How it works
Homework is a shared to-do list for a household with a gratitude layer on top — plus the grocery list and announcements that keep the week running. Setup takes about ten minutes; after that it's a glance in the morning and a tap when something's done.
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Make your household
One adult signs up and creates the household, then invites everyone else with a code. Kids who don't have email get a child account — no inbox required — that a parent manages and can later graduate to a full account.
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Set up rooms and tasks
Group work by room — Kitchen, Bathrooms, Yard — and add the tasks that actually recur. Each task gets a rhythm (daily, every few days, weekly, monthly, or one-time) and, if it helps, a spot within the room.
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Decide who does what
Assign a task to one person, rotate it between several, or leave it open for whoever's free. Nothing is locked to a “chore chart” — you can reassign or claim a task in a tap.
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Do the work, mark it done
Everyone sees a single Today list: what's due, who has it. Marking a task done adds a Gratitude Coin to your balance. Miss one and it just stays on the list — no red, no nagging, no streak to break.
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Say thank you
When someone helps, hand them coins and a short note. It's the part that isn't about scorekeeping: being noticed. Kids can thank parents just as easily as the other way around.
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Spend coins on real things
Anyone can offer a reward — a chosen movie, breakfast in bed, ten minutes of catch, or a tracked cash allowance. Pool coins toward a household goal like a trip and watch it fill together.
Set up a room
Kitchen
- Wipe countersDaily
- Take out trashEvery 2 days
- Deep clean fridgeMonthly
The grocery list
So the right person buys the right thing
Add an item the fast way — type a name, hit add. Then, when it matters, open the item and give it the detail that usually only lives in one person's head:
Brand, store, and packaging
“Kirkland only.” “Trader Joe's.” “The big tub, not the cups.” When the stand-in shopper goes, they're not guessing in the aisle or texting photos home — the note is right there on the item.
Sort and filter by store
Tag items with the store you get them from, then narrow the list to just that store. Heading to Costco? See only the Costco list, in the order you walk it — you can drag items to match the aisles.
Past Items, sorted by how often you buy
Check something off and it moves to Past Items — a running memory of everything you've ever bought, ordered by frequency so your regulars sit at the top. Re-adding milk for the hundredth time is one tap, not re-typing. Items you haven't purchased in 3 weeks disappear from the list so that weird thing you bought once won't haunt your list forever.
Groceries
7 items- Olive oilCostco
Kirkland · tall dark bottle
- Rotisserie chickenCostco
the plain one, not lemon
- Paper towelsCostco
12-pack
Past items · most bought
- Milkbought 26×+ Add
- Bananasbought 21×+ Add
- Coffee beansbought 14×+ Add
Today
New announcement
Thursday: leftovers night
Announcements
Keep everyone on the same page
A parent can post an announcement that shows as a banner on everyone's Today screen. Two ways to use it:
Schedule the week ahead
Set a start date and a repeat — “every Thursday” — and post the dinner plan for each night in advance. Each one surfaces on its own day and steps aside when the day passes.
Post one for right now
“Leaving in 20 minutes.” “Package on the porch.” Post it as a one-time note, and optionally tick send a notification to the household so it goes to everyone's phone, not just the app.
A few things that come up
Do reminders nag?
One optional morning digest of what's due, and an optional evening nudge if things are still open. That's it — no per-task alerts, no badges counting up.
Is it just for parents and kids?
No. Roommates, couples, and multi-generation homes use it the same way. Child accounts are a feature, not a requirement.
Do coins have to mean money?
Only if you want. Most families keep them as a currency of small kindnesses; some map them to a real allowance for older kids.
Who can post an announcement?
Household managers (the adults). Everyone sees them; only managers create, edit, or schedule them.