Turn a spare tablet into the family's chore wall
Set it up once and it stops being an app: one column per child in their own color, sized to read from the doorway, and a kid taps a chore done on the way past. It sleeps overnight on its own.
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The family chore app kids actually want to open.
Rooted Family Chores is a chore tracker for the whole household. Assign chores to each kid, let them check them off from any device, and approve the work before points turn into real rewards — so the chore chart finally sticks.
See the chore app in action
A playful chore board kids make their own, and a clear, calm chore tracker for parents — all built around the same shared household.
Kid Adventure Mode
Kids get their own space — chores become quests with XP, levels, and streaks, so motivation doesn't have to come from a parent every time.
Treasure Wishes
Kids save gold toward something they picked themselves, browsing a wishlist you approved from real stores.
Made their own
Kids pick a companion avatar and one of eight themes — unicorn, space, ocean, sports and more — in light, dark, or auto.
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Now the whole household pulls in one direction
Most chore apps give every child their own list and stop there. Family Goals and Family Quests are the other half: one target the household works toward together, with a single progress bar everyone contributes to and one celebration when it lands.
- Family Goals. Set a shared target — points earned or chores completed — that every eligible child adds to. Kids see it as a card at the top of their own quest board.
- Family Quests. A goal broken into a chain of stages, each one assigned to a particular child or left open to whoever gets there first. Stages unlock in order, and kids follow the whole thing as a path.
- Seven starter templates, all editable. Add, remove, reorder, or rewrite stages — on a new quest or one already in flight. Pause a quest when life gets in the way and pick it back up later.
- A real payoff. Fireworks and confetti when a chore, a reward, or a family goal is finished — and family goal progress lands in your weekly summary email.
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Chores that fit the screen they're on
A phone, a tablet in one kid's backpack, and a spare tablet on the kitchen wall are three different products — not one app stretched three ways.
A tablet that belongs to one kid
Enroll a tablet to one child and it opens in their colors from the lock screen inward, shows only their board, and stops asking for a PIN every time they pick it up — while still asking before they spend their gold.
See the week, not just today
On a tablet, the chores screen opens on the week your household actually runs — who's doing what, on which day, like the chart on the fridge. Drag a chore from Tuesday to Thursday when plans change.
Every signed-in device, in one list
See each tablet and phone your kids use, and sign a lost one out from the phone in your hand or from the web dashboard.
Everything a family needs, in one place
One shared space for chores, rewards, and goals — built so parents stay in control and kids stay motivated.
Quests, not chores
Everyday tasks become quests with points, XP, levels, and streaks, so kids build habits without the daily nagging.
Rewards & wishlist
Kids redeem points for treats now or save toward something bigger, browsing a curated catalog of real products you approved.
Family Goals & Quests
One shared target the whole household contributes to — or a multi-stage quest where each stage belongs to a different child.
Parents keep the final say
Nothing is awarded automatically. Completed chores land in a shared approval queue every adult in the household can see.
A space kids make their own
A companion avatar, eight themes — unicorn, space, ocean, sports and more — and light, dark, or auto, per child.
Add a chore by saying it
Ask Siri or Google Assistant and "Hey Rooted" capture opens a chore draft with the child, schedule, and target time already filled in — you review and save it.
A weekly summary that arrives
An email each week covering what's overdue, what needs catching up on, and how the family's shared goals are tracking.
Phone, tablet, and web
iPhone, iPad, Android, and a full parent dashboard in the browser. The same household syncs across every one of them.
How it works
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Set up your household
Add your kids, pick an avatar, and you're ready to go in minutes.
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Assign chores & rewards
Create quests with points, set up rewards, and let kids see exactly what they're working toward.
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Approve, celebrate, repeat
Review what's done, approve redemptions, and watch good habits take root.
Where Rooted fits
"Family chore app" covers three quite different products. Here is the one Rooted is, and the trade-off each of the others makes.
| What you want | A paper chore chart | Kids' debit-card apps | General household task apps | Rooted Family Chores |
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| Kids want to open it | For about two weeks | Built to feel like a banking app | Built for adults sharing a household | Quests, XP, streaks, a companion avatar, and eight themes a child picks for themselves |
| You have to hand over bank details | No | Yes — the card is the product | No | No. Points and gold only, so no card, no account number, no KYC on your child |
| The household works toward one thing | Not really | Each child's balance is their own | Shared lists, no shared payoff | Family Goals and multi-stage Family Quests, with one progress bar for everyone |
| It works on the kitchen wall | That is the whole idea | Phone app | Phone app | A spare tablet becomes a wallboard — a column per child, readable across the room |
| Cost as the family grows | Free | Commonly priced per child or per tier | Varies | One household subscription. Adding another kid never costs more |
| Your child needs an email address | No | Usually an account of their own | Usually an account of their own | No. Child profiles are parent-created, with no public profile and no messaging |
The first three columns describe categories of product, not any one named app — check the current details of anything you're comparing against before you decide. Everything in the Rooted column is live today; more on each of them on why families choose Rooted.
Why families switch from a paper chore chart
A chore chart on the fridge works for about two weeks. It stops working because nobody can see it when they're not standing in the kitchen, because "I already did that" turns into an argument, and because the reward at the end is vague. A family chore app fixes all three: the list lives on the device everyone already carries, every completion is timestamped and approved, and the payoff is something the kid picked out themselves.
Chore tracking that survives a busy week
Set a chore once and let it repeat daily or weekly. Rooted Family Chores keeps a running history of who did what and when, so a Sunday reset doesn't mean rebuilding the chart from scratch. Overdue chores stay visible instead of quietly disappearing.
Motivation that isn't just nagging
Kids earn points and XP for finished chores, level up, and build streaks. Because progress is visible on their own screen, the reason to do the dishes stops being "because I said so" and starts being something they're tracking themselves. For a breakdown of what tends to motivate kids at each age, see our family chore chart by age.
Parents keep the final say
Nothing is awarded automatically. A chore marked done lands in your approval queue, and rewards or wishlist items only get redeemed once you say yes. Every adult in the household shares the same queue, so co-parents aren't approving the same chore twice.
Rewards and allowance, however your family does it
Some families redeem points for screen time or an ice cream trip. Others map points to cents and use the balance as allowance. Kids can also save toward a bigger wishlist item you approved, with a progress ring showing exactly how close they are — which turns chores into a first lesson in saving.
Learn more: Why families choose Rooted · Chore app for kids · Age-appropriate chores by age · How we keep child profiles safe
Frequently asked questions
The things parents ask most before setting up a chore app.
What is a chore app and how does it work?
A chore app replaces the paper chore chart on the fridge. A parent creates the household, adds each child, and assigns chores with a point value and a schedule. Kids see their own list, mark chores done from any device, and the parent approves the work before points are awarded. Points are then redeemed for rewards or saved toward a wishlist item.
How much does Rooted Family Chores cost?
It's a subscription, and every subscription starts with a 7-day free trial — enough to set up your household and run a full week of chores before you pay anything. The subscription covers the whole household rather than each child, so adding another kid never costs more. Current pricing is shown in the App Store and Google Play listings.
What age is a chore tracking app good for?
Roughly age 4 through the teen years. Younger kids use short, picture-friendly quest lists with a companion avatar; older kids and teens respond to points, streaks, and saving toward a real wishlist goal. Our chore chart by age has suggested chores for each stage.
Can more than one parent manage the same chore list?
Yes. Every adult in the household shares the same chore list, approval queue, and reward history, so nothing only lives in one person's head.
Do kids need their own phone or email address?
No. Child profiles are created and managed entirely by the parent, with no email address required for a child. Kids can use a shared family tablet or a parent's phone. There is no public profile, no chat, and no way for anyone outside the household to contact a child — more detail on our child safety page.
Can I use the app to track allowance instead of points?
Yes. Many families set point values to match a dollar or cent amount and treat the running balance as allowance, then let kids spend it on rewards you define or save it toward a wishlist item you approved.
Can I sign up on the web, or do I need to install the app first?
You can start entirely in the browser. Create your account on the parent dashboard, name your household, and start the 7-day free trial there — then install the app on the devices your family uses. Starting in the app works too; either route creates the same household.
Does Rooted Family Chores work on a tablet?
Yes, and a tablet is treated as its own kind of device rather than a stretched phone. A tablet can be enrolled to one child, so it opens in their colors and shows only their board. A shared tablet hands off between siblings without leaving the board. And a spare tablet can become the family's wallboard — one column per child, sized to read across the room. On a tablet, parents also get a week view of the whole household's chores.
Is Rooted Family Chores a debit card or allowance app?
No. Rooted uses points and gold rather than real money, so there is no card to issue, no bank account to link, and no identity checks on your child. Families who want chores to translate into allowance usually set point values to match a dollar or cent amount and treat the running balance that way. More on that trade-off on why families choose Rooted.
Does it work on both iPhone and Android?
Yes. Rooted Family Chores is available on the App Store and Google Play, and parents can also manage the household from the web dashboard. The same household syncs across every device, so a parent on iPhone and a kid on an Android tablet see the same list.
Start your 7-day free trial
Set up your household, run a full week of chores, and decide after. One subscription covers every kid, and the same household syncs across every device you use.
Start in the browser
Create your household and add your kids from a laptop, then hand them the app. Manage chores, approvals, rewards, and billing from the parent dashboard.
Start trialStart on your phone
Rooted Family Chores is out now on the App Store and Google Play, with the same 7-day free trial.
