Track your child's allowance, gifts and spending
Lilrise is an allowance and pocket money tracker without a bank account or card. Your family keeps the money; the shared record shows what belongs to your child, where it is held and what is available now.
Use Lilrise freeOne child. One clear money record.
An illustrative example in US dollars, not a recommended allowance. Use one currency for your own record.
| What happened | Money in | Money out | Total owned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start with money already owned | — | — | $20.00 |
| Receive a birthday gift | $30.00 | — | $50.00 |
| Buy a book with the child's money | — | $12.00 | $38.00 |
| Parent hands over $10 already recorded | — | — | $38.00 |
The parent starts holding $20. The child receives the $30 gift in cash, spends $12, then receives $10 from the parent-held money. At the end: $10 held by the parent + $28 held by the child = $38 owned.
A handover changes who holds the money. It creates no new income.
Next week's planned $10 allowance stays outside that $38 until it actually belongs to the child. Setting aside $8 for a goal would leave $30 available and $8 saved, still $38 in total.
From the first balance to the next choice
- Record starting money, including cash and money you already hold for your child. Starting at zero is fine. Opening money is not new income.
- Add allowance, gifts or actual project earnings when the money belongs to your child. Keep future contributions and promised rewards separate.
- Record real purchases from the child's funds, whether the parent or child buys the item. A gift paid entirely with a parent's own money does not reduce the child's balance.
- Set money aside for a goal or plan a purchase. Saving and planning keep the money owned by the child; they do not count as spending.
A record your child can use too
Use Lilrise together or pair a child-only device with a short-lived code. Children need no email or external account. Ordinary spending can be recorded immediately; parents guide choices and help reconcile mismatches. Each child's money stays private from siblings.
Optional family projects can offer money, a real-world promise, or both. Children can suggest ideas and negotiate. Agreed work remains an expected reward until the adult records the actual grant; a promised experience is never counted as money.
What is free?
All money and learning features are free for one child. Family Plus adds child profiles for US$5 per family per month, plus applicable tax. There is no charge per caregiver. A family can retain at most 25 child profiles, including archived profiles.