Chore Check blocks calls, texts, and apps on a kid's phone or tablet until a real chore is finished — verified by AI, not by trust. Built by a 10-year-old who was tired of being nagged.
Four steps, every time a chore is due.
Chore's not done yet — every app on the device gets stopped cold.
Room, dishes, vacuum, pet, or plants — take the photo or short video to prove it.
AI checks the photo against what a real chore looks like — no cheating with a dark, blank shot, or holding up an old picture of a done chore.
Verified. The internet comes back — until the next chore rolls around.
Real features, built and tested on a real family's tablet.
Room, dishes, vacuuming, pet feeding, and plant watering — each with its own photo or video proof, on whatever schedule a parent sets.
Every attempt is checked automatically against a real example, and logged — so "close enough" isn't a thing anymore.
Screen-time limits, custom chores, and a manual block button all sit behind a parent PIN with brute-force lockout.
Device-admin protection means no quietly removing the app to get around it.
Assign each chore to specific days — a real to-do list, not a daily grind.
Set a hard cap on total screen time per day, on top of chore checks.
There is no free tier, no locked features and no ads. One plan, everything included.
No. Chore Check is a $4.99/month subscription that includes everything — there's no free tier, no locked features, and no ads.
Yes. Chore Check is on the App Store for iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and on Google Play for Android.
A parent takes one example photo of each chore done correctly — that becomes the answer key. When a chore is due, the app compares the child's photo to that example and decides pass or fail automatically.
Emergency calls always get through. Even while a chore is due and screen time is locked, calling apps ask whether it's a real emergency first — say yes, and the call goes through immediately, no chore required.
No. Chore photos are only used to check that chore in the moment — they are not stored on our servers.
Chore Check was built by a 10-year-old named Jet, who wanted a fairer way to trade screen time for real chores than the honor system.
Back Chore Check on Kickstarter and your first year of Chore Check is included — while helping a 10-year-old bring this to the Play Store for real.