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Chore rotation generator

Add everyone in the house and the chores you want to share. The schedule rotates every week so the same person never gets stuck with the same job. Print it, stick it on the fridge, or download the CSV.

Who is in the rotation
Chores to rotate

Everything stays in this browser. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed.

Chore rotation schedule by week
WeekDishesTrashBathroomLaundry
1Aug 14AlexSamAlexSam
2Aug 21SamAlexSamAlex
3Aug 28AlexSamAlexSam
4Sep 4SamAlexSamAlex
5Sep 11AlexSamAlexSam
6Sep 18SamAlexSamAlex
7Sep 25AlexSamAlexSam
8Oct 2SamAlexSamAlex

A printed rotation solves half the problem

A chart on the fridge tells everyone whose turn it is. It does not remind them. In most households one person still ends up reading the chart, noticing what has not happened, and saying it out loud. That is the part that feels like nagging, and it is the part a piece of paper cannot fix.

That is the gap Houseloop fills: the same rotation, except the reminder goes to whoever is assigned this week instead of to the person keeping track. You do not need the app to use this generator, and the schedule above is yours either way.

How the rotation works in the app

Questions

How does a chore rotation schedule work?

Each chore is assigned to one person for the week, and every week the assignments shift by one so the chores move around the household. Over a full cycle everyone does every chore the same number of times, which is what stops one person permanently owning the job nobody wants.

How often should chores rotate?

Weekly is the most common cadence because it matches how most households already think about the week. Rotate too fast and nobody builds the habit; rotate too slowly and an unpopular chore sits with one person long enough to feel unfair.

Is this chore rotation generator free?

Yes, and it needs no account. It runs entirely in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and you can print the schedule or download it as a CSV.

How do you split chores fairly between two people?

List the chores, alternate who owns each one week to week, and make sure the reminder goes to whoever is assigned rather than to the person who keeps track. The rotation handles the split; the reminding is the part most households forget to divide.

Let the app do the reminding, not you.

Download on the App Store

Available for iPhone and iPad. Android coming soon.