Joon Kids Chore List & Chart
Complete chores, earn in-game rewards in safe virtual world.
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Joon Kids Chore List & Chart
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The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Joon Kids Chore List & Chart lets kids collect points and advance through a virtual game by completing real-life off screen quests. Parents and kids work together to create the quests, which can be tasks like chores, exercises, or practicing an instrument. When kids complete the quest, they can upload a photo showing what they've done. Parents can choose to verify that kids have actually completed a quest before their kids collect points. Parents can also link quests to an allowance and Joon Kids Chore List & Chart will tally how many coins kids earn. Using the app requires reading, so pre-readers will need assistance. To access the app, parents must sign in with an email address or use their Apple or Google account, and then create a family profile as well as individual profiles for each kid. There's a chat room area where it seems as though kids can interact with other users using a list of approved phrases. Some knowledge quests include links to third party apps or websites, such as YouTube. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.
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What’s It About?
After some basic set up, parents can explore their profile in JOON KIDS CHORE LIST & CHART. There, parents assign quests by choosing from preloaded tasks or create their own. They can also review quests their kids have marked as complete and scroll through a list of tasks their kids have finished. The calendar view presents quests on the days they'll be assigned, and a summary shows basic stats on quests assigned and completed, points earned, and coins accumulated. Kids start their adventure by choosing and naming a magical pet and going for a brief tour. Move around the virtual world to explore. The quests board lists parent-assigned chores and tasks. Other locations offer automatically loaded daily knowledge quests and a knowledge scroll shop where kids can learn about something new. For example, the library might offer a daily quest to read for 15 minutes or a knowledge scroll that teaches about what a leap year is. Complete any quest to earn coins. Then they can spend coins on skill scrolls, food for the pet, and customization options.
Is It Any Good?
This digital adventure game nicely blends on-screen adventure with offscreen chores and activities. At its best, Joon Kids Chore List & Chart requires parents and kids to work together. Framing responsibilities as quests and using common video game rewards, like advancement and personalization, adds some fun to the process that doesn't involve consumer-based rewards. Ideally, parents need to assign meaningful quests that make sense for their kids, and then actively check to make sure that kids complete the quests. There'll be a lot of back and forth through the assigning, reviewing, and completing process. Parents assign, kids review their assignments, do them and mark them as complete, parents approve the completion, then kids collect their virtual coins as a reward. There's also a whole virtual world that kids can easily spend lots of time exploring. Because of the blended worlds of an on-screen world and offscreen chores, parents need to be actively and consistently involved. So Joon Kids Chore List & Chart isn't right for families looking for a hands-off approach that only involves a screen for checking off chores. Also, some aspects of app navigation feel awkward, which may be a little challenging for younger kids to get used to. But with some practice, all kids -- and parents -- should be able to learn how the game works and get busy gamifying tasks!
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about whether using Joon Kids Chore List & Chart changes the say kids feel about doing chores. Does it make doing chores more fun?
Work together to create the quests and talk about collective responsibility. What are reasonable requests for kids to pitch in around the house? What expectations are there in your family for who's responsible for what?
Talk about using a digital tool to help with off screen life. Is using an app as both a tracking system and a reward system a practical way for your family to communicate about chores? What other ways might there be to do the same thing?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Skills: Self-Direction: achieving goals, effort, set objectives, time management, Tech Skills: using and applying technology
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: May 25, 2021
- Category: Productivity
- Publisher: Kevin Bunarjo
- Version: 2.51
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 12.0 or later
- Last updated: June 7, 2021
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