Comparison

HouseHeroes vs tiny promises

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

Head to head
About

HouseHeroes

Features
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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. • 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. • RECURRING CHORES Daily, weekly, or monthly. Assigned to one of you, or up for grabs for either. • 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. • LEVEL UP TOGETHER Both of you contribute to a shared household level. There's no rivalry — you're on the same team. • CHORE MASTERY Every chore you finish levels it up with you. Bronze, silver, gold, diamond — mastery crowns show who's the real dishes expert in your house. • 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. • BADGES & WEEKLY LEADERBOARD First chore, 100 chores, perfect week, early bird, team player — ten badges to collect, and a weekly leaderboard that resets every Monday. • OPTIONAL Don't like gamification? Turn it off in Settings and use HouseHeroes as a clean, simple shared chore list. • 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.

About

tiny promises

Features
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tiny promises is a simple place for the small things you mean to do. Inspired by physical controls and thoughtful interactions, tiny promises is built around a single intentional gesture. Sliding the control, accompanied by subtle haptics, makes creating a promise feel less like tapping another button and more like making a small commitment to yourself. Move the knob toward voice or keyboard input, capture a promise in a few words, and choose when it should return. Revisit your open promises, mark the ones you have fulfilled, or let go of what no longer matters. • Capture promises by voice or keyboard • Add a reminder in a tap or choose a custom time • Record a promise directly from the Home Screen widget • See open and fulfilled promises in one focused log • Review simple progress statistics • Keep your promises and recordings stored locally on your device tiny promises is a passion project and is completely free, with no accounts, no ads, and all data stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

HouseHeroes4 screens
tiny promises4 screens

Verdict

The call

HouseHeroes and tiny promises are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HouseHeroes versus tiny promises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouseHeroestiny promises
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSjoerd BozonPaulo Carlos

In-app purchases

None

HouseHeroes

No in-app purchases

None

tiny promises

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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