Chores that pay. Rules that count.
Qdos gets kids doing the jobs without turning you into the nag. Chores earn money or points, missed jobs and broken house rules can cost, and you approve the moments that need a parent. Pay out in cash whenever you’re ready — or run on points and a Reward Shelf you curate.
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Most chore apps only reward. Qdos keeps it honest.
Good work earns. Slip-ups cost. That two-sided deal is what makes the pocket money mean something — and what makes the habit actually stick.
Finish a chore → earn
Each task carries a real reward that credits the child’s wallet. They watch pocket money add up — and you can ask for a photo on the ones that need proof.
Miss it or break a rule → cost
Put an optional penalty on a task or a house rule. Miss the task or break the rule and the cost is applied — so the deal stays fair and the stakes are real.
Rather not put dollars on it? Run the same deal on points instead ↓
Money or points — you pick the prize
Every family rewards differently. Choose your reward unit when you set up — and switch any time in Settings.
- Money mode
- Chores pay real pocket money into each child’s wallet. When you’re ready, press Settle and pay it out in cash or transfer — Qdos tracks it, you pay it.
- Points mode
- Chores earn points instead, and kids spend them on a Reward Shelf you curate — movie night, a friend sleepover, half an hour of screen time. A kid taps “Get it”; you get the final say. Qdos even suggests age-appropriate rewards to stock the shelf.
A family that cheers each other on
Qdos began life as “Kudos” — and cheers are its heart. Anyone can send anyone a little burst of encouragement: a 👏 and a note, often pinned to the chore they just nailed. It’s the warm counterweight to all the earning and settling — proof that effort gets noticed, not just paid.
- Celebrate a finished chore in a tap — the cheer remembers what it was for.
- Kids can cheer their parents and each other back — encouragement flows both ways.
- Positive-only by design: there’s no thumbs-down, no score, nothing to game.
One app for the whole household
The fridge door, but in your pocket. Qdos folds in the everyday family logistics — so the calendar, the shopping, the week’s dinners and every shared list live in one place everyone can see. No money attached; pure coordination.
- Shared calendar
- Appointments, soccer, school holidays — everyone in sync.
- Meal planner
- Plan the week’s dinners; push every ingredient to the list in a tap.
- Smart shopping list
- Remembers what you buy and orders it by aisle.
- Lists & plans
- Shared checklists and trip plans you can split between people.
Chores aren’t just for the kids
Split the household load fairly. Put the dishes, the bins or the cooking on a rotation between the grown-ups, and Qdos tracks whose turn it is — so it’s fair without anyone keeping score in their head.
- Whose turn? Qdos knows.
- Rotate a chore round-robin between any members and the app tracks whose turn it is — no mental load, no keeping score in your head, no nagging.
- Builds better habits
- Sharing the load fairly — and seeing the turns fall evenly — makes chores a routine the whole family keeps, not a nightly argument. Good habits for the kids and the grown-ups alike.
- Great for ages 5–17
- From a five-year-old’s first made bed to a teenager’s own jobs and bigger amounts, Qdos scales the chores to each child — so it grows with your family instead of being outgrown.
Set up your whole family in a sentence
No blank screen, no fiddly forms. Tell Qdos about your week — who’s how old, the chores that matter, the swimming on Tuesdays — and it drafts a complete, per-child plan in seconds. You review and tweak everything; nothing is created until you say so.
- Tasks and fair amounts for each child — sized to a monthly budget if you set one.
- House rules, calendar events pulled straight from what you typed, and a starter shopping list.
- AI proposes, you decide: edit any line, then create it all in one tap. Prefer to pick by hand? Start from age-based chore packs instead.
How Qdos works
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Create your family — about a minute
Pick money or points and add your kids with a username (no email needed for them). Your 14-day trial starts right away — no card required.
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Describe your week — AI drafts the plan
Tell Qdos about your family in a sentence or two — ages, the chores that matter, even “swimming on Tuesdays”. It drafts each child’s tasks and amounts, a few house rules, calendar events and a starter shopping list. Review, tweak, and one tap creates it all. Rather choose by hand? Pick from age-based starter packs instead.
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Kids earn, you stay in charge
Sign a kid’s device in with a QR code and they tick off their own tasks. You approve what needs approving, cheer the wins, then settle up in cash — or approve reward requests — whenever you’re ready.
Everything a family needs
More than an allowance tracker — the small command centre for a busy household.
Chores that pay
Every task carries a real reward — money or points. Finishing it credits the child’s wallet, pocket money they can watch add up.
Slip-ups that cost
Add an optional penalty to a task or a house rule. Miss it or break it and Qdos applies the cost for you — so the deal stays fair and the stakes are real.
A wallet per child
Each child has a running balance backed by an append-only ledger — every credit and debit is recorded and reconcilable.
You settle on demand
No real money moves through Qdos. When you’re ready, press Settle and pay out the balances by cash or transfer. You stay in control.
Photo proof
Ask for a photo on the chores that need one. Kids snap a picture as they finish; you see it when you approve. Perfect for “show me the made bed”.
Step-by-step chores
Break a bigger job into a few tickable steps — “tidy room: bed, floor, desk” — so a young kid always knows what “done” means.
Cheers for good work
Anyone can send anyone a little burst of encouragement — a 👏 and a note on a job well done. Kids cheer parents too. Positive-only, by design.
A Reward Shelf kids love
In points mode, kids spend points on rewards you curate — movie night, a sleepover, screen time — with age-based suggestions. You approve every request.
Savings goals
Kids set a goal — “$4 from the LEGO set” — and watch a progress bar fill, turning an abstract balance into real motivation.
Shared family calendar
Appointments, soccer, school holidays — a shared calendar everyone sees, built right in. No money attached.
Weekly meal planner
Plan the week’s dinners together, then send every ingredient to the shopping list in a single tap — each one lands in the right aisle.
Smart shopping list
A shared list that remembers what you buy and orders it by aisle, so the shop is faster and nothing’s forgotten.
Lists & plans
Shared checklists for anything — and trip-style plans you can split between people, with who’s-doing-what and soft due dates.
Flexible scheduling
Daily, weekly or one-off. Assign a task to one child, let anyone claim it, give everyone their own copy, or rotate it fairly round-robin.
See what they see
One tap switches you into your child’s view of the app — check their day looks right, exactly as they’ll see it — then switch straight back.
Kid-safe sign-in
Kids sign in with a username — no email, no ads, no public profiles. Hand them their own device by scanning a QR code and they’re in.
Your currency and timezone are detected automatically at sign-up — chores reset at your family’s own midnight, wherever you are.
Built for real families
Made by a parent for their own family of four — because a chart on the fridge never stuck.
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Kids stay private
Children sign in with a username — no email, no profile, no ads, nothing social outside your household.
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Parents stay in control
You approve work, you approve rewards, you decide when to pay. No money moves until you say so.
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Nothing slips through
Every credit and debit is on an append-only ledger you can always reconcile — no “but you said” arguments.
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Made for kids’ eyes
Kids get their own warm, simple view — big buttons, plain words, a progress bar for the day and a little confetti when it’s all done.
Get Qdos on your phone
The Qdos app is free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android. Prefer the web? Qdos runs in any browser and installs to your home screen, no app store needed.
Start free. Stay only if it earns its place.
Qdos is priced for a family, not per child. Three kids or five, both parents included — the subscription stays the same.
Best value
About US$2.50/month for the whole household.
- 14-day free trial, no card required
- Every parent and kid included
- Money mode, points mode, rewards, proof photos and family tools
Monthly
Prefer to try it month to month? Same full app, same household-wide subscription, cancel any time from the web or the store you subscribed through.
What you are paying for
Less chasing, fewer “did you do it?” arguments, and a running wallet or reward shelf everyone can trust.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Qdos?
- Qdos is a family reward app for chores and pocket money. Kids earn money — or points — for the tasks they finish, while missed tasks and broken house rules cost. A parent settles up in cash on demand, or approves Reward Shelf requests in points mode. A shared family calendar, meal planner, shopping list and a family-wide wall of cheers are all built in.
- Is Qdos free?
- Qdos starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required. After that it is one simple subscription for the whole household: US$4.99/month or US$29.99/year. Every parent and every child is included.
- Can Qdos set everything up for me?
- Yes. Tell Qdos about your family in a sentence or two — your kids’ ages, the chores you care about, even “swimming on Tuesdays” — and it drafts a complete plan: each child’s tasks and amounts, a few house rules, calendar events and a starter shopping list. You review and edit everything before a single tap creates it. Prefer to choose by hand? Start from age-based starter chore packs instead.
- Can we use points instead of money?
- Yes. Each household picks its reward unit — money or points — during setup, and an admin can switch it any time in Settings. In points mode, kids spend their points on a parent-curated Reward Shelf (movie night, a friend sleepover, screen time) and a parent approves every request.
- Does Qdos handle real money?
- No. Qdos tracks who is owed what; it never moves, holds, or transfers money and does not link to bank accounts. A parent pays children out by cash or bank transfer whenever they choose.
- What are cheers?
- Cheers are little notes of encouragement family members send each other — a 👏 or 🎉 with an optional message, often attached to the chore someone just finished. Anyone can cheer anyone (kids can cheer parents too). They carry no money and no scores; they’re purely there to celebrate good effort. Qdos started life as “Kudos”, and the cheers are its heart.
- Can a chore need a photo?
- Yes. Any task can ask for a photo as proof — the child snaps a picture when they mark it done, and you see it when you approve. Great for “show me the tidy room” chores. You decide per task whether the photo is required or optional.
- Can Qdos plan our meals and shopping too?
- Yes. Qdos has a shared weekly meal planner and a smart shopping list. Plan the week’s dinners, then send every ingredient to the list in one tap — each one lands in the right aisle automatically. There’s also a flexible Lists & Plans space for shared checklists and trip plans you can split between people.
- Can my kids use Qdos without an email address?
- Yes. Children sign in with a username and password set by a parent — no email required. You can even sign a child’s device in by scanning a QR code, so there’s nothing for them to type.
- Can I see the app the way my child sees it?
- Yes. A parent can switch into any child’s view with one tap — handy for checking their task list looks right or showing them how something works — and switch straight back to their own.
- What devices does Qdos work on?
- Any modern phone or computer through the web, and the native app is free on both stores — the App Store for iPhone & iPad, and Google Play for Android. Qdos also installs to your home screen as an app (a PWA), no app store needed.
- Can both parents use it?
- Yes. An admin can invite a co-parent to share management. Either adult can approve tasks and settle up — but no one can approve their own work.
- How is Qdos different from a chore chart?
- Chores carry real, accountable rewards in a per-child wallet, you can attach optional penalties, photos and steps, and balances settle on demand — or run the whole thing on points with a parent-curated Reward Shelf. Plus a shared calendar, meal planner, shopping list and a wall of cheers, all in the same app.
Start your family tonight
Start the 14-day trial, let Qdos draft the first chores, and give your kids a clear deal they can actually follow.
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