OurHome Alternative: Rebuild Your Family’s Chore System in Dollars
The OurHome app is effectively gone - unpublished from Google Play in September 2023 and not updated since 2020, with families reporting login failures ever since. Chore-List is a free OurHome alternative that rebuilds the points-and-rewards system your kids already understand - in real dollars, on the web.
What happened to OurHome?
OurHome was a pioneer of points-based family chores: assign tasks, award points, let kids spend points on goals and rewards. But the app was last updated in 2020, was unpublished from Google Play in September 2023, and its developers have gone silent while login and server errors piled up. As of late 2026 the original app no longer appears in the US App Store or Google Play; apps using the name today come from other developers. If your family’s routines were stranded in it, you are not alone - and you do not need another app-store download to replace it.
From OurHome points to Chore-List dollars
| OurHome (as it was) | Chore-List |
|---|---|
| Points for completed tasks | Real dollar amounts on every chore, credited instantly |
| Goals and rewards | A rewards store - cost, redemption frequency, and stock set by adults |
| Assigned tasks per family member | One list per person with photo and balance, plus an Open Chores pool anyone can claim |
| Scheduled / recurring tasks | Daily, weekly, monthly recurrence with due times - paying every occurrence |
| Reminders | Multiple email reminders per chore, family default with per-chore overrides |
| Grocery list and family calendar | Not included - Chore-List is focused on chores and earnings |
| iOS / Android app | Runs in any browser - nothing to delist, nothing to install |
Why web-based matters
OurHome’s families lost their system when the app left the stores. Chore-List runs in the browser on phones, tablets, and computers, and its kiosk mode puts the board on a kitchen screen through a simple display link. Your family’s board does not depend on any app store keeping it listed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my OurHome data?
There is no automatic importer - honestly, rebuilding takes about ten minutes: create your family, add your members, and re-add your standing chores as recurring tasks (trash day, homework, pet care) with dollar values where the points used to be. Your new system starts clean, with a full transaction history from day one.
Is there a free OurHome replacement?
Yes - Chore-List is free for families while in beta, including recurring chores, rewards, kiosk mode, and reminders. No subscription tier gates the chore features.
My kids understood points. Will dollars confuse them?
Dollars are the upgrade, not a complication: a $5 lawn and a $1 trash run teach real proportions, and the rewards store prices (say, $10 for a movie night) make saving tangible. Most families find kids take balances more seriously than points.
Does Chore-List have a grocery list or calendar like OurHome did?
No - Chore-List deliberately focuses on the chore economy: the board, balances, rewards, and reminders. Families who loved OurHome’s grocery list usually keep a simple shared list elsewhere and run chores here.
Can parents approve chores before they pay?
Yes, optionally. Family settings can require adult approval before a kid’s completion credits their balance, and before a redemption charges it. Both are off by default for instant credit.
New to the idea? The family chore app page explains the board, and the digital chore chart guide covers setup by age.
Your family’s chore system, back in about a minute.
Free, web-based, and built to outlast an app store listing.
OurHome status summarized from Sense and KidKarma reports, October 2026. Last updated October 15, 2026.