GoHenry by Acorns Kids Banking

Name: GoHenry by Acorns Kids Banking
Rating: 4.3920455 (28108 reviews)
Author: gohenry Ltd

Debit card for kids & teens with allowance, chores, savings & parental controls.

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GoHenry by Acorns is a comprehensive banking app designed for kids and teens aged 6-18 to learn money management skills through earning, saving, and spending. The app features automated allowances, chore-based rewards, child-led savings goals, and educational Money Missions to boost financial literacy. With their own prepaid debit card, kids can safely practice real-world spending, including fee-free international transactions and ATM withdrawals.

Parents enjoy flexible controls with real-time notifications, scheduled allowance transfers, and the ability to reward chores. Family and friends can also contribute to the child's account. Teens benefit from added independence with features like money splitting, direct deposits, and usage of Google Pay. Trusted by over 54,000 users with 5-star reviews, GoHenry by Acorns helps empower children with confidence in managing their finances.

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Version:

8.81.0 Last updated: 2025-07-16

Version code:

2243

Creation date:

2018-02-06

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.CAMERA
android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE

Size:

156.11MB

Email:

he*****@gohenry.co.uk

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-18

Ranking

# 35,412 ▲ 3

User reviews

GoHenry is praised for teaching kids about money management through interactive lessons and providing an easy way for parents to handle allowances and spending with personalized debit cards. However, several users highlight the high monthly fees with unclear billing, along with recurring technical glitches, poor customer support, and problems with account closure. Security vulnerabilities and unexplained charges further contribute to a frustrating experience for many users.

Pros

Helps children learn financial literacy through lessons and tasks.
Allows parents to set allowances and manage kids' spending efficiently.
Children can make in-store purchases with their own debit cards.
Provides features such as sending money and gift links from friends and family.
Interface supports multiple child accounts for family use.

Cons

High monthly fees which many users find expensive and not clearly communicated upfront.
Frequent technical issues including failed payments, app crashes, and problems activating cards.
Poor customer service with long wait times and difficulty resolving account issues.
Issues with account management such as difficulties closing accounts and unexplained charges.
Security concerns with unauthorized transactions and lack of effective fraud prevention measures.

Recent reviews

Wouldn't recommend ! Monthly fee charge is 9.99 that wasent mention when setting the acount. On top of it that does not contribute to kids acount. You get charged for having the card. That I find rediciolous as I could of save that for my daughter instead. Card even though was activated wouldn't work in shop and still had to transfer money over to my acound.

Gr*****, 2025-02-03

When initially trying to set up, kept saying payment failed on multiple adults bank cards, but then we received the chosen child's card through the post. Now trying to activate card and still saying our payment is failed across multiple cards... How weeqnt to use it if we can't even finish registration properly