Questions
Short answers, no fine print games.
What is Stash Stars?
A chore and rewards app for families. Parents set chores and rewards, kids mark chores done and earn stars, and parents approve. Kids spend stars in a reward store the parents stock.
Do my kids need an account or an email?
No. Kids tap their own name on the family screen. Only a parent has an account in the full app, and in the test version there are no accounts at all.
What does Stash Stars know about my kids?
Only what you enter: a first name or nickname (a nickname is fine), an avatar or an optional photo, and the chores and stars you set up. The full app also plans an optional date of birth, which only parents would see. We don’t ask for a kid’s school, address, phone, email or location. In the test version, none of it leaves your device.
Do I have to use photos?
No. Photos are optional, both profile pictures and chore photos. If you’d rather not, skip them and check chores off yourself. If you do use them, they’re private to your family, and you can choose to have chore photos deleted after you approve the chore.
What if the job was only half done?
When you review a chore you can give any number of stars from zero up to its full value, with an optional note. Or send it back with a note, like “wipe the mirror too”, and your kid can fix it and send it again.
Is real money involved?
No money moves through Stash Stars. Stars are points you and your kids agree on. The allowance feature only keeps track of what you owe at the dollar rate you set, and you pay your kids yourself.
What works today, and what is coming?
Today: chores, star values, Quick Add and Deduct, approvals with partial stars, reward store, savings goals, team goals, levels and badges, weekly recap and kid mode with a parent PIN. Coming: family accounts, two parents in sync, automatic weekly allowance, reminders and notifications, grandparents, widgets and app store versions. The features page has the full list.
Where is my family’s information kept?
In the test version, on your own device only, and we never receive it. In the full app, a family’s information will be kept on our database provider’s servers in the United States. The Privacy Policy has the details.
Can both parents use it?
Not yet. The test version runs on one shared device. Letting two parents share one family from their own phones is a big part of the full app and it isn’t built yet.
Is there an iPhone or Android app?
Not yet. The test version runs in your phone’s browser and can be added to your home screen. App store versions are planned.
How much does it cost?
It’s free while we test it with families. If we ever offer paid plans, we’ll show you the details before you pay for anything.
How do I try it?
Open the demo. It’s a sample family with made-up kids, and anything you tap stays in your own browser.
How do I reach you?
Email hello@stashstars.com.
See it for yourself.
The demo is a sample family you can tap through on your phone. Nothing to sign up for, nothing is saved anywhere but your own browser.