Comparison

CouplesDo vs HouseHeroes

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

Head to head
About

CouplesDo

Features
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CouplesDo โ€” A shared to-do list for two Built for couples who live together. One screen, no clutter, no learning curve. Open it, see everything, act, close it. How it works One partner creates the list. The other joins with a short invite code. That's it โ€” you're connected. No email, no passwords, no profiles. Just your first name and a shared view of everything that needs doing. One screen does it all No tabs, no menus, no buried settings. Your shared list lives on a single scrollable screen with three sections: recurring tasks, one-off to-dos, and a shopping list. Everything is visible at a glance. Claim it or leave it Tasks can be assigned to either partner or left open for whoever gets to it first. Tap to claim. Swipe to complete. A simple activity feed shows who did what โ€” no nagging required. Recurring tasks that handle themselves Set chores to repeat weekly, biweekly, or monthly. CouplesDo tracks when each task was last completed so you always know where things stand. Designed for speed Add a task in seconds. Quick-add for shopping items. The app is built for 30-second sessions โ€” not something you spend time "in." No ads. No subscriptions. No data selling. CouplesDo is free. That's it.

About

HouseHeroes

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HouseHeroes turns household chores into a tiny, cooperative game you play with the person you live with. No more "whose turn is it?" No more invisible labor. No more nagging. Just a clean, playful app that gives shape to the stuff that keeps your home running. โ€ข SHARED HOUSEHOLD Sync chores between you and your partner over iCloud. No accounts, no servers. You create the household, share it via iMessage, and that's it. โ€ข RECURRING CHORES Daily, weekly, or monthly. Assigned to one of you, or up for grabs for either. โ€ข UP FOR GRABS Not every chore has to be assigned. Drop it in the shared pool and whoever gets to it first earns the points. โ€ข LEVEL UP TOGETHER Both of you contribute to a shared household level. There's no rivalry โ€” you're on the same team. โ€ข CHORE MASTERY Every chore you finish levels it up with you. Bronze, silver, gold, diamond โ€” mastery crowns show who's the real dishes expert in your house. โ€ข STREAK FLAME The flame grows brighter and hotter the longer your streak lasts. Day 1, it's an ember. Day 30, it's an inferno. โ€ข BADGES & WEEKLY LEADERBOARD First chore, 100 chores, perfect week, early bird, team player โ€” ten badges to collect, and a weekly leaderboard that resets every Monday. โ€ข OPTIONAL Don't like gamification? Turn it off in Settings and use HouseHeroes as a clean, simple shared chore list. โ€ข PRIVACY FIRST Your household lives in your iCloud, not on our servers. We can't read it, we don't track you, we don't sell anything. Made for couples, roommates, families, and anyone who's ever had the "who cleaned the bathroom last" argument. Be heroes together.

Screenshots

CouplesDo4 screens
HouseHeroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CouplesDo at 15.1 against HouseHeroes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
CouplesDo versus HouseHeroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCouplesDoHouseHeroes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew KearneySjoerd Bozon

In-app purchases

None

CouplesDo

No in-app purchases

None

HouseHeroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CouplesDo free?
CouplesDo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HouseHeroes free?
HouseHeroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CouplesDo or HouseHeroes have ads?
Neither CouplesDo nor HouseHeroes shows ads.

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