Tidy Story Coming Soon · Launching June 2026

Chores, but kids actually want to do them.

Tidy Story turns the daily battle over dishes, beds, and homework into a quest. Kids tap to complete, earn points, watch confetti fly, and redeem rewards you set. No accounts. Works offline. One-time $4.99 unlock — no subscriptions, ever.

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$4.99One-time, lifetime
How it works

From install to first high-five in under a minute.

No email. No password. Just set a parent PIN, add your kids, and you're off. Tidy Story is designed so a busy parent can set it up while coffee brews.

1

Set up in 60 seconds

Install, set a 4-digit parent PIN, add your kids with an avatar. Optional starter chores get you going instantly.

Add your first kid Name · Maya
2

Create chores & rewards

Pick from 30 icons, set point values (1–25), choose how often it repeats. Define rewards you control — screen time, a treat, a movie night.

Clear dishes Daily · 7:00 PM +10 pts Assigned: Maya Save chore
3

Kids play, parents approve

Kid Mode shows today's chores with big tap targets. Tap done, confetti fires, points land. For important chores, your approval is required first.

Great job, Maya!
Everything in the box

All the chore-chart features — plus the delight kids actually care about.

Most chore apps are spreadsheets with a kid emoji. Tidy Story is a game kids open on their own.

Unlimited chores

Create, edit, and delete chores with frequency (once, daily, weekdays, weekly), an icon from a 30-item library, and point values from 1 to 25.

Points, levels & streaks

Every completion earns points. Points build levels. Consecutive days build streaks. Level-ups get their own celebration.

Rewards you control

Define rewards with point costs — extra screen time, a treat, an outing. Kids redeem; you approve. No real-money allowances, no banking.

Kid Mode

Bright colors, 64pt tap targets, big illustrations, short labels. Designed so a 5-year-old can navigate without help — and a 12-year-old isn't bored.

Parent PIN gate

A 4-digit PIN locks editing, settings, and approvals away from kid hands. Hand over the phone with zero anxiety.

Smart reminders

Morning chore reminder, evening "unfinished" nudge, Sunday weekly summary. All local push — your schedule, no server required.

Approval queue

Flag any chore as "requires parent approval". Kids mark it done, you get a notification, tap to approve or reject. Points only land after approval.

Weekly summary

Every Sunday evening, a one-screen recap: chores completed, points earned, top performer, streak status. Premium unlocks a printable PDF sticker chart.

Privacy-first, offline

No accounts, no cloud, no kid data ever leaves the device in v1.0. COPPA-friendly by design. Airplane mode is a supported state.

Two modes, one app

Different experiences for parents and kids.

Parent Mode is a clean dashboard for setup, approvals, and insights. Kid Mode is bright, tap-forward, and full of celebration.

Parent Mode

Quietly powerful.

Everything you need to run the household chore system without becoming a full-time chore manager yourself.

  • Per-kid cards with points, level, streak at a glance
  • Pending approvals inbox for completions & redemptions
  • Chore editor with frequency, icons, point values
  • Views: Today, This Week, All, By Kid
  • Weekly summary with charts per kid
Kid Mode

Built to delight.

Big buttons. Loud wins. Every tap feels like progress. The goal: kids want to open the app on their own.

  • Full-screen confetti, sound & haptic on every completion
  • Level-up modal with a bigger celebration
  • Rewards Store — see rewards, tap to redeem
  • Streak flame + points header always visible
  • Zero ads, zero data collection, ever
A peek inside

The app, screen by screen.

Fourteen screens total, carefully designed so parents stay in control and kids stay engaged.

Every chore, every room

Beautifully illustrated from room to room.

Tidy Story brings every corner of the home to life with original art that makes chores feel like an adventure.

Kitchen scene illustration
Kitchen
Bedroom scene illustration
Bedroom
Bathroom scene illustration
Bathroom
Living room scene illustration
Living Room
Yardwork scene illustration
Yard
Pricing

Pay once. Own it forever.

Most chore apps charge monthly. That's absurd for a utility you'll use a decade. Tidy Story is free to try, with a single $4.99 unlock — no subscription, ever.

Free

Everything most families need to get started.

$0forever
  • Up to 3 kid profiles
  • Unlimited chores & completions
  • Up to 5 active rewards
  • Full Kid Mode (no ads, ever)
  • Small, family-friendly banner on Parent Home
Download free
Lifetime

Tidy Story Premium

Unlock everything. One payment. No renewals.

$4.99once
  • Unlimited kids (add the whole block)
  • Unlimited rewards
  • Remove banner ads on Parent Home
  • 5 extra character themes — space, dinosaurs, princess, sports, ocean
  • Custom celebration sound pack (5 extra sounds)
  • PDF export of weekly summary (printable sticker chart)
Get Premium — $4.99

Purchased in-app. Restore on any device you own.

What families are saying

The morning shouting has mostly stopped.

"My 7-year-old asks to check her chores now. Pay me once five bucks and I'll never have to scream about the dishes again? Easy yes."
RM
Rachel M. Parent of 2 · Austin, TX
"The approvals queue is quietly the killer feature. I don't have to be standing there to verify the bed was actually made."
DK
Dev K. Parent of 3 · London, UK
"Tried five other chore apps. All wanted monthly fees and cloud accounts for my kids. This one just... works. No nonsense."
SP
Sam P. Parent of 1 · Toronto, CA
FAQ

Questions parents ask before installing.

Does my kid need an account or a device of their own?
No. Tidy Story runs on one device (yours). You hand it over, your kid taps their avatar, marks chores done, and hands it back. There are no kid accounts, no emails, no passwords.
Is Tidy Story really free, or is there a catch?
The free version is fully functional for up to 3 kids and 5 rewards. We show a small, family-friendly banner ad on Parent Home only — never on any screen a kid sees. Premium is a one-time $4.99 purchase to remove the ad, unlock unlimited kids & rewards, add themes, a sound pack, and PDF export. There are no subscriptions.
What data do you collect from kids?
None. Zero. In v1.0, all data stays on your device. No cloud, no server, no network calls carrying kid data. Avatars are pre-drawn characters — no photo upload. Read the full privacy policy for details.
Can my kid spend real money in the app?
No. Rewards are whatever you define them as (screen time, a treat, an outing). The only in-app purchase is the $4.99 Premium unlock, which is gated behind the parent PIN. Tidy Story deliberately doesn't touch banking or allowances.
Does it work on my older phone / offline?
Yes on both counts. Tidy Story supports iOS 15+ and Android 10+ (roughly 95% of devices). Everything works in airplane mode — all data is stored locally, and there are no loading spinners because there's nothing to load from a server.
What about multiple parents or sync across devices?
v1.0 is intentionally single-device to keep things private and simple. Cloud sync across devices is coming in v1.2, followed by multi-parent households in v1.3. Both will be free upgrades for existing users.
What age range is it designed for?
Kid Mode is tuned for ages 5–12: big tap targets (64pt minimum), icon-led labels, and celebration animations designed to feel rewarding to that age group. Younger kids can use it with a little help; older kids might outgrow the celebrations but still love the points and rewards.
Can I restore my purchase on a new phone?
Yes. Open Settings → Restore Purchases, sign in with the same App Store or Google Play account, and Premium unlocks again. (Note: your chore history itself lives on the old device until cloud sync ships in v1.2 — we'll have an export-to-file feature to help you move data over in the meantime.)

Ready to end the chore wars?

Install Tidy Story, set up the family in 60 seconds, and let the quest begin.