How it works
How Meritokens turns screen time into something kids earn.
Set the deal once. Let the token do the explaining. Kids earn, tap, play, and reset with clearer expectations.
Six steps · one small token · calmer evenings
Set a reward
Screen time
30 min screen time
= 1 Meritoken
Deal saved for Maya
Also active
Movie night · 3 tokens
The family deal
30 min screen time = 1 Meritoken
The Meritokens loop
Step 1 of 6
ParentSet the deal
One clear rule, decided once: 30 minutes of screen time costs 1 Meritoken. Everyone knows the deal before anyone has to ask.
Set a reward
Screen time
30 min screen time
= 1 Meritoken
Deal saved for Maya
Also active
Movie night · 3 tokens
Before & after
Same evening. Two very different endings.
Arguing, negotiating, frustration — on repeat.
Less arguing. More ownership. The token is the agreement.
What parents control
You set the deal. The system keeps it.
Rewards, routines, trades, and goals — decided once, in the open. It's a reward system, not a monitoring app.
Rewards & routines
Chores, reading, bedtime, kindness — every routine can earn, every reward is visible.
Family dashboard
Rewards
6 active
Chores
4 today
Routines
2 morning
Screen time
30 min / token
This week
12 tokens earned · 8 spent
Screen-time trades
Pick the exchange rate that fits your house.
Token values
Bigger rewards simply cost more coins.
Child goals
Set a saving goal and watch it fill up.
Kit setup
Every child gets their own color — no mixing, no squabbles.
What kids experience
Not points on a screen. A coin in their pocket.
Proudly earned, proudly held
The wallet keeps the count, but the pride lives in the hand that earned it.
Earning
Real wins turn into something they can hold.
Ownership
The token is theirs — no invisible points that vanish.
Saving
Three coins for movie night: patience with a payoff.
Choosing
Spend it now or save it up. Their call to make.
Clear endings
When the timer ends, it ends — no surprise, no shame.
A day with Meritokens
From morning routine to a calm goodnight.
7:30 AM
Morning routine, no drama
Bed made, teeth brushed, shoes actually on. A token lands in Maya’s hand on the way out the door.
4:15 PM
Homework, then twenty minutes of reading
The second win of the day. Two coins now — she’s already talking about saving for movie night.
6:30 PM
She taps a token for screen time
Her choice, her coin. The phone reads the chip, the timer ring winds up, and 30 minutes start — clearly.
7:00 PM
Timer ends. Reward complete.
No standoff, no chasing — the deal kept itself. Tomorrow, the loop starts again.
The questions every parent asks.
No — it flips that idea around. Nothing is monitored, tracked, or blocked. Parents set a clear deal, kids earn toward it. Think allowance jar, not surveillance.
Now you've seen the loop. Start yours.
Pick a kit sized for your family, or reserve one and be first in line when Meritokens ships. Free to reserve — no payment, no subscription.
One-time kits · no subscription · the app comes included