For the kids in the house
Homework works for kids the same way it works for everyone else — with one difference: a parent sets up and manages a child's account until they're ready to run their own. Here's exactly what that means, starting with the part that surprises people.
Set expectations early
This isn't a printed chart
Homework is real software, not a checklist for the fridge. For a kid to see what's due, check something off, or watch their Gratitude Coin balance move, they need to actually open the app — on a phone, a tablet, or a shared family computer — signed in as themselves. If nobody's handing a kid a device with the app on it, or opening it for them, tasks won't get checked off and coins won't move. It's built to be used, not hung up.
No email required
What a child account is
Most kids don't have an email address, so they don't sign up the way an adult does. A parent creates a child account right from the app, in Settings → Household → Add child, and picks a username and a 4-digit PIN for them instead of an email and password. The child signs in with those on whatever device the family hands them — no inbox needed — and a parent controls the account until it's ready to graduate.
Every account, kid or adult, also gets its own color and shape — the mark that shows up next to their tasks and balance everywhere in the app. That means a kid who can't read yet can still find their own stuff on screen: it's the picture that's theirs, not the name.
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My color
Marks tasks and rewards as yours across the app.
My shape
A second way to tell who's who at a glance.
Growing up
Graduating a child account
When a parent decides a kid is ready — a first email address, more independence, or just getting older — they can graduate the child account to a full one, with its own email and password. Nothing about their task history, coin balance, or past rewards is lost in the switch.
Same rules for everyone
Gratitude Coins aren't just for grown-ups
A kid earns coins by completing their own tasks exactly like an adult does, and spends them on rewards anyone in the household offers — or ones they set up themselves. Some families keep it playful; others tie it to a real allowance for older kids.More on how the coin economy works →
Extra care
Privacy for kids under 13
For a child under 13, a parent can mark the account accordingly, which limits what's visible and collected by default.Read the specifics in our privacy policy →