Qdos gets kids doing the jobs without turning you into the nag — and builds habits that outlast the pocket money. Chores earn money or points, missed jobs and broken house rules can cost, and you approve the moments that need a parent. Grown-ups take their turns too, and the whole week — who’s where, what’s for dinner, what’s running low — lives in one place.
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Good work earns. Slip-ups cost. That two-sided deal is what makes the pocket money mean something — and what makes the habit actually stick.
Each task carries a real reward that credits the child’s wallet. They watch pocket money add up — and you can ask for a photo on the ones that need proof.
Put an optional penalty on a task or a house rule. Miss the task or break the rule and the cost is applied — so the deal stays fair and the stakes are real.
Rather not put dollars on it? Run the same deal on points instead ↓
Every family rewards differently. Choose your reward unit when you set up — and switch any time in Settings.
Qdos began life as “Kudos” — and cheers are its heart. Anyone can send anyone a little burst of encouragement: a 👏 and a note, often pinned to the chore they just nailed. It’s the warm counterweight to all the earning and settling — proof that effort gets noticed, not just paid.
The fridge door, but in your pocket. Qdos folds in the everyday family logistics — so the calendar, the shopping, the week’s dinners and every shared list live in one place everyone can see. No money attached; pure coordination.
Split the household load fairly. Put the dishes, the bins or the cooking on a rotation between the grown-ups, and Qdos tracks whose turn it is — so it’s fair without anyone keeping score in their head.
No blank screen, no fiddly forms. Tell Qdos about your week — who’s how old, the chores that matter, the swimming on Tuesdays — and it drafts a complete, per-child plan in seconds. You review and tweak everything; nothing is created until you say so.
Pick money or points and add your kids with a username (no email needed for them). Your 14-day trial starts right away — no card required.
Tell Qdos about your family in a sentence or two — ages, the chores that matter, even “swimming on Tuesdays”. It drafts each child’s tasks and amounts, a few house rules, calendar events and a starter shopping list. Review, tweak, and one tap creates it all. Rather choose by hand? Pick from age-based starter packs instead.
Sign a kid’s device in with a QR code and they tick off their own tasks. You approve what needs approving, cheer the wins, then settle up in cash — or approve reward requests — whenever you’re ready.
More than an allowance tracker — the small command centre for a busy household.
Every task carries a real reward — money or points. Finishing it credits the child’s wallet, pocket money they can watch add up.
Add an optional penalty to a task or a house rule. Miss it or break it and Qdos applies the cost for you — so the deal stays fair and the stakes are real.
Each child has a running balance backed by an append-only ledger — every credit and debit is recorded and reconcilable.
No real money moves through Qdos. When you’re ready, press Settle and pay out the balances by cash or transfer. You stay in control.
Ask for a photo on the chores that need one. Kids snap a picture as they finish; you see it when you approve. Perfect for “show me the made bed”.
Break a bigger job into a few tickable steps — “tidy room: bed, floor, desk” — so a young kid always knows what “done” means.
Anyone can send anyone a little burst of encouragement — a 👏 and a note on a job well done. Kids cheer parents too. Positive-only, by design.
In points mode, kids spend points on rewards you curate — movie night, a sleepover, screen time — with age-based suggestions. You approve every request.
Kids set a goal — “$4 from the LEGO set” — and watch a progress bar fill, turning an abstract balance into real motivation.
Appointments, soccer, school holidays — a shared calendar everyone sees, built right in. No money attached.
Plan the week’s dinners together, then send every ingredient to the shopping list in a single tap — each one lands in the right aisle.
A shared list that remembers what you buy and orders it by aisle, so the shop is faster and nothing’s forgotten.
Shared checklists for anything — and trip-style plans you can split between people, with who’s-doing-what and soft due dates.
Daily, weekly or one-off. Assign a task to one child, let anyone claim it, give everyone their own copy, or rotate it fairly round-robin.
One tap switches you into your child’s view of the app — check their day looks right, exactly as they’ll see it — then switch straight back.
Kids sign in with a username — no email, no ads, no public profiles. Hand them their own device by scanning a QR code and they’re in.
Your currency and timezone are detected automatically at sign-up — chores reset at your family’s own midnight, wherever you are.
Made by a parent for their own family of four — because a chart on the fridge never stuck.
Children sign in with a username — no email, no profile, no ads, nothing social outside your household.
You approve work, you approve rewards, you decide when to pay. No money moves until you say so.
Every credit and debit is on an append-only ledger you can always reconcile — no “but you said” arguments.
Kids get their own warm, simple view — big buttons, plain words, a progress bar for the day and a little confetti when it’s all done.
The Qdos app is free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android. Prefer the web? Qdos runs in any browser and installs to your home screen, no app store needed.
Qdos is priced for a family, not per child. Three kids or five, both parents included — the subscription stays the same.
Best value
About US$2.50/month for the whole household. · billed yearly
Monthly
Prefer to try it month to month? Same full app, same household-wide subscription, cancel any time from the web or the store you subscribed through.
What you are paying for
Less chasing, fewer “did you do it?” arguments, and a running wallet or reward shelf everyone can trust.
Qdos is a family reward app for chores and pocket money. Kids earn money — or points — for the tasks they finish, while missed tasks and broken house rules cost. A parent settles up in cash on demand, or approves Reward Shelf requests in points mode. A shared family calendar, meal planner, shopping list and a family-wide wall of cheers are all built in.
Qdos starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required. After that it is one simple subscription for the whole household: US$4.99/month or US$29.99/year. Every parent and every child is included.
Yes. Tell Qdos about your family in a sentence or two — your kids’ ages, the chores you care about, even “swimming on Tuesdays” — and it drafts a complete plan: each child’s tasks and amounts, a few house rules, calendar events and a starter shopping list. You review and edit everything before a single tap creates it. Prefer to choose by hand? Start from age-based starter chore packs instead.
Yes. Each household picks its reward unit — money or points — during setup, and an admin can switch it any time in Settings. In points mode, kids spend their points on a parent-curated Reward Shelf (movie night, a friend sleepover, screen time) and a parent approves every request.
No. Qdos tracks who is owed what; it never moves, holds, or transfers money and does not link to bank accounts. A parent pays children out by cash or bank transfer whenever they choose.
Cheers are little notes of encouragement family members send each other — a 👏 or 🎉 with an optional message, often attached to the chore someone just finished. Anyone can cheer anyone (kids can cheer parents too). They carry no money and no scores; they’re purely there to celebrate good effort. Qdos started life as “Kudos”, and the cheers are its heart.
Yes. Any task can ask for a photo as proof — the child snaps a picture when they mark it done, and you see it when you approve. Great for “show me the tidy room” chores. You decide per task whether the photo is required or optional.
Yes. Qdos has a shared weekly meal planner and a smart shopping list. Plan the week’s dinners, then send every ingredient to the list in one tap — each one lands in the right aisle automatically. There’s also a flexible Lists & Plans space for shared checklists and trip plans you can split between people.
Yes. Children sign in with a username and password set by a parent — no email required. You can even sign a child’s device in by scanning a QR code, so there’s nothing for them to type.
Yes. A parent can switch into any child’s view with one tap — handy for checking their task list looks right or showing them how something works — and switch straight back to their own.
Any modern phone or computer through the web, and the native app is free on both stores — the App Store for iPhone & iPad, and Google Play for Android. Qdos also installs to your home screen as an app (a PWA), no app store needed.
Yes. An admin can invite a co-parent to share management. Either adult can approve tasks and settle up — but no one can approve their own work.
Chores carry real, accountable rewards in a per-child wallet, you can attach optional penalties, photos and steps, and balances settle on demand — or run the whole thing on points with a parent-curated Reward Shelf. Plus a shared calendar, meal planner, shopping list and a wall of cheers, all in the same app.
Start the 14-day trial, let Qdos draft the first chores, and give your kids a clear deal they can actually follow.
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