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❓ How Level Up Allowance works

🚀How Level Up Allowance works

Level Up Allowance turns chores into a game. You decide the chores and what each one pays. Your kids check them off. You approve. The money piles up in each kid's piggy bank, and you pay out whenever you like.

  1. 1You set up chores and dollar amounts.
  2. 2Your kids sign in on their own device and tap Done.
  3. 3You approve (or send back) what they did.
  4. 4Approved money adds up in their piggy bank. You pay out and mark it paid.
💡 Level Up Allowance keeps score. It never moves real money. You pay in cash, Venmo, Zelle, or however you like, then record it with the Pay out button.
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Kid taps Done
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You approve
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Piggy bank grows
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You pay out
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✅Quick start (about 5 minutes)

  1. 1Create your account and name your family. Sign up
  2. 2Add your kids with an avatar and a 4-digit PIN. Kids tab
  3. 3Add a few chores with a dollar amount each. Chores tab
  4. 4Pick your week start day, weekly bonus, and time zone. Settings
  5. 5On your kids' phone or tablet, open the Kid link from Settings. They tap their avatar and enter their PIN.
  6. 6When a kid taps Done, approve it on the Today tab. That's the whole loop!

🏡Create your account and family

  1. 1On the home page tap “I’m a parent”, then “New here? Create an account”.
  2. 2Enter your email and a password (8+ characters) and tap Sign up.
  3. 3Name your family (for example “The Smiths”) and tap Let’s go!
👀 What to expect: You land on the Today tab. It is empty until you add kids and chores. The tabs along the top are Today, Chores, Kids, History, Help (a menu with “Message us” and “See how it works”), and Settings.
💡 Want your partner to manage chores too? Go to Settings, scroll to “Add another parent”, and enter their email. They need to sign up first.
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🧒Add your kids

  1. 1Open the Kids tab.
  2. 2Type their name, pick an avatar, and choose a 4-digit PIN.
  3. 3Tap Add kid.

Later you can: tap ✏️ Edit name & avatar to change how they look, Reset to give them a new PIN, or Remove to stop them signing in (their history is kept).

💡 Kids don't need an email address. Avatar plus PIN keeps things simple and private. You can't see a PIN after it's set, but you can always reset it.
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📝Create chores

  1. 1Open the Chores tab and fill in “New chore”.
  2. 2Pick an emoji, name the chore, and enter what it pays in dollars.
  3. 3Choose how often: Every day, Once a week, or Certain days (then tick the days).
  4. 4Tick which kids it’s assigned to and tap Add chore.
  • Every day: shows on your kid's list each day and can be done once per day.
  • Once a week: shows all week long and can be done once per week.
  • Certain days: only shows on the days you tick, like Mon, Wed, Fri.
  • ✏️ Edit chore: change anything, including who it's assigned to. A new price applies to chores done from then on. Chores already done keep their old price.
  • Pause / Resume: hides a chore from your kids without deleting it.
🛏️Make your bed$1.00
🐕Walk the dog$2.00
🗑️Take out trash$1.50

🔑How kids sign in

  1. 1In Settings, copy the Kid link and open it on your kid’s device. It remembers your family.
  2. 2Your kid taps their avatar.
  3. 3They type their 4-digit PIN. They’re in!
👀 What to expect: After the first time, the device remembers your family, so kids only tap their avatar and type their PIN. The app also asks for the Family code if a device has never been set up. Five wrong PINs in a row locks that kid out for 5 minutes. You can also tap ❓ on the kid screens to show them their own guide.
💡 Save the Kid link to the home screen on your kid's phone or tablet so it opens like an app.
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🎮What your kids see

Each kid gets a bright screen with their piggy bank total at the top, today's chores with a dollar amount on each, a weekly bonus bar, an optional savings goal, streaks, and badges.

  1. 1They tap Done! on a chore. Confetti pops and “+$1.00” floats up.
  2. 2The chore shows “Waiting for a grown-up”. They can tap “Oops, undo” if they tapped by mistake.
  3. 3You approve it. The checkmark appears and the money lands in their piggy bank.

Go ahead and try the practice chore on this page. It works just like the real thing.

✨ Try it! This is a practice chore
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Make your bed
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👍Approve chores

  1. 1Open the Today tab. Chores your kids finished appear under “Waiting for your approval”.
  2. 2Tap ✓ to approve or ✗ to send it back.
👀 What to expect: Approve: the money is added to their piggy bank. ✗ Not approved: the chore goes back to their list with a “Try again!” button, and no money is added.
💡 Turn on email alerts in Settings and you'll get a message with a “Review & approve” button when a kid finishes something. The page it opens lists everything waiting, with an “Approve all” button. The link works for 3 days.
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Max · Make your bed
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↩️Undo an approved chore

Approved something by mistake, or changed your mind? You can undo any approved chore. It goes back to not done, and everything that depended on it is rolled back.

  1. 1Open the History tab and pick the kid on the Chores view.
  2. 2Find the chore marked ✅ Done and tap ↩️ Undo approval. Use the 30 days / 90 days / 1 year buttons to go further back.
  3. 3Add a reason if you like (only you can see it) and tap “Yes, undo approval”.
👀 What to expect: The chore shows as ↩️ Undone in History. Its money comes out of the piggy bank right away. If it helped finish a week, the weekly bonus is removed too. A streak day that depended on it no longer counts. Totals and reports update to match, including past weeks. Your kid sees the chore as not done again and can tap Done! to redo it.
💡 This undoes an approval. It does not undo a payout you already recorded with Pay out. If you had already paid your kid, the balance can dip below zero. The Today tab then shows OVERPAID, and that amount is taken out of their future earnings automatically.
✅Make your bed+$1.00
↩️ Undo approval
↩️Make your bedUndone
Not done again. Your kid can redo it!
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🎁The weekly bonus

A bonus makes kids want to finish everything. Set the amount in Settings (use $0.00 for no bonus).

  1. 1Your kid sees a big orange bonus card showing the dollar amount and how many chores are left.
  2. 2Once every chore for the week is approved, the bonus unlocks and turns green.
  3. 3The bonus is added to their piggy bank automatically.
👀 What to expect: Every-day chores count 7 times a week, once-a-week chores count once, and “certain days” chores count once per ticked day. Changing the bonus amount only affects weeks that haven't been earned yet.
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Weekly bonus +$3.00do ALL chores

💵Piggy banks and paying out

The YOU OWE number on each kid's card is everything they've earned (approved chores plus bonuses) minus everything you've already paid them. It carries over from week to week.

  1. 1Pay your kid however you like (cash, Venmo, Zelle, and so on).
  2. 2On the Today tab, check the amount and choose the method.
  3. 3Tap Pay out. It’s recorded in History and their balance goes down.
👀 What to expect: Pay less than the full amount and the rest stays in their piggy bank. It's like a little savings account at the Bank of Mom and Dad. When the balance hits zero you'll see “All paid up ✓”.
YOU OWE
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All paid up ✓

🎯Savings goals

Kids can set a goal on their own screen, like “Lego set, $40”. A bar fills as their piggy bank grows. When they have enough, their screen says “You have enough! Show a grown-up!”.

You can see each kid's goal and progress on the Today tab. Goals are just for motivation. Nothing is bought or locked automatically.

🧱 Saving for Lego$24 / $40
$16.00 to go, you've got this!

🔥Streaks and badges

A 🔥 streak counts how many days in a row a kid finished at least one chore. Missing a day resets it, which kids hate, so they keep going.

Badges to unlock: 🌱 First Step · 🔥 3-Day Streak · ⚡ Week Warrior (7 days) · 🏆 Unstoppable (30 days) · ⭐ Perfect Week · 💵 $10 Club · 💰 $50 Club · 🎯 Goal Setter

🔥 5 day streak
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📜History

Open the History tab. It has two views:

  • 📋 Chores: pick a kid to see the last 30 days. Each chore is marked ✅ Done, ⏳ Waiting, ❌ Not approved, ↩️ Undone, or 😕 Missed, plus any weekly bonus. Approved chores have an Undo approval button.
  • 💰 Payments: every payout for the whole family with date, method, and amount, plus a total paid per kid.
💡 Today's chores never show as missed until the day is over.
✅Make your bedDone
⏳Walk the dogWaiting
😕Take out trashMissed

✉️Email alerts

When a kid marks a chore done, every parent in the family gets an email with a one-tap button to review and approve. You'll get at most one email per kid every 10 minutes, so a kid finishing six chores in a row doesn't flood your inbox.

Turn alerts on or off in Settings. If emails don't arrive, check your spam folder and make sure the app owner has finished email setup.

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🎉 Max finished a chore!
Review & approve

⚙️Settings

  • Family name: shown to you only.
  • Allowance week starts on: pick the day your week begins. Weekly chores and the bonus reset on that day.
  • Bonus for finishing every chore: the weekly bonus amount.
  • Email parents when a kid finishes a chore: turns alerts on or off.
  • Time zone: makes sure “today” and the week boundaries match your clock.
  • Family code and Kid link: what your kids use to sign in.
  • Add another parent: gives a second adult full access.

Remember to tap Save after changing settings.

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Week starts
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💬Getting help

  1. 1Tap 💬 Help in the top menu, then choose Message us.
  2. 2Write a short subject and your message, then send it.
  3. 3When we reply, a pink badge appears on the Help tab and a banner shows on the Today tab. You’ll also get an email if email is set up.

You can reply back in the same thread as many times as you need.

How do I reset a PIN?
On the Kids tab, tap Reset 👍

📣Share Level Up Allowance with friends

Love it? Tell other parents. There's a 📣 Share link in the top-right of your menu bar, next to Sign out.

  1. 1Tap 📣 Share.
  2. 2On a phone, tap “Share…” to use your phone’s own share sheet. Or pick Facebook, X, WhatsApp, Email, or Text message. You can also copy the link.
  3. 3Send it. Your friends see the public Level Up Allowance page with a preview picture.
💡 Sharing only sends the public home page. Your family's kids, chores, and money are never included.
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🔒Privacy and safety

Kids sign in with an avatar and PIN, with no email or personal details needed. Each family's data is walled off from every other family. Only you and other parents you add can see your family's information.

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✅ Kids have no email
✅ Private 4-digit PINs
✅ Families are walled off

❓Troubleshooting and FAQ

My kid forgot their PIN.

Go to the Kids tab, type a new 4-digit PIN next to their name, and tap Reset. This also clears any lockout.

My kid can’t see a chore.

Check three things on the Chores tab: the chore is assigned to that kid (tap ✏️ Edit chore), it isn't paused, and it's due today (a “certain days” chore only shows on its ticked days).

The numbers look wrong or a week changed at the wrong time.

Check your time zone and week start day in Settings. Both control when a day and a week begin.

I changed a chore’s price. Why didn’t old chores change?

The price is locked in when a kid finishes the chore, so past earnings stay fair. The new price applies to everything done from now on.

Why is the piggy bank different from this week’s total?

The piggy bank carries over from earlier weeks and subtracts payouts. “This week” on your kid's screen shows only the current week.

I approved a chore by mistake.

Open History, pick the kid, find the chore, and tap ↩️ Undo approval. It becomes not done, the money is removed, and your kid can redo it. See “Undo an approved chore” above.

The Today tab says OVERPAID.

You paid out money for a chore you later undid, so the kid has been paid more than they currently have earned. Nothing is wrong. The extra is deducted from what they earn next, and Pay out stays hidden until their balance is positive again.

I tapped Pay out but haven’t given the money yet.

Pay out only records a payment. Pay your kid first (or right after) so the app matches real life. A payout can't be undone in the app, so double-check the amount before you tap.

Can I remove a kid or a chore?

You can Remove a kid on the Kids tab. They can no longer sign in, but their history is kept. Chores can be paused on the Chores tab.

I don’t see the confetti.

Confetti turns off on devices where “Reduce motion” is enabled in the accessibility settings. Turn that setting off to see it.

How do I add my partner?

They sign up for their own account first. Then in Settings, use “Add another parent” and enter the email they signed up with.

Can the app pay my kids directly?

Not right now. Level Up Allowance tracks what's owed. You pay in cash or with your favorite payment app, then tap Pay out to record it.

Still stuck? Tap 💬 Help in the top menu and choose Message us.