Sweepy: Home Cleaning Schedule 4+

We have a 10 month old so not a lot of spare time anymore for housework. We have found this app so useful as it breaks the work down into achievable chunks. I’m quite a distracted tidier, so if I was cleaning one room I would go and put something into another room and then end up cleaning in there instead so achieved lots of little bits of cleaning rather than any full jobs. Having the ability to click (and earn a point) to say I’ve completed a task has really helped me focus on what I’m doing. The free app is good but for a couple of pounds a month, you can add other household members so my husband can now see the chores too and we can compete against each other to see who completed their list of chores assigned for the day and there is a leaderboard. It’s also great as you can assign jobs to certain people so harder things like changing the bin, I can assign to my husband and it’ll pop up on his list and not mine!

In summary, if you’re a good cleaner you don’t need this app but if you require some extra motivation then this App is for you

Original review below. Still continue to use and love the app, but please can the devs fix the Apple Watch app? It’s broken. It comes up with an error message and you can’t use it unless you boot up the iPhone app and force it to sync, which makes it basically useless. The Watch app would be so great to have if only it actually worked.

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I really love Sweepy. It’s genuinely gotten me on top of keeping my home tidy and there’s nothing better than looking at a clean room and ticking a task off in the app! I’ve already recommended it twice and have also had them say it’s been a helpful addition. One thing that’d be a great addition is to be able to add friends on Sweepy. Not within the same household - I know that’s a premium feature - but to be able to see people from different households on the leaderboard. Otherwise the points system is somewhat useless. It would also be nice if the notifications were a bit more useful and personalised (e.g. instead of a generic pop up, something that mentions a specific task that needs your attention). Personally I know that being prompted to get on with a task without even needing to open the app first would massively motivate me to get started on cleaning a little more each day. But regardless, I’m enjoying the app so much.

I have OCD, not just in a cleaning sense but more so in a control sense. For example, things to be done in a particular way, a set amount of times, etc.

I downloaded this app to try to stop using lists that I found overwhelming. But I didn’t realise just how much it would change the way I see it all. Keeping track of what’s been done is seamless and effortless. I don’t feel like I’m always starting from the beginning each time I clean and can see visually on the app that things aren’t as awful as I think they are. It’s stopped me from laying in bed at night panicking about what needs to be done.

I love that you can add each room, add each task to be exactly what you want it to be. How often each task needs doing is really helpful too. Honestly this app is the best thing I’ve done for my OCD and my mental health in general. I use it every single day without fail and I can’t see myself ever using anything else.