Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
The things families ask about most. Can't find your question? The support page has a way to reach us.
Getting started
Does my family each need their own device?
It helps, but it isn't required. Plenty of families share a household tablet or laptop, while older kids open Chorzle on their own phone. On a shared device, a grown-up stays signed in and opens each kid's day from the family list. Use whatever mix of devices you already have.
Do we sign in, and does it need an email?
Existing family members can sign in from a browser with their existing account. Public registration is paused. Existing parents retain their family account tools, including child logins. New visitors can join the waitlist for an opening update.
What is the Hive?
It's where a child sees what they've earned. Every badge rung they climb sends a bee out to their own meadow, and so does every look they unlock in the Boutique, so a badge becomes something they can point at and count rather than a number that went up. Nobody's hive is ranked against anyone else's.
What can kids spend Chorzles on besides rewards?
The Bee Boutique, which is a shop of looks for their bee: a lucky clover, sunglasses, a top hat, a crown, a unicorn horn. Fixed prices, and you buy exactly what you pick. There are no randomized packs, no lootboxes, and nothing that affects chores or points. It's purely how the bee looks.
Can it work for a child who can't read yet?
Yes. In the child's Family profile, a parent selects Young kids under Their Chorzle experience. It adds big picture buttons for Today, Bees, Rewards and Dress up alongside illustrated chores. Some detail screens still use text, so a grown-up may need to help. Printable day sheets are also available.
Can the view change as our children grow?
A parent can choose Young kids, Big kids, Teens, Young adults or Adults in each member's Family profile. Younger views lead with pictures, bees and rewards; older views bring personal planning forward. You choose when to change it, with no birthdays, fixed age cutoffs or automatic upgrades. A stage changes the presentation, not someone's role or permissions; choosing Adults does not give a child parent access.
My child finds movement and bright screens hard.
Turn on calm mode from the accessibility panel and every ambient animation stops, including the drifting bees, without changing anything else. Text can be sized up in the same place, and printed sheets always come out in the plain daylight look no matter which theme is on screen.
Does Chorzle work offline?
Partly. You can add Chorzle to your home screen and it opens like an app, and if you lose your connection it shows a friendly page rather than a browser error. Completing chores does need a connection so everyone else sees it.
Can grown-ups have chores too?
Yes. Chorzle is for the whole family. Add chores for parents right alongside the kids' so the work, and the credit for it, feels shared.
Can we use it for to-dos as well as chores?
Yes. Parents can assign one-off tasks, set or clear due dates, choose priorities, and mark work done. Today includes overdue tasks; Upcoming, Anytime and Done help you find the rest, with search and member filters. A parent can reopen a completed task, unless its earned Chorzles have already been spent.
What does the calendar help us plan?
Chorzle shows chores and dated tasks in Week, Month and a seven-day agenda. You can add or edit tasks from a selected day and give unscheduled tasks a date when you're ready. Parents can also keep private childcare plans and choose to send a saved plan to another calendar by email invitation. This shares individual care plans; it doesn't link calendar accounts, bring outside events into Chorzle or sync tasks with Motion.
Can we keep track of childcare arrangements?
Parents can save a care plan in Calendar with one or more children, a caregiver name, location, dates and times, plus optional handoff notes. Plans can be timed, all day or overnight, and parents can edit or remove them. Only parents can view or manage the full private plan. Each child can see their own caregiver and schedule. Saving a plan doesn't contact anyone; a parent can separately send a calendar invitation. Chorzle records arrangements you make, without booking or verifying caregivers, repeating plans or sending automatic care reminders.
Can I send a childcare plan to another calendar?
Yes. In Calendar, open a saved childcare plan, expand Send to another calendar, enter the recipient's address in Calendar email and tap Send calendar invitation. Save any unfinished changes first. This works with plans you've already entered; share each plan separately. Later saved changes send updates for the same event. Use Stop updates & cancel invite to stop sharing, or delete the plan to send a cancellation. The recipient may need to accept the invitation in their mailbox. Check that it appears at the right time; receiving-calendar settings or workplace policies can affect how invitations are handled. Changes made in the other calendar don't change Chorzle.
What details does a calendar invitation share?
By default, the invitation has a generic Childcare title and the schedule. You can choose to include the plan name, caregiver and location. Handoff notes and the selected children's records are never included. Review any names you've typed into the optional details before sharing. Someone who can access the recipient's calendar may see the event. An invitation doesn't give anyone a Chorzle account or access to your family, and Chorzle cannot erase copies already received outside the app.
What can my child see about childcare?
In their own account, a child can open Calendar to see who's with them and when. They see the caregiver and saved dates and times only for plans that include them, including plans you've already saved. They cannot edit the plan or see its private name, location, handoff notes or other children's assignments. Parents keep the full details and editing controls. A caregiver's name on a plan does not give that person an account or access.
Can a grandparent, nanny, or babysitter join too?
New account registration is paused, including for invited grandparents, caregivers and other adults. Existing family members can still sign in with their current account. Contact Joseph through the support page if you need help with an existing family.
Devices and syncing
Which devices does Chorzle work on?
Chorzle runs in a modern web browser on iOS and Android phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and Chromebooks. Your family uses the same app across them. Use a phone on the go or a shared tablet at home; there's no special board to buy or fixed place to use it. You can also add it to your home screen.
How does syncing work?
Chorzle syncs through your account. Sign in on any device and the same family shows up, usually within a few moments of a change.
Something looks out of date on one device.
Refresh the page and give it a moment to catch up. Make sure you're signed in to your account and have a connection. If it still looks behind, email us and we'll help.
Plans, trials and the waitlist
What does Chorzle cost?
Chorzle Plus is $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. It is a paid app. New accounts and checkout are currently closed.
Can I start a trial now?
No. New accounts are closed. When registration opens, eligible families can receive one 14-day trial. Joining the waitlist does not start it.
How can I hear when accounts open?
Join the waitlist with your email. We will send an opening update. The waitlist does not create an account or guarantee access.
Do you need my card?
The waitlist only asks for an email address. Checkout is not available yet; no payment or subscription starts when you join.
What does my subscription support?
A small developer and his family. Joseph built Chorzle for his own kids and uses it at home every day. The paid plan supports running and improving the app, and includes a direct line to Joseph for feedback and ideas. Specific feature requests, reply times and delivery dates aren't guaranteed. You can reach him through the support page.
What happens to my data if I stop?
Ending a trial or canceling renewal does not itself delete your family. You can review existing records and request an export or deletion. Retention and deletion are explained in our Privacy Policy; keeping an account is not a promise of indefinite storage.
Privacy and safety
Where does our family's information live?
Your chores, photos, names, and points are stored with our database and hosting providers. We use them to run, sync, secure and support your family account. Our Privacy Policy describes service-provider access and your choices.
Are there ads or tracking?
We do not show ads or sell family information. The marketing website does not load optional analytics or advertising scripts. Necessary service providers process information to run, secure and support the app. Our Privacy Policy explains the current app and website practices.
What email will you send us, and can we stop it?
Grown-ups get three kinds, and each one has its own switch on your account page. A short series in your first week about getting set up. A morning note on days when something is genuinely waiting for your approval, and never on the days when nothing is. A Sunday recap of the family's week, which has nothing to act on in it. Every one of those has a one-tap unsubscribe at the bottom, and turning one off leaves the others alone. Sign-in links and account notices aren't on any of those lists, because those only arrive when you ask for them or when something changes on your account. A child with a parent-provisioned login may receive sign-in or account-recovery email at the address chosen for that login. Family digests are for the adults whose settings enable them. Calendar invitations are separate: a parent chooses each saved childcare plan and recipient, and can stop its updates and cancel the invitation from that plan.
Is it safe for young children?
A parent chooses which chores, rewards and features are appropriate for each child. Picture-first mode supports kids who are not reading yet, and optional photos and separate logins need parental oversight. No app replaces adult supervision. Read our Privacy Policy for children's data and parental choices.
Still have a question?
Email Joseph at support@chorzle.com. You'll reach the person who built Chorzle.
