Founding families. Half price for your first 12 months. Founder spots close 28 February. See pricing
The pocket money and jobs app for Australian kids

Meet the pal who gets your kids doing their jobs

Jobs earn Sparks for their pal. Payday splits real pocket money into Spend, Save and Grow. You check it all with a tap.

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7 days free. No charge if you cancel in the first week. Then founders pay A$30 a year.

Family data stored in Australia No ads or ad trackers Kids can't message anyone PIN sign-in, no email for kids Nothing to buy with real money

Why I built it

"Pocket money in our house was a jar, a sticky note and an argument."

I wanted something my kids would actually open, that showed them where their money goes, without a bank card or an app store full of things to buy. So I built PocketPals.

Matt, founder and dad
I read every email and talk to every founding family myself.

Sound familiar?

"Did you actually do your jobs?"
Every job they tick waits for your check, so there's nothing to argue about.
"Did I pay you this week? How much do I owe?"
Payday does the sums and keeps count of what's paid and owed.
"It's all gone by Monday."
Every payday splits into Spend, Save and Grow before a cent is spent.

How it works

Set it up once. Then just check.

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  1. 1Set it up onceAdd each child. We suggest pocket money and jobs for their age.
  2. 2Check their jobsOne tap to approve, or send it back with a note.
  3. 3Payday does the sumsSpend, Save and Grow, worked out for you. Pay cash or bank.

Their side

A game they open without being asked

Every job earns Sparks for their pal: outfits, pets and their own lemonade stand. Sparks never mix with the money, and they can't be bought.

A new money idea at each age:

Little · 4–7 · Spend or save? Adventure · 8–10 · What's a profit? Older · 11–13 · How does interest work?
Everything inside the game

Founding families

Half price for our first 30 families

A$30a year
or A$3 a month, for your first 12 months. One price for the whole family.

No risk. Use it for a whole week. Cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.

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Start Term 1 with jobs and pocket money sorted

Set it up over the holidays, so the new school routine has jobs and a payday built in from day one.

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Good questions

What parents ask first

Something else? Email hello@pocketpals.com.au and Matt will write back.

All questions
Is it real money?

Yes, but PocketPals never holds it. You pay your usual way, cash or bank, and it keeps count of what's paid and owed.

Is my family's information safe?

It's stored in Australia. There are no ads or ad trackers, kids can't message anyone, and kids sign in with a PIN, not an email.

What happens after the free week?

You pick monthly or yearly and add your card when you sign up. You won't be charged if you cancel that week. Founders then pay half price for 12 months.

Can my kids spend real money in the app?

No. Kids buy outfits and pets with Sparks, which they earn by doing jobs. Sparks can't be bought, and nothing in the app costs money.

Try a whole pocket money week, free

Set up takes a few minutes.

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7 days free
Then A$30 a year for founders
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