Chore Chart & Tracker vs Simply Start
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chore Chart & Tracker
This app helps couples and roommates divide household chores fairly. It offers flexible scheduling, room-based organization, and progress tracking to ensure everyone contributes. Features like timed cleaning sprints and NFC shortcuts make managing household tasks simple and efficient.
- Room-based organization with visual progress
- Tidy Mode for timed cleaning sprints
- Flexible chore scheduling
- NFC tag shortcuts and Siri integration
- Fairness analytics with member comparison
- Vacation mode with automatic schedule adjustment
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Burrow turns your home into rooms and chores you can see, so nothing quietly piles up. Start on your own. Add someone later if you want to. ORGANIZE BY ROOM Set up your actual home: kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and beyond. Each room has a progress gauge, so one glance tells you what needs attention. Tap into any room to see its chores, its history, and what's already been done. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Make chores that repeat daily, weekly, or on a schedule you build yourself. Add one-time tasks with due dates. Keep on-demand chores parked until you're ready. Going away? Vacation Mode pauses everything and shifts your schedule when you're back. FALL BEHIND WITHOUT FALLING APART Skip a week and Burrow won't bury you in red badges. Overdue chores wait for you, no guilt trip. Pick up where you left off. SEARCH THAT UNDERSTANDS TYPOS AND PHRASES Type "overdue kitchen" and get the right results. Filter by room, assignment, due status, or chore type in one tap. QUICK ACTIONS Your dashboard surfaces the on-demand chores you complete most, so they're one tap away. SHARE IT WHEN YOU'RE READY Living with a partner or roommates? Send them a code and everything syncs in real time. Completion charts show who's done what, so you can see the balance instead of guessing at it. Burrow is built for adults sharing a space: no allowance tracking, no gold stars. GET STARTED IN MINUTES Create your home, pick your rooms, choose from suggested chores, and start. • Room-based organization with visual progress • Recurring, one-time, and on-demand chores • Works on your own, with sharing as an option • Search that handles typos and natural phrases • Vacation mode that adjusts your schedule • Real-time sync when you do share • Widgets, Siri shortcuts, and one-tap completion Questions or feedback? Reach out anytime.
Simply Start
This app helps you overcome procrastination by focusing on one task at a time using timed sessions. Track your progress and reflect on what helps you start, with optional support for development.
- One task at a time focus
- Gentle, time-boxed sessions
- Progress tracking
- Reflection on starting habits
- Optional developer support
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Simply Start helps you finally begin the tasks you’ve been avoiding. Focus on one task at a time with gentle, time-boxed sessions. no pressure, no guilt — simply start. See your progress over time and reflect on what helps you begin. Optional tips/donations to support app development. Perfect for anyone struggling to get started or overwhelmed by their to-do list. Start small, build momentum, and simply start.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Chore Chart & Tracker at free against Simply Start's free with in-app purchases. Chore Chart & Tracker also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). Simply Start's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Chore Chart & Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simply Start sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simply Start holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chore Chart & Tracker has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Chore Chart & Tracker | Simply Start |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Theodore Goldblatt | Edelreich Deloslado |
Customer experience
Chore Chart & Tracker
Simply Start
In-app purchases
Chore Chart & Tracker
- Espresso$0.99
- Latte$2.99
- Coffee & a pastry$4.99
Simply Start
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Support Development$2.99
- Generous Support$4.99
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