KidTask vs PointUp

KidTask helps families assign chores, track completion, and connect children’s work to points, pocket money, or rewards. Parents can set one-off tasks or schedule them daily, weekly, or monthly, then approve completion manually or automatically. Children sign in with a code rather than creating their own account, and can spend their balance in a rewards catalog. Parents may invite a co-parent and choose that person’s permissions. Badges measure a child’s progress against their own past, without leaderboards or sibling rankings. The wallet is virtual: parents settle amounts in real life, and KidTask does not handle bank accounts or cards. It runs on Android and the web, and supports English, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Hungarian. The Free plan is free and covers one parent, one child, and one-off tasks. Family Plan is listed at €4.99 a year, billed yearly, with recurring tasks, co-parents, multiple kids, rewards, and push notifications; the pricing note also says paid from €4.99/mo (annual) and lists a 14-day trial.

PointUp is a family chore app that turns daily tasks into quests, with children earning XP and Gold toward rewards their parents create. A parent reviews and approves each completed quest before rewards are paid. Families can choose whether photo proof is one-tap, optional or required, and children can spend Gold in a family reward store. PointUp says it is designed for children aged 4 to 16 and includes Focus Mode, Calm Mode, visual timers and step-by-step task breakdowns for neurodiverse children. Quest deadlines can sync with Google Calendar and Apple Calendar. Family data syncs across iOS, Android, Amazon Appstore for Fire tablets and the web. The free plan allows up to five active quests and three family members. Pro costs $3.99 a month and includes unlimited quests and family members, full reward customization, more than 50 templates and Team Quests. Pro includes a 7-day free trial; the pricing page also describes a 14-day trial for families referred by an existing user. Subscribers can cancel from the app. The support contact is listed as [email protected], with typical responses in 48–72 hours.