ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone

Screen Time Earned by Chores

Only for iPhone

$2.99 · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Just launched! Your child earns iPhone screen time by completing chores you assign. Pair in 60 seconds — no accounts, no ads. Built for ages 8–17. Chore tracking + phone lock for children — but only at home. Step outside and the phone works normally. Snap a photo when done; parent approves with one tap. Setup in 90 seconds. No tracking. THE CORE IDEA Most parental control apps treat the phone like a 24/7 leash. ChoreKey treats it like leverage where it works: the home. When your child is home with chores pending, the apps you picked are blocked. When the chores are done and approved, everything unlocks. When they leave to go to school, practice, or a friend's house, the lock lifts automatically. HOW IT WORKS • Parent sets up once: home location, your children's first names, which apps to block, and a 4-digit PIN. • Your child opens the app, sees today's chores, taps one, snaps a photo of the result. • Parent gets a one-tap approval: check or redo. That's it. • When your child leaves home, the lock lifts. When they come back, it re-applies — only if there are still chores pending. WHAT'S NOT HERE (ON PURPOSE) • No accounts, no email, no login on this device. • No tracking outside the home geofence. No location history, no breadcrumbs. • No analytics SDKs phoning home. None. • No advertising. No subscription traps. CLOUD SYNC IS OPTIONAL By default this app runs entirely on this device — no servers, no accounts, no data leaves the phone. Photos and chore lists stay local. If a parent buys our separate companion app, ChoreKey+ ($29.99, sold separately), and pairs it with this phone, then chore data and approval photos sync to a cloud backend so the parent can approve from their own phone. Until that pairing happens, nothing touches a server. Photos auto-delete from this app's storage 7 days after parent approval whether paired or not. WHAT STAYS UNLOCKED Phone calls, Messages, and Maps are never blocked, even when the shield is on. A 12-year-old can always call you when their ride falls through. A NOTE ON FAMILY CONTROLS ChoreKey uses Apple's Family Controls framework to apply restrictions to apps you choose. You'll be asked to grant Family Controls permission once during setup. Restrictions only apply to the iPhone where ChoreKey is installed. WHO IT'S FOR Parents of children ages 8 to 17 who have an iPhone. Works on your child's phone. The parent uses the same phone in PIN-gated parent mode to assign chores and approve photos — or pair with ChoreKey+ to approve from their own phone. MADE BY KyrosWorks LLC. Independent, parent-built, not VC-funded. Locked until done. Only at home.

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• Big Lock button at the bottom of parent mode — clear exit when you're done reviewing. • ChoreKey+ upgrade now opens a clean benefits page instead of a banner ad. • Apps unlock the moment you step outside the home geofence — no more force-quit refresh. • Web browsing (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) blocks alongside the apps when chores are pending. • New Lockdown mode: block everything except the apps you allow (Messages, Maps, school apps). • "Hand the phone to a parent" prompt when all chores are submitted, with a one-tap path into review. • Photo Send screen no longer disappears before you can tap Send. • Added a "Skip photo" option for chores where a photo isn't needed.

Version 1.0.2

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    Information

    Seller
    • KyrosWorks LLC
    Size
    • 3.9 MB
    Category
    • Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 KyrosWorks LLC
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  • Privacy Policy

    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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