Sparkle vs PointJar

Turn tasks into stars and rewards you choose together. For families, classes, study groups, clubs and friends: make progress easy to see. Start with included tasks and rewards or create your own. From chores and homework to reading, practice or a shared goal, you decide what earns stars and what everyone works toward. DO TASKS. EARN STARS. CHOOSE REWARDS. 1. Add tasks and choose how many stars each is worth. 2. Participants complete tasks in their own area, with a tap or a focus timer for timed activities. 3. Review completed tasks before stars are awarded. Review reward requests before stars are spent. Choose rewards together: a movie night, extra story time, a special activity or a group outing. Set the star cost yourself and adjust rewards for different ages. MAKE PROGRESS EASY TO SEE • Stars can be saved and exchanged for your chosen rewards. • Sparkles show progress over time, with levels and badges to discover. • Daily streaks and weekly star goals give everyone new milestones. • See progress and activity for each profile. • Use a focus timer for activities with a set duration. KEEP THE CONTROLS IN YOUR HANDS • Completed tasks and reward requests need your approval. • Create your own task list, star values and rewards. • Protect parent controls with a four-digit code. • Start quickly with included tasks and rewards. WORK TOWARD SOMETHING TOGETHER Manage multiple profiles in one app, each with separate tasks, stars and progress. Shared rewards let children pool their stars toward one goal. Use Sparkle at home, in a classroom, with a study or tutoring group, in a club or community, or among friends. Your group chooses the tasks and rewards that fit. AT HOME ON IPHONE AND IPAD Use iPhone for everyday tasks and the dedicated iPad layout to see a larger group. The iPad app also runs on Mac computers with Apple silicon. Home Screen widgets put useful progress information at a glance. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Turkish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese. FREE CORE. OPTIONAL SPARKLE+. Profiles, tasks, rewards, levels, badges and iCloud sync between devices using the same Apple Account remain free. No ads. Sparkle+ adds premium frames, backgrounds and timer styles, plus a weekly review for parents. Six premium styles are available right away; more can be earned with Sparkles. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription only if you want these extras. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No Sparkle account or email registration. • No advertising, tracking or analytics tools. • Works locally without an internet connection. • Optional sync through your private iCloud. Sparkle does not operate its own server for your data. With sync enabled, data is stored and synchronized through the private iCloud linked to the Apple Account on your devices. GOOD TO KNOW Sync works between devices signed in to the same Apple Account. Sharing between different Apple Accounts is not currently supported. Sparkle organizes task lists; it does not schedule tasks for particular days or times. The optional Sparkle+ weekly review can have a reminder. Questions? support@ankatms.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sparkle.ankatms.com/privacy/

PointJar is a family points game: your child earns points for completed chores and good behaviour and trades them for rewards you agreed on. No nagging, no fridge charts — everything runs in the app and parents always have the final say. The app is free, with no ads, no tracking and no subscription; the only in-app purchase is a voluntary contribution towards running it. Tasks and rewards are inspired by research on child motivation. Try the demo without signing in. HOW IT WORKS • Your child taps a finished task — you get a notification • You approve with OK or decline with X — points are added automatically • Kids request rewards from the shop — approved by you as well • The child's level only ever grows — motivation stays high FOR PARENTS • Your own catalogue of tasks and rewards (a starter list is included) • Deductions with a daily cap — the balance never drops below zero • Undo mistakes within 24 hours, a full history of every point • A second parent has the same rights as you, grandparents watch; everyone joins with a code or by e-mail • Several children in one family, each with their own points and goal FOR KIDS • Their own screen with a wallet, a goal and a shop • Kids take back a task or reward request tapped by mistake • The goal reward fills up with every point saved • Celebration animations for reached goals and new levels FAMILY-SAFE • Every family sees only its own data • Nobody can enter a family without a code from a parent • Apple or Google sign-in, no extra passwords Available in English, German, Czech and Slovak — every family member picks their own language. Try the demo right from the welcome screen, no account needed.