Pumpkin vs SharedChores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pumpkin
This app helps parents teach children aged 4-12 responsibility, money management, and life skills through age-appropriate tasks and rewards. It offers a customized experience for different age groups, focusing on earning, saving, and spending without requiring a bank account.
- Age-appropriate experiences for ages 4-12
- Customizable rewards beyond money
- Chore and habit tracking
- Homework and academic goal monitoring
- Savings goal setting
- Parental dashboard and progress reports
- COPPA-compliant privacy
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Pumpkin is the kids chore chart that ends the nagging. Assign chores, kids check them off on their own age-appropriate screen, you choose what needs approving. Reward with points, screen time, or an allowance Pumpkin tracks for you. Set up in 2 minutes. Ages 4 to 12, one price for the whole family. REWARDS DON'T HAVE TO BE MONEY: Points and minutes cash in for what your kid actually wants - a pool afternoon, a movie with friends, extra screen time. You define what their effort buys. WHAT KIDS DO ON THEIR OWN AGE-APPROPRIATE SCREENS: - Complete chores and earn rewards they actually care about - Build daily habits (teeth brushing, tidying, reading) - Track school tasks, volunteer hours and goals - Earn screen time through effort (not begging) - Set savings goals and watch progress grow - Complete money games and missions to earn P*Koin - Unlock avatars and level up as they grow - Chip in to Family Pots (shared goals set by a Grown-up) in the Patch Family Shop WHAT PARENTS GET: - One dashboard to manage every child's tasks, allowance, and progress - Recurring chore schedules that run themselves - Visibility of what is done, or not, and when - Screen Time Bank - they earn it, you approve it - Monthly progress reports on what they're earning and learning - Apple Family Sharing supported - No per-child limit - manage all your children in one household (your "Patch") at no extra cost. NO BANK ACCOUNT. NO DEBIT CARD. NO PROBLEM. Unlike traditional kids' debit-card apps, Pumpkin doesn't require a linked bank account or give kids a debit card. Pumpkin tracks your child's allowance in a virtual wallet. You are responsible for transferring real money directly to your child. Pumpkin does not hold, transfer, or process any funds. Kids learn earning, saving and spending by watching their balance go up and down, and parents stay in full control. BACKED BY REAL RESEARCH: Pumpkin's curriculum aligns with Jump$tart and CEE K–12 financial literacy standards, informed by published research and reviewed by experienced educators. Real curriculum-grade learning. BUILT BY A MOM WHO GETS IT: Pumpkin was built by Bridget, a mom drowning in chore charts and nagging battles. She wanted her daughter to self-manage routines, finish chores and homework without reminders, and learn money as she grows. She built what she needed, tested it with real families, and now yours can use it too. ONE APP. BUILT FOR EVERY AGE (4–12): Not a theme toggle, a fundamentally different experience per child. - Seedling (ages 4–6): Big icons, voice guidance, tap-friendly, simple cause-and-effect. - Explorer (ages 7–9): Badges, streaks, discovery, game-like learning - Achiever (ages 10–12): Stats, missions, goal-tracking, real financial concepts, optional retro pixel-art mode kids love No child overwhelmed by concepts they can't grasp. No tween insulted by a baby interface. PRIVACY FIRST: No ads. No data selling. No dark patterns. COPPA-compliant with multi-step parental consent verification. Your family's data is yours. Raise kids who earn it, own it, and grow from it. SUBSCRIPTION Pumpkin offers an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly Plan - $5.99/month - Yearly Plan - $49.99/year (includes a 7-day free trial) Subscriptions include access to all parent and child features, Apple Family Sharing, and ongoing curriculum and product updates. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Apple Account Settings after purchase. A free trial converts to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period unless cancelled 24 hours prior. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://imaginationz.com/legal-policies/
SharedChores
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Stop carrying the whole reminder list. SharedChores turns “Can you do that?” into “Already done.” Share the everyday stuff, see who’s got what, and watch the list get lighter—without turning chores into an allowance or a public contest. Add a chore in seconds. Give it to someone, or leave it up for grabs. Everyone can claim what they can handle, mark it done, and move the group one step closer. Busy day? Add one optional completion photo while marking a chore done so your private group can see what was finished. Photos are never public and disappear automatically after 90 days. Choose 1–5 Chore Points when you make a chore, then watch those little high-fives add up for the person who handled it. Lifetime totals stay inside your group. If a child’s chore needs an adult check, its points appear only after approval. Keep a gentle rhythm without the guilt. Your private Together streak celebrates consecutive days when anyone in the group finishes something, and a timed chore can carry one optional heads-up an hour before it is due—never a string of repeat pings. Split tonight’s reset with your partner. Make helping out clearer for the kids. Keep a bigger crew moving when there are more hands in the mix. Your group simply grows as you add people. Open Chore Rewards when you want extra motivation. Choose a challenge that fits real life—tonight, this weekend, this month, the whole year, your own dates, or no deadline—and add an optional reward for everyone to enjoy. Start with an editable idea like Win the Week, make your own, or keep using everyday chores without a challenge. WITH SHAREDCHORES: - Know who’s got what—and what anyone can grab - Optional adult checks for a child’s finished chores - Add one optional private completion photo when marking a chore done - Choose a private 1–5 Chore Point value that feels fair for each chore - Keep a positive Together streak going as a group—without streak-loss pressure - Add one optional, friendly heads-up before a timed chore - Add an optional group reward to any challenge - Invite other adults privately, keep track of invitation status, and set up child devices without a child email or phone number - Look back on weekly recaps without resetting bigger goals - Share a win without turning your group into a public feed SharedChores requires a subscription. Choose $49.00 a year or $5.99 a month in the U.S. One subscription covers your whole group, with room for up to 10 people, repeating routines, optional private completion photos, shared challenges, and complete history. Both plans renew automatically unless canceled. There is no free plan or free trial. Start with a few thoughtful choices about what would make everyday life easier. Build a first plan, make your group, and pick your subscription. Skip any preference question. If you choose to share your answers, the app’s creator can use those choices to make SharedChores better; sharing is optional. Private by design. No ads. No public profiles. No contact uploads. No public chore pages. Get it done together. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pumpkin at 15.6 against SharedChores's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pumpkin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SharedChores sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pumpkin ships an update fortnightly, SharedChores weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pumpkin | SharedChores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imaginationz, Inc. | Cerebra Enterprises, LLC |
In-app purchases
Pumpkin
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Family Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
SharedChores
- SharedChores Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- SharedChores Plus Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year









