ChoreKey

Locked until done. Only at home.

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The idea

Phones get out of hand. Children get glued. Parents get tired of asking. ChoreKey ties phone access to chore completion — but only when your child is at home. Outside the house, the phone works normally. No tracking, no surveillance, no “you’re grounded”.

Only at home

Restrictions apply inside your home geofence. Step out, and the lock lifts automatically.

Photo proof

A snap of the made bed or clean kitchen, sent for one-tap parent approval.

Built for trust

No ads, no analytics, no data sales. Phone, Messages, and Maps stay reachable even when locked.

ChoreKey+ — the Parent companion

The ChoreKey app is the whole product on your child's phone. ChoreKey+ is the optional companion that runs on a parent phone — so you can see what your children have submitted, approve a chore from the couch with Face ID, and add or edit chores without ever picking up their device.

Approve from anywhere

Photo lands in the parent app the moment your child submits. One tap with Face ID unlocks their phone.

Multiple children, multiple parents

Up to five children per family. Two parents can share approval duties; an audit log shows who approved what.

One-time price

$19.99 once, no subscription. Pair as many devices as you need. Cloud sync turns on only after you pair.

ChoreKey+ requires the ChoreKey app on each child's device. Coming to the App Store after TestFlight validation.

ChoreKey for Windows & Mac

ChoreKey now runs on the family computer too. The same chore-unlock idea, with apps and games locked until chores are done and approved. Works fully offline, no account required.

Windows

One installer, no admin needed. Runs on Windows 10 and 11.

macOS

Signed and notarized by KyrosWorks. Opens with no security warnings.

Same privacy promise

No accounts, no analytics, no cloud. Everything stays on the computer.

Download for desktop →

Desktop is in beta. Windows (Intel and ARM) and macOS (Apple Silicon) builds are available on the releases page.

Privacy

Last updated 2026-05-16. Maintained by KyrosWorks LLC.

We do not sell data, run ads, or use analytics SDKs. The ChoreKey app stores everything on your child's device. ChoreKey+ (Parent app) syncs to a cloud backend so you can approve chores remotely — cloud sync is off by default and only activates when you pair the apps. Photos auto-delete seven days after approval. Phone, Messages, and Maps are never blocked.

Read the full privacy policy →

Contact

Questions: [email protected]. Real human reply within a few business days.