A kids’ business app: build a real shop, sell, take card payments, with a parent connected
Lemonade Lab is an app and website where kids and teens turn an idea into a real shop. They add products or services, set their prices, share the shop, take payments by card, digital wallet or Tap to Pay, and track their sales. Founder quests walk them through pricing, talking to customers and improving the shop.
Who it’s for: there is no minimum age. Kids can start whenever they’re ready, and parent controls are available at every age. A parent or guardian connects to the child’s account. The company is based in British Columbia, Canada.
Cost: free for founders under 18, and parent accounts are free. Optional Grow ($9/month) and Thrive ($25/month) plans add advanced features. There is no Lemonade Lab transaction fee on the first $100 earned each month; after that the fee is 3.5%. Parent cashouts carry a separate 10% fee on the free Launch plan; Grow includes two free parent cashouts per billing cycle, and Thrive includes unlimited free parent cashouts.
Safety: public shops don’t display a founder’s private contact details or home address. The company’s LL SAFE system screens platform messages and relayed emails, and linked parents can review conversations and manage messaging permissions. For in-person services, the company advises families to review each booking and agree on safe supervision before a child meets a customer. Parents can receive booking notifications, but these are not a required approval step, and the company notes that screening helps reduce risk but can’t catch everything.
Parents start at the parent sign-up page; kids download the app from the App Store or Google Play.
There is no minimum age. Kids can start whenever they are ready, and parent controls are available at every age.
It is free for founders under 18, and parent accounts are free. Optional Grow ($9/month) and Thrive ($25/month) plans add advanced features. There is no Lemonade Lab transaction fee on the first $100 earned each month; after that the fee is 3.5%.
Yes. Parent cashouts carry a separate 10% fee on the free Launch plan. Grow includes two free parent cashouts per billing cycle, and Thrive includes unlimited free parent cashouts.
Public shops do not display a founder’s private contact details or home address. Its LL SAFE system screens platform messages and relayed emails, and linked parents can review conversations and manage messaging permissions. The company says screening helps reduce risk but cannot catch everything.
The company advises families to review each booking and agree on safe supervision before a child meets a customer. Parents can receive booking notifications, but these are not a required approval step.