & rewards your kids will actually love.
Pointsy turns everyday chores into a game the whole family can see. Parents award points with a tap; kids watch their balance grow and spend it on rewards you set — all in one sleek, mobile-first app.
No app store needed — install it straight to your home screen.
From zero to awarding points in minutes
Everything is set up inside the app — no spreadsheets, no accounts for the kids.
Set up your family
Create a family, add your kids with an avatar and a 4-digit PIN, and pick from a starter set of chores and rewards — or make your own.
Award points for chores
Tap a chore to award points, or let kids log their own for your approval. Set rotations, daily limits, and checklists so it's fair and clear.
Kids redeem rewards
Kids spend points on rewards you've set. You approve each redemption, so nothing is spent by accident — and every point is tracked.
Everything a family rewards system needs
Thoughtfully built for real households — fair, flexible, and genuinely fun for kids.
Smart chore catalog
Categories, ~200 icons, per-chore daily/weekly limits, core chores, and take-turns rotation between kids.
Checklists & kid submissions
Break a chore into steps. Kids can log completed chores themselves and you approve them from a tidy queue.
Rewards & safe redemptions
Points are reserved while a request is pending; you approve, then mark it delivered. Overdrawn kids can't redeem.
Challenges
Time-boxed goals that pay a bonus — per-kid or whole-family, with optional weekly repeat and parent approval.
Team-up rewards
Kids pool their points for a shared reward, splitting the cost evenly — with invites and a single parent approval.
Trustworthy points
Balances are derived from an append-only ledger, so they can never silently drift. Every change is auditable.
One household, many families
A single deployment serves many families, each strictly isolated. Invite a co-parent with a one-time code.
Installable PWA
Add it to the home screen for an app-like feel, an offline shell, and opt-in push notifications.
Accessible by design
Targets WCAG 2.1 AA, with big tap targets, visible focus, reduced-motion support, and screen-reader-friendly markup.
Sleek on every screen
The dark "Emerald Noir" design system makes points feel rewarding — for parents and kids alike.
Parent dashboard
Approvals, deliveries & balances at a glance.
Kid home
Balance, today's must-dos, streaks & goals.
Challenges
Goals that pay a bonus when hit.
Rewards
Spend points solo — or team up.
Goals that keep kids motivated
Set a time-boxed challenge — earn 300 points this fortnight, log 10 chores a week, or keep a daily core-chore streak — and Pointsy pays a bonus the moment it's hit.
- Per-kid races or one shared family goal
- Optional weekly repeat that resets each Monday
- Auto-pay the bonus, or hold it for your approval
Bigger rewards, earned together
Some rewards are better shared. Mark a reward as a team reward and kids can pool their points — pizza & game night, a family outing — splitting the cost evenly.
- Each kid sees their even share before opting in
- Invites, live previews, and one parent approval
- Shares are held until everyone's in
Built around children's privacy
Pointsy is designed for data minimization, so the compliance surface (COPPA / GDPR-K) stays small. Kids aren't users in the PII sense — they're just a name, an avatar, and a PIN inside your family.
- Only parents have accounts. No kid email, no contact info, no behavioural tracking on children.
- No ads, no selling data. Ever. There's nothing to monetize and no third-party trackers on kids.
- Parental consent at sign-up. The account owner affirms they're the parent or guardian.
- Export & erasure built in. Export your family's data, or delete the whole family in one action.
Use ours, or run your own
Pointsy is MIT-licensed and built to fork. Point it at a free Neon database, deploy to Vercel, and you have your own private instance.
Make chores rewarding
Set up your family in a few minutes — it's free, and there's nothing to install.