Comparison

Pen to Published vs Coinkids

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pen to Published

Features
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Pen to Published offers all the tools, strategies and resources you need to write and publish your book/books. Then start speaking about your books online and on live stages. Speak with confidence about your passion, your expertise, your story. Use your book/books to teach from, speak from and to coach from. Pen to Published offers comprehensive training in writing, publishing and public speaking. Self-publishing has never been easier and can be totally FREE! The shortest book you can publish on Amazon (with a spine) is 36 pages. Write and publish the short book first and use it as the outline for your longer book. Pen to Published offers accessible info and resources from A to Z for getting your book/books published ASAP.

About

Coinkids

This app helps families manage chores and rewards, turning household tasks into an earning experience for children. It optionally introduces parents to Bitcoin concepts through educational content and tracks earnings with a transaction history.

Highlights
  • Assign and manage chores
  • Track kid earnings
  • Gamified leveling and streaks
  • Optional Bitcoin education for parents
  • Multi-device family sync
  • Offline data persistence
Features
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Coinkids turns household chores into a real earning experience for your kids — and introduces the whole family to Bitcoin along the way. Parents create a family, assign chores with dollar rewards, and approve completed work. Kids join with an invite code on their own device, see their tasks, mark them done, and watch their earnings grow. Everything syncs instantly across all family devices. HOW IT WORKS • Parents create a family and get a 6-character invite code • Kids join from their own device — no Apple ID or account needed • Parents assign chores with categories, due dates, and reward amounts • Kids mark chores complete, then parents review and approve • Earnings are tracked automatically with a full transaction history CHORE MANAGEMENT Create one-time or recurring chores (daily, weekdays, weekends, weekly, or custom days). Organize by category: household, outdoor, academic, personal, or pet care. Kids can even propose their own chores for parents to approve. Overdue chores are highlighted so nothing gets missed. GAMIFICATION Kids level up from Rookie to GOAT as they complete chores. Streak tracking rewards consistency. Animated celebrations and coin-rain effects make every milestone fun. BITCOIN EDUCATION (OPTIONAL — PARENTS ONLY) An optional Bitcoin mode lets families view real Bitcoin address balances right in the app (read-only — Coinkids is not a wallet and cannot send or receive funds). The built-in Learn tab is available to parent accounts and offers curated content: • The Bitcoin whitepaper broken into trackable sections • Recommended reading and videos to watch together as a family Parents can read the full Bitcoin whitepaper right in the app, section by section, tracking their progress along the way. The Learn tab is not accessible to child accounts. MULTI-DEVICE FAMILY SYNC Powered by Firebase, the whole family stays in sync. Parents and kids each use their own device. Changes appear instantly — no shared Apple ID required. Data persists offline and syncs when reconnected. DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES • Clean, kid-friendly interface with dark mode support • No ads, no in-app purchases, no data sold • Works on iPhone and iPad • Parents maintain full control over chores and settings

Screenshots

Pen to Published4 screens
Coinkids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Coinkids at none against Pen to Published's shown. Coinkids also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pen to Published ships an update every 12 months, Coinkids daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pen to Published versus Coinkids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPen to PublishedCoinkids
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMila JohansenMatt Strelecki

In-app purchases

None

Pen to Published

No in-app purchases

None

Coinkids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pen to Published free?
Pen to Published is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coinkids free?
Coinkids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pen to Published or Coinkids have ads?
Pen to Published shows ads; Coinkids does not.
Which is updated more often, Pen to Published or Coinkids?
Pen to Published ships an update every 12 months, and Coinkids daily. Most recently, Pen to Published was updated on November 4, 2026 and Coinkids on November 5, 2026.

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