# OurHome - chores and rewards — More organized, less effort. > Family organizer for chores, rewards, grocery lists, and calendars. (iPhone/iPad app by Cape Horizon Pty. Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ourhome-chores-and-rewards/id879717020 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Cape Horizon Pty. Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/662686111) - Category: Lifestyle, Productivity - Price: Free - Rating: 3.83/5 from 1,916 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 17 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2014-11-13 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ourhome-chores-and-rewards/id879717020/reviews.md ## What is OurHome? OurHome is a new and simple way to organize your family. Kids will be motivated to do chores and take responsibility while parents can reward them for their effort. There’s a shared grocery list and a family calendar to keep everyone coordinated. And it’s free to use with no ads and no hidden costs. Key features: - Assign and schedule tasks and chores - Motivate kids with rewards and goals - View personal progress and activities - Add items to the shared grocery list - Enter events into the family calendar - Send messages and set reminders - Stay in sync across unlimited devices A TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE TASK SYSTEM. The house is tidy. The pets are fed. The kids are studying quietly. All this without even being asked! Whether it’s housework or homework, OurHome’s gamified tasks system keeps your family humming. REWARD RESPONSIBILITY. MAXIMIZE MOTIVATION. Motivated kids are successful kids. By introducing responsibility from an early age you improve your child’s chance of future success. With OurHome, your kids build self-esteem while completing tasks and achieving goals! CHECK THE CALENDAR. STAY IN SYNC. Calendars keep everyone coordinated, all batting for the same team. With a monthly view that’s actually made for mobiles, the OurHome calendar is the coordinating companion that you can count on. SIMPLIFY SHOPPING. GET ALL THE GROCERIES. Everyone likes returning home to a full fridge and a well-stocked pantry. With OurHome you can easily add grocery items and swipe them off at the store. Save time in the supermarket and never forget the milk again. A HANDY TOOL, TAILORED TO FAMILIES. Smartphones are only as smart as their software. So it’s about time families had a handy tool tailored to their particular needs. And a tool that only grows smarter as OurHome learns your family preferences. We love hearing from our users. If you have any feedback, questions or concerns, please email us at support@ourhomeapp.com, or visit http://www.ourhomeapp.com/support And don’t forget to like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourhomeapp ## Key features - Assign and schedule tasks - Motivate kids with rewards - Shared grocery list - Family calendar - Personal progress tracking - Send messages and reminders ## What do users think of OurHome? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Customizable tasks and scheduling - 🚀 Helpful for organizing household chores - 💡 Motivating points and rewards system - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 👍 Shared grocery list feature - 👍 Supports multiple family members **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues and server problems - 🔀 Difficulty with task ordering and rotation - 🔀 Cluttered task list view - 🔀 Lack of calendar integration - 🔀 Challenges with assigning shared tasks **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent task completion tracking - Inability to log out and back in - Disappearing reminders and notifications **Most requested features** - Calendar view for tasks and events - Ability to tie rewards to specific tasks - Separate behavior/discipline tracking - Meal planning integration with grocery list - Apple Watch support and complications ## Recent user reviews (10 of 52) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ourhome-chores-and-rewards/id879717020/reviews.md ### 4/5 — The best chore app, but… *2023-09-22* I read an article online about how this was one of the best tour apps, so it was the first one I downloaded. I started filling it with tasks and assigning points and adding rewards. It was everything I wanted it to do. The scheduling was great with the ability to reschedule after a certain amount of days rather than a set schedule. My daughter loves it too, and has been looking for chores to do to gain points. The problem is sometimes it can’t make a connection with the server and it says no Internet connection. This happens even on a computer using the Web app and being connected with a cable – – that is not using Wi-Fi. This makes it very frustrating and they have not had an update in two years. Then proceeded to download lots of other chore apps, but none of them did all of the things that this app does. A lot of them are fancier, and have some great features, but they just don’t do what this one does. For now, I will continue using it because nothing else meets my requirements. I’m hoping they come out with an update soon, but seeing as how this is completely free, and does not have any ads, they are probably not making any money off of it and therefore we won’t see any more updates. IMO EDIT: Is it dead? I’m logged out and can’t login via app or website. Such a tease. I struggled to use it with its poor connectivity, but I stayed with it because it was so good. ### 4/5 — So far I’m liking it *2023-05-30* Just got this today to help myself and my husband not get upset when one reminds the other of something. The only thing I’m having an issue with is the repeat scheduling feature. To get a weekly task scheduled I have to select daily or monthly first and save. Then go back into the repeat menu and then select weekly. This is the only way I can seem to get the weekly schedule options to appear. I can not toggle correctly thru the three repeat scheduling options without closing the menu and going back in to an option I didn’t not previously have selected. It’s a smidge hard to explain. I do have a feature idea that I think would be good. Have a way to tie a specific task to a specific reward. For example I want to work on writing in my journal more but I know I’m slowly running out of room. My reward for writing in my journal x number of times/minutes could be buying a new pretty journal. I look forward to using this app and it’s reward system even more when we have children. ### 5/5 — Great app to motivate the whole family! *2023-02-12, version 3.14.4* I really like using this app. It helps my performance around the house because I can create the tasks for throughout the week and it feels great to check off the items as completed. The kids stay motivated because they don’t want the other one to have more points. Nothing like a little competitiveness to get them to happily complete their chores. Oh, and if they forget a chore the nudge option is a nice way to let them know without feeling like s nag. I also like the grocery list, it’s helpful to have the whole family have access and add things as they think of it. The only thing that I don’t like is how encouraging good behavior and disciplining bad (and the option responsibility, but mostly behavior) shows up as a task. For whatever reason I don’t understand how to use that on a case by case basis as the kids do or don’t follow those expectations. For now I’ll just add or subtract the points manually and create a note but if I can find a way to use the other options I’d like that for ease of use. Everything else feels very user friendly. The best house management app I’ve used. ### 4/5 — I really love this app *2022-10-21, version 3.14.4* I’ve been looking for something to keep us all organized and up to date on all the day to day things as my husband and I work opposite schedules so there’s very little in the middle time for organizing our life. I searched through a lot of different apps that weren’t really what I was looking for. I’m a list person so this really appealed to me and I tried it. It’s been a fantastic tool for our day to day. I love the points system, I love the nudge option, I love the shared grocery list. I’m really just getting a lot out of this app. I would say my only issues with it are that it can be quite slow at times which can be frustrating in the busy day to day when I just need to pull something up really quick. I would also love to see a calendar that isn’t related to the to-do list. I don’t necessarily want to add birthdays and such to my task list. If you felt like really exceeding the mark, a budget tool would be wonderful! But I do highly recommend this app, far above others. It’s super simple, easy to delegate when I need extra help and helps bring some organization to the chaos of our life. ### 2/5 — Has promise but poor functionality *2022-10-07, version 3.14.4* My wife signed us up for the our home app and it looks wonderful and like it would really help us stay on top of things. I got links sent to my phone and email to login and complete my profile but when I click both links on multiple different devices it comes up to a blank page. We had to uninstall, reinstall and recreate the entire household of tasks and profiles. I was never able to actually login to the app with my email or contact information so had to create a totally different profile and am not even able to use my own email. Then when in the app itself there are a lot of connectivity issues when saving tasks or saving in general. It seems to disconnect from the internet a lot which is not an issue we have with any other apps. All in all I think it’s a step up from our excel sheet but will know more after we actually get to use it. Stay tuned for review part two. So far, the UX has been lackluster ### 1/5 — Was awesome until I woke up and it no longer works *2022-04-20, version 3.14.4* We used this app for years. It was perfect for motivating the whole family to do their to do list with points and what not. And kept us organized. Woke up this morning after using this as my sole organizational tool with things scheduled months in advance that I never had written on paper all gone! Clearly they stopped updating it. I checked on all of my family members apps. Our Wi-Fi and our 5G is working perfectly and the app will not open. If you click their app support it brings you to a page that doesn’t load. If you check out their social media and what not their last posts were years ago. And they have not updated the app on here in a year. I wish they would have notified people before they discontinued this because now I’m trying to re-create my schedule/tasks for the next 4 months for my whole family. Going back to pen and paper going forward because obviously these apps are not reliable! Disappointing! ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-11-06, version 3.14.4* It has the basic functions I need. Great app! It's clean and easy to use. The only problem I have is when you go to the Rewards tab, go to any tab, then come back again to the Rewards tab, the progress bar appears to be just loading. It gets fixed when I restart the app. I can live with it but it's good when that can be fix without restarting. For future versions, I suggest to have the tasks due based on specific time rather than based on dates only, then add sorting of tasks based on date/time. Overall, I'm happy with it and plan to continue on using it. Thanks for making this great app! ### 3/5 — Hoping for some improvements *2020-09-28, version 3.14.1* My family of 5 enjoys using the app but there are a couple of things I find frustrating. Unfortunately, this one is a biggie and I may have to change apps to resolve the issue. We’ve found that when claiming a reward, you can undo it. Which is fine if it was a mistake or you change your mind, however, in the main feed it shows that it was claimed twice instead of one claim and then an undo. So for instance, my kids can claim Xbox time as a reward, but if they claim it, then undo it, it shows it claimed twice but their points haven’t changed and I have no way of knowing. The other issue is really more of a preference but it looks like others would benefit also... it would be nice to have a “behavior” tab at the bottom between rewards and groceries. This way I could have a quick way to add or takeaway points for behavior, such as being kind, helpful, talking back, being unkind, or whatever. Otherwise I would rate 5 stars as it’s easy to use once you customize it. ### 5/5 — A lifesaver for having to move back in with parents! *2020-09-11, version 3.14.1* My brother & I (both in our mid 20’s) have had to move back in with our parents in light of the pandemic, and your app has been so helpful in creating positive structure around sharing household opportunities. This is the first time all four of us have lived here in many years and we were all feeling a little nervous about how it might go. This app has made it much easier for us to live together harmoniously in this time. The scheduling and reminders especially have helped to foster a better relationship of trust and relaxation because tasks without having to pester each other. I do have some ideas! It would be extremely helpful to have a tab where you could have shared documents. That way we could keep separate list for things like “If you happen to be at the hardware store” or be able to reference things like shared living agreements. Also the ability to have multiple message threads, that way you could have different threads for different subjects or including only certain members of the family. Thank you again for all you do, your hard work has helped to make life better for our family in this difficult time. Hope to hear from you soon! Drew C. ### 4/5 — Great app, but wish there was more sharing *2020-07-26, version 3.14.1* Literally everything I want in app. My wife and I had a hard time getting motivated to do chores (and had a hard time tracking who did what), but this app took care of that. The only thing I wish we could do was split the points on a chore rather than separate into the same chore twice (like if we both helped make the bed, split the 20 points into 10 for each of us instead of making it into two duplicate chores of 20 points for each of us. Plus I’d also like if we could pool points for a dingle reward. Like let’s buy a family movie, but each of us has to put up half the cost to redeem it. It’d be less like one of us has to give up our personal rewards for a communal reward. ## Frequently asked questions about OurHome ### What does OurHome do? OurHome is a family organization app designed to streamline household management. It allows parents to assign and schedule chores, motivate children with rewards and goals, manage a shared grocery list, and keep everyone coordinated with a family calendar. The app aims to foster responsibility in children and reduce parental effort in managing family tasks. ### What are the key features of OurHome? Key features include assigning and scheduling tasks and chores, motivating kids with rewards and goals, viewing personal progress, adding items to a shared grocery list, entering events into a family calendar, sending messages and setting reminders, and staying in sync across unlimited devices. It also offers a gamified task system to encourage participation. ### Is OurHome free to use? Yes, OurHome is completely free to use. The app explicitly states there are no ads and no hidden costs, making it an accessible tool for families to organize their daily lives and chores without any financial burden. ### What kind of families can use OurHome? OurHome is tailored for families of all sizes who want to improve organization and coordination. It's particularly useful for parents looking to teach children responsibility through chores and rewards, and for households that need a centralized system for grocery shopping and event planning. ### How does OurHome help motivate children? The app motivates children by incorporating a gamified task system where they can earn rewards and achieve goals for completing assigned chores and responsibilities. This approach aims to build self-esteem and encourage consistent participation in household tasks, making chores a more engaging experience. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 3.14.4 — 2020-10-26 This update includes a few bug fixes, namely issues with resetting passwords, entering negative points, having the tasks screen dynamically update and the formatting of photos. We’ve also made some improvements to the tone of our inactivity reminders. This update also fixes the rewards issue that occurred in the last update. 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