The chore wheel takes the arguing out of housework. Put your list of jobs on the wheel, have each person spin, and do whatever comes up. The wheel does not play favorites, so the same person does not get stuck scrubbing the bathroom every week. It works for families with kids, shared apartments, and dorm suites.
The default list holds fourteen common household chores. Edit it to match your home, add a pet or garden job, or remove tasks your kids are too young for. Many households spin once a week on Sunday and post the results on the fridge, so everyone knows their jobs before the week starts.
Two ways to assign chores
Pick the method that fits your household.
- Chores on the wheel: each person spins and takes the chore it lands on
- Names on the wheel: read out a chore, spin to pick who does it
- Use remove-winner either way so a chore or name is not picked twice
- Spin again next week for a new mix
Make it fair for different ages
A five-year-old cannot clean the oven, and a teenager should do more than feed the cat. Save one wheel of easy chores for younger kids and another with bigger jobs for older kids and adults. Each age group spins its own wheel. You can also count chores by time, so two quick jobs equal one big one, and let people spin twice if their first chore was short.
Tips for roommates
In a shared apartment, agree on the chore list together before the first spin. Write each job clearly, such as clean the bathroom sink, mirror, and toilet, so nobody argues about what done means. Spin at a set time each week, screenshot the results history, and drop it into your group chat. Share the wheel by link so every roommate can open the same list.
Frequently asked questions
How do I stop one person getting the worst chore every week?
Every chore has an equal chance on each spin, so streaks even out over time. If you want a guarantee, remove the person's name from the wheel for the bad chore once they have done it, then add it back the next month.
Can kids use the chore wheel on their own?
Yes. It runs in any modern browser on a tablet or computer with no sign-up. Kids enjoy pressing spin, and having the wheel decide cuts down on complaints that a parent picked the hard job for them.
Can I save our family chore list?
Save the wheel in this browser and it will be there next time you open the page on the same device. To use it on another phone or laptop, create a share link, since the list travels inside the URL.
Should the wheel hold chores or names?
Both work. Chores on the wheel suits households where everyone does the same number of jobs. Names on the wheel suits when you have one task to hand out, like who walks the dog tonight.