Comparison

Declutter Quest vs House Elf

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

Head to head
About

Declutter Quest

Track your decluttering progress with this encouraging app. Set custom categories, participate in challenges, and visualize your journey to a more organized home. An optional one-time purchase unlocks advanced features for deeper insights.

Highlights
  • Customizable item tracking
  • Built-in decluttering challenges
  • Item disposal tracking
  • Customizable categories
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Decision helpers
  • Before-and-after photos
Features
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Celebrate every item you let go. Each time you remove an item, you tap +1 and watch your progress grow. It’s a simple and encouraging way to create a lighter, more organized home.  Declutter Quest supports you with clear visuals and motivating challenges. Free features to keep you motivated: • Easy and customisable tracking for every item you declutter • A flexible structure that lets you keep things simple or track as much detail as you prefer • Built-in challenges: 10-Minute Sprint, 30-Day Minimalist Game, Category Attack and seasonal events • Track what happens to each item: donated, sold, recycled or thrown away • Create custom categories to match your organisational style • Suitable for wardrobes, children’s items, kitchen cupboards, paperwork, storage areas or any space you want to organise • iCloud synchronisation across devices Premium Upgrade (One-Time Purchase; No Subscription) Unlock extra tools for better insight and organisation: • Decision helpers to combat decision fatigue • Before-and-after photos to show your progress • Unlimited custom tags • Editable decluttering journal • Dashboard with charts and a decluttering calendar • CSV data export Declutter Quest is updated regularly with new features and improvements based on user feedback. Disclaimer: This app draws on general organising principles and is not affiliated with any specific branded methods. Discover how simple and motivating decluttering can be with Declutter Quest!

About

House Elf

Features
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The family chore app kids actually open. House Elf turns your family into illustrated characters and everyday chores into quests. Each member gets a personalized avatar generated from a selfie, so parents, kids, and teens all appear together in one shared family portrait that grows as your household does. HOW IT WORKS Parents send quests to their kids, set up daily duties, and attach rewards worth earning. Kids accept, negotiate, or complete them, then watch their rank climb from Small Fry all the way to Main Character. Every completed quest builds both personal standing and the household's shared reputation. Quests work between adults too. Send one to your partner, agree on the reward, and let the app keep score instead of you. BUILT FOR REAL FAMILIES One-off quests or recurring daily duties Quests between parents, not just parent to child Rewards your kids will actually want to earn Eight ranks per family member, earned through validated work House reputation that grows from everyone's effort Weekly reviews to celebrate wins and see the full picture Works across parents, co-parents, kids, and teens WHY FAMILIES LOVE IT Kids stop resisting and start participating. Parents stop repeating themselves. Everyone knows what's expected and what they get for stepping up. Household responsibilities become a shared story instead of a daily argument. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST House Elf is built for families, with strict privacy standards for children including COPPA compliance. Parents approve every photo before it is used. Kids are never tracked. No ads, ever. SUBSCRIPTION One subscription covers your whole household. Start with a free trial on the annual plan. Turn "clean your room" into an adventure. Download House Elf and start your family's story. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=45787c24-fa4c-49dc-9225-d477a81ee121 Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=be76427f-7bd1-43db-bd56-da0e4f348642

Screenshots

Declutter Quest4 screens
House Elf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Declutter Quest at none against House Elf's shown. House Elf's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Declutter Quest sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and House Elf sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Declutter Quest ships an update fortnightly, House Elf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Declutter Quest versus House Elf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeclutter QuestHouse Elf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEkaterina TretiakovaFOFENSOFT S.R.L.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Declutter Quest

One-time2
  • ClutterSnap Lifetime Access$4.99
  • ClutterSnap Lifetime Access$9.99
6 purchases

House Elf

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Quarterly3 Months trial$29.993 Months
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  • Quarterly$29.993 Months
  • Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Declutter Quest free?
Declutter Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is House Elf free?
House Elf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Declutter Quest or House Elf have ads?
House Elf shows ads; Declutter Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Declutter Quest or House Elf?
Declutter Quest ships an update fortnightly, and House Elf every 4 days. Most recently, Declutter Quest was updated on October 25, 2026 and House Elf on October 24, 2026.

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