App Profile: Nipto: Split Chores

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Rating: 5/5

I couldn’t be more excited about this app. I’ve been struggling for years to find a way to keep house tasks divided well and kept up with, with roommates, and this app, so far, is our answer. The interface is so cute and fun and I love the ability to make custom tasks and assign whatever points we want to assign. My roommates are all competitive about the points their earning and the motivation level is THERE. Ugh. Thank you creators of Nipto. I happily paid for the subscription. What a blessing you are. May the winner of our home always find their favorite flavor of ice cream at the end of each month as their reward!! Haha

Dragon's Pack

Rating: 3/5

The idea is nice. Setting up things can be a bit time consuming but afterwards things run smoothly. However, getting tasks so the can be shared has been hard. The area that explains this in the rules tells you to go to a place that isn’t found. Trying to contact on Facebook didn’t work and there haven’t been any new posts there since 2021😕 It would also be nice if a task could be done multiple times a day without making multiple events. Things like walking dog, clean up after you eat/play, wash hands, flush toilet, etc are something I want to become a habit and had hoped this would help with. Since these things don’t have a set number of times done each day it is hard to make an event for each tasks. What is great is you can edit tasks, points, and even how each member plays. I have even used the number of points as currency to buy things like video game time, extra allowance money, and to show personal growth for an increase of privileges. Overall, happy with this app but would love to see it do more.

bluteatime

Rating: 2/5

We gave Nipto a try because it didn't require a credit card just to access the app. You get 5 free groups of recurring scheduled tasks before you have to pay for premium. Unfortunately, we started looking at other chore tracking apps because of Nipto's buggy notifications. I received daily notifications for my scheduled and overdue (red) tasks, but other members in my household did not. Therefore, our collective tasks weren't getting done. Furthermore, Nipto's notifications and the "time extend" (yellow) feature failed to track correctly for some of our recurring tasks that happen every 2-6 months. I'm not sure what the "time extend feature" is actually called because the tutorial doesn't explain it. I emailed support with questions, but never heard back. Lastly, the rewards system seemed inconsistent because the app doesn't explain how the point discrepancies work in determining Happy and Sad Nipto status.