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Create a family
Your name, email, a password of at least 10 characters, a family name, and this house’s name. We detect the timezone from this device.
Guides
Help for night one.And the rest of the week.
How to create a family, add a kid, write both codes, and run tonight’s list. Then money, two houses, and the kitchen — in the same voice as the product.
Early access — no credit card. Stuck? Email hello@.
Start here
Four beats to a quieter evening.
02
Add a kid
Name, a color, and their own 4–6 digit code. Pick the younger list or the full starter. Assigned at every house.
03
Write both codes
Family code plus their code. We do not email those. Print the unlock card, or copy them once.
Beat four is on their device: kid unlock with both codes. The full walkthrough is in the setup guide.
Library
Pick a topic. Or read the whole guide.
Parents
Create a family
Register, confirm email later, timezone, house name. You can add a kid tonight before you click the confirm link.
Night one
Add a kid
Younger list (four basics, three paid jobs) or the full starter. Their code is shown once.
Kids
Two-code unlock
Family code plus their own code. No email, no app store. Add Today to the home screen so they find it tomorrow.
Tonight
Basics, then paid
Required unpaid jobs unlock paid. Extra basics stay on Plan. Yesterday’s log stays yesterday.
Money
Pay what’s fair
Open balance is the truth. Payouts unlock after $50 kept. You pay your house. Kids can ask.
Two houses
One list, two tabs
Invite a co-parent. Typical week, tap-to-override, optional two-week rotation. Each parent only owes their line.
Kitchen
Tablet, fridge, print
Kiosk on a shared tablet. One-page week print. Huge-type unlock card for the fridge.
Settings
Quiet hours and safety
Pause kid mode, quiet hours, pause the family, optional authenticator, export, or delete the household.
Trust
Privacy, kids, contact
COPPA-shaped children’s section, no ads, no kid email. Reach us at hello@itschoretime.com.
On paper
The same guide, as a PDF.
Styled like this site: Fraunces headings, sage and cream, gold bands, the jar mark. Keep it on the fridge next to the unlock card, or send it to a co-parent before they join.
- Night-one steps with the real younger list and amounts.
- How money, two houses, and the kitchen actually work.
- A first-week checklist and what to do if a code leaks.
Short answers
The questions people ask first.
Do I need the PDF to start tonight?
No. Create a family, add a kid, write both codes. The PDF is the same walkthrough for the fridge or a co-parent.
Will you email the kid’s code?
No. It is shown once when you add them. Copy it, write it down, or print the unlock card. If it is lost, set a new one on their page.
Is it free?
Yes during early access. No credit card. We will say so on this site before any household is charged.
We split the week. Where do I start?
Same night-one steps. On the codes screen, invite the other parent. Joining creates house 2. Then set the typical week on Schedule. Two houses in the guide.
More on the homepage: straight answers.
Tonight
Make this the first night it actually happens.
Create a family in a minute. Add a kid. Give them their code. Basics first — then they earn.