Child safety
PennyCrew is used by children, so we keep their data to a minimum and keep parents in control.
Parents are in charge
Only a parent, or a partner the owner has allowed, can add a kid, reset their PIN or remove them. Rewards, spending requests and paid chores need an adult's approval.
No email or phone for kids
Kids sign in with the family code, their name and a PIN. PINs are stored as a one-way hash, and after repeated wrong PINs sign-in is locked for a while.
Private to your family
Family data is only reachable by active members of that family, and each kid can only reach their own records, never a brother's or sister's.
No ads for kids, no strangers
Kids never see ads: not on their own phone and not in kid mode. There is no chat, no public profile and no way to contact people outside your family. Adults on the Free plan may see non-personalised ads.
Photos stay private
Chore photos and pictures are stored privately and shown only to your family through links that expire after a short time.
Quiet notifications
Parents choose whether kids' notifications show amounts, and every member can turn notification types off.
Shared devices supported
A kid can use a parent's phone in kid mode. Leaving kid mode needs the adult's fingerprint, face or passcode, and the kid only sees their own things.
Easy to leave
A parent can export the family's data or delete the family at any time. Kids' PINs are deleted when their profile is removed.
Worried about something you saw in PennyCrew, or think a family is misusing it? Contact us and choose a subject starting with "Safety". See our Privacy Policy for the full details of what we collect.