Playful by default
Chores framed as missions, not obligations. Kids show up because it's fun, not because they were nagged.
Tidey started as a sticker chart on a fridge. It worked for about nine days.
Every parent knows the cycle. You ask, they forget. You ask again, louder. Something eventually gets done, badly, and nobody enjoyed any part of it.
We thought the problem wasn't the kids. It was the format. So we rebuilt the chore chart as something closer to a game — missions, coins, streaks, and rewards that a seven-year-old actually cares about.
Four ideas that shape every decision we make.
Chores framed as missions, not obligations. Kids show up because it's fun, not because they were nagged.
Every finished job pays out in Tidey Coins, so the link between work and reward is immediate and visible.
Parents set the jobs and the rewards. Kids own the doing. Nobody is managing a spreadsheet.
The goal isn't screen time. It's a nine-year-old who tidies up without being asked.
Early access families, in their own words.
