Small Ponds Software

Chores earn gems. Gems buy the thing they actually want.

A pocket-money app a four-year-old can use on their own — and a quiet little lesson in earning, saving and waiting. Free on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.

Coming to the App Store. No ads, no tracking, no real money — ever.

How it works

1

You set the chores

Your list, your points. Teeth, shoes away, be kind to your sister — whatever matters this month.

2

They earn gems

Tap a chore and it rains confetti. Kid Mode lets them tap "I did it" and you approve it.

3

They spend, or save

Gems live in a wallet to spend and a chest to save — and the chest pays a weekly bonus.

The bit parents like

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Photo rewards

Take a picture of the actual toy on the actual shelf and put a price on it. A child who cannot read yet knows exactly what they are saving for.

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It lives on the TV

The Apple TV app is an always-on family dashboard. Gems land on it in real time and the whole room sees it happen.

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Special Gems

A bounty you switch on for a week or two — "fall asleep without us in the room" — that pays until the habit sticks, then retires itself.

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You can see what's working

A stats page that ranks every chore by gems earned. You find out which ones actually get done, and which you can quietly drop.

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Big Kid Mode

When gems stop feeling grown-up, flip one child over to real dollars at a rate you set. The step before their first debit card.

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Brothers and sisters

Every child gets their own gems, their own history, their own age — and can even have their own look from their sibling's.

Three looks, one app

Not everybody wants a castle. Pick a look in Settings and the colours, the artwork and even the words change — on every device, including the TV. Each child can have their own.

Cozy

Warm paper and sage. Chores, Shop, Wallet, Savings.

Cool

Navy and teal, with a dinosaur. Missions, Trading Post, Pack, Vault.

Princess

Blush and gold, with a castle. Royal Duties, Royal Boutique, Purse, Treasure Chest.

"We paid our daughter for one week to fall asleep on her own.
Then we stopped.
It stuck."

That is what Special Gems are for.

What it doesn't do

The whole story is in the privacy policy, written to be read rather than skipped.

Want in early?

Chorelie is in open beta on TestFlight while a handful of real families put it through its paces.

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