Choremon

Support

Last updated: 25 July 2026

Choremon turns chores into screen time. A parent assigns a chore worth a few minutes of play time; the child marks it done; the parent approves it; the minutes are added.

Need a human? Email hi@trucph.am. It is a small independent project, so replies come from the person who wrote the app. Please allow a couple of days.

Getting started

  1. On the parent's iPhone, open Choremon and choose I'm the parent.
  2. Create your first chore and set how many minutes it is worth.
  3. Watch the short preview of how unlocking works. It is a simulation and needs no permissions.
  4. Choose a plan.
  5. The app shows a six-digit code. On the child's device, open Choremon, choose I'm the kid, and type that code in.

Common questions

The code on the parent's device is not working

A pairing code is valid for 15 minutes, and issuing a new one immediately cancels the old one. If in doubt, go back to the pairing screen on the parent's device to get a fresh code and type the newest one. Both devices need a network connection.

My child ticked a chore but no minutes were added

This is intended. Minutes are only added when the parent approves the completed chore, not when the child ticks it. Open the parent's device and approve the chore there.

I assigned a chore but the child's device shows "Nothing here — go play!"

Check the tabs on the child's device. A one-off chore appears under Goals, while Daily habits only shows repeating ones. An empty Daily habits tab does not mean the chore failed to arrive.

Apps are not actually being locked

Locking apps needs Apple's Family Controls permission, which Apple has to approve for each developer. That approval has not come through yet, so builds distributed for testing use a simulated lock: the balance goes down and the app behaves as if the shield were applied, but no app is really blocked. Everything else — chores, approvals, minutes, pairing — works for real.

Can I use it on iPad?

The app installs on iPad, but every screen is designed for a phone held upright. It will look stretched. iPhone is the intended device for now.

How do I cancel a subscription?

Subscriptions are managed by Apple, not by us: open the Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Refund requests go to reportaproblem.apple.com. Note that purchasing is not switched on yet — nobody is being charged today.

How do I delete my data?

Email hi@trucph.am from the device you use and we will delete your family and everything in it. A delete button inside the app is still being built. Deleting the app removes everything held on that device straight away, including all Screen Time information.

What does the app know about my child's phone use?

Less than you might expect, and nothing that reaches us. iOS hands the app anonymous tokens rather than app names, and both those tokens and the minutes counted stay on the device. See the Privacy Policy for detail.

Reporting a bug

Email hi@trucph.am and, if you can, include: