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How we review
We have not hands-on tested any of the devices on this site. Our reviews are research: we read what the makers publish, record the prices they show, and explain what that means for a family running a chore chart.
What we do
- Read each maker's product pages, help-center articles and pricing pages, and record specs and prices as of November 2026.
- List every source on the review itself, and keep the same list in the site's repository.
- Label promotional prices as promotional, and show the regular price where the maker shows one.
- Treat competitors' pages (for example a rival's comparison table) as claims about the rival only, not as neutral facts.
What we don't do
- We don't say we tested, used or lived with a device. We say "researched".
- We don't publish star ratings, customer quotes or review counts from anyone else, and we don't invent any.
- We don't verify what a device sends over the network. Privacy notes are about what makers say, and you should read their policies.
- We don't accept payment to change a score or a sentence. See the disclosure.
How the editorial score works
Each digital product gets an editorial score out of 10. It is our own rating, built from four criteria scored 0 to 5 in half-point steps, weighted as shown. It is not a user rating and it does not say a device works well in a home.
| Criterion | Weight | What earns a high score |
|---|---|---|
| Chore & reward features | 35% | Per-person chores and routines, stars or points, and rewards, counting what is paywalled. Chores and rewards both included scores higher than rewards behind a plan. |
| Cost over three years | 25% | Device price plus the plan needed to get rewards, over three years, at the price shown on the maker's page. Up to $250 scores 5; up to $350, 4.5; $450, 4; $550, 3.5; $650, 3; $800, 2.5; $950, 2; higher scores 1.5. Because sale prices count, scores can move. |
| Calendar & app support | 20% | Breadth of calendars it syncs with (Google, Apple, Outlook and others), plus a companion app and any app store on the device. |
| Hardware & placement | 20% | Size options, stand and wall mounting, battery options. A single wall-only size scores lower than a range with counter and wall options. |
Screen-free products such as the Mighty + Bright magnetic chart are not scored, because sync, hardware and subscription criteria don't apply.
Prices and the "as of" date
Every price carries an "as of Nov 2026" label. Stores run sales, so check the maker's site before you buy. If you spot a number that is out of date, that is on us to fix.
Corrections
If a maker changes a price or plan, or we got something wrong, we update the page and the source list. Pages show the date they were last researched.