Comparison

Chorebook vs Decoy

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

Head to head
About

Chorebook

Features
Read full description

For the things you do regularly, and the ones you don't. "Chorebook" is a reminder and logging app for recurring chores, habits, and maintenance. ■ Features • See when you last did it, and when it's due, at a glance • Log a completion with a single tap • Get reminded with notifications or alarms • Set any interval: every 3 days, every 2 weeks, every 3 months, and more • Keep records with photos and notes (on completion or anytime) • Postpone a task (by a day, to the next cycle, or to any date) • Track "as needed" tasks with no fixed schedule • Log a completion as many times a day as you like • Sync automatically across all your devices with iCloud • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • Dark Mode support ■ Perfect for • Cleaning AC or ventilation filters • Refilling and replacing supplies like water filters • Replacing contact lenses • Watering your plants • Haircuts and dental checkups • Building habits like workouts • And anything else you do again and again ■ Chorebook PRO • Add unlimited tasks (free version is limited to 5) • Set a daily target, like "twice a day" (e.g. take supplements morning and night to complete) • Set multiple reminder times • Attach photos to tasks • Attach photos to completion logs Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Decoy

Features
Read full description

The iPhone's own Notes app can't live on your Lock Screen. Decoy can, and nobody else can read it. Appointments, medication, errands you'd rather not explain. The Lock Screen is the surface you glance at most, and it's also the one other people see most. So some things never made it there. While your phone is locked, Decoy looks like a blank card, or whatever text you chose in advance. The moment Face ID passes, your real notes appear. ■ Made for ・Writing things down and then never looking at them again ・Living or working around people who glance at your screen ・Appointments and errands you'd rather keep to yourself ■ What it does ・Works as a to-do list, or as plain notes ・Reminders at the time you set ・Repeats daily, on weekdays, weekly, monthly ・Separate lists for separate parts of your life (Pro) ■ How it's built ・No ads ・Everything stays on your device by default. iCloud sync is there if you want it ・No accounts, no sign-in A note on what this is not: once Face ID or your passcode has been entered, anyone holding your phone can read your notes. Decoy hides things from the people around you, not from someone with your unlocked phone. Keep passwords and PINs in a dedicated password manager. Decoy Pro is a one-time purchase. It removes the note limit and adds per-note reminders, separate lists, and control over how things look while locked. Terms of Use: https://suzukimari.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://suzukimari.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Chorebook4 screens
Decoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Chorebook at 3 against Decoy's 1. Decoy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chorebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Decoy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Chorebook versus Decoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChorebookDecoy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuta HirobeMari Suzuki

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chorebook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Decoy

One-time1
  • Decoy Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Chorebook free?
Chorebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decoy free?
Decoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chorebook or Decoy have ads?
Neither Chorebook nor Decoy shows ads.

Other comparisons