GoHenry: Banking for Under-18s

gohenry Ltd

About this app

GoHenry by Acorns is the debit card & banking app for kids and teens. Young people aged 6-18 can learn about earning, saving, and smart spending with features like automated allowance, task lists, and gamified educational quizzes and videos. Then they can practice their skills in the real world with their own debit card. All while parents watch and guide with flexible parental controls. That’s why 92% of parents say their children are more money-confident since joining GoHenry.


GOHENRY BY ACORNS KIDS’ BANKING BENEFITS:

- AUTOMATED ALLOWANCE
Automated weekly allowance teaches budgeting skills and that once their money is gone, it’s gone.

- SAVINGS, STASHED
Make saving a habit with child-led savings goals that parents can lock and unlock.

- IN-APP TASK LISTS
Teach the power of earning by sending rewards for completed chores.

- BITE-SIZED LESSONS
Boost your child’s financial literacy with in-app Money Missions. On average, kids transfer over 30% more into their savings in the first month after completing one.

- THEIR OWN PREPAID CARD
Your child can practice their new skills in the real world with their own kids’ debit card—and choose from 45+ designs.

- TRAVEL ABROAD FEE-FREE
Head on holiday as a family with fee-free transactions overseas.

- MONEY SKILLS UNLOCKED
Your child can learn money management skills by ​​tracking their own cash flow in-app.

- ATM WITHDRAWAL
Heading somewhere that only takes cash? Your child can withdraw money at ATMs.


GOHENRY BY ACORNS PARENT BENEFITS:

- QUICK AND EASY TRANSFERS
Send money anytime with scheduled allowance and instant transfers.

- INCENTIVIZE CHORES
Set task lists and send rewards for completed chores.

- SPENDING VISIBILITY
Track your kid’s money with real-time notifications straight to your phone.

- FLEXIBLE CONTROLS
Choose when, where and how much your child spends—and change your preferences anytime in-app.

- A FAMILY AFFAIR
Family and friends can send money straight to your child’s card with Giftlinks and Relatives accounts.

- JUST FOR YOU
Find insights and tips to support your child’s financial education in the Parent Space.

- GIVING MADE EASY
Teach your child the value of helping others with optional charitable donations in-app.


GOHENRY BY ACORNS TEEN BANKING BENEFITS: YOU`LL NEED A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO SIGN YOU UP

- THE ACCOUNT THAT GROWS WITH YOU
Grow your independence with a teen debit card and 13+ account with features just for teens.

- SPLIT THE BILL
Request or send money with friends on GoHenry by Acorns anytime.

- REQUEST MONEY, GET PAID
Get paid in person with QR codes—even if that person doesn’t use GoHenry by Acorns.

- SAVINGS YOU CONTROL
Set savings goals in-app for those must-have purchases.

- READY FOR YOUR SIDE HUSTLE
Get paid wages straight to your account with Direct Deposits (14+).

- YOUR MONEY SIDEKICK
Set up your card with Google Pay™ for fast and secure payments on the go.

- FREE TO PAY AWAY
Set off and explore with fee-free transactions overseas.

- MAP YOUR SPENDING
Stay on top of your spending habits by tracking your cash flow with spending maps.


LET’S GET STARTED!
1. Sign up today
2. Download the app & learn instantly with Money Missions
3. Parents can set allowance, chores & add money
4. Activate your card when it arrives in 5-7 days


54k+ 5 star reviews on Trustpilot & the App Store & Google Play stores worldwide.

© GoHenry Inc. GoHenry is not a bank. The GoHenry card is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International.

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https://www.gohenry.com/us/terms-and-conditions/

GoHenry by Acorns Address: 5300 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 92617 USA

Ratings and reviews

This app is good. But not as good as it could be. They have very slow updates on the app but the spend notifications rapidly go to your phone so its very weird that you have to open the app a few times in order to even see that you made transactions or added more money into the account. Sort of annoying but I'm sure thats easily fixable on their end.

This app is great! It's easy for both me and my child to use, and being able to customize the card was such an awesome feature! I have one suggestion that would be great to possibly see in future updates: if there was a way to possibly add funds besides the parent accounts. I recently had an issue with the accounts that I usually add funds with. If I could've used an outside source to add money to the card (an atm, a banking center, etc) it would've been a tremendous help.

I recently received an email from GoHenry, stating that the monthly fee will go up to $9.98 in December (up from $3.99). The justification for the increase was "Added features". Well, I think your users should have the option to choose whether or not they have a need for these features. There should be different packages to choose from. For example Basic, vs Premium/upgraded. I now need to find other options outside of GoHenry.

What's new

No big changes to share in this release. Instead, we’ve made small improvements and fixes to keep your app running smoothly.