# DotDot Tasks — Chores, stars & kids' diary

> Chores, stars & kids' diary (iPhone/iPad app by Maochiao Weng.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dotdot-tasks/id6762136582 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Maochiao Weng](https://appshunter.io/developer/1893081541)
- Category: Education, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese
- Released: 2026-04-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dotdot-tasks/id6762136582/reviews.md

## What is DotDot Tasks?

DotDot Tasks turns your family's daily routine into a star-collecting adventure. Parents assign the tasks, kids check them off, and every approved task earns stars to spend in the family reward shop. And now kids can keep a diary just by talking — no typing needed.

VOICE DIARY — YOUR KID'S OWN VOICE, KEPT
- Tap once and start talking; speech becomes text as they speak
- Add photos and pick today's mood to finish the entry
- The original recording is kept, so years from now you can still hear how they sounded
- Parents can export the whole diary as a backup: audio, photos, and an offline album web page
- Speech recognition runs on the device; diaries stay on your device and your own iCloud

FOR KIDS
- Tap to finish daily tasks and earn stars
- Fireworks celebration when everything is approved
- Spend stars in the reward shop you set up together
- Level up, keep streaks, and collect badges

FOR PARENTS
- Assign tasks by weekday, difficulty and star value
- Review and approve with one tap, or return it for another try
- Promises: when behavior slips, take a few stars — then let a make-up task earn them right back. Levels and badges never go backwards.
- Track height & weight against WHO growth percentiles
- Two interface styles: playful hand-drawn doodle, or clean classic
- Sync across devices, and share the family with the other parent by code

PRIVACY FIRST
- No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs
- Your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud
- The parent PIN never leaves the device
- Photos use the system picker only — the app needs no photo library access

Built by a parent, for parents. One family, one shared adventure.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.13.0 — 2026-09-03

A big quality release based on a full audit (40+ fixes). Highlights:
- The parent PIN can no longer get permanently locked (temporary cooldown that resets)
- Rejected tasks show the reason and can be redone; parents can approve them after all
- Achievement badges now unlock properly and match their descriptions
- Streaks are counted by scheduled days: days without tasks no longer break a streak
- Today’s tasks appear automatically the next day; no duplicate assignments per child
- Partial approval counts as half done instead of blocking the day
- Make-up task stars shown match what is actually earned back
- Growth: month/half-year comparisons use sensible reference dates, same-day duplicates are flagged, percentile labels are consistent
- Voice diary: much smaller photos, no auto-lock while recording, faster list, memory-friendly export with cleanup
- Parent settings: level threshold validation, accurate iCloud diagnostics, consistent weekly/monthly summaries, more reliable reminders
- Fixed the family code changing when deleting data failed

### 1.12.1 — 2026-08-26

Fixed: joining a family crashed on devices not signed in to iCloud - the app now shows clear guidance instead. Also hardened error handling in the join flow. Thanks for the review that reported this!

### 1.12.0 — 2026-08-12

- A gentle rating prompt after you approve tasks
- Family invites now include an App Store download link
- Refreshed store page with new screenshots

### 1.11.0 — 2026-08-01

Write a diary just by talking.

A new Diary tab for kids:
- Tap the mic and talk — speech becomes text as they speak, no typing needed
- Add photos and pick today's mood to finish the entry
- The original recording is kept, ready to play back any time
- Entries are laid out by date, so you can flip through their days

New Diary Backup for parents:
- Export the whole diary as one backup file: audio, photos, and an offline album web page
- Save it to Files, AirDrop it, or drop it in your cloud drive — open formats that still work years from now

Diaries stay on your child's device and your own iCloud, and speech recognition runs on the device.

### 1.10.0 — 2026-08-01

DotDot Tasks now speaks English! The whole app — tasks, rewards, promises and growth tracking — in a playful hand-drawn style. New families get built-in tasks and rewards in English, ready to go.

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