Chores & Screen Time Rewards
Let your child earn screen time by completing chores you set, straight from the parental control app on their Android phone. A daily budget is a fixed number; rewards are how a child adds to it, and it changes the tone of every conversation about the phone, because “can I have longer?” now has a route the child controls. The same tasks system lets your parent account unlock the advanced tools and extend access days, without a card, ever, which is how TheTruthSpy stays a free parental control app rather than a trial that nags you for a card number.
Either build · Free · No permission needed · Visible on your child's phone
- Two kinds of tasks, one principle. Children earn minutes by finishing chores you set. Parents earn access days and advanced tools by completing small optional tasks. Do a small piece of work, get something back.
- You decide what each chore is worth. There is no fixed exchange rate; tune it until it feels fair for your house and your child's age.
- Earned minutes stack on top of the budget, straight away or after your nod, and the child watches the figure climb on their own phone.
- Nothing is deducted for a task that is not done. Rewards are a carrot; the budget is the budget.
- The parent tasks are optional. Ignore the whole list and the core parental controls keep working, free, indefinitely.
Screen time rewards for kids: earn minutes by finishing chores
You set up tasks, the child completes them, and each finished task adds a set number of minutes on top of that day's budget. The tasks are yours to write, because every family's list is different. A quick job earns a little, a real chore earns more, and a streak task, such as feeding the cat every day for a week, pays out at the end of the streak.
| Task | Worth | Needs your okay? |
|---|---|---|
| Tidy your room | 15 minutes | Optional |
| Read for 30 minutes | 20 minutes | Usually yes |
| Homework done and checked | 30 minutes | Yes |
| Help with the washing-up | 10 minutes | No |
| Feed the cat, 7 days running | 30 minutes at the end | No |
This is what turns the cap into something a child can work with. The budget tells them how much they have. The tasks tell them how to get more. Earned minutes only mean something when there is a limit to earn them against, which is what the screen time app sets, and a game that is limited in the app blocker does not have to stay limited forever.
Nothing is hidden in a parent-only panel.
The child sees their own tasks and rewards on their own phone. They open TheTruthSpy, see the list of tasks you have set, and see exactly what each one is worth before they start. When they finish a chore, they tap Mark done, optionally with a photo. Depending on how you set the task up, the minutes either land straight away or wait for your quick nod first. Reading and homework are the kind of thing most parents like to confirm; making the bed, maybe not. Both work.
Earned minutes stack on top of the day's budget rather than replacing it. A child on a three-hour weekday who reads for half an hour and finishes their homework is on three hours and fifty, and they can see that figure climb as they tick tasks off. It reads to them as progress, not a favour they had to beg for.
Chore rewards plug into the ask-for-more flow.
TheTruthSpy already lets a child ask for more time when they run low, and you approve or decline from your panel. Rewards sit right next to that. A child near the end of their budget has two options: ask you for extra, or earn it. Some evenings they will ask. Some evenings they will empty the dishwasher instead. Both beat a slammed door, and the second one gets a chore done.
The approval lands with you the same way a request does: who, which task, how many minutes, and two buttons. For anything you want to check, set the task to need your approval before the minutes land. Low-stakes chores can be set to add time automatically, and nothing is ever deducted for a task that is skipped.
This parental control app is free, and here is how the parent account's tasks keep it that way.
TheTruthSpy does not charge you. There is no paywall in front of the core features, no subscription renewing quietly every month, no “your trial ends in three days” banner. Location, screen time, web filtering and keyword alerts are open to every account. Instead of taking your money, TheTruthSpy lets a parent account complete simple promotional tasks. Each one either unlocks an advanced tool or adds days to your access. You pay with a little word of mouth rather than a card.
Refer another parent
Someone you know sets up TheTruthSpy through your link, and you both get credit once they pair a phone.
Share TheTruthSpy on social media
One post to your own feed, in your own words, mentioning that you got access days for it.
Send us feedback
A short private survey in your panel about what works and what is missing. It is never published.
Opt-in, always. If you never complete a single account task, the core app still works. You are never forced to refer, share or fill in anything. What the tasks change is reach and runway: advanced tools come on when you help spread the word, and your access days top up as you go. There is no version of this where opting out costs you the thing you came for. A parental control app with no subscription only survives if new parents keep finding it, and word of mouth from real users is how they do. The free parental control pricing page explains the account model in full.
Questions parents ask about screen time rewards.
How does a child earn extra screen time with chores?
You set up tasks and assign minutes to each. The child sees the list on their own phone and marks a task done when they finish it. The minutes are then added on top of that day's budget, straight away or after you approve it, depending on how you set the task up.
Can my child game the system by marking tasks done without doing them?
For anything you want to check, set the task to need your approval before the minutes land. You get a prompt in your panel and approve or decline. Low-stakes chores can be set to add time automatically.
Is TheTruthSpy really free, or is this a trial?
Really free. The core features have no paywall and no expiry countdown. Instead of charging, TheTruthSpy lets your parent account complete optional promotional tasks that unlock advanced tools and extend your access days.
What happens if I never do any account tasks?
The core app keeps working. Skipping the tasks means the advanced tools stay off and your access days do not top up from that source; the core parental controls carry on as normal.
Can I pay money instead of doing tasks?
There is no paid plan at the moment. The task model is the way TheTruthSpy stays funded, and the core is free regardless.
Does the rewards feature need a permission on the phone?
No. It works on either build with no extra permission, and the child's phone lists tasks and earned minutes openly.
Earned minutes only matter if there is a limit to beat
Rewards sit on top of the daily budget that screen time limits set. A limited app in the app blocker is the one most often earned back, and the free parental control pricing explains the account model that the parent tasks feed.
Chores and rewards switches on once the child's phone is paired with your parent account, which takes about ten minutes. The download and setup guide covers each screen.
Turn the screen time argument into a deal.
Create a free account, pair your child's Android phone, and add the first chore to the list tonight. No card, ever.
Android · Free to set up · Visible on your child's phone