Frequently asked questions

CardCura is a family allowance and chore-tracking app for children roughly 4 to 10 years old. Parents record rewards and purchases in a Parent Hub; each child sees their own balance and daily routines on a paired tablet.

No. CardCura issues no card, holds no funds, and connects to no bank account. It is a tracking ledger for pocket money you already handle in cash or informally — the money itself never leaves your hands. CardCura is not a bank, a money transmitter, or a payment processor.

Greenlight and GoHenry are fintech products: they issue your child a real debit card, charge a monthly subscription, and generally start at age 6. CardCura is a free ledger for ages 4 to 10 that issues no card and moves no money. If you want your child to have spendable money on a card, or investing and interest, one of those is the better choice. Our alternatives page compares seven of them and says which fits when.

No. Every CardCura balance is a family record, not money held by CardCura. Adding a reward writes an entry; it does not move funds. Your family handles any real-world cash or purchase separately.

A parent opens Kid sign-in in the Parent Hub and shows a QR code. The child’s device scans it and receives a limited session for that child. The child never needs an email address or password.

No. A child's paired device can view that child’s information and mark a routine complete. It cannot add rewards, record purchases, edit goals, or change family settings. An adult reviews routine check-ins before they affect the balance.

A child can mark a routine complete from the Kid Portal. That creates a check-in, not a transaction. A family admin or guardian confirms or declines it; only an approved check-in with a reward changes the balance.

Every adult uses a separate account. A family admin can invite them and choose guardian, contributor, or viewer access for each child. That keeps identity, relationship, and permission separate.

Yes, if the family admin turns on second review for that child. It is optional and applies to purchases only. When enabled, a purchase request waits for another eligible guardian before changing the balance.

A public savings-goal link is view-only: it shows progress but cannot change CardCura data. A relative can give money or buy the item outside CardCura, then tell a parent. Relatives with a contributor account can also send a contribution request to a guardian for approval.

A parent provides a nickname or first name, birth month and year, optional birth day, and an illustrated avatar. CardCura also stores the routines, goals, ledger entries, program schedules, attendance, and optional session notes used by the family. A Premium family admin may optionally upload a small custom avatar photo.

No. Illustrated animal avatars are the default. A Premium family admin may optionally upload a headshot, which is cropped and compressed in the browser before upload. The photo is available only to authorized family members and that child’s paired device, and the admin can remove it.

No. CardCura does not sell or rent personal information, does not show advertising, and runs no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking scripts on any page a child can reach.

First archive the child from the Parent Hub, then use the permanent-delete control and confirm the child’s name. Permanent deletion removes that child’s profile and dependent records. You can also contact privacy@cardcura.com for help or to request closure of the adult account.

Only two strictly necessary session cookies: one for an adult Parent Hub session and one for a paired child device. CardCura currently uses no analytics, advertising, or cross-site tracking cookies.

CardCura has a free plan with core family features, one active program per child, and the last 30 days of ledger history. CardCura Premium adds lifetime history, recurring reward reminders, custom avatars, and up to five active programs per child. Current pricing and renewal terms appear before purchase.

The iOS and Android apps are in development. CardCura runs in any modern browser today, on both a parent phone and a child tablet, with no install required.