Know a family who'd love this?
GrowthJar spreads one school-gate conversation at a time — we don't do tracking, so we can't do referral schemes, and honestly we prefer it this way. Here's everything you need to pass it on.
Say this at pickup
When another parent asks "what's that app?", any of these does the job:
It's like a piggy bank, but the money grows if they don't spend it — and it's not a subscription.
My kid does jobs, plants a coin in the app, and wakes up to find it grew. That's the whole thing.
It's the only pocket-money app I've found with no ads, no data collection and no monthly fee.
Or send this
Written for the class WhatsApp group or the family chat. Copy, paste, press send — swap in your own kid's story if you have one, it works better than anything we could write.
Short
We've been using an app called GrowthJar for pocket money — like a piggy bank, but coins the kids "plant" grow while they wait. No ads, no data collection, not a subscription. Search "GrowthJar" on the App Store (iPhone and iPad).
With the good bit
Pocket money app recommendation: GrowthJar. Kids earn coins for jobs, then can "plant" a coin they can't spend — and after a few sleeps it grows into a bigger one (you set the rate). Ours now checks the jar every morning before school. Free with one child, no subscription, no ads, everything stays on your phone. Search "GrowthJar" on the App Store (iPhone and iPad).
Just the link
https://growthjar.co.uk
Sharing stays grown-up
GrowthJar does not put links or share sheets in the child experience. This separate website page is for parents: copy one of the messages above, edit it if you like, and choose where to send it. Nothing is exported from the app, and no child's name, balance or activity is inserted for you.
A freebie for the fridge
We made a printable job chart — works with the app or entirely without it. Print a spare for the family you're telling; a chart on their fridge explains GrowthJar better than we can.
Want to gift it?
Here's the honest answer: GrowthJar is free, and Apple doesn't let anyone gift an in-app purchase directly — so there's no "gift the unlock" button, and we won't pretend otherwise. If you want to treat a multi-kid family to the £6.99 unlimited-children unlock, an App Store gift card covers it. But truthfully? The free app with one child is the complete experience. Just send the message above — that's the gift.