Minute Mission: Kids Chores

Chores can now grant wishes

Minute Mission turns everyday chores into missions worth points. Your kids swap them for screen time, a treat, or picking what the family does on Saturday. You run it from your phone, a tablet or any browser. They do the mission, and watch it count.

WHAT CHANGES AT HOME

The chores are on the screen, not in your head. Every mission for every child is on one screen. Your child can look and see exactly what is still to do.

The number does the talking. You set what each mission is worth, once. After that a morning is arithmetic they can do themselves.

They want the points. Something they picked is waiting at the end of it, so finishing is their idea. It works from about three years old.

THREE STEPS. THAT'S THE WHOLE APP.

1. Add the missions. Make the bed. Brush teeth. Feed the pet. Pick from the ready-made ones or write your own, say what each is worth, and choose which days it happens. Five minutes for a first board, and you keep adding as they grow.

2. Tap it done. When the mission is done you tap it, standing right there with them. The points land straight away, with a bit of fanfare. No waiting, no approving.

3. Hand over the reward. You decide what points buy. Half an hour of screen time. One more bedtime story. Choosing the film on Friday. They save up for the big ones. You say yes.

YOUR CHILD NEVER NEEDS A PHONE

There is nothing for them to install, no account to make and no password to remember. You hold the phone, they do the mission. Everything in this list is something the app does not have.

• No child accounts
• No camera, anywhere
• No chat or messaging
• No ads, in any version
• No trackers or analytics
• No location, ever

We store a first name, an icon and a points history. A photo too, if you add one. Not an age, a birthday, a school, an address or a phone number. The app never asks.

WHAT YOU GET

• Up to five children, or ten on Big Family
• Two grown-ups, each with their own login
• Every day, certain weekdays, or a one-off
• Everyday treats and big goals to save up for
• A piggy bank that fills itself as they earn
• Works with no signal, syncs when you get back
• Streaks and badges, a fresh set every January
• Points history that explains every change
• Reminders at the right time where you live
• Ready-made missions and rewards to start from

WHY I BUILT IT

The first time I tried turning chores into points so my son could earn TV minutes, it worked, and honestly, it surprised me. But every app I tried was missing something: the right language, a sensible price, privacy, or the features I wanted.

The kids didn't ask for an app. I needed a tool. So I built the one I would want to reach for ten times a day: no ads, no subscription trap, and nothing collecting data about children. Now it is our family's daily rhythm.

Oskar, Tallinn

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