They do the work.
They get the reward.

ChoreLocks locks the fun on your kid's phone until the chores are done — checked by an AI that judges photos like a fair parent. Points, streaks, legendary prizes and real gift cards turn the chore list into a game they can't wait to win.

Set up your whole family in under a minute. iPhone today — Android on the way.

The ChoreLocks lock mascot
🛏️ Bed made ✓ +10 pts
🔒 → 🔓 Phone unlocked!
🔥 6-day streak ×1.5
🏆 240 pts to the LEGO set

Up and running in under a minute

No accounts to build, no manuals to read. One parent, one minute, whole family in.

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Tell us your kids' names and ages

ChoreLocks builds each kid an age-fit chore list on the spot — a 5-year-old gets "put toys away," a 12-year-old gets the trash. Change anything later.

2

Text the invite to their phones

One tap on your end, two taps on theirs. Each kid picks their name and their phone is in the family — chores, points, and the lock included.

3

The lock does the nagging for you

Games and apps stay locked until the list is done. Kids snap a photo, the AI checks it fairly for their age, points land, phone unlocks. Everybody wins.

Built to make kids want to do chores

Not a checklist with a lock bolted on — a reward system with three speeds: right now, this week, and the big dream.

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The Legendary Prize

Pick the ONE big physical prize — a graded trading card, a LEGO set, a bike. It sits in gold at the top of the store as a weeks-long quest, and the claim moment is a full-screen celebration.

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AI photo check, fair by age

Kids prove the chore with a photo. The AI grades a 6-year-old like a 6-year-old and a teen like a teen — sloppy tries cost points, honest effort passes.

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Real phone locking

Built on Apple Screen Time. A parent approves once, and apps genuinely lock until the work is done — with school mornings kept free and a one-tap parent free pass for special days.

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A store that changes daily

Deal of the Day at 40% off, a Mystery Box with a jackpot inside, and surprise Power Hours where every chore pays double. There's always a reason to check back.

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Real gift cards

Attach a real gift card to a reward and it buys itself the moment the goal is hit — parent-approved, on the family card, delivered straight into the kid's app.

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Streaks, races & badges

Streak multipliers up to 2×, a weekly family race with a Champion crown, a Boss Chore that pays double all week, and a monthly badge board with bonuses.

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Family chat

Group chat and kid-to-kid messages parents can see — reactions, replies, photos, and every finished chore celebrated automatically.

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School calendars built in

Add each kid's school calendar and days off automatically relax that kid's locks — multi-school families included.

Run the family from your laptop

The Parent Dashboard mirrors the app on any computer — verify chores, give points, stock the store, flip settings. Same household code, no new account.

Open the Parent Dashboard →

Questions parents ask

Does it really lock their phone?

Yes — ChoreLocks uses Apple's Screen Time system to shield apps until the list is done. A parent approves it once on the kid's phone (Apple requires the parent's own password for kids' accounts), and from then on the lock runs itself. It fails safe: if anything ever goes wrong, the phone unlocks rather than locking wrongly.

What about school mornings?

Mornings stay free. You pick the hour locks start (4 PM by default), so alarms, buses and homework apps are never hostage. Only chores you mark "before school" can hold the phone in the morning — and weekends and school holidays relax automatically.

What ages does it work for?

Built for roughly 4–13. Chore lists, reward ideas and the AI's photo judging all adjust to each kid's age — a little kid's genuine best effort passes, a big kid is held to a bigger-kid standard.

Can both parents use it?

Yes — any number of parents join with the same household code and see the same family, on their phones or at the Parent Dashboard on the web. There's a private co-parents chat too.