Name: Chore Pad: Chores & Rewards, Beautifully Themed
Rating: 4.21211 (132 reviews)

User Reviews for Chore Pad: Chores & Rewards, Beautifully Themed

4.21 out of 5

132 Ratings

4 years ago, L.P.M.

So far, so good!

This is the first charting system that has ever worked for my son and we have tried many systems. It’s only been one week and we are still tweaking and adding opportunities to earn checks and stars but he loves seeing the stars and marks add up and he loves the chimes when he earns trophies. He’s even started going out of his way to do things without being asked. It’s definitely a work in progress, but so far so good! ...3 weeks in and it’s still working! Still tweeking...like adding opportunities for earning points by choosing calming exercises, making smoother transitions between activities and taking initiative to practice kindness. The trick seems to be using the app only for positive behaviors and not as an overtly manipulative tool. Keeping it fun and positive!

6 years ago, The queen if kings

Mom of 3 and BCBA in training...

So I work at a behavior school and we use a token economy system...that gave me the idea to use this chart at home with my sons. They all work for (stars) quarters, and when we go to the store, they are required to use their own money for anything they WANT in the store. I only buy what they need and what I want to buy for them. Believe it or not, they "get it" at 5, 6 and 9. This works extremely well when I follow through. They like getting their allowance and they love being able to go in the stores and interact with the cashier. Other people in the store always comment about how great it is they they are learning responsibility and the value of money at such an early age. I have boys that will grow to be men one day, and I want them to form good habits, learn responsibility, and be financially savvy adults. This app is great, and I have no complaints that I can think of at this time. I recommend it to friends and other parents all of the time. It is worth every penny of the $4.99...if for no other reason that getting my kids to do chores are A LOT less frustrating. *Now I just have to figure out how to use it at work...🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

2 years ago, YooperMom

Privacy risk

2022 review edit: I’d like to sync devices with my kids, since they are older now. It appears that the only way to do that is using dropbox, which presents significant privacy concerns as well as security concerns. I attempted to email customer support for Chore Pad to see if there was another option and the email bounced back saying the address was no longer correct. The developer website is also unsupported. And there is no privacy policy for chorepad in the App Store. I’m bailing on this app and looking for something that is still supported and more secure. A shame. First tried this app when the kids were four and six and it didn't work so well. Sticker charts with immediate tangible rewards worked better then. But now the kids are eleven, nine, and five, and it's working great as a summer chore chart. They're old enough to appreciate the value of saving up for the rewards they really want. And I finally have help with the mess! I wish they would add and an icon library or a way to access emoticons for the rewards chart. And I wish they would add badges, like Fitbit offers. I use this chart for myself to keep track of my chores as well. It would be fun to get a badge for competent adulting!

1 year ago, The Hebster

10 kids works like a charm!

I have 10 children my oldest is 19 I bought this app when it very very first came out, and we have used it for many years! I still include my older children just to keep them on task, but my younger children love the thrill of earning stars, and hearing the tokens, go into their little bank account! I use another app called ChoreStick to get ideas for adding chores to their list on their individual tab. Sometimes we spin the sticks on ChoreStick just for fun when we’re doing a 15 minute family clean up but this chore chart is really worth the money for the day to day encouragement :) I would love to see some new background themes just a suggestion maybe also adding a list of chores for suggestions that are already automatically in the queue so you can just select pre-existing select chores and then add your own to the list. And another thing is that I would love it if I could assign more stars to one thing Other than just 10 stars. Thanks a mill! One Happy Momma⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤩

4 years ago, SonoTea

Worth of every penny

Originally I downloaded a free version of this APP for my 7 year old son. After 1 day I saw how great it’s working, I got annoyed that a free version gives a little amount of chores to use. Normally, I would just delete APP and try something else for free. But this one really hooked me up. So I downloaded a full version APP, so glad I don’t need to subscribe, it’s just one time pay. It was a bit challenge to figure out how app works, I don’t like to read instructions and like to figure things out on my own, intuitively. So finally after everything was set up, I liked it so much, I added a chore pad for my myself!! My son and I sort of compete now. We have fun to create a reward system in this app, I think we just having the blast in this app! It’s so personalized! My chores are different from my son, I get a reward for driving without pick up a phone, waking up without grabbing a phone, even added a spiritual habits to my chores-why not!? Honestly, this is the best habit builder app for me, I tried others, so boring and plain...

3 years ago, KgusRN

We love it!

We have a household of three kids (11, 7, and 1) and two adults. My husband and I are both returning to outside the home full-time work for the first time in 2 years and were looking for an app to not only help the kids make sure they’re doing their chores and homework, but also a way for us to divide household duties so we can spend our free time together as a family instead of catching up on cleaning and cooking, it’s working very well. We use it on a centrally located iPad in the kitchen and the family is always checking on their assignments for the day and asking for their stars. My kids have even started asking to add chores, like helping cook dinner instead of just helping clean up! Winning for us!

5 years ago, Healsgoodman

Good to keep track of chores

I have a 4 year old and 8 year old and I’ve been “beta testing” chore pad. The kids need to see the chores getting checked off and their stars accumulating so I did just that - I put jars for them to accumulate stars and we have a list of chores on the fridge with the Star value along with rewards. My 4 year old loves it. My 8 year old is strong willed enough where he’s still fighting it. But it’s helping me to stay organized and consistent and that’s what the kids need. If I were to change or add anything, I would make it so the app is linked so everyone with a device can see. Then I can eliminate a physical chart.

7 years ago, Dhing29

Best Chore App out there

We used to own a magnet chore responsibility chart, but the magnets would fall and it was tedious to keep up with. Then we fell off the responsibility chart until we found this app. The app is easy to use, and very customizable to suit you. It definitely a must have for kids to understand responsibility and savings. The things I wish it had was setting up certain days for each chore as weekly or every other week is the option. Also more fun chore icons could be nice. Also you cannot refund the stars after payout. But you can easily just add stars as needed to repay in different way. All in all I highly recommend this app.

6 years ago, mom23blessings

Needs chronological order of chores, not alphabetical

I have a child with autism and I bought this app as a means to track out his day. I love that I can customize it to do that, HOWEVER, it puts everything in alphabetical order and I really need to put things as I enter them, in chronological order. If you allowed this I would definitely give it 5 stars!!!

5 years ago, MariposaMomma

Love it

My 4 and 7 year old love getting stars and seeing clear expectations for the day. I like that I can sync the app with my phone. It's really easy to use and set up. My one wish for the app is that you could exchange stars for virtual items (like a robot or accessories for an avatar). Their reading app does this and they get very excited about "shopping" for new items. We don't do allowance or really want to get into paying for chores do this would be a really nice option. They love the trophies feature on this app. Overall, this app is worth every penny.

6 years ago, Carebear54552

Cool App!

I’m not gonna lie! I don’t have kids! :) I’ve searched and researched for an app like this! I’m big on a to do list and getting ‘rewarded’ for healthy habits and doing things to keep our house running smoothly. My rewards are usually books, a day away by myself with no responsibilities or manicures and pedicures. I’m a numbers girl so this app works very well for my brain! I love the scheduling aspect of it too! Keeps my daily to do list up to date! 😊

8 months ago, TraciCurran

Such a good app

I love this app I used to hate doing chores but now I love it it is so easy to earn rewards and have fun at the same time I love this app it is worth the money and even the trial run app is good I got the full version because I have so many chores to get done but I still think both trial and full version are great I definitely recommend this app and it Is worth the pay

6 years ago, Turissinit

No family share

So I paid $5 and set up chore lists for each kid (5 kids). Then I gather their iPads to put their chore lists on and realize... there is no family share for this app. $5 again for each of the 5 kids iPads? Oh heck no. Wish I could get back the original $5 since I will not be able to use this app. It’s a shame. Seemed like it might have been a fun thing to try.

4 years ago, Toalima.

It’s a YES for me!

Love this app! Very user friendly. Love the ability to custom my board. Only thing I’d ask the developer to consider is for the app to be able to be linked across devices with parent lock so the kids can visually see it on their phones or gadgets. My kids have gotten so used it they often ask to see my phone so they can see their performances. Other than that — Good stuff! 👌

2 years ago, fjndnci

Daily schedule

It’s a great app and I searched for something like this for weeks! I’d love to see 2,features: 1. Items set for specific days don’t show up on the other days. Now it shows up with a gray box that can’t be filled in. 2. I’d like an easier way of editing a box in the moment as I’m checking it off without having to unlock the child and edit it using a whole process

7 years ago, Jdjdjdjddjdd

Your app support is not working and your sync is not working

Update...I finally figured out how to give a -1 point...the kid has to be assigned to the chore for that day to get a negative point 😜! love everything about the app but 2 things (read below)...if they fix the two issues I’ll give it a 5/5. I love that you can customize your pictures and chores. You can have different chores for each kid too which is terrific for different ages. 1. I tried to touch the help button in the app and it kept logging me out of the app. Then I tried going on here and it would not let me send you a msg...only write you a review. It looks like your support tools for help are not working. 2. It will not sync between all of my devices...trying to sync it to my kids iPads so they know what chores to do. Frustrated!!! Fix the help problem please to send an email to you from the app.

5 years ago, Natdog80

Amazing

I just downloaded this app today. The customization is amazing, being able to add custom days to schedule rewards and using any image for a icon is fantastic. I made a 1 minute tickle time as a 15 pt. reward and my kids were putty in my hands. Takes a bit to set up, but very user friendly, worth it!

5 years ago, xtremeBrit

Great chores app

Really love this chores app. My kids do most of their chores now because of this app and I can track what has not been done. It is also teaching them about checklist and taking responsibility. We have individual kids chores and family chores, which everyone helps out with.

5 years ago, brittanilouise

Loving So Far but One Request!

We are SMITTEN with this app! My only issue is that the points are not the same across the three kids. I have checked on my end and synced several times and unfortunately it is not working. Any help is appreciated!

5 years ago, Pmhdgb

Game changer!!

We had a chore chart in our kitchen but we have switched to this app and we love it!! So easy to use. I love that you can add bonus points or take points away. My daughter and I chose the rewards together and it has helped keep our household so organized!! Well well worth the $5.

6 years ago, Mamybebe

Excellent App

This is excellent, the kids enjoy too only have a suggestion could be better if have a tutorial about how to navigate because the instructions are not very clear and for me, was a little hard to understand thank you

2 years ago, HomeschoolingMamas

Point redemption crashes with new iOS update.

It’s been a few weeks since I reported this bug with the company and it still hasn’t been fixed. Basically, since iOS latest update, the app crashes when redeeming points for prizes. Please fix this soon, we use this app daily and my child is frustrated that his points keep accumulating for his chores, but he can’t claim his prizes. Thanks.

4 years ago, Rhianna76

Love this app.

I’ve had this app for years. It didn’t work well when my boys were younger, but at 13 and 11, I think it is working good. One boy is great about keeping his room clean and doing his chores. The other...not so much. Hoping this will be the incentive he needs. And my 8 year old as well.

2 years ago, brooklyn👍🏻😎🥳

If you need to keep your kids cleaning this is the app for you

If you need to keep you kid cleaning, this is the app for you, it works great, you can add as many chores as you want! It is super simple to use, and I absolutely love this app. Who ever made this app, Great job! ❤️

6 years ago, CavalierHistorian

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this app

This is a fantastic app!! It has changed my life and the lives of my lazy kids!!! They are all soooooo helpful now and fighting over chores so they can get more stars. I have a fantastic prize store of items that I got at the dollar store. I also included trips places, like bowling, swimming, McDonalds...etc.

6 years ago, dieflying

Love This

This app is just what we needed. It’s clean and simple and easy to use. My kids started out on Chore Monster and loved it, but now they’re a little old for all the flashiness and animations. This app works way better than the other ever did, as well. Thanks!

5 years ago, Microsoft Anna

Works great on one iPad, but doesn't on another.

Waaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!! I loved this app so much that it no longer works on one of my iPads when it has lots of "children", chores, and prizes, and it closes almost every time!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Please fix this!!! P.S. This problem did not happen on another one of my iPads.

5 years ago, zKeirsten

Love how customizable it is

We homeschool, so I’ve been using this for my kids to check off their school assignments as well as household chores and they love it! I really like how easy it is to customize the chores and prizes and how it synced across my devices. Totally worth the purchase.

2 months ago, Chorepadreviewer

Don’t Buy - Not Active

I loved this app at first, it was just what I wanted for tracking chores and rewarding my kids but after a day it stopped syncing with their devices. The app hasn’t been updated in 6 years and their website and Facebook page are inactive. Don’t waste your money unless you’re only using it on one device and therefore don’t need it to sync up with your child’s device.

4 years ago, Megz0912

Best Thing Ever

This is the easiest way to manage chores and other things! I love that it is up to my kids if they earn things or not and not me giving them or taking them away. So easy to use!

5 years ago, pamum1953

It works well but.....

It works very well but I would like to be able to put the chores in a specific order without starting all over.

2 years ago, Neverendingstory5

Effective

I’ve got six kids that used to have sticker charts. This is a way better alternative for busy parents.

4 years ago, dannymil999

Great app!!

This app is awesome and is so customizable. I’m a first time user, but so far everything iv wanted to customize I have been able to. My kids love doing there checklists!!

6 years ago, User 176

Missing required feature

This app is ok but lacks a key feature which makes it unusable for our family. Kids have the ability to check off chores for prior day. Please add a passcode option to prevent checking off chores for days other than today.

3 years ago, Delight77

Awesome!

I went through EVERY similar app (free and paid), and this one is the best. Even my 15 year old enjoys using it. Worth every penny!

2 years ago, Cufrse

Works great.

We use it for our 6 year old. He likes getting things done with this checklist app.

1 year ago, houston calling

No longer functional

It seems like we’ve outlasted the app. We’ve used this since the beginning with multiple kids. But ever since last iOS update, the sync feature crashes the phone and doesn’t work on the iPad. It was good while it lasted.

6 years ago, sdkbtfl

Hooray!

Loving this! It's taken all the headaches out of daily jobs. My kids know what is expected and are working to get rewards! So happy!6

2 years ago, mmwahaaha

App needs an update badly

I want to start by saying how much we love this app because of how customizable and intuitive and user friendly it has been for us for years. We use this app for our adult day program, for developmentally disabled adults. It perfectly helps remind them of tasks and check them off when completed, to ensure they are getting the services they are supposed to receive and allows administrators to check the service providers’ records against the client’s records. We have been using it for years and there is nothing else on the market remotely like it. The app allows us to upload client pics for icons, to keep service tasks easily recognisable for clients who don’t read well, and the spreadsheet format of tasks down the side, and days of week across the top is simple and intuitive for staff to follow. We can see get the week of tasks at a glance, and we can scroll back to make sure tasks were done last week, or see if an activity is consistently being refused. Some clients have 20 tasks that are being tracked at different repeating intervals, over the year. The only thing it doesn’t have is reminders for 6 week, quarterly, biannual and annual intervals, as the longest repeating interval is “every 5 weeks.” You would think these would be standard features for chore apps, but they aren’t, and this old standby is getting really glitchy. I just had it get stuck in sync on one iPad and have tried everything from offloading and restarting and reloading, to deleting the old sync files (which was years of data), to erasing all accessible connections to the app from the iPad. Still, when I reload the app, it opens automatically to the last sync that was running when it glitched and crashes. I’m afraid my only hope is to factory reset the iPad, which will cost us even more data. I have searched three days for an alternative app. There is nothing else that does what this app does so simply. It’s down to the last resort, and hopefully that will work, but Chore Pad LLC needs to update this soon, so this app remains relevant. I can’t be the only one who desperately needs it to do the simple stuff it does beautifully at an affordable price. I would pay the purchase price again to keep it working another 5-10 years.

6 years ago, otheraimee

Wish I could get my money back

Hard to set up. Child can easily get into parent dashboard and change things. Bought on an iPhone, unable to have app on my child’s iPad unless I buy it again. Frustratingly bad experience, child crying because this is so hard to use. Do not buy!

4 years ago, Calebne

Multi purpose

This is not only good for chores I’m actually using it for my diet so this has many good uses.

5 years ago, Akdgreen

The kids loved the idea of this app. The only problem is that I did not like using Dropbox as the syncing tool. I could never get it to work, so I just changed apps.

6 years ago, Dschmunis1

Horrible workflow and onboarding

Too many issues to list them all here. You can't create an account and sync across devices without Dropbox (apparently you can't even do that - I installed it on my iPad and iPhone but there's no way to sync across devices). Can't install on your kid's device so they can access the list of chores. Can't skip the welcome tour. Can't do multi actions at once. This app feels like it was designed for kids more than for parents to a set up. Deleted the app and wasted my money.

4 years ago, Sara98743

Awesome

This is exactly what a was looking for! I wanted a simple, straightforward way to track my kids chores.

2 years ago, LKG72

Does Not Device Share

If you only want to use this on one device you are set. But if you were planning on doing a device share, you need another app to sync the data. It’s not worth it!

6 years ago, 19kelly08

Poor Directions

I was able to create users. I was able to create chore list and stars. After I indicate chore completed it did not show the percentage for the day. I don’t see the directions to review data. Do I have to have Dropbox? I really wanted this to work!

6 years ago, No chores

Chore Pad

I am very dissatisfied with this app. A tutorial is needed on setting multiple users. Individual cards are provided, however data is entered from another user. I do not recommend this app for the price.

3 years ago, aajax

Poor support

Need help using this. Nothing back from customer support after two days.

2 years ago, Shelli Kerri

No longer supported

I purchased this app only to find that it is no longer supported. The app is unable to sync among devices, as marketed, and there is no customer support. Would NOT recommend this app.

1 year ago, chumbe007

No customer support!

I tried the light version and I liked it. Then I bought the full version but I don’t know how lo link both apps. I tried contacting customer support but it says it is no existing!!!!!! Fraud!!

Description

Chore Pad is changing the way families get their chores done across the world! Let your kids take an active role in maintaining their home, show them what they can earn along the way, and watch them shine! Delightful, effective and award-winning. Built for kids of all ages and families of all sizes! Get started now - those dishes aren’t going to clean themselves! - Featured by Apple in over 100 countries - Included in Wired’s App Guide, earning the highest rating - Named a Best Parenting App of 2015 by Healthline.com - Multi-year recipient of the 148Apps Best App Ever Award in Parenting - 5 star EAS certification awarded by teacher community - Consistently rated 4.5+ stars on the App Store for over five years! Chore Pad 5 is our five year anniversary celebration! Enjoy new chore icons, delightful new animations and sounds, beautiful new themes and more! “Give your kids a fun way to tackle their chore lists” - Best Parenting Apps of 2015, Healthline “Chore Pad HD is fantastic for helping organize the family chores around the house.” - GeekMom.com “Forget the chore wheel, this might be the most comprehensive chore-management tool out there.” - Wired’s App Guide INFORMATIVE USER CARDS See all your kids at a glance on the start screen along with their star totals and progress for the week. Chore Pad works equally well with small families, large families, and entire classrooms of kids! MOTIVATING REWARDS Your child earns stars as chores are completed, and uses those stars to redeem rewards that you've created. Watch proudly as your child leaps out of bed to clean the room in the morning (it happens!) and learns to save up their stars for long-term goals! BEAUTIFUL CHARTS Keep your kids engaged with delightful animations and sounds when they open their chart, complete chores or earn rewards! Every child can make their chart their own with a wide range of themes and custom chore icons. SECURE PARENT MODE Parent Mode keeps Chore Pad kid-friendly by tucking the important setup features safely away. Passcode protect Parent Mode to prevent unwanted changes, or enable passcode protection for features in the Chore Chart! POWERFUL CUSTOMIZATION Create template chores that can be copied to any number of children and customized individually for each. Specify a wide range of repeat intervals, star values and select from over 100 chore icons or use images you provide! NO-HASSLE SYNCING Use a free Dropbox account to sync your data between all of your Chore Pad installations. Syncing happens automatically whenever you open or close Chore Pad, so keeping up to date with changes is effortless. - No In-App Purchases! - No personal information collected! - No Ads! We're here to help! Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions. Support Email: [email protected] Twitter: @chorepad Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChorePad Website: http://www.nannek.com