When did we last change the sheets?
SpickSpan remembers the chores that come round every few weeks or months. Each one is a houseplant. It droops as the chore comes due and stands up again when you mark it done.
- Descale the kettle 26 days ago
- Change the sheets 5 days ago
- Dishwasher salt 41 days ago
- Wash the balcony 74 days ago
- Turn the mattress 50 days ago
Tap a drooping plant to mark its chore done.
One plant for every chore
A plant stands straight on the day its chore is done and droops as the next time gets closer. Nothing turns red and nothing beeps. One look at the shelf tells you what needs doing.
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1 Add your chores
Pick from common ones like changing the towels, descaling the kettle or turning the mattress, or write your own. Sort them by room and set how often each one should happen.
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2 Time passes
Most chores count days. Some count use instead: the dishwasher salt runs on cycles, the washing machine on washes.
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3 Tap done
The plant stands back up. Missed a week? Nothing breaks. There are no streaks to keep and no score.
What else it does
Everything runs on your phone, with or without a connection.
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One summary each morning
A single notification in the morning lists what’s due. Pick the time, or turn it off.
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Share a chore as a link
Send a chore through any messenger. The chore is stored in the link itself, so the other person needs no account. When they’ve done it, a link comes back to you.
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Counted by use, not by date
Log a dishwasher run and the salt reminder counts it. The washing machine counts washes, not weeks.
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Sorted by room
Kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, balcony: each room gets its own shelf.
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History and notes
Every time you mark a chore done it’s saved, with a note if you like: which descaler worked, where the filter key is.
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Quiet chores
Some chores are someone else’s job, like the cleaner’s list or a flatmate’s plants. They stay on the shelf but never appear in the morning summary.
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In your calendar
Add bigger seasonal jobs, like washing the windows, to your calendar so everyone at home sees them coming.
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Backups and new phones
Export everything as CSV files in a ZIP. The same file restores your chores on Android or iPhone.