All of this hassle has given rise over the years to Web sites that track chores, allowance, savings and spending. FamZoo, ThreeJars, Count My Beanz, and My Job Chart are a few of the sites that aim to help children and their parents.

One of the newest to enter the fray is Tykoon, whose two founders are themselves fathers with executive-level experience at companies like LendingTree and Bank of America. And while it’s early days for the service, they seem to have their priorities in order in understanding that their efforts will succeed only if the product inspires the right kind of questions with the right kind of frequency.

Do parents really have time to learn yet another application?