Chore Chart
A fair rota: people and chores assigned in rotation, ticked off and printed.
About this tool
Type the people and the chores β add ': Mon Thu' after a chore to limit it to certain days β and the chart assigns each chore in rotation. Tick chores as they are done, press Rotate at the end of the week to shift everyone along, and print it for the fridge. Saved on this device.
Why rotation beats negotiation
Households argue about chores less when the assignment is a rule rather than a conversation, and a rotating chart is the simplest rule: everyone cycles through every chore, so the person on bins this week is on nothing much next week. The per-person count under the chart is the fairness check β if one name has eleven and another has six, add or remove chores until it balances, or split a heavy chore into two. For families with children, the chart works best with few, concrete chores and a visible tick; for flatmates, the rotation plus the count ends the βI always do the bathroomβ argument with a number. Chores that happen only on some days keep their days through the rotation. Nothing is uploaded; the chart lives in the browser of the household tablet or laptop. The checklist maker lays out a cleaning routine in steps, the habit tracker tracks one person's streak, and the random picker settles the chore nobody wants.
Frequently asked questions
How does the rotation work?
Each chore and day is assigned to the next person in the list in turn; Rotate shifts the whole pattern by one person and clears the ticks.
Can chores have different weights?
Not directly β list a heavy chore twice, or split it into parts, so the count reflects the effort.
Can two people share a chore?
Add it twice (βDishesβ and βDishes 2β) and two names appear on that day.
Does it remind anyone?
No β it is a chart, not an app with notifications. Print it or keep it on a shared screen.