🚀 Getting Started
New to PointWiseSystem? Start here!
- Create your account
- Add your first earner
- Award your first points
- Redeem a reward
⭐ Adding Points
Learn how to award points
- Quick task buttons
- Custom point amounts
- Confirmation process
- Sound effects & confetti
🎁 Redeeming Rewards
How earners claim rewards
- Check available rewards
- Redeem with confirmation
- Celebration effects
- Refund if needed
🎨 App Preferences
Customize your experience
- Sound effects toggle
- Dark mode options
- Seasonal themes
- Confetti animations
🖥️ Kiosk Mode
Set up a tablet display
- What is Kiosk Mode
- Enable/disable toggle
- What's hidden vs visible
- Perfect for tablets
👨👩👧👦 Managing Earners
Add and customize earners
- Add new earners
- Choose avatars & colors
- View badges earned
- Plan limits explained
✅ Custom Tasks
Create your own task buttons
- Add new tasks
- Set point values
- Set cooldowns (daily/weekly/monthly)
- Organize by category
🎁 Custom Rewards
Set up rewards to redeem
- Create reward categories
- Set point costs
- Small, medium, big rewards
- Quality time rewards
🎯 Goal Setting
Track progress to rewards
- Set a target reward
- Visual progress bar
- Motivate saving
- Celebrate achievements
💰 Allowance
Automatic points (Plus)
- Set up allowances
- Daily/weekly/monthly
- Automatic point awards
- No clicking needed
👨👩👧 Co-Admins
Share access (Plus)
- Invite co-parents
- Full admin or view-only
- Manage invitations
- Remove access
📊 History & Insights
Track progress over time
- View point history
- Refund mistakes
- Streaks & analytics
- Export to CSV
📁 Profiles & Add-Ons
Manage multiple profiles
- Switch between profiles
- Profile limits by plan
- Purchase extra profiles
- Add extra co-admins
🔄 Recurring Tasks
Daily, weekly & monthly tasks
- Create recurring tasks
- Complete tasks for points
- Track streaks (Plus)
- Schedule time off
🚀 Getting Started
Create Your Account
Create Your Account
Visit pointwisesystem.com and click "Get Started Free". Fill in:
- Email - Your login email address
- Password - At least 6 characters
- PIN - 4-digit code to protect settings from little fingers!
- Profile - Choose Family, Classroom, Sports Team, etc.
Add Your First Earner
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Go to Settings → Manage Kids and add your first earner:
- Type the earner's name
- Click "+ Add"
- They'll appear on the dashboard immediately!
Award Your First Points!
Emma
On the dashboard, tap any green task button to award points:
- Tap the task (e.g., "Make bed +5")
- Confirm "Yes" when prompted
- Watch the confetti celebration! 🎉
⭐ Adding Points
Quick Task Buttons
The fastest way to add points! Just tap the green button for the task they completed.
Custom Points
For one-time tasks not in your quick list:
- Type a description of what they did
- Enter the point amount
- Click "+ Add Points"
The Confirmation Dialog
for "Make bed"?
Every point addition requires confirmation. This prevents accidental clicks!
🎁 Redeeming Rewards
Check Available Rewards
Rewards are color-coded so earners know what they can afford:
- Blue = Can afford (enough points)
- Gray = Not enough points yet
Tap to Redeem
"1hr games" for 75 points?
Click the reward button, then confirm. Points are automatically deducted!
Need to Refund?
-75 points • Today 3:45 PM
Made a mistake? Go to Settings → Redemption History and click "Refund". Points are returned automatically.
🎨 App Preferences
Find App Preferences
Sounds, themes & display options
Go to Settings and find the 🎨 App Preferences section to customize your experience.
🔊 Sound Effects
Sound Effects
Click to hear a demo!
When enabled:
- Adding points → "Cha-ching!" ascending tones 🎵
- Redeeming rewards → Triumphant fanfare 🎺
🌙 Dark Mode
Three options available:
- Light - Default bright theme
- Dark - Easy on the eyes at night
- Auto - Follows your device's system setting
🎄 Seasonal Themes
A festive floating emoji appears in the corner based on the current month!
✨ Confetti Animations
🎉 Click for Confetti Demo!
See the celebration effect
Celebration effects when points are added or rewards redeemed:
- Points → 40 colorful confetti particles (1.5 seconds)
- Rewards → 100 particles + golden stars (3 seconds)
🖥️ Kiosk Mode
What is Kiosk Mode?
Kiosk Mode is perfect for tablets that stay mounted in your home. Kids can view their points and add tasks without accessing settings or logging out.
How to Enable
Click the 🖥️ Kiosk Mode button in the dashboard header. It turns green when active.
What's Hidden vs Visible
👨👩👧👦 Managing Earners
Add a New Earner
Personalize with Avatars & Colors
🎨 Personalize Emma
Click on an earner's avatar on the dashboard to personalize them! (Basic & Plus plans)
Plan Limits
Need more earners? Upgrade your plan in Settings → Your Subscription.
✅ Custom Tasks
Find Quick Add Tasks
Chores & activities
Add a New Task
Tasks are organized by point value:
- Small (1-10 pts) - Quick daily tasks like making bed
- Medium (11-25 pts) - Bigger chores like homework
- Large (26+ pts) - Major accomplishments
Task Cooldowns
Limit how often tasks can be completed with cooldown settings:
- Daily - Resets at midnight (your timezone)
- Weekly - Resets Monday at midnight
- Monthly - Resets on the 1st of each month
Scope Options:
- 👥 Everyone - Once any earner completes it, it's done for ALL earners. Great for shared tasks like "Take out trash".
- 👤 Per Earner - Each earner can complete once per period. Perfect for individual tasks like "Practice piano".
Dashboard View
On the dashboard, tasks on cooldown appear grayed out with:
- Time remaining until reset
- Reset day note (Mon for weekly, 1st for monthly)
- Who completed it (for "Everyone" scope tasks)
🎁 Custom Rewards
Reward Categories
10-50 pts
75-200 pts
300-800 pts
Special moments
Rewards are organized into four categories to help earners set goals at different levels.
Reward Ideas
Add rewards that motivate your earners! Ideas:
- Small: Extra screen time, special snack, stay up 15min late
- Medium: Movie night, friend sleepover, new book
- Big: Theme park trip, new toy, special outing
- Quality Time: Baking together, game night, park trip
🎯 Goal Setting
Set a Goal
Track Progress
Emma's Goal
New video game
A visual progress bar shows how close the earner is to their goal. Great for motivation!
💰 Allowance
What is Allowance?
Automatic Point Awards!
Points are added automatically on a schedule - no clicking needed.
Perfect for:
- Weekly allowance - 50 points every Sunday
- Daily good behavior - 5 points automatically
- Monthly bonus - 100 points on the 1st
👨👩👧 Co-Admins
Invite a Co-Parent
Share access with a spouse or caregiver!
Admin Roles
Add points, redeem rewards, manage all settings
See points and rewards, but can't make changes
📊 History & Insights
View Transaction History
🛏️ Make bed
Today 9:30 AM
📚 Homework
Yesterday
Analytics & Streaks
Track progress over time:
- Streaks - Consecutive days earning points
- Weekly comparison - See improvement trends
- Top tasks - Most completed activities
📁 Profiles & Add-Ons
What are Profiles?
Separate Reward Systems
Profiles let you manage completely separate groups of earners, tasks, and rewards - perfect for multiple families or classrooms!
Each profile has its own:
- Earners - Different kids or students
- Tasks - Custom chores and activities
- Rewards - Unique reward options
- Settings - Independent preferences
Profile Limits by Plan
Plus plan users get 2 profiles included. Need more? You can purchase additional profiles as add-ons!
Switching Profiles
3 earners • Active
12 earners
Go to Settings → Manage Profiles to switch between your profiles or create new ones.
Purchase Extra Profiles
Extra Profile Add-On
Need more than 2 profiles?
Each extra profile add-on gives you one additional profile. Purchase as many as you need!
Co-Admin Add-Ons (Plus Plan)
Extra Co-Admin Add-On
Plus plan includes 2 co-admins. Need more?
Co-admins can help manage your reward system. Great for:
- Co-parents - Both parents can add points
- Grandparents - Let them participate too!
- Caregivers - Babysitters or nannies
Managing Your Add-Ons
2 purchased
1 purchased
View and manage all your add-ons in Settings → Your Subscription. Add-ons are billed alongside your main subscription.
🔄 Recurring Tasks
What are Recurring Tasks?
Tasks That Reset Automatically!
Create daily, weekly, or monthly tasks. Complete them to earn points, then they reset for the next period.
What this looks like for you:
- 👨👩👧 Family: Chores - "Make Bed", "Brush Teeth", "Clean Room"
- 🏫 Classroom: Assignments - "Homework", "Reading Log", "Participation"
- ⚽ Sports: Practice - "Attend Practice", "Conditioning"
- 🎨 After-School Program: Activities - "Complete Project", "Help Clean Up"
- 🎯 Personal: Habits - "Exercise", "Meditate", "Journal"
- 💼 Workplace: Goals - "Daily Standup", "Weekly Report"
Frequencies: Daily (reset at midnight) | Weekly (reset Monday) | Monthly (reset on 1st)
Recurring Tasks on the Dashboard
Recurring tasks appear above the Quick Add Points section. Task states:
- Green = Available - tap to complete and earn points!
- Gray = Already completed this period
- Yellow = Skipped for this period
Completing Tasks
"Make bed" for +5 points?
Tap any available (green) task to complete it:
- Points are added immediately to the earner's balance
- Task turns gray to show it's done for this period
- Confetti celebration! 🎉
- Task will be available again when the period resets
Skipping Tasks
Skip "Make bed"?
Select a reason:
Need to skip a task? Click the skip button (⏭️) next to any available task:
- No points - Skipped tasks don't earn or lose points
- Streaks preserved - Skipping doesn't break your streak (Plus)
- No penalties - Skipped tasks are exempt from missed task penalties
Streaks (Plus Plan)
Emma
Plus subscribers get streak tracking for recurring tasks:
- Streak count - Shows consecutive completions on earner cards
- Milestone bonuses - Earn bonus points at 7, 30, and 100 streak milestones!
- Skips don't break streaks - Vacation or sick days preserve your progress
Time Off / Vacation Mode
🏖️ Family vacation
Feb 10 - Feb 17, 2026
Going on vacation? Schedule time off in advance:
- Auto-skip - All tasks automatically skipped during time off
- Streaks preserved - No penalty for being away
- Schedule ahead - Plan multiple vacation periods in advance
- Dashboard indicator - Shows "🏖️ On Vacation" on earner cards
Managing Recurring Tasks
Daily • Mon-Fri • 5 pts
Create and manage recurring tasks in Settings → Recurring Tasks:
- Task name - What the task is called
- Points - How many points earned on completion
- Frequency - Daily, Weekly (Plus), or Monthly (Plus)
- Active days - For daily tasks, which days it's available
- Earner - Which earner the task is assigned to
Plan Limits
Recurring task limits by subscription tier:
- Free - 3 daily tasks per earner
- Basic - 5 daily tasks per earner
- Plus - Unlimited tasks + weekly/monthly + streaks + penalties