Family Chore App with Rewards for Kids
Wishary is a family chore app with rewards for kids: parents post age-appropriate tasks with a coin price, children earn coins by completing them, and kids spend those coins on real rewards parents set up — extra screen time, a treat, a later bedtime — so chores feel like a game, not a fight.
Getting kids to help around the house usually turns into a daily standoff. Wishary swaps the nagging for a clear, visible system: every chore has a price, every reward is something the family agreed on, and the child can see exactly how close they are to earning it.
Why "because I said so" stops working
Children tune out repeated reminders fast. What they don't tune out is progress they can see and rewards they chose themselves. Wishary's Family mode gives chores a concrete value and lets kids watch their coin balance grow — which turns "tidy your room" from a battle into a goal.
It also takes the parent out of the role of full-time enforcer. The room tracks what's done, so you're not repeating yourself or holding the whole ledger in your head. The child sees the task, does it, and earns — and you approve rewards on your terms.
How the loop works for a family
Family mode has two roles: parent and child. Parents create tasks suited to each kid's age — "put away toys and tidy your room", "help cook dinner", "read one chapter" — and attach a coin reward, usually 10 to 100 coins. The child opens the room, completes the task, and marks it done to earn the coins.
On the reward side, parents set up wish coupons priced between 30 and 300 coins: +30 minutes of screen time, a favorite treat, a later bedtime, even a "silly day" where you grant one playful request. The child saves up and redeems the reward they want most, and you approve it. Because the child picks the reward and sees the price upfront, motivation comes from them rather than from you — and pocket-money pressure goes away, since the currency is in-app coins, not real cash.
Pricing is where it gets fair. A quick tidy-up might be worth 20 coins while reading a whole chapter is 25 and a week of consistent help adds up fast — so kids learn that bigger effort earns bigger rewards. With more than one child, each gets their own role and their own balance, which quietly defuses the "that's not fair" argument: everyone is paid by the same visible rules.
Every completed chore and redeemed reward shows up in the room feed and stats, so good habits become visible — and kids genuinely like watching their numbers climb. Over a few weeks the help that used to take three reminders starts happening because the reward is right there on the screen.
Five real chore ideas for kids
These are the starter tasks a new Family room comes with — adapt them to your child's age. Each carries a coin reward you set:
- Room resetPut away toys and tidy your room.20 coins
- Sous-chefHelp parents cook dinner — wash vegetables or set the table.30 coins
- Walk the petTake the dog for a walk.40 coins
- Reading timeRead one chapter of a book.25 coins
- Kind deedsDo something nice for each family member in one day.50 coins
Five kid rewards to spend coins on
Coupons are the rewards children redeem with earned coins. You decide the price and approve each one:
- Extra screen time+30 minutes of games on tablet or phone.60 coins
- Sweet bonusParents buy your favorite treat.80 coins
- Small wishParents fulfill one small wish of yours.120 coins
- Later bedtimeGo to bed half an hour later than usual.90 coins
- Silly dayParents do one playful request of yours.150 coins
Family FAQ
What age is Wishary good for?
It works best for kids old enough to read a task and care about earning a reward — roughly school age and up. You write the tasks and rewards yourself, so you can pitch them to your child's level.
Does my child need their own phone?
Not necessarily. Wishary runs on the web and on Android and iOS, so a child can use a shared tablet or the family computer to check tasks and redeem rewards.
Is it free for a family?
Yes — one family room with up to 15 active tasks and 15 active coupons is free. Premium adds more rooms, custom photos, and templates, billed through Google Play or the App Store.