Twiggly

New: "Up for grabs" tasks. Post a shared job, like the dishes or taking out the trash, to all your children. The first child to take it does it and earns the points. Nobody is told to do it. A child decides to step in. (For families with two or more kids.) Kids can also ask for a task. When a child wants something to do, one tap sends you a request. The child starts it, you still pick the task. Both are about autonomy: the feeling of "I chose this". Motivation research keeps finding that kids stick with what they chose more than with what they were told to do. So the child gets the choice, and we set a few limits on purpose. Kids take turns, so the child who took the last task waits a little before the next one. Twiggly advises keeping points small on shared jobs. If nobody takes a task, it suggests giving it to one child instead of adding points, so kids don't learn to wait for more. Personal routines, like brushing teeth, stay with one child. Also new: creating a task is now step by step. One question at a time, with task ideas that fit your child's age. Twiggly remembers what you used before, so a repeat task takes just a few taps. Also since 1.2: reminders go to the child at the time you set, Twiggly now speaks German and Spanish, a history of rewards given, kids choose their own world the first time they open the app, easier sign-up, and fixes throughout.

New: Family Adventure. Instead of handing out separate tasks, you set one shared goal the whole family works toward: a day at the amusement park, a movie night, something nice together. It's broken into tasks anyone can pick up. Everyone can chip in, see the progression, and celebrate at the finish. A shared goal turns siblings into teammates instead of rivals. There is no race to out-earn each other, just one finish line they reach together! The time spent pulling together is the real reward. And adventures can play out over days or weeks, so it's also real patience practice: the kind that delayed gratification research keeps tying to good long-term outcomes. Also in this release: tapping a home 'create-task nudge' pre-selects that child on the new-task screen, cleaner admin home with a smoother review flow, and reliability fixes throughout.

New: Choice tasks. Instead of assigning one task, you can now offer your child a choice of two: they pick the one they'd rather do, and the other quietly disappears. Autonomy is one of the strongest drivers of intrinsic motivation. A child who gets to choose their task owns it: same chore, different ownership. And it's a nice boost for an otherwise reluctant child, since the protest is often about feeling ordered around, not the task itself. Also smaller improvements in this release: clearer reward displays on task cards and better contrast in few places while using dark themes.