An allowance app with no subscription. Pay once, yours forever.
Most allowance apps quietly recur for the next decade of your kid’s childhood. KidCash is $4.99 on the App Store, one time, and then it’s done. Every feature, every kid, every update.
What allowance apps actually cost
Five years of allowance, by app
Most parents start their kid on allowance around age six and keep going through high school. That’s a long subscription. Here’s what the math looks like.
Pricing snapshot as of June 2026. Subscription apps include features KidCash doesn’t (debit cards, bank links). That is a real trade-off — see our honest comparison.
Why we charge once
The business model behind the price
The price tells you what kind of company you’re dealing with. Recurring revenue creates pressure to add features, push notifications, and upsell. A one-time price puts you in charge.
No upselling pressure
There is no premium tier to corner you into, no add-on cards to push, no “unlock the next 5 features” paywall. You bought the app. You have the app.
No data to monetize
If we’re not charging you monthly, we have to be charging you somehow, right? No. We do not run ads, sell data, or use third-party analytics. The $4.99 is the whole business model.
No expiration
Cancel a subscription and your data is hostage. KidCash is yours forever, including export to CSV or PDF anytime, with no subscription to cancel in the first place.
What $4.99 unlocks
Everything. There is no other tier.
- Unlimited kids — no per-child fees, no “family plan” to upgrade to
- Automatic allowance with daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly schedules
- Simple and compound interest with floor, cap, and live preview
- Multiple savings goals per kid with a progress ring
- Give to all kids — same-amount or split-the-total, fair to the penny
- Insights, sparkline, and a full searchable transaction history
- Export to CSV or PDF with reconstructed running balance
- iCloud sync that follows you to a new iPhone
- Face ID lock and privacy cover for the app switcher
- All future updates — if we add a feature, you get it
FAQ
Questions, answered
Yes. $4.99 on the App Store, once, and you own it on any iPhone signed into your account. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no “family plan” upsell, no ads.
Every feature in the app: unlimited kids, automatic allowance, simple and compound interest, savings goals, full transaction history, CSV and PDF export, iCloud sync, Face ID lock. Future updates are included too — if we add a feature, you get it.
Because we do not need to. KidCash is a finished, focused app. We are not running a banking partner, an ad network, or a venture-backed growth team. A one-time price is the honest one for what this is.
Subscription allowance apps run $5 to $15 a month, every month, forever. Over five years that is between $300 and $900. KidCash is $4.99 once. The trade is real: those apps include a debit card and bank account, which KidCash doesn’t. If you want the lesson without the plastic and the bill, this is the math.
Nothing happens. The app still works. Your data is still on your phone and in your iCloud. There is no monthly cancellation moment because there is no monthly bill.
One purchase. Every kid. Forever.
$4.99 on the App Store. No subscription, no upsells, no ads.
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