Chore Note vs Nowbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Chore Note
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"What should I start with today?" "I forgot to do the chores again..." Chore Note solves these everyday frustrations. ā What is Chore Note? Register your chores with a daily, weekly, or monthly frequency ā and the app automatically shows you what to do today. No complicated setup. Just pick a chore and its frequency, and the app takes care of the rest. ā Who It's For - Homemakers who want to manage chores more efficiently - People living alone who struggle to build consistent cleaning habits - Busy working couples with no time to waste - Anyone who wants a simpler to-do and checklist system ā Features [Today's Chore List] Open the app and see only today's chores ā automatically selected based on frequency. No manual planning needed. [Home Screen Widget] Check and tick off today's chore list right from your home screen without opening the app. [Checklist] Tap to mark a chore done. Completed tasks disappear from the list, giving you a satisfying sense of achievement. [Reminder Notifications] Get an evening alert if today's chores are unfinished. Weekly and monthly chores send a reminder the day before. [Chore History Calendar] Review which chores you completed and when. Seeing your streak builds motivation to keep going. [Weekly Day Assignment] Assign weekly chores to specific days ā e.g., toilet on Monday, bathroom on Saturday. ā Quick Setup Choose from 12 chore templates to register your full list in one go. Start using the app right away. ā About Ads This app is free to use. Watch a short video ad to temporarily hide banner ads.
Nowbox
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A to-do list never tells you when. Nowbox builds your day out of time blocks, then ā while you work ā shows you one block at a time. ā Dump it, and the day builds itself Thirty seconds in the morning is the whole ritual. No dragging blocks onto a grid. Set an estimate and a priority; Nowbox fits everything into your working hours and adds the breaks and buffers for you. ā It learns from your own record (Pro) Nobody focuses on the same schedule. Nowbox learns which half-hours you actually finish things in, and puts your important work there. That learning runs on the device ā nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere to upload it to. ā While you work, exactly one thing When a block starts, the list disappears. One task, one countdown, nothing else. The Lock Screen widget repeats the same sentence; with Pro, so do the Dynamic Island and the Live Activity. ā Five seconds at the end Done or not, how focused, how hard. Three taps. With Pro, that record changes tomorrow's plan. ā An honest day Work that does not fit is not quietly squeezed in. It is listed as "didn't fit today", with the minutes it needs. And on a day you don't keep to the plan, the app doesn't scold you. ā Completely offline No account. No server. No network requests. No ads, no analytics. What you write stays on your iPhone. ā Nowbox Pro (one purchase, forever) Not a subscription. Unlimited blocks, the learning auto-plan, full history and the focus heatmap, Live Activity, and every widget. The free app still gives you five blocks a day, the execution screen, reviews, basic stats and a Lock Screen widget ā and exporting your own data is always free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nowbox at none against Chore Note's shown. Chore Note's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Chore Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Nowbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chore Note | Nowbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | ā |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppSeed, Incorporated. | Byoungho Kim |
In-app purchases
Chore Note
- Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$22.991 Year
- Remove Ads (Lifetime)$5.99
Nowbox
- Nowbox Pro$4.99









