# Dollar & Sense - Family Chores — Help kids learn to save money

> Family finance app for chore tracking and teaching kids about saving money. (iPhone/iPad app by Stan Lemon.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dollar-and-sense-family-chores/id1631766637 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stan Lemon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1108566148)
- Category: Finance, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 9 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.4 · 29 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-07-16
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dollar-and-sense-family-chores/id1631766637/reviews.md

## What is Dollar & Sense?

Dollar & Sense is a finance app for the family! It was built specifically for families with kids to help them track chores and the money they earn completing them. It's built by a parent for parents and their kids. The app is 100% free and 100% private, relying on Apple's iCloud ecosystem to store data and share it between parents and kids. Your data only lives in iCloud and is never stored or transmitted elsewhere.

Parents can create accounts and share them with kids as well as other parents. You can record transactions in an account or mark off tasks to automatically create transactions. When kids mark off transactions, they can go into a pending state that requires parents to confirm them before they're applied to the account balance. Tasks can be anything that recurs, whether it's daily, weekly, specific weekdays, days of months or monthly. You can use tasks to earn money, like when the dishwasher is emptied, or to represent regular expenses like a cell phone bill or Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Dollar & Sense makes the most of your Apple device, offering features such as:

- No sign up or accounts needed
- Share accounts with other iCloud users
- Custom account based permissions to suit your needs
- Widgets for your transactions and account balances
- A complete version of the app for Apple Watch, including complications (watchOS 9.0+)
- Lock screen widgets for your incomplete tasks (iOS 16.0+)
- Rich charts showing account balances over time (iOS 16.0+)
- Support for shortcuts to get accounts and their balances (iOS 16.1+)
- Ability to export all of your transaction data at any time
- Daily, weekly, monthly, weekday, and day of the month support for tasks
- Reminders for tasks when they're due
- Daily notifications to remind you when pending tasks are available
- Daily and weekly notifications summarizing your account balances
- And more!

Dollar & Sense is a passion project I built for my kids, and I am actively continuing to develop. I hope you enjoy it, and if you have suggestions, please reach out and let me know.

## Key features

- Chore tracking and earnings management
- Secure iCloud data sharing
- Customizable recurring tasks
- Parental confirmation for earnings
- Apple Watch app with complications
- Widgets for transactions and balances
- Data export functionality

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dollar-and-sense-family-chores/id1631766637/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App & Great Dev

*2025-10-07*

This is a great app that is made by a great and responsive developer.

I use this app to manage a point system for my daughter. She uses the corresponding iPad and watchOS app. She earns points for doing good things like chores and exercise. Things like dessert and TV cost points. The app wasn’t really designed to be used exactly the way we’re using it, but it works great for what we need anyway.

I love that the app doesn’t require an my sort of signup or account and uses iCloud to sync between different devices and different family members. That’s really important to me because privacy is really important to me.

I contacted the developer Stan a while back with a few feature requests. He was very friendly and responsive. He even implemented some of my requests.

I have nothing but good things to say about this app and the developer. I’m really glad I found this app and plan to use it for a long time.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the kind review, I really appreciate it!

### 5/5 — Great free tool

*2024-07-23*

Appreciate the app tremendously, it motivates my 11yo to complete her tasks and chores, which she can check off on her apple watch.  Have shared the app with folks, it’s a keeper!

### 5/5 — Fantastic program

*2023-08-05*

After Rooster shut down I was looking for some way to keep track of my kids allowance and this is fantastic. Simple into the point, and uses the iCloud infrastructure we all already paid for rather than charging some subscription fee to do the same. Really appreciate you making this.

### 5/5 — Just What I’ve Been Looking For

*2023-05-13*

This application is perfect and just what I’m looking for to help with family finance training and tracking. Thank you so much for developing!!!

**Developer response:** Awesome, I’m glad to hear it’s been helpful!

## Frequently asked questions about Dollar & Sense

### How does Dollar & Sense ensure privacy and security?

Dollar & Sense is 100% private and relies on Apple's iCloud ecosystem for data storage and sharing. Your data only lives in iCloud and is never stored or transmitted elsewhere, ensuring robust security for family financial information.

### What devices is Dollar & Sense compatible with?

Dollar & Sense is available on Mac, Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Watch version includes complications, and iOS 16.0+ devices support lock screen widgets for incomplete tasks.

### Can I share accounts with other family members in Dollar & Sense?

Yes, you can create accounts and share them with other iCloud users, including other parents and kids. This allows for seamless tracking of chores and earnings across the family.

### How are chores and earnings managed in Dollar & Sense?

Parents can create recurring tasks that can be used to earn money or represent expenses. When kids mark off transactions, they can go into a pending state requiring parental confirmation before affecting account balances.

### Does Dollar & Sense have ads?

No, Dollar & Sense does not contain advertisements. The app is completely free and ad-free, focusing on providing a clean and uninterrupted experience for families.

### How often is Dollar & Sense updated?

The app was last updated on February 19, 2025, with version 1.19. The developer actively continues to develop the app, suggesting regular updates and improvements are likely.

### What is the age rating for Dollar & Sense?

Dollar & Sense has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for young children to use with parental guidance for financial learning.

### Can I export my transaction data from Dollar & Sense?

Yes, Dollar & Sense provides the ability to export all of your transaction data at any time. This feature allows you to maintain your own records or use the data with other financial tools.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.19 — 2025-02-19

Minor bug fixes.

### 1.18 — 2024-12-30

- Dropped support for iOS 15 & 16, iPadOS 15 & 16, macOS 13, watchOS 10.
- Importer is now behind a dedicated permission.
- When importing it will respect the confirm transactions permission, so that if you cannot confirm transactions they will always be set to pending, even regardless of field mappings.

### 1.17 — 2024-07-21

Are you using Dollar & Sense with your family? Please consider telling me about it by emailing feedback@dollarandsense.app I'd love to know how it's going and if there's anything that could make this app even better for your family.

- UI improvements for iPadOS & macOS (it's not more consistent with iOS), plus some bug fixes for visionOS.

### 1.16 — 2024-03-07

Are you using Dollar & Sense with your family? Please consider telling me about it by emailing feedback@dollarandsense.app I'd love to know how it's going and if there's anything that could make this app even better for your family.

- Widgets & complications are interactive on iOS 17.
- Widgets have been rewritten and should be more accurate.
- Complications have been rewritten and can now be configured to select specific accounts.
- Task counts divisor now only includes available tasks.
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Added support for a native version of the app on the Apple Vision Pro.

Do you use Dollar & Sense on iOS 15? If so, please reach out and let me know at feedback@dollarandsense.app as I am considering dropping support for it in the future.

### 1.15 — 2024-01-03

Are you using Dollar & Sense with your family? Please consider telling me about it by emailing feedback@dollarandsense.app I'd love to know how it's going and if there's anything that could make this app even better for your family.

- Pending totals now show on the account view on iPhone. (thanks Matt!)
- Task limits have been increased to 100. (thanks Matt!)
- Task totals on badges now more accurately represent the incomplete task count left for today.
- Long press on a completed or unavailable task to create a new one.
- Task status descriptions are more accurate, and both month-day and week-day selections will distinguish between what is complete and what has been missed.
- Task status gauge is now more accurate.
- Fixed Apple Watch visuals for the amount field on transactions and tasks.
- Fixed bug when editing a confirmed transaction and trying to return it to a pending state.
- Fixed bug with month-day tasks where it showed up as complete when completed on the current day.
- Fixed permissions on transactions when the transaction confirmed permission is off and the transaction is no longer pending, the transaction will now be read-only.
- Fixed permissions on archived accounts, transactions are now view only.
- Watch app now requires watchOS 10.
- Added iCloud sync status to settings and toolbar.
- Database migration for future iOS 17 features!

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