The Best Chore Apps for Families in 2026

We checked 11 chore apps on their official sites and app store pages. Here is what each one costs, who it fits, and where it falls short.

Updated October 9, 2026 · by Riccardo Lapi

Quick picks

All 11 apps compared

Prices are in US dollars, from each app's official site or App Store page. Ratings are App Store ratings. We checked everything on October 9, 2026. Prices change often, so confirm before you subscribe.

Apps that pay kids for chores

Greenlight

Greenlight is a debit card for kids with a chore and allowance system on top. Parents set chores, and the app pays the allowance into the child's account. Every plan covers up to 5 kids.

• Good: the largest user base of any app here, strong parent controls on spending, saving and investing features.
• Limits: no free plan. Some App Store reviewers say there are no chore reminders and no custom pay per chore.
• Best for: families who want chores to teach money skills with a real card.

BusyKid

BusyKid pays the allowance every Friday. Kids split the money between spending, saving, donating and investing, and can use a prepaid Visa card. It targets ages 5 to 17.

• Good: a low price for a card product, clear save/share/spend split.
• Limits: the iOS app is iPhone-only, and it has the lowest App Store rating in this list (3.4).
• Best for: budget-conscious families who want a card and a weekly payday.

FamZoo

FamZoo is a family finance app with prepaid cards and automated chore charts. One fee covers the whole family, with no limit on kids or cards.

• Good: chore penalties and chore review options, a web version, and "first-dibs" charts where the first sibling to claim a chore gets it.
• Limits: no free tier after the trial, and the cards work only in the US.
• Best for: larger families, because the price does not grow with the number of kids.

Homey

Homey combines a chore chart with allowance tracking, IOUs and savings jars, without a bank card.

• Good: daily, weekly, monthly or one-time chores, and per-child allowance.
• Limits: the free version is limited, and the subscription price differs between iOS and Android.
• Best for: parents who want to track allowance without opening a card account.

Apps with points and rewards

S'moresUp

S'moresUp gives points ("S'mores") for chores that kids trade for rewards. Its premium plan can assign chores automatically with "ChoreAI".

• Good: automatic chore assignment and reminders for the whole family.
• Limits: only a 45-day trial (or 450 chores), then a subscription. The iOS app is iPhone-only.
• Best for: busy parents who want the app to decide who does what.

KidKarma

KidKarma is a points app for ages 2 and up, with avatars and one-tap parent approval. Its "Two-Home Sync" helps separated parents share one chore system.

• Good: works across two households, point deductions for missed chores.
• Limits: no free tier, a card is needed for the trial, and few App Store ratings so far.
• Best for: co-parents who want the same rules in both homes.

Nipto

Nipto turns chores into a weekly competition. Each chore earns points and the app names a winner every Sunday. It works for families, couples and roommates.

• Good: low price, one premium account covers the whole group.
• Limits: the free version is limited, and some reviewers report notification bugs.
• Best for: competitive kids who like a scoreboard.

Chore Pad

Chore Pad is a simple star chart for iPhone and iPad. Kids earn stars and trade them for rewards you choose.

• Good: the free version has unlimited kids, unlimited chores and no ads. A passcode keeps kids out of the settings.
• Limits: Apple devices only. Premium adds mostly themes and backup.
• Best for: families with one shared iPad in the kitchen.

A game for younger kids

Joon

Joon turns chores into "Quests" that earn coins for a virtual pet. Parents approve each quest. It targets ages 6 to 12 and was designed with children with ADHD in mind.

• Good: strong motivation for kids who love games, photo proof of finished chores.
• Limits: the most expensive app here, and each child works best with their own device.
• Best for: kids aged 6 to 12 who resist chores and love video games.

Household cleaning apps

Sweepy

Sweepy tracks how clean each room is and builds a cleaning schedule. Premium splits the work between household members by effort, and kids' tasks can need parent approval.

• Good: fair workload split, a family leaderboard you can turn off.
• Limits: built for the household, not for kids. Per-person schedules need premium.

Tody

Tody is a cleaning schedule app that shows which tasks are due. Its FAQ says chores can be assigned or rotated automatically on every plan, including the free one.

• Good: automatic rotation, and "FairShare" contribution targets for each member.
• Limits: no kid features. Sharing with the household needs Premium+.

What we noticed

Most chore apps answer one question: "How do I get my child to do chores?" They use money, points or a game.

Few of them answer the question parents of two or more kids ask every evening: "Who does what, and is it fair?" Only Tody rotates chores automatically, and it is not made for kids. FamZoo lets the first sibling claim a chore. No kid-focused app we checked makes fairness between siblings its main feature.

Research shows why this matters. In a study of 145 pairs of teen siblings, frequent fights about fairness predicted more depression one year later. The researchers suggested a chore calendar and timed turns to reduce these fights (University of Missouri, 2012).

Until there is an app for that, you can get most of the benefit on paper: a chore chart that rotates chores every day, or a chore wheel for the jobs nobody wants.

How we made this list

We started from the apps that rank for "best chore app" and from parent recommendations. We removed apps that no longer exist (ChoreMonster closed in 2018), apps we could not verify (OurHome), and apps that are not about chores (Cozi is a family calendar). For every app we read the official site and the App Store listing. We did not accept payment from any app on this list.

Tudo is a chore app in development. We are not in this list because you cannot download Tudo yet.