Ways to use this list
- Weekly rota: spin each chore and write the result on the fridge.
- Roommates: press Roommates & dorms for the shared-space jobs only, put names on the wheel, then spin once per chore so nobody can complain.
- Kids: let children spin for their chore; it feels like a game.
- Fair over time: "No repeats until everyone is picked" spreads the worst jobs around.
- Evening reset: press Daily jobs, set Winners to the number of people at home, and everyone has one job to finish before screens go on.
- First Saturday of the month: press Monthly jobs and spin one big job each, so the fridge and the oven never wait half a year.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (34 entries)
- Wash the dishes – daily, about 15 minutes
- Empty the dishwasher – daily, 5 to 10 minutes
- Wipe the kitchen counters – daily, 5 minutes
- Set the table – daily, 5 minutes
- Clear the table – daily, 5 minutes
- Cook dinner – daily, 30 to 60 minutes
- Feed the pet – daily, 5 minutes
- Walk the dog – daily, 20 to 30 minutes
- Make the beds – daily, 5 minutes
- Tidy the living room – daily, 10 minutes
- Take out the trash – whenever the bin is full, 5 minutes
- Sweep the floor – every few days, 10 minutes
- Vacuum – weekly, 20 to 30 minutes
- Mop the floor – weekly, about 20 minutes
- Laundry – weekly, about 15 minutes of work while the machine does the rest
- Fold clothes – weekly, 15 minutes
- Change the bed sheets – weekly or every two weeks, 15 minutes
- Clean the bathroom – weekly, about 30 minutes
- Dust the shelves – weekly, 15 minutes
- Clean the mirrors – weekly, 10 minutes
- Wipe the microwave – weekly, 5 minutes
- Clean the stovetop – weekly, 10 minutes
- Wipe door handles and light switches – weekly, 5 minutes
- Water the plants – weekly (feel the soil first), 5 minutes
- Recycling – weekly, 10 minutes to sort it and take it out
- Do the food shop – weekly, about an hour
- Restock shared supplies – weekly, 10 minutes for soap, toilet paper and washing-up liquid
- Mow the lawn – weekly in summer, 30 to 60 minutes
- Weed the garden – weekly in spring and summer, about 30 minutes
- Clean the fridge – monthly, about 30 minutes
- Clean the oven – every few months, about an hour
- Wash the windows – monthly, about 30 minutes
- Clean out the car – monthly, about 30 minutes
- Declutter one drawer – monthly, 15 minutes
Questions people ask
How do I assign chores to people fairly?
Use the pair generator with names from two lists: people in one list, chores in the other. Each person gets a random chore.
How do we balance big and small chores?
Use the rough times in the list. Seven evenings of washing up come to almost two hours a week, while the bathroom takes about 30 minutes, so whoever gets the dishes should not also get the bathroom. Aim for similar minutes each, not the same number of chores.
Which chores can young children help with?
Setting and clearing the table, feeding a pet, watering plants and folding small things suit most children from about four or five: press Kids can help. The chores for kids wheel sorts jobs by age, and anything with sprays, sharp knives or the oven stays with older children and adults.
Can I make hard chores less likely?
Weights work the other way round: give easy chores more chances, like Water the plants *2.
Can I save our chore wheel?
Yes. Cross off chores your home doesn't have (no pet, no dishwasher), add your own like "Walk the dog", then press 💾 Save. Next week it is still on this device, so nobody has to retype it.