Point System

Editors' ReviewDownload.com staffJanuary 22, 2007This application lets you create chores and tasks for children, but it suffers from an unappealing presentation and faulty features. Point System's outdated, amateurish interface is an eyesore and contains some misspelled words. Even so, it's easy enough to operate. Parents can create job charts by choosing from a preloaded selection of chores or by adding their own tasks. You can also specify how often the job is to be performed and assign points for each completed task. Parents can also add or subtract points based on the child's behavior. Point System tallies the points so that you can reward kids when they have earned enough points. Unlike similar task management applications, you can't assign specific days for each chore. It has options to print or export payouts, but unfortunately, the latter didn't work during testing. With a 90-day trial period, Point System does offer one of the more generous trial periods in the market. All things considered, parents may like what this application brings to the table, but its unattractive design and deficient tools may send some users in search of another program.