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Follow this walkthrough when installing ParensUP for the first time and setting up your family.

How to create your ParensUP account

Download the app, choose the type of experience, set up the family profiles, and create your account with Google or email and password.

01

Download and open ParensUP

Search for ParensUP in your phone's app store, install, and open the app.

On the home screen, tap Get started.

02

Choose the type of experience

This decision defines which profiles the app will help you set up now. Afterwards, you'll be able to edit information and add new profiles, depending on the plan you choose.

You'll choose one of the options below
Complete family
Creates the adult guardian profile and the children's profiles.
or
Children's routine
Goes straight to the children's profiles.
If you chose Complete familycontinue to step 03

If you chose Children's routine, skip to step 04

03

Set up the adult profile

At each step, tap Continue:

  1. Choose an avatar.
  2. Fill in name, relationship, and date of birth.
  3. Select a characteristic that describes you.
  4. Choose your goal in the app.
04

Tell us how many children will use the app

Select the amount of children and tap Continue.

You'll be able to add more children later, depending on the plan you choose.

05

Set up each child's profile

For each child, repeat:

  1. Choose an avatar.
  2. Fill in name and date of birth.
  3. Select a characteristic.
  4. Choose a goal.

At the end, tap Create my experience.

06

Create your account

Choose the method you prefer:

You can sign in two ways
Continue with Google
Choose your Google account and accept the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. With Google, you won't need to enter an email code.
or
Email and password
Enter your email, create and confirm your password, and accept the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. Then tap [Create account].
If you chose Email and passwordcontinue to step 07

If you chose Continue with Google, skip to step 08

07

Confirm the code by email

Open your email, copy the code sent by ParensUP, return to the app, enter the code and tap Confirm.

Important: if the code doesn't arrive within a few minutes, check your spam or junk folder.
08

Choose between Premium or Free

After creating your account, choose the plan you want to start with.

or
Always free
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Continue free
On the free plan, you can start with the basic features of ParensUP.
  • 1 child
  • 1 guardian
  • Manual tasks
  • Individual child login
  • Daily goal

If you set up more than one child at the beginning, only 1 child profile will be created on the free version.

Important: ParensUP does not handle real money nor offer physical or monetary prizes. Everything works as an educational tool, with rules defined by the family itself.

All set! Your account is created.

Now you can start setting up your family's routine in ParensUP.

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