Pick OurHome if…
- • You want a free, mature, no-frills chore app on phones.
- • Points-based rewards (not cash allowance) work for your kids.
- • You're not trying to combine chores, calendar, grocery, and meals.
- • Ads on the free plan don't bother you.
FamilyDash vs OurHome
OurHome is one of the longest-running family chore apps. It's free, simple, and works. Here's an honest breakdown of where they overlap, where each one wins, and which kind of household each fits.
OurHome is a phone-first family app focused on chores, shared shopping lists, and a basic calendar. Kids log in with a profile, earn points for chores, and redeem them for rewards. It's free (with ads) and has been around long enough that the apps are stable.
FamilyDash is web-first (works in any browser, installs as a PWA), built around a deeper chore engine — rotation, streaks, real cash allowance — and a layout designed for a fridge-mounted tablet that the whole family glances at every morning. Calendar sync, meal planning, recipe scanning, and one-tap Kroger grocery checkout sit on the same screen.
The honest version: if you want a free, simple chore app on phones and don't care about meal planning or fridge tablets, OurHome is fine. If you want one screen for chores + allowance + grocery + meals + calendar + weather, that's what FamilyDash is built for.
| Feature | OurHome | FamilyDash |
|---|---|---|
| Chore tracking | ||
| Chore rotation between kids | Pro | |
| Streaks for daily consistency | ||
| Points / rewards system | ||
| Cash allowance ledger (real $) | Pro | |
| Shopping / grocery list | ||
| Department-aware grocery sorting | ||
| One-tap grocery checkout (Kroger) | Pro | |
| Shared family calendar | ||
| Apple/Google/Outlook calendar sync | 1 free, ∞ Pro | |
| AI email-to-calendar (school / sports / doctor emails) | Pro | |
| Meal planner | ||
| Recipe box | ||
| Recipe scanning from photos / TikTok | Pro | |
| Kid login without email or password | ||
| Fridge-tablet kiosk layout | ||
| Weather on the home screen | ||
| Native iOS / Android apps | PWA | |
| Ad-free | ||
| Free tier price | $0 | $0 |
| Paid tier price | — | $34.99/yr (Pro) |
Comparison reflects publicly documented features as of 2026. Green check = included on the free plan; amber dash = partial / limited; grey X = not available; "Pro" = paid tier required.
Yes — FamilyDash covers the same core ground as OurHome (chores, points, shopping list, calendar, kid logins) and adds a real allowance ledger, chore rotation, streak tracking, calendar sync (one calendar free, unlimited on Pro), meal planning, recipe scanning, and one-tap Kroger grocery checkout. It's also designed for fridge-mounted tablets, not just phones.
OurHome is free with ads. FamilyDash has a fully ad-free free tier with the calendar, one connected calendar feed, a shareable family calendar link, chores, grocery list, meal planning, recipes, push notifications, and unlimited child accounts. FamilyDash Pro ($4.99/mo or $34.99/yr) unlocks unlimited calendar connections, recipe scanning, Kroger one-tap, and the allowance ledger.
Yes — FamilyDash supports both points-based rewards (great for younger kids) and a real cash allowance ledger (great for older kids). You can mix both in the same household.
Yes. Kids get a PIN-based login — no email, no password, no app store. They tap their name and enter a PIN to see their chores and earn rewards.
FamilyDash is designed for it: full-screen kiosk layout, big touch targets, weather and calendar visible at a glance. OurHome runs as a phone app and isn't optimized for always-on fridge use.
Free forever with no ads, 14-day Pro trial when you're ready for the automations. Most families have it set up in under 10 minutes.