# Homey - Chores and Allowance — user reviews > 171 indexed App Store user reviews of Homey by Homeylabs Inc, rated 4.10/5 from 2,778 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homey-chores-and-allowance/id1033286805/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homey-chores-and-allowance/id1033286805.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,778 · 4★ 287 · 3★ 189 · 2★ 143 · 1★ 381 ## What do users think of Homey? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great for kids, encourages responsibility - 💡 Unique features like photo proof and extra jobs - 👍 Customizable chores and allowance tracking **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent bugs, crashes, and server errors - 🔒 Concerns about security and privacy - 💰 Expensive subscription, limited free features **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to create accounts or add family members - Chores not showing up or not tracking properly - Inability to edit or remove log entries **Most requested features** - Calendar view for chores and responsibilities - Ability to set chores as zero-point tasks - Better parental controls and account management ## Newest reviews (15 of 171) ### 2/5 — Crashes *2026-06-26, version 6.2.8* The app is awful. It’s laggy and when you tried to complete a chore it crashes and closes. ### 3/5 — It is slow to load and on the website they just brag *2026-04-11, version 6.2.8* I waited for it to load and on the website the brag ### 2/5 — Warning *2025-10-09, version 6.1.6* This appears to be a “dead”. The free app seems to work well. However, I paid for the unlimited / premium version but did not receive any of the additional promised functionality. I reached out to support no less than ten times and have never received a single reply back. The paid version seems to either be a scam or simply abandoned. Ken October 08, 2025 ### 2/5 — Good Idea, very glitchy *2025-09-15, version 6.1.6* I like the idea of this app, but it doesn’t actually work. Today, for instance, one of my daughter’s daily chores doesn’t even show up in her interface for today. It shows it is due tomorrow. Meanwhile, on my parent interface it shows that same chore due for her today. Lots of similar problems crop up. ### 2/5 — No clue *2025-08-20, version 6.0.7* Cannot even log in. Tried to setup an account and neither of the option buttons for Apple or using an email worked. Deleted ### 1/5 — Glitchy before I’ve even registered *2025-08-15, version 6.0.7* Downloaded and then deleted within minutes. Tried to register and it froze, deleted and redownloaded and froze at the same registering screen. When there’s so much choice out there for chore apps, this is not a good start and was a no from me. ### 1/5 — App won’t work *2025-08-14, version 6.0.7* The app is completely broken on my fairly new device. I cannot create an account, sign in, or use it whatsoever. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Can’t create an account *2025-08-14, version 6.0.7* I downloaded this app because it was recommended to me to use to keep help out kids learn responsibility. I can’t even create a login for this app. Every time I click create a new family and fill out the required info, the next button takes me nowhere. I have tried downloading the app on two devices to register and get nowhere. Such a waste of time. ### 1/5 — It Never Opened *2025-07-29, version 5.3* I just downloaded this app and it never opened. I tried it for 10 minutes but it never opened immediately after installing ### 2/5 — I like some of it but not all of it. *2025-06-12, version 5.3* We have been trying it for a week with my kids and I really like that they have to send picture proof. I like that they can work on extra things and not just regular chores. The part we don’t like is the payment and how it tracks the money. I have to pay one child in cash because they don’t have any account because they are younger. The other child I can pay with other money transfer like cash app or Apple Pay. But when I pay them it still shows that they have earned that money. When yes it’s been paid to them but they might not actually have it anymore. So the overall total amount keeps going up on your app. It’s just too much work to track. I want something that I can pay them and then they show paid and things reset. If my kids want to track their money it should be separate from this and not in the same place as this app. I have canceled my subscription from my trial and will look for something else ### 2/5 — I really wanted to love this app *2025-03-25, version 5.3* I really wanted to love this app. I spent hours entering all the chores and jobs. The app is so glitchy - every time we switch between kids on the iPad it doesn’t work. It doesn’t switch or half switches. My 5 kids don’t all have their own phones. So this can’t work for us. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2025-01-05, version 5.3* I was excited about this app. Spent about an hour getting everything set up. It keeps crashing and doesn’t save any of the chores. It was the biggest disappointment and waste of time. Don’t bother stressing yourself, it’s not worth it. ### 2/5 — Too Complicated *2024-12-29, version 5.3* This app is entirely too complicated for no reason. It’s a chore app for children. There’s no need for it to be this complex. Reasonably priced though. ### 1/5 — Does not check out to PayPal and visa card *2024-11-30, version 5.3* I got a lot of money in each time. I try to figure out how to check out. There’s no way to check out cause I have a lot of games that you can get money off. None of them work never recommend Homie in general I give this zero stars because no one wants to not check out any of your cards and about to crash out because I just got it yesterday.😡 this is waste of time.😡😡😡😡😡😩😩😞😞😠😠🙁🙁🤬🤬🤬 ### 1/5 — Looks great, but no longer supported *2024-11-24, version 5.3* I was really excited about this app. It takes everything we were already doing to manage our household chores and makes it look a lot more fun. However, o couldn’t get the app working in my kid’s devices. They’re new iPhones that are up-to-date. That’s fine, bugs happen, but I’ve reached out for support and gotten no response for over 2 weeks. The free trial ran out and I’m half way thru a paid month with no information from the app creators. Since there’s also been no posts from the creators on any of their social profiles in over 2 years, I think the app is abandoned. Disappointing. 😞 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ridiculously stingy app *2026-06-22, version 6.2.8* Signed off the minute I was trying to sign in. It told me to create household and even before I want to see how the app works - does it works with my way of rewards it asking for money. Looks like it is a super stingy app. Exciting 👋 ### 1/5 — So glitchy *2026-05-26, version 6.2.8* Such a good app in theory, but every week there’s a new problem ### 1/5 — Never updates *2026-04-11, version 6.2.8* Current in April but app still thinks it in March. Frustrating given the cost of the app ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-01-17, version 6.2.2* I was really excited about the idea of this app, but couldn’t even make it past the “Create a Family” screen due to receiving an error code multiple times. Such a bummer! ### 1/5 — Poor service *2025-11-07, version 6.1.6* We had trouble logging in and kept asking for password resets. The reset via email never came. I sent 6 emails and no response ### 1/5 — Unusable *2025-11-06, version 6.1.6* This app is so unstable that I can’t even sign up. It gives a server error and won’t do anything. ### 1/5 — Promising Concept, But Completely Unusable *2025-11-03, version 6.1.6* The Homey app looks promising based on its App Store description and screenshots, but unfortunately it’s completely unusable. No one seems able to get past the “Create a New Family” screen — every attempt results in the same message: “Homey Server Error – Error 400.” The developer has claimed multiple times that these bugs have been fixed, but that doesn’t appear to be true. It’s disappointing because the concept is great, but until the app actually functions past the setup screen, it’s essentially useless. ### 1/5 — Constant error message *2025-10-15, version 6.1.6* I downloaded this app and couldn’t get past making a household bc an error message kept coming up with no explanation of what to do to fix. I tried several times to get it to go past this screen and couldn’t. ### 1/5 — Sucks, waste of money, kicked me out *2025-09-09, version 6.1.6* I used Homey for a while then one day it kicked me out of the app and said my password was incorrect even though that’s what I used every time. It made me pay $3 a month and was not worth it. Then it kept charging me after cancelling my subscription. Do not get app. Waste of time and money ### 1/5 — Can’t even set it up *2025-08-29, version 6.1.6* Just downloaded and can’t get past an error code to create our household account. I’ll be moving on. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2025-05-26, version 5.3* It’s great and efficient, amazing for the whole family. It also encourages kids and teens to do their chores and help a lot around the house! ### 5/5 — Bff *2025-03-19, version 5.3* This app is amazing ### 5/5 — Homey is great *2024-09-29, version 5.3* Homey is great as a kid it allows me to stay on top of my chores and teaches me responsibility. I recommend this app. ### 5/5 — WHY TO DOWNLOAD *2024-09-27, version 5.3* LISTEN UP! This is why YOU SHOULD DOWNLOAD THIS APP 1 it’s free 2 it’s the best tho for teenage girls or tweens who are almost teens 3 well it’s great for all ages 4 it’s so cute, and it’s not restrictive 5 IT ACTUALLY FUN 6 it’s not depressing and it doesn’t control you and you can take photos for proof which is amazing 7 you can tick of chores 8 free chatting 9 bank accounts <3 10 profiles It’s amazing, and this is coming from someone who actually is a kid. My dad said if I do this for 300 days I can get a cat!! I thought this would be hard but it’s so fun doing it every day and you should so get this! :DD ### 5/5 — A Review *2024-09-22, version 5.3* I like this app a lot because if my mom gives me stuff to do I can go on this app and look at what she needs me to do so I can do it and not look at our home board!!! ### 5/5 — Adam Dardour *2024-09-17, version 5.3* Éclater, c’est trop nul, on est obligé de faire des responsabilités éclatées ### 5/5 — Homey app *2024-04-03, version 5.3* I got this app yesterday it was amazing. Encourages kids to do chores and cheep fee for premium so worth downloading. Extra jobs for the kids available to earn extra money perfect for kids. ### 5/5 — Emma’s vote *2024-03-14, version 5.3* This app is awesome! ### 5/5 — Yay *2024-01-20, version 5.3* It makes me want to do my chores!!!!! ### 5/5 — I loved it *2023-07-18, version 5.3* We’ve been using homey for 2 weeks and the kids have been doing chores like crazy --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*