taskr vs ChoreStar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
taskr
This app helps parents manage their children's screen time by linking app access to chore completion. Chores can be assigned with deadlines, and if missed, designated apps lock until photo proof of completion is approved.
- Assign chores with deadlines
- Lock apps until chores are done
- Photo proof of chore completion
- Approve or deny chore completion
- Works for multiple children
- Repeat chore scheduling
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taskr is a screen time and parental control app that locks the apps on your kid's iPhone or iPad until their chores are done. You set the chore and a deadline. If it isn't done on time, the apps you chose (games, YouTube, TikTok) lock automatically and stay locked until your kid sends a photo of the finished chore and you approve it. If getting them to empty the dishwasher turns into a negotiation every night, taskr changes who holds the line: the phone does, not you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Assign a chore with a deadline. "Dishwasher by 6pm." Make it repeat daily or weekly if you like. 2. Pick the apps to block if it's late. Usually the ones the fight is about: Roblox, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, games. 3. The deadline passes with no proof? Those apps lock on your kid's device. No reminder from you, no warning shot, no argument. 4. Your kid does the chore and snaps a photo as proof. 5. You get the photo, take a look, tap Approve. 6. Their apps unlock. Done on time, nothing locks at all. There are no points or earned minutes to manage: their phone works normally until a chore is late. Kids figure out quickly that the shortest way back to their apps is to just do the thing. WHY IT WORKS The consequence comes from the phone, not from you. You're not nagging, counting to three, or taking anything away. The rule is set once and the device keeps it, the same way every day. There's nothing left to argue about, so most of the arguing stops. Photo proof ends "I already did it." You see the made bed, the clean counter, the walked dog, and you decide whether it's done. WHAT LOCKS, AND WHAT DOESN'T Only the apps you pick. Messages, Maps, the school portal, and anything else you leave off the list stay open. Closing taskr doesn't lift a lock, because the lock is enforced by iOS through Apple's Family Controls, not by an app your kid can swipe away. If Screen Time access is ever switched off on their device, you get a notification. Works for more than one kid, and for chores that repeat. Homework, instrument practice, walking the dog, taking out the trash: if it has a deadline, taskr can hold it. GOOD FOR AGES 7 TO 16 Younger kids like the photo part. Teens respect a rule that's clear and the same every day. Parents like not being the bad guy. PRIVACY - No ads, ever. - Built on Apple's Family Controls, the same system behind Screen Time. Apple reviews and approves every app that uses it. - Proof photos are private to your family. They're never shared or sold, and they aren't used for anything else. - taskr doesn't collect precise location or read your kid's messages. It locks the apps you chose when a chore is late. That's it. QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK "What if my kid just deletes taskr?" iOS stops them. Once you approve Screen Time access with your Apple Account, Apple won't let your kid delete taskr. The in-app guide also shows you how to turn off app deletion as a second layer. "Do I have to be home?" No. The photo comes to your phone wherever you are, and you approve from there. "Does it work on an iPad?" Yes. taskr blocks apps on a kid's iPhone or iPad. "Will my kid see it as punishment?" Most don't. Nothing happens when the chore is done on time, the rule is the same every day, and they hold the key. SETUP About ten minutes: create your family, your kid joins with a code on their own device, you connect Screen Time, you assign the first chore. There's a step-by-step guide in the app, and a real person answers support email. TRY TASKR FREE Try taskr free. After the trial it's one monthly or yearly subscription for your whole family, and Apple shows you the exact trial length and price before you confirm. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Questions? sebas@thetaskr.app or https://thetaskr.app/support Privacy Policy: https://thetaskr.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ChoreStar
Organize household tasks and reward children for completing them. Assign chores, set point values, and approve work from a central dashboard. Define custom rewards and track all point transactions.
- Assign tasks daily, weekly, monthly, or one-off
- Set point values for chores
- Approve or decline tasks in one tap
- Create custom reward lists
- Track point history and export data
- Invite co-parents to manage the household
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ChoreStar is a household organiser for the jobs that need doing and the rewards they earn. You set the tasks, decide what each is worth, and approve work when it's marked finished — so the running total lives in the app instead of in your head. MANAGE THE HOUSEHOLD FROM ONE DASHBOARD - Assign tasks daily, weekly, monthly or one-off, to one person or everyone - Set point values, with optional reminder days - One review queue for everything waiting on you - Approve or decline in a tap; balances update instantly REWARDS YOU DEFINE - Build the reward list and price each one in points - Redemption requests come to you for approval, not spent automatically - Full history of every point earned and spent, filterable and exportable as a spreadsheet NO EXTRA ACCOUNTS TO MANAGE Household members join by scanning a code you generate. No additional email addresses, no passwords for you to reset. SHARE THE LOAD Invite a co-parent to manage the household with you. Both of you can assign, approve and adjust, and everyone stays in sync. ADS THAT STAY OUT OF THE WAY The free version shows one small banner on the dashboard. No pop-ups, no full-screen takeovers, nothing between screens, and no advertising on the household member's own view. Every ad is non-personalized and capped at a "G" content rating. CHORESTAR PREMIUM A one-time purchase, not a subscription. Removes advertising for everyone in the family and lifts the free limits on tasks, rewards and members. Bought once, applies to the whole household, nothing to renew or cancel. PRIVACY No behavioural profiling and nothing sold to advertisers. Delete your account and all of its data from inside the app at any time. Free version: 2 members, 8 tasks, 5 rewards. Terms: https://chorestar.cloudmigrationconsulting.net/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChoreStar at 100% against taskr's 57%. ChoreStar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). taskr's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (23 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. taskr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ChoreStar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChoreStar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of taskr's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChoreStar's.
taskr ships an update every 3 days, ChoreStar monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | taskr | ChoreStar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TASKR LLC | Cloud Migration Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
taskr
ChoreStar
In-app purchases
taskr
- Taskr Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- taskr Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
ChoreStar
- ChoreStar Premium$4.99









