The short answer: choose OurHome if you want a free app that also handles the family calendar and grocery lists, especially on Android. Choose FamilySkillz if the goal is habits your child keeps — through the teenage years — in a calm, ad-free app with a built-in parenting Mentor.
| FamilySkillz | OurHome | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Lasting habits & inner motivation | Household coordination |
| Ages | 6–17 (designed to grow with the child) | Works best ~5–12 |
| Motivation model | Token economy as temporary scaffolding, grace days, effort noticed | Points for tasks, rewards catalogue |
| Child's experience | Own calm app/mode with avatar & wishlist | Shared family app |
| Parenting support | Built-in evidence-based Mentor | — |
| Extras | — | Calendar, grocery lists |
| Languages | 10, fully translated | Several |
| Platforms | iOS | iOS, Android |
| Price | One paid subscription, everything included | Free |
| Ads / data selling | Never | Free — check current policy |
Where OurHome genuinely wins
Price and breadth. OurHome is free, runs on Android as well as iOS, and folds chores, points, rewards, a shared calendar and grocery lists into one app. If your family's problem is coordination — who does what, when, and what's for dinner — OurHome solves a lot for exactly nothing.
Where FamilySkillz wins
The years after age 10. Points-and-stars systems work on younger kids and then quietly stop. FamilySkillz is designed for 6–17: the child's app matures with them, rewards stay real and self-chosen, and the tone never turns babyish. More on the teen design →
The motivation model. OurHome pays points for compliance. FamilySkillz treats rewards as scaffolding: tasks are sized so success is reachable, effort gets noticed, streaks have grace days, and the design steadily shifts motivation from "what do I get?" to "this is who I am". That's the difference between a tidy week and a changed default. How the chores feature works →
A Mentor in your corner. When your child refuses, negotiates or melts down, FamilySkillz's built-in Mentor gives evidence-based coaching tuned to your child's temperament. No other chore app has this.
The business model. One paid subscription, no ads, no data selling, no upsells. You are the customer, not the product.
The bottom line
If budget is tight or you're Android-only, OurHome is a genuinely good free choice — we'd rather you use it than nothing. If you're ready to invest in habits that outlast the chart, that's the job FamilySkillz was built for. See how it compares to Homey and Joon, or browse the full 2026 comparison.