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Busy mom helper
This app is so much easier to use than the old charts I tried in the past! I love how my boys can learn to manage their money that they earn in extra chores I want them to do. This app already divides their earnings into Share, Save, and Spend. The philanthropy of sharing has sparked real life conversations of giving back to the community/our responsibility.
The spend card makes it so easy for the kids to be in control of their purchases, good or bad. They have made purchases they regretted as they see their money disappear😂 but have also been proud of the ones they saved for. They feel so grown up using the card in stores.
App is easy to navigate. I have full control over their accounts as I teach them along the way. My kids are ages 8, 12, 14, 15.Show lessgroovnsuzy
A Miracle Worker!!
For a mom who is not a natural born “manager”...this app has been a God-send!!! I have tried many “house chore” systems through the years to get my boys involved in helping around the house...fun chore charts, rewards, check-off-lists, etc...but they all fizzled out over a month or so. I struggled staying on top of it all...who did what...who didn’t do what...how much to pay...remembering to pay, etc. This app manages everything for me! Each of us have the app on our phones....my boys love checking off their chores each day...& watching the money add up;-). They also love the fact they now have their own Visa Card...and can see the rewards, for their hard work, load onto their card each week! Very user friendly app for us all;-) I finally have a team...knocking out home-life together!!! Thank you BusyKid!!!Show lessEliasfire9
Sparked good discussion but can’t get card
I like the app. I don’t particularly subscribe to the $x for y chore philosophy, but it’s hackable so that you can more or less get to an approach of “do all your chores and then you get your allowance”. What I have really enjoyed is the investment piece and the conversations that has sparked with my teenager. Asking him to research companies before investing and whether those investments align with his goals and values. As well as discussions about the value of ETFs versus stock-picking. All things that are otherwise hard to get a teenager excited about.
My only real gripe is I haven’t been able to get the spending card. It keeps throwing an error and despite the message that you’ll be contacted in three days, that hasn’t happened. I’m now waiting to hear from tech support.Show lessDaddyo73
BusyKid
Its a great card my kids love having it and being able to take it out and buy their own things when we go out. I like that it teaches them to save and how to spend wisely. I only have 2 issues with the card when i pay them for their hard work it charges me money and i dont think it should make me pay a free when i pay them or send them a bonus the other thing i dont like it it charges the kids a fee when they purchase something also it should not do that either it should be what they spend thats it and nothing else.. its their hard money earned not for the company to make a buck out of us.. other then that good card and good app to keep track of kids chores and when they done.. spend share and saveShow lessmom +3
Yesss
My 7 year old is always asking for money, if not from us - from his grand parents. I’ve been trying to find a way to teach him the value of a dollar and earning/saving money. He has a piggy bank. But he rarely touches the money he puts in. This is a perfect way for kids in the technology driven age to remember to do everything they need to do on a daily basis + help around the house + save/invest/be charitable with money! GENIUS. And you control what you’re willing to offer for each chore. A quarter may be a small amount BUT they learn that it adds up. So when they want to waste their money on silly things they don’t need like ROBLOX or V Bucks - they start to realize their dollar doesn’t get them much! I love this.Show lessJepsMomma
Please create a video tutorial
Hello BusyKid! We love the concept and have our card, but we can’t figure out how to get funds loaded on payday. We are very app-savvy but this is just not intuitive. We have looked and looked for an “approval” feature for chores but it doesn’t seem to exist. My child did chores, checked them off, and the funds didn’t appear on “payday.” Also, the process to load funds at the very beginning when your child brings you the big stack of $1 bills they’ve had in the shoebox is not clear. The only way we could figure out to do this was the “bonus” feature, and that was a max of $50 at a time. The spend/save/give feature and how money moves is also unclear. For example, my child has $50 loaded on the card but it isn’t showing up in the “spend” bucket to move it around. So it seems like there are actually 4 buckets - spend/save/give & card funds?? I looked everywhere online and could not find a tutorial for this app. The features and concept are great, but many features are unclear and there are no videos beyond promotional videos. Please help! Thank you.Show lessMagic square junkie
Developer Response
Have you had everything fixed and working for you? We're sorry for the misunderstanding but we'll do whatever we can to help you along. Please let us know, you can email us at mp@busykid.com ThanksSo far, so good...
I was a little hesitant based off of the reviews but I’ve been searching for an app like this one. It’s pretty good and useful. The only thing I would like is to have a “complete by” date and time. I have my kids on a schedule throughout the day/week. As for now, I just add the time in the chore title and don’t let them check off a chore if it’s not done by a certain time. And the only thing I don’t agree with is the .50 cent fee if their transaction is declined. I’ve never been hit with a fee on any other debit card, prepaid debit card or credit card. I mean I guess it’ll teach my children to keep better track but then again, they are just kids. I’ll write an updated review in a few months when we have more experience with the app.Show lessmmmel00
Love BusyKid
After trying many chore-assigning approaches over literally years (including charts and threats), BusyKid was the answer to my frustrated prayers! I started using this when my kids were in 8th grade and I was worried that they might think it was baby-ish. But they loved that chores are assigned to them on their phones and they have all day to get them done. The cash out option has been so great on those shopping trips where my kids unexpectedly want something and have no money with them. They simply transfer the cash back to me and I purchase the item in the store. I have recommended this to several other families with teens who also love it. BusyKid is a game changer!Show less000000"""
Not worth the hassle
I have had BusyKid for over two years. I was waiting until the new version updated to really get a feel for the new updates. Definitely wasn’t worth my time. Dashboard was hard to use before and would glitch out all the time. It is a little easier to use now.
The Friday payday and “transfer” is instant from my bank account to BusyKid, but takes days to show up on my kids account. (If it does show up) I’ve emailed customer service in regards to two bonuses sent to my kids that show “approved” to pay, but have yet to be deposited into the kids accounts. This was approved back in the beginning of Dec 2019. Customer service is ridiculous, you wait on the phone for 30-45 minutes or talk over email for weeks. Everything is always “fine” on their end and the only resolution is to make sure the app is updated to make sure it’s working properly for me.Show lessNot_Happyor a Fan
Hoping it meets expectation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just downloaded the app and I can’t wait to introduce it to my two children. I think the concept is awesome. Though there are a couple features that I think may be helpful, because I found myself searching through the app to see if they were an available-I see list by “child”, “chore” and weekly chore view. I would love to have an option to view the whole month laid out like a calendar and show who has a chore in each day’s box of the calendar grid to ensure that I have given both children the opportunity to earn equally for the week and the month. Not necessarily the detailed chore, but just that child A has two today and child B has one-but tomorrow child A has one and child B has two(so it balances out) at a glance. It would also be helpful to have the weekly and monthly allowance total available per child viewable for the parents so that we can anticipate amounts for payday and see how much they could potentially earn per month individually without having to manually click each date and add up myself. (Unless I just overlooked that feature, in which case just omit 😬)Just a few shortcut ideas that I thought may help me and possibly other parents 🤷🏼♀️ Hope to rate more accurately once we have used the app!Show lessGoldeelox2000
Developer Response
Thank you for the fantastic feedback. We love getting suggestions for improvements from our parents! We have a long list of new features and updates coming, we'll make sure to add yours as well. After you use the app for a while, we hope you'll add a few more stars! :)
