Pocket money app for kids 5 to 13
Pocket money that teaches.
Kids split their money into four jars, earn extra by doing jobs and sending you an invoice, and watch their savings grow. The real money stays in your own bank.
No prepaid card. No ads.
Example family. Names and amounts are made up.
What is Piggle?
Piggle is an Australian pocket money app for kids aged 5 to 13. Kids split their money into four jars (Spend, Save, Give and Grow), earn extra by doing jobs and sending you an invoice, and watch their savings grow with interest you set. Piggle never holds money: it stays in your own bank.
How it works
Three steps to get going.
Set a payday
Pick the day, the amount and how it splits across the four jars. Piggle runs it every week.
Kids do jobs and send an invoice
They tick off a job, add a photo if you like, and you approve it with one tap.
Watch the jars grow
The Grow jar earns interest at a rate you set, paid weekly, so kids see saving pay off.
The four jars
Every dollar gets a job.
Spend, Save, Give and Grow is the money split kids remember. Piggle makes each jar something they can see filling up.
Spend
For now. Small treats and things they choose for themselves.
Save
For a goal. Taking money out waits 24 hours, so there is time to change their mind.
Give
For others. Choose a charity and see what the money does.
Grow
For later. Earns interest at the rate you set, paid every week.
Real lessons
Lessons kids feel, not just read.
Each one is a small, fixed rule you control. Nothing random, and kids are never ranked on how much money they have.
Interest
Money in Grow earns a little every week, at a rate you choose.
Matching
Kids can ask you to match what they save towards a goal.
Family tax
A small share goes into a Family Fund the whole family shares.
The 24-hour wait
Taking money out of Save waits a day, which beats impulse buys.
Locked savings
Lock money away for a set time at a higher rate.
Bank of Mum and Dad
Borrow against future pocket money and see what interest costs.
Goals
A picture, a target and a countdown to the thing they want.
Pretend shares
Ages 11 and up follow real Australian share prices with pretend money.
Two kid modes
Grows up with your kids.
Little mode (5 to 8) is big pictures and four jars. Big mode (9 to 13) adds goals, calculators, levels and pretend shares. You choose for each kid, and they log in with their own PIN on a shared tablet or phone.
For parents
Control without the nagging.
One-tap approvals
Jobs, goal moves and match requests land in one list. Yes or not yet, with a reason if you like.
A short weekly email
What each kid earned, saved and learned this week, in one email.
Two homes, one record
Separated parents can both pay and approve, each with their own login.
You move the real money
Transfer pocket money the way you already do, then tap Mark as paid. Piggle keeps the record.
Privacy and safety
Built for kids, so it keeps very little.
No card and no money held. Real money stays in your bank.
Kids need only a first name, birth year, picture and PIN.
No ads, no tracking tools, and your data is never sold.
No chat or friends outside your family.
Free tool
How much pocket money for a 9 year old?
A COMMON RANGE
$7.50 to $9.00 a week
How Piggle compares
No card. Any bank. Lessons built in.
| Feature | Card-based apps | Piggle |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid card for the kid | Yes | No card needed |
| Where the money sits | On the app's card | Your own bank, always |
| Your bank | Their card, or one bank | Any Australian bank |
| Interest, tax and matching lessons | Varies by app | Built in |
| Price for a family | About $30 to $144 a year | $49 a year |
Card app prices as published in September 2026.
Pricing
One price for the whole family.
Every feature, for the whole family. Try it free for 30 days, no card needed to start.
Prices in Australian dollars, including GST.
Why we built Piggle
Piggle was built by Dale, a dad of two boys who wanted pocket money to teach more than how to spend it.
FAQ
Questions parents ask.
Does Piggle hold my kids' money?
No. Piggle is a record of your kids' pocket money. The real money stays in your bank or your kids' own bank accounts, and Piggle never holds, stores or moves it.
Do my kids need a card or their own phone?
No card at all. Kids log in with a PIN on any family tablet or phone you set up, so siblings can share one device.
What ages is Piggle for?
Kids aged 5 to 13. Little mode suits 5 to 8 year olds, and Big mode adds goals, calculators and pretend shares for 9 to 13 year olds.
How much does Piggle cost?
$4.99 a month or $49 a year for the whole family, after a 30-day free trial.
Who pays the interest in the Grow jar?
You do. You choose the rate, and Piggle adds it to the Grow jar every week so your kids can see their savings grow.
What does Piggle know about my kids?
Only a first name, birth year, chosen picture and a PIN, which is stored scrambled. There are no ads and no tracking tools.