TOM vs Unload
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TOM
This app offers a structured approach to home management, helping users stay on top of household tasks without it consuming their lives. It provides daily tasks, an 8-week cleaning plan, guided sessions, and customizable routines to reduce mental load and free up time and energy.
- Daily non-negotiable tasks
- 8-week rolling cleaning plan
- Guided cleaning and cooking sessions
- Customizable routines and task rollover
- Reduces mental load of household chores
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More life. Less housework. The TOM App is your calm in the chaos. Created by Gemma Bray, founder of The Organised Method (TOM), it helps you stay on top of the house without it taking over your life. A smart, structured approach to managing your home, so you’ve got more headspace, more time, and more energy for everything else. Inside the app: Daily Tasks – A simple set of non-negotiables to keep things ticking over. 8-Week Rolling Plan – Clean smarter, not harder, with a focus for each day. TOM Rocks – Guided sessions to keep you company (and on track) while you clean, cook, or get life sorted. Customisable Routines – Add your own tasks, roll over jobs, tailor the plan to your home. Mental Load Lightened – Designed to take the thinking out of what needs doing next. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or just want a method that actually works, this is home management without the faff. Start your 7-day free trial today. Because there’s more to life than housework Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Unload
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Running a home takes more than just doing the chores. It takes remembering, planning, noticing, and asking - the invisible work that rarely gets shared evenly and almost never gets talked about. Unload is a shared home for that work. Two people, one board, and an honest picture of who is actually carrying what. WHAT YOU GET A shared task board Add anything that lives in your head - appointments, admin, the thing you keep meaning to book. Tasks are weighted by mental load, not just by time, so "book the dentist" counts for what it really costs. Weekly balance, in plain sight See how the week actually split between the two of you. No scorekeeping and no blame - just the picture, so the conversation starts from something real. The State of the Union A weekly check-in grounded in the Gottman method. Twenty minutes, once a week, to look at the load together, appreciate each other, and plan something that isn't a chore. Bids for connection A daily love-maps question, so you keep learning about the person you live with. Points, swaps and little gestures Earn points for what you clear. Hand a task over when you're stretched thin. Cash in for something lovely, chosen from your partner's own list of what they love. Built for two Everything syncs between both of you. It works offline too - add and tick things off anywhere, and it catches up when you're back. WHY IT WORKS Fair doesn't mean fifty-fifty. It means both people can see the load and agree on it. Unload gives you that visibility, and a weekly ritual to keep it honest. SUBSCRIPTION Unload is free for 14 days, with no card required. After that it's a subscription, monthly or yearly, and one subscription covers your whole home - both partners get everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.unloadtheapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unload at 16.4 against TOM's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TOM sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Unload sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | TOM | Unload |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Bray | Daniel Gaskin |
Bugs and requests
TOM
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to log in or reset password
- Saved tasks and customizations not persisting
- Timer functionality issues when phone is locked
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to roll over tasks to next week
- Calendar view for tasks
- Collaboration features for households
- Offline mode for audio guides
- Customizable reminders and notifications
Unload
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TOM
- The Organised Mum7 Days trial$3.991 Month
Unload
- Unload Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Unload Premium Annual$49.991 Year









