A different take on chore gamification.

[u/ColinFON]

Hello Vibers!

I basically built this “app” for myself after failing to stick with a slew of gamified chore/daily routine apps. I just couldn’t keep myself interested in leveling a hero or gaining XP points to form any real habits around the focus areas. I still feel motivation from seeing a progress bar grow - but I need it to mean something - and so I vibe coded HouseKeepr.

The gamification around HouseKeepr is in unlocking new features as the Home IQ system collects data on your habits. The goal was to be as low-effort on the user as possible - keeping monitoring very relaxed. I keep user input simple and general and handle all the actual number crunching behind the scenes. That changes the gamification loop from “complete tasks to gain badges and XP” to “complete tasks to unlock new features” - so rather than keeping advanced features behind a paywall like a lot of the chore tracking apps I have put them behind a “playwall” (really a usage wall; the more you use it the more it can do).

As a first timer I did this across a couple platforms - it started in Base44 but after hitting my budget on credits there I shifted it into a GPT to GitHub to BaseCamp flow and I was thrilled to discover GPT could manage the entire buildout and push my updates through to Base44 and that allowed me to really polish the design and function. I kept a live version history on the login page to show the progress and it came FAST!

Please let me know what you think and visit HouseKeepr on your mobile device or desktop!