iAllowance (Chores Allowances) App Reviews

Love, love, love it! Super app. Just what I was looking for. I was using a program on my computer that had been discontinued and our computer was getting really old, so having this for my iPad and iPhone is wonderful. One suggestion...as an upgrade it would be fantastic to have a loans section. With my previous program, my daughter took out a $5.00 loan to pay for a cd that was available for only a limited time and it was a real learning experience to see how she handled it. I thought it wouldnt have much impact, but seeing a negative balance in her savings account really bothered her until a percentage of her allowance made up the difference over the course of three weeks. Thank you for empowering kids to take responsibility for their own finances, with all the plastic that surrounds their lives, its so easy for them to think that money is constantly available to them. This gives them a skill that will carry them through to their adulthood and make them feel good about being able to take care of themselves!

Have only been using it for a day, but I love the capabilities! It has crashed on me a few times now, hopefully this wont be recurrent. It would be nice if there were either more currency options or if USD didnt automatically show up. Im in Canada and my kids were worried about the conversion, haha.

Well put together and easy to use! Exactly what I was looking for. Would really like to be able to sync between devices without a Dropbox account though.

This does everything that is needed for tracking allowance. Great app! Continual updates too!

Keeps crashing. Bought it tonight and has crashed at least a dozen times on my iPhone 4. Not a favorite. Waste of money.

Amazing app! The stars are a great option if you dont want to use currency.

The kids love this App. They are very excited to do their chores and mark them off, really a good motivator.

App inspires my older kids to do more chores and help around the house! Especially helpful with a newborn in the house. Multiple banks and chore types matches how we were already managing our kids. Easy and intuitive to use. Support is also great. Found a problem on my 3G after installing it and Jim replied with a workaround in under 12 hours and posted a patch the following day. Look forward to using it more.

I no longer pay out allowance to my four kids, and they dont feel bad about wasting their money on silly stuff. They tell me what they want and we place it in rewards so they can see how much to earn it. We have a star account for all good deeds, and mandatory care ( brush teeth, homework) 5 stars gets you 30 min. Gaming, t.v or Internet time. We have the dog account, All poop pick up, walks, bushings goes into this account for dog food and vet bills all extra money goes to SPCA. The third account is theirs, for trips, iPods,video games, toys @ 0.05 to .50 cents a chore it takes a bit longer for them to add it all up, much better then just handing out 20.00$ a month. I love it

Just before I got this app we were using marble jars for rewards and cash allowances for three kids, each with different needs and rules. This app has simplified our lives by combining both into one system. You dont have to use both but for us its like this app was made with us mind. Each child has their own profile which is fully customizable and can be adjusted with the changes that accompany growing children. No more disputes about whether or not marbles were doled out correctly or if an allowance payout was missed. Truly awesome!

Works great. Tracks chores and allows us to pay out to three different "buckets" : spend, save and charity. Kids like it and actually are doing their chores and tracking it.

This ha d got my kids excited about helping around the house. Thank you!!

We really like this app. No more forgetting to give out allowance, or "forgetting" to do chores; it is all tracked with the app. If we are out and they would like to buy something I check the app for their balance and then deduct the amount of their purchase then and there. Definitely worth the price, highly recommended.

Great way to keep track of kids spending!

Great app for keeping the kids focused and interested in chores!

Very useful and easy to use :)

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We have been using this app for quite sometime now and are amazed at how easy and effective it is. Our children actually like that they can track and analyze their own spending habits. Two boys aged 10 and 13

Works very well for us. It always helps us to not forget about handing out allowance. And if we do forget it keeps a running total. Love it!

Helps maintain the kids accounts making allowance and chores consistent.