Jointly vs Chores Star

Care together from anywhere with Jointly! Jointly works with circles of care. To initially set up a circle for the person you are looking after you will need to make a one-off payment of £2.99. Once a Jointly circle has been purchased there is no additional cost for you or the people you invite to join you. You can invite as many people as you want to share the care with you. They can download the app or use the web version at jointlyapp.com Jointly requires version 9.0 of IOS or later, if you are running an older version of IOS we recommend that you use the web version of Jointly at https://jointlyapp.com. An application created by carers for carers. It is designed to make caring a little easier, less stressful and a lot more organised. It combines group messaging with other useful features including to-do and medication lists, calendar and more! Jointly is now available in Welsh language at https://jointlyapp.com Developed by Carers UK (www.carersuk.org) How does Jointly work? With Jointly you can create a circle of care for the person you are looking after. Once you have set up your Jointly circle you can start using Jointly to organise care. You can use it on your own or you can invite other people to join you and share the care. Jointly features include: • Homepage: See latest activity at a glance • Profile: Store useful information about the person you are looking after and have it available to access any time at a click of a button! Make a note of their date of birth, condition and caring needs, likes and dislikes or anything else you may think is relevant. • Group messaging: Communicate with everyone in your Jointly circle at a touch of a button! Simply post a message or upload an image. Members of your circle will receive a notification and can respond. • Tasks: Keep organised and on top of things by using tasks and task lists. Simply create a task and assign it to any member of your Jointly circle, including yourself, and monitor its status. • Calendar: Create date/time specific events and invite anyone in your circle. You can also use the field provided to invite people outside your Jointly circle. You can keep tabs of all planned events in Jointly's calendar while at the same time sending and accepting invitations in your personal calendar. • Notes: You can use Notes to store a wide range of information and add images or document attachments. This can include bills and information about the household or how someone is feeling. • Medication: Use Jointly's Medications feature to keep track of current and past medication of the person you are caring for. You can also upload an image to quickly recognise a medicine. • Devices: Receive, store and share messages from connected health and care devices. • Contacts: Jointly stores the contact details of the members of your circle and also allows you to store more useful contacts so that you can access their details anytime, anywhere! ******************************************************************************************************************* We are always excited to hear from you. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns please email us at: jointlyapp@carersuk.org

Chores Star is a chore chart for the whole family. Add chores, kids earn stars for finishing them, and they swap their stars for time together that you choose as a family, like a bike ride, a trip to the park or a board game night. Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. HOW CHORES STAR WORKS 1. Add Chores & Set Stars: Quick tidy-ups earn a few stars, bigger jobs earn more. Set chores to repeat so the board fills itself. 2. Kids Claim Missions: Children tap "I'll do it!" to grab chores from the board, or parents assign them directly. 3. Optional Photo Proof: Switch it on for any chore and kids snap before and after photos to show off their hard work. 4. Fair Approval: Finished chores are checked and approved before stars are awarded. Children cannot approve their own chores. 5. Star Rewards & Treats: Kids spend their stars on treats your family sets up. TREATS THAT BUY FAMILY TIME Stars are swapped for experiences, not things. Anyone in the family can add a treat: - A walk in the park or a bike ride together - A board game night - A trip for ice cream or a weekend outing - Choosing what the family has for dinner BUILT-IN AI CHORE COACH Every chore can get a Mission Guide that turns "clean your room" into something a child can actually do: - Step by Step: Each chore is broken into a few simple steps. - Pep Talks: Upbeat encouragement to get kids started. - The Why: Kids learn how their effort helps themselves, their family and their home. - House Notes: When creating a chore, parents can add details like where the supplies live, and the coach works them into the guide. KEEPS KIDS ENGAGED & COMING BACK - Daily Streaks: Celebrates daily consistency and builds positive momentum. - This Week's Stars: A friendly family leaderboard of the week's top star earners. - Today's Missions: A clear view of what's on today's plate so children can work independently. DESIGNED FOR SAFETY & PRIVACY - Simple Child Login: Kids join with a family invite code. No child email address or password required. - Sign in with Apple or Google for parents. - No Ads: No adverts and no ad tracking. Less nagging, more high-fives. Download Chores Star and turn daily chores into family superpowers.