Comparison

Chore Pad vs Solid Habits

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chore Pad

This app helps families manage household tasks and reward children for their contributions. It allows parents to set up chores, track completion, and enable kids to earn stars for desired rewards, fostering responsibility and motivation.

Highlights
  • Chore tracking and completion
  • Star-based reward system
  • Customizable chore icons and themes
  • Secure parent mode with passcode
  • Automatic data syncing via Dropbox
  • Informative user cards for kids' progress
Features
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Chore Pad helps families build healthy habits and celebrate the everyday wins. Kids see what's expected, earn stars for getting it done, and trade stars for rewards you set together. Get started in minutes with a starter set of common chores and rewards — or build your own from scratch. EVERYONE ON ONE SCREEN See every child on the Start Screen with their star totals and weekly progress at a glance. From two kids to an entire classroom, the layout adapts. STARS THAT MOTIVATE Kids earn stars as they complete chores, then redeem them for rewards you've created — anything from screen time to a family outing. Watch them save up for the big stuff. A CHORE CHART KIDS LOVE Delightful animations, satisfying sounds, and a charting metaphor that makes daily routines feel like a game — not homework. SECURE PARENT MODE A passcode-protected Parent Mode keeps configuration tucked safely away. Add passcode protection to individual Chore Chart features as needed. POWERFUL CUSTOMIZATION Build template chores and customize each individually per child, choose from included stock chore icons (or add your own photos), and set repeat schedules and star values to fit your family's rhythm. CHORE PAD PREMIUM The free experience covers everything a family needs to run their chores. For families who want more polish and peace of mind, Chore Pad Premium unlocks: - All themes - Expanded chore icon library - Star modifier — award bonus stars or deduct stars on the fly - Dropbox syncing - Automatic daily backups Premium is available as a $2.99/month or $24.99/year subscription, with a 7-day free trial. Customers who purchased Chore Pad before version 6.0 keep full Premium access at no charge — thanks for being with us. No ads. Designed for kids and families. Questions or feedback? Email us anytime. Support: support@chorepad.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solid Habits

This app helps you build good habits and break bad ones by setting achievable targets and providing accountability. You can track any habit, get support from a community, and even involve friends to help you stay on track. Enjoy a private and customizable experience with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track good and bad habits
  • Set habit formation targets
  • Commitment feature with friend notifications
  • Community tips and support
  • Customizable with dark mode and icons
  • Encrypted and private data
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No subscription - buy once, keep forever Building new habits is hard, let Solid Habits makes it easy by letting you set a target by which your habit will become second nature (that's the carrot) and offering you the option to make a commitment to your friends, who will get notified in case you fail (that's the stick). -Build good habits You can use Solid Habits to track any habit you want, whether it's 3 times daily, once weekly, or monthly, whether it's a fitness or health habit, personal habit, or something related to studying or work, you can track it all here. -Break bad habits Breaking bad habits is also supported, simply set the habit you'd like to avoid and track the time you've gone without doing it. -Targets Knowing when your habit will be formed can be a powerful motivator and this app makes it easy to set a target and track your progress. - Commit to your habits With Solid Habits, you can enable a feature that will email your friends in case you fail to stick to your habits -Community Everything is better when you're not alone, so in Solid Habits you'll find tips and help from others on the same journey as you. -Customization Solid Habits supports dark mode, a wide variety of icons and several other options to make the app truly yours. - Privacy Solid Habits is designed with privacy in mind and your data is encrypted and 100% private - No subscriptions Solid Habits and all Solid Apps are a one off purchase. Buy it today and keep it forever. Are you ready to start building better habits? Solid Habits is a universal app available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS You can choose to get just this app or all Solid Apps in the Bundle Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html

Screenshots

Chore Pad4 screens
Solid Habits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solid Habits at 5.0 against Chore Pad's 4.2. Solid Habits also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Chore Pad's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (144 vs 20). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chore Pad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Solid Habits sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solid Habits holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chore Pad has 144 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Chore Pad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solid Habits's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chore Pad ships an update every 3 days, Solid Habits every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chore Pad versus Solid Habits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChore PadSolid Habits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (144 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB34 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChore Pad LLCSolid Apps S.R.L.

Customer experience

Chore Pad

All ratings144 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.1%

Solid Habits

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chore Pad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to redeem rewards
  • Syncing fails and causes data loss
  • Chores not showing up properly on all devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to reverse/undo rewards
  • Improve syncing between devices
  • Provide more chore and reward customization options
  • Add password protection for parent controls

Solid Habits

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chore Pad

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Solid Habits

One-time2
  • Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
  • Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Chore Pad free?
Chore Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solid Habits free?
Solid Habits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chore Pad or Solid Habits?
Solid Habits is rated higher. Chore Pad averages 4.2 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Solid Habits averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Chore Pad or Solid Habits have ads?
Neither Chore Pad nor Solid Habits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chore Pad or Solid Habits?
Chore Pad ships an update every 3 days, and Solid Habits every 2 weeks. Most recently, Chore Pad was updated on October 27, 2026 and Solid Habits on October 24, 2026.

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