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Acorns Early: Kids Money App
apps.apple.comSummary
Acorns Early is a financial app and debit card designed for kids and teens, focusing on teaching financial literacy through features like automated allowance, task lists, savings goals, and in-app educational content. Parents can manage and monitor their child's spending and savings.
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Must Have
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Prepaid Debit Card (Cash App Card)
Instant P2P Transfers
Early Direct Deposit
Commission-Free Stock Trading
Bitcoin Trading
Other
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ATM Access & Fee Reimbursement
Fraud Monitoring & Security
High-Yield Savings
Round-Up Savings
Pay Over Time (Afterpay)
Instant Discounts & Offers
Customizable Card Designs
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Acorns Early (1 kid)
$5.00 monthly
- Automated allowance
- Saving & budgeting
- In-app task lists
- Bite-sized money lessons (Money Missions)
- Prepaid debit card for child (45+ designs)
- Fee-free transactions overseas
- In-app money management for child
- ATM withdrawal access for child
- Quick and easy transfers for parents
- Incentivize chores for parents
- Spending visibility for parents (real-time notifications)
- Flexible parental controls
- Giftlinks and Relatives accounts for family contributions
- Parent Space insights and tips
- Optional charitable donations in-app
- Account that grows with you (for teens)
- Split the bill (for teens)
- Request money, get paid with QR codes (for teens)
- Savings you control (for teens)
- Direct Deposits (14+ for teens)
- Spending maps (for teens)
Acorns Early (2-4 kids)
$10.00 monthly
- All features of the 1-kid plan
- Supports up to 4 children
Rationale
Acorns Early offers a prepaid debit card for kids and teens, which aligns with the 'Prepaid Debit Card' feature. It also explicitly mentions ATM access, which aligns with 'ATM Access & Fee Reimbursement'. However, it does not offer peer-to-peer transfers in the same way as Cash App (it's more about sending money to the child's card), nor does it offer direct stock or bitcoin trading for the child, or early direct deposit for paychecks in the same context as Cash App (it mentions direct deposits for teens' wages, but not necessarily 'early' or for general government payments). The primary focus is on financial literacy for children, not a full-fledged mobile banking and investing platform for adults.
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