Set up your family

Create your account, add your kids, and write your first rule — in a few minutes.

Getting started takes about five minutes. You only need to do this once, as the family admin.

1. Create your account

1. Sign up

   Open Kredz at www.kredz.app or download the iPhone and iPad app, then sign up with your email.

2. Confirm you're an adult

   Because Kredz holds information about children, the person who creates a family confirms they’re the parent or guardian setting it up. This attestation is recorded once.

3. Name your family

   Your family is the shared space everyone’s balances and rules live in.

2. Add your kids

Each child gets their own balance and history.

1. Add a child

   From the dashboard, add a child with just a first name or nickname.

2. Keep it minimal

   Kredz intentionally collects as little about children as possible — a name is all that’s needed. There’s no birthday or other personal detail to enter.

Children’s accounts are read-only. A child can see their own balance, but only an admin or caregiver can record anything.

3. Write your first rule

Rules are the reusable building blocks behind every credit.

1. Create a rule

   Give it a name, choose whether it earns, spends, or penalizes credits, and set the amount.

2. Apply it

   Tap the rule for a child to record a transaction. Their balance updates right away.

See Rules for the full picture of rule types.

4. Invite the rest of the family

Bring in a co-parent, grandparent, or sitter so the numbers stay in sync no matter who’s on duty. See Family & caregivers.

Once you’ve added a child and a rule, you’re ready to go. Everything else can grow over time.