NotYourMaid is household-specific
It is built for chores, recurring home tasks, and shared household ownership.
NotYourMaid vs Todoist for shared household tasks
If you are comparing NotYourMaid vs Todoist, the main difference is that Todoist is a general task manager and NotYourMaid is built specifically for household chores and recurring shared work.
General task managers are useful, but homes often need more than a list. NotYourMaid is designed around shared chores, recurring routines, rooms, kids' task lists, and visible household workload.
Overview
Better for family coordination
Kids' task lists, room views, and recurring chores fit naturally inside NotYourMaid.
Choose by problem type
Choose a general task app for personal or work projects. Choose NotYourMaid when rooms, recurring chores, and household ownership need to stay connected.
Details
When NotYourMaid fits
Choose NotYourMaid if the challenge is assigning, sharing, and following through on household chores and routines.
When a general task manager may fit
If you mainly need personal projects, work tasks, or generic list management, a general-purpose task app may be more appropriate.
What NotYourMaid emphasizes
NotYourMaid is built around household structure: rooms, chores, kids, reports, and recurring work.
See the work, the owner, and what happens next
These are real NotYourMaid screens for assigning chores, checking open work, and giving children a simpler view.
See who owns today
Today separates personal tasks from shared household work so each person can see what needs their attention.
- Personal work stays personal
- Everyone tasks are labeled
- Open work stays visible
Use Today to answer a simple question: what is mine to do next?
Keep recurring work assigned
Assignments lets you change rooms, owners, timing, and frequency before chores arrive on Today.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly chores
- Clear owners
- Room and timing changes
Use Assignments when the household plan needs to change.
Keep each child's task list focused
Kids get a simpler task list while adults keep control of ownership and review.
- A focused child view
- Adult review
- Only the child's work
Children see what they need without seeing the full adult household view.
See NotYourMaid in action
Start with the part that causes the most trouble now: unclear ownership, a room falling behind, a child's list, or the first household setup.
Check who owns the work
Open Today to see personal tasks, work assigned to everyone, due times, and what still needs an owner.
See which rooms keep falling behindOpen Rooms to see where overdue chores and recurring work are collecting.
Keep each child's task list focusedOpen Kids to see the simpler list children use while adults keep the full household view.
Preview your first setupSee how people, rooms, routines, and the first recurring tasks become a shared household plan.
Start with your household
Bring over the rooms, routines, and recurring work you want everyone to follow. NotYourMaid Free is for one person: three rooms, up to ten chores in each, and your Today and Assign views. No time limit, no card. Adding a second person needs NotYourMaid Household.
New households get 14 days of NotYourMaid Household free, no card. After that, NotYourMaid Free keeps going for one person. Nothing is charged and nothing is deleted when the 14 days end. If you added other people, subscribe to keep everyone together, or keep just you on NotYourMaid Free and they come back when you subscribe.
FAQ
Can Todoist handle household chores?
It can hold tasks, but NotYourMaid is more directly built around household-specific chore and routine management.
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