Proof of Concept
A household app that does the reminding, so nobody has to.
Two people, one dog and two very different ideas of a good app. We built a custom planner around how their days actually run. It lives on both of their phones and runs the week: chores, bills, groceries and plans, with reminders that arrive when they matter.
These are live: tap Miss Moo to make her hop, or tap the birthday scene to replay it.
The app is real and in daily use. Screenshots are from the public demo, whose household, names and data are fictional.
1 phrase
“Hey Siri, add to Planner” adds anything hands-free
0
app store downloads; it installs from the browser
~$0–1
a month to run, AI included
The Brief
Three rules, set by the people who use it.
Share the load, each in your own way
Chores, bills and plans are split fairly, with each person's share visible to both. Each partner sets up the app their own way: their own reminders, look and rewards.
Open the app as little as possible
Siri Shortcuts add things hands-free, and reminders arrive right when they matter, so the app only gets opened when there's something to do.
As close to free as possible
No monthly subscription and no surprise AI bill. Everything runs on free hosting tiers, with a daily cap on AI use per person.
What We Built
One app for the whole house, shaped around two people.
A short list, not a backlog
Today shows a few things at most, each owned by one person or by both. Chores have an owner for each day, with each person's weekly hours shown so the split stays fair.
Less time in the app
A Siri phrase adds things hands-free, and reminders come at the right moment instead of piling up. Asking the other person to take something is one tap for each of you.
Money without the awkward talk
Bills with each person's share, reminders before they're due, and Venmo opened with the exact amount filled in, in either direction. After a shopping trip, half goes on the balance.
A kitchen that keeps its own list
Running low puts it back on the shopping list. AI plans the week's dinners from what's already in the house, and the list can go straight to delivery or into store aisle order.
Automations on a schedule
A morning brief, chore nudges at set times, quiet hours, bill reminders and a weekly check-in, all synced with Google Calendar.
Rewards each person picks
8-bit versions of the two of them and their dog, drawn for this household, react to real moments: a dance when a shared task gets done, a full-screen scene on a birthday. One person wanted the extras, the other wanted calm, so each turns them on or off.
Integrations
Connected to the apps they already use, so the planner does the legwork.
Pay or request in one tap
Venmo opens with the exact amount and note already filled in, to pay your partner or request what they owe. Bills one person pays put the other's share on the balance automatically.
From list to cart
Hand the list to Ask DoorDash, estimate a Walmart or Target cart with real store prices, or sort it into the store's aisle order for an in-person trip. After a shop, half the total goes on the balance or straight into a Venmo request.
On both calendars
Plans land on a shared calendar, busy times come back so nothing is double-booked, and check-ins repeat on their own.
Hands-free adding
“Hey Siri, add to Planner” drops a task, plan or grocery item in the right place without opening the app.
Say it once, it's sorted
Say everything on your mind and AI splits it into to-dos, plans and shopping, plans the week's dinners from what's in stock, and breaks a stuck task into first steps. A daily cap keeps the cost near zero.
Reminders at the right time
A morning brief, chore nudges, bill alerts and hand-offs arrive when they matter, with quiet hours so nothing buzzes at night.
Inside the App
Real screens from the demo, which runs the same app with a fictional household and made-up data.
Today
A few things at a time, with whose they are at a glance. Tap Miss Moo.
Money
Bills, shares and balances, with Venmo both ways.
Automations
What it does for you, and what runs on a schedule.
How It Came Together
Built with both people, then improved by living with it.
- 01
A plan both people approved
Each person reviewed the plan on their own and said what they wanted and what they didn't, before anything was built.
- 02
Build and install
Installed on both phones from the browser, with notifications, Shortcuts and Siri set up.
- 03
Live with it
Real days, real chores and real bills, then notes on what worked and what got in the way.
- 04
Full review
Every screen and automation checked, turned into a prioritized action plan.
- 05
Roadmap and decisions
Each request checked for feasibility and cost first, with the open questions decided before work began.
- 06
Ship in small steps
Database changes go in before the code that needs them, each change ships on its own, and it's tested before and after it goes live.
The Result
A house that runs itself a little more every week.
Chores, bills and groceries get handled without anyone keeping score or sending reminders. Each request ships as its own small change, so the app keeps up with how the household actually lives instead of locking them into how it worked on day one.
What We Can Build for You
Something your household or team keeps forgetting? An app can remember it for you.
- A shared app for a household, roommates or a family
- A job, request or supplies tracker for a small team
- Reminders and automations that do the follow-up for you
- Hosting you own, at little or no monthly cost
The Household Planner was built in house as a proof of concept.