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Parents set tasks
Chores, homework, reading, instrument practice, whatever matters in your house. Each task is worth a specific number of screen-time minutes. Set it up once, edit anytime.
Kids complete tasks. Parents approve from anywhere. Earned minutes unlock the timer. No more fighting over screens.
iPhone & iPad · iOS 16+ · Built by a parent of three
Every parent gets tired of being the screen time police. Chirp gives that job to your kid. They do the work. They earn the time. They choose when to spend it. You just say yes.
Five minutes to set up. Works the way you'd hope on day one.
Chores, homework, reading, instrument practice, whatever matters in your house. Each task is worth a specific number of screen-time minutes. Set it up once, edit anytime.
Kids see their tasks on their own device. They check them off and submit, with optional photo proof for things like "clean room" that need verification. They watch their balance grow.
You get a push notification, approve in one tap, earned minutes go into the kid's bank. When they're ready to use them, they start a timer and watch it count down.
Chirp runs on the oldest, most reliable idea in behavior: clear effort in, clear reward out. Visible, immediate, and the same every single day.
Every task is spelled out and worth a set number of minutes. No "we'll see," no moving targets. Kids always know exactly what earns what.
Finish, submit, get approved, watch the balance jump. The reward lands right next to the effort, which is what actually turns it into a habit.
The rules don't bend with your mood or change between parents. The system decides, so the routine holds even on the hard days.
If your family thrives on predictable routines and clear, visual expectations (including many families raising kids with ADHD), Chirp is the reward chart you've probably already been told to try, rebuilt so it survives a real week. It's the same positive-reinforcement, token-style approach that therapists and coaches teach, made instant, visible, and consistent across both parents.
How Chirp fits a structured routine →Most family apps assume one phone and one user. Chirp is built for the way families actually work, on day one.
Built for real families. Designed so kids actually want to use it.
Manage every child independently. Different tasks, different balances, different rules. Free covers up to three kids, Family is unlimited.
Both parents share the same family account. Approve from either phone, see the same history.
Unique to ChirpOptional photo on submission for tasks like "make your bed" or "clean room." Kids don't fight it. They just take the picture.
Kids see who's earned the most this week. Friendly competition drives more chores done. Kids love this part.
Kids love thisDaily task streaks keep kids consistent. Missing a day breaks the streak. Strong, simple motivation.
Kids can gift earned minutes to each other. Older to younger, every time. Surprisingly heartwarming.
Parents love thisSee which tasks get done, which don't, and how screen time patterns change over time.
Parents notified the moment a task is submitted. Approve from your lock screen in one tap.
Built ✓Apple Screen Time is free and built in. So what does $6.99/month get you? A different category of product entirely.
Use both. Apple Screen Time is the floor (no devices at 2am). Chirp is the system that motivates the daytime hours, with kids actively earning what they get.
Free forever for up to three kids. Upgrade to Family for unlimited kids and insights.
Everything parents typically want to know about Chirp.
Chirp is a family task and reward app where kids earn screen time by completing parent-assigned tasks. Parents create tasks, kids submit completed tasks with optional photo proof, parents approve in one tap, and earned minutes go into the kid's balance. When the kid is ready to use them, they start a timer that counts down their earned time.
Parents set up tasks (chores, homework, reading, anything) with screen-time minute rewards. Kids see their tasks on their own device, complete them, and submit with an optional photo. Parents get a push notification, approve in one tap, and the earned minutes go into the child's balance. Kids start a timer to spend their earned time.
Yes. Share a 6-character family code with your co-parent. They sign up with their own email, enter the code, and instantly get full access to your kids, tasks, history, and approvals. No second subscription. Either parent can approve from either device, and everything syncs in real time.
Not required, but recommended. Chirp is best with two devices: your phone for approvals, and a device your kids use (iPad, old iPhone, or any iOS device) for their tasks and timer. A single device works fine too, with kid mode and parent mode swappable from the home screen.
Chirp is built for families with kids roughly ages 5 to 14. Younger kids handle simple tasks with parent help. Older kids manage their own task lists and balances. The kid-facing screens are designed to be readable and motivating for early elementary readers and up.
Yes, free forever for up to 3 kids and unlimited tasks, including daily streaks, the family leaderboard, sibling gifting, and co-parent sharing. The Family plan ($6.99/month or $49.99/year with a 7-day free trial) adds unlimited kids and trends with full history.
Chirp is on iOS for iPhone and iPad (iOS 16+). Android support is on the roadmap. The app is one single download that contains both parent mode and kid mode, swappable from inside the app.
Chirp does not sell or share family data with advertisers. Photo submissions are stored in row-level-security-protected storage so only your family can access them. We collect the minimum needed to make the app work. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.
Stop being the screen time police. Start watching your kids earn it. Free for up to three kids forever. $6.99/month adds unlimited kids and insights.
The complete setup: task lists, minute values, and the rules that make it stick.
The token chart clinicians teach, rebuilt so it survives a real week.
One shared system instead of two sets of rules, and one balance that travels.
Why they keep happening, and the one change that ends them.