Karo vs HouseHeld
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karo
This app simplifies task management by allowing you to delegate tasks to anyone in your contacts, even if they don't have the app. It offers collaborative features, smart reminders, and AI assistance to break down complex tasks. Enjoy a clean, chat-style interface for seamless organization and delegation.
- Task delegation to contacts
- Collaborative group task management
- Cross-platform task accessibility
- AI-powered task breakdown
- Smart reminders and notifications
- Apple Reminders integration
- Chat-style interface
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Karo is the first of its kind task manager with a focus on delegating tasks! Just install Karo, assign a task to anyone in your contacts and they receive it whether they are on or off the app - it is that simple. KEY FEATURES - Task delegation: Send a task to anyone in your contacts. The assigned person need not be on the app and they'll receive it via WhatsApp or as a message and can perform actions for which you get notified. They would receive a link to the task to complete it. We even remind them so you don't have to! - Collaboration: Just like group chats, but with a checkboxes. Create groups just like how you already do on iMessage or WhatsApp and start collaborating right away. No invites, no complications, simple, efficient and extremely powerful! - Cross-Platform Accessibility: The person you delegate tasks to need not be on the app, they receive it on WhatsApp or as a message with a link which allows them to complete or cancel the task seamlessly. - Activities: We keep track of all activities so you never miss any notifications. - Reliable Notifications: Karo's intelligent notifications ensure that one never misses the deadline for your precious tasks! - Smart Reminders: We try our best to ensure your tasks are completed. We send automatic smart reminders to all the people you've delegated tasks to. - Karo AI: Functional assistant to help you to refactor your thoughts into actionable tasks. It breaks down your larger tasks into smaller actionable tasks too. - Intuitiveness: Karo's clean and familiar chat style interface makes it easy to delegate, organize, and manage tasks. - Deadlines & Reminders: Set deadlines & multiple reminders to your task. - Apple Reminders Integration: Delegate your reminders from Apple Reminders with a seamless bidirectional sync with Apple reminders. Everything you do in the app would reflect in Apple Reminders and vice-versa! - No Contact Syncing: We respect your privacy. Contacts are **only** used offline(on device), and never synced outside. Some other key features: - Automatic date detection - Attachments (images, PDF, etc) - Recurring tasks - Rich search experience - Multi select tasks - 20+ themes - Widgets (Lock Screen + Home Screen + Stand By) - Siri Shortcuts - App Intents With a simple and familiar design, Karo is set to change the way people send tasks and share todo lists! It is perfect for any and everyone that rely on messaging apps to delegate tasks QUESTIONS? If you have any questions, or run into any trouble, please contact us. We would love to help you out. Privacy Policy - https://www.karo.chat/privacy Terms of Use - https://www.karo.chat/tos
HouseHeld
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Chores, without the nagging. Every family runs on a hundred small jobs — beds made, dishes cleared, bins out, homework started. HouseHeld keeps track of all of it, so you don't have to. You set the chores. Your kids see what's theirs to do. They tick things off, earn points, and trade those points for rewards you've chosen yourself — screen time, a trip to the park, whatever works in your house. How it works Add your children to your household, each with their own profile. Assign chores — pick from a built-in list or write your own. Set which ones repeat, and when. Your kids open the app and see exactly what's expected of them today. When a job's done, they mark it complete. You can ask for a photo as proof for the ones that need it. Approve it, and the points land in their balance. You decide what those points are worth. Set up rewards at whatever price makes sense, and your kids can save up and redeem them when they're ready. Built for families • Separate profiles for every family member, with their own chores and points • A built-in library of common chores, or add your own • Repeating chores — daily, weekly, or on the days you choose • Photo proof for the jobs where it helps • Points, levels, streaks and badges to keep kids interested • Rewards you define, at prices you set • Optional allowance tracking alongside points • Parent-only settings behind a PIN, so nothing gets changed without you • Notifications when chores are due, completed, or waiting on your approval For everyone in the house, run by parents HouseHeld is used by the whole household — parents and children together — so there are no ads, no chat, no social feeds, and no way for anyone outside your household to see anything. Everything that happens in the app stays inside your family. Parents hold the controls. Subscription settings, household setup and account details all sit behind a parent PIN. Subscription HouseHeld costs $1 for your first week, then $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically until you cancel — in the app under Manage Subscription, or wherever you started it. The $1 first-week charge is non-refundable. Privacy Policy: https://www.househeld.app/privacy/ Terms: https://www.househeld.app/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HouseHeld at every 3 days against Karo's weekly. 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. Karo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and HouseHeld sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Karo ships an update weekly, HouseHeld every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karo | HouseHeld |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Msquare Labs Technologies Private Limited | House Held LLC |
In-app purchases
Karo
- Karo Plus$3.991 Month
- Karo Plus Family$8.491 Month
- Karo Plus$29.991 Year
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- Karo Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Karo Plus Family$49.991 Year
- Karo Plus$129.99
- Karo Lifetime Family$179.99
HouseHeld
- HouseHeld Family7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- HouseHeld Family7 Days trial$39.991 Year









