Chore Pad HD

If you would like to create some housework harmony within your family, this is your app! Assigning chores to children and teenagers helps them to become responsible adults. This system provides rewards for the chores that are done (in the form of stars within the app). 

There are two modes to the app; Parent mode and Child mode. The idea is that in Parent mode (which is also password protected), you can set the chores, the stars; create penalties (i.e take away stars for bad behaviour).

The app is flexible as to the types of chores that you can assign and then has a series of illustrations to accompany the chore. For example, you can assign one of your kids to “Clean you room” and then set the day and how often that that chore needs to be done. For each chore, you can state how many stars the chore is worth (it goes up to ten).  The stars can also be attributed to a payout say, a trip to the zoo, a kitten or a games’ app. Also, if chore has been very well done, you can assign bonus stars.

Over time, the stars unlock even bigger rewards in the form of trophies in order to encourage consistent good behaviour. The app also has statistics on the data so that you can track “performance”. This is a very interesting feature because it can help to tell Daisy or Jimmy that in order to go to “Disneyland” they need to be good and get “more stars”.

Additionally, you never have to worry about losing your data as you can back it all up. You can also sync to Dropbox (remember to create an account – it doesn’t take long at all) and have the same account in a number of devices so that children or another parent/adult can see the progress of the chores.

In Child mode, your child can go to his/her Chore Chart and track his/her process. This means that they can see how well they are doing and whether they will, indeed, get their kitten or puppy!  Each child can upload his/her photo and also a change their dashboard in order to make it more interactive.

Overall the app is very engaging. The design quality is very good and it will help to create a harmonious family environment!