Household

Chore Chart Builder

Build a household chore chart in a couple of minutes: assign jobs to people, tick them off as they get done, and reset the whole board at the start of each week.

0Chores on the board
0People
0%Done this week

Add a chore

Everything you add is saved in this browser only — no account, no server, no sync.

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Grouped by person

Everyone can see their own list without scrolling past everyone else's.

One tap done

Ticking a chore updates that person's progress bar immediately.

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Weekly reset

Clear every tick in one press without losing your chore list.

How to use the chore chart builder

Set the board up once, then it is only ticks and a weekly reset from then on.

  1. Add the choresName each job, who it belongs to and how often it needs doing.
  2. Tick as you goAnyone can mark a chore done and watch their progress bar fill.
  3. Reset each weekPress Reset ticks on your household's chosen day and start clean.

About household chore charts

Most arguments about housework are not really about the work. They are about invisible labour — the noticing, planning and remembering that never appears on anyone's list. Writing chores down does not by itself divide the work fairly, but it does make the load visible, and a visible load is one a household can actually negotiate about.

Make the invisible visible

Tasks nobody names are tasks nobody credits. Adding them to the board is often the biggest single improvement.

Frequency is part of the load

A daily chore and a monthly one are not equivalent, however similar they look side by side on a list.

Ownership beats reminders

A chore assigned to a person gets done far more reliably than one assigned to the household in general.

Reset on a fixed day

A predictable weekly reset turns the chart into a rhythm rather than an ongoing negotiation.

Chore chart builder FAQ

Questions about fairness, resets and how the chart is stored.

How should chores be split fairly?

Split by effort rather than by count. One person doing five two-minute tasks is not doing the same work as someone cooking every night. The frequency field helps make that visible.

What does the reset button do?

It unticks every chore so the board is clean for a new week. Nothing is deleted — the assignments and the chores themselves stay exactly as they were.

Can children use this?

Yes. Assigning a small number of clearly named, age-appropriate chores and letting a child tick them off themselves is a large part of why chore charts work at all.

Should rotating chores be reassigned?

If a chore is genuinely disliked, rotating it is usually fairer than assigning it permanently. Edit the assignee whenever the rotation moves on.

Is the chart shared between devices?

No. It is stored in this browser only, so each device keeps its own copy. Use one shared household device, or print the chart out.