Tackle chores, earn rewards, level up together.

Turn chores into a playful, rewarding experience for you and your partner. Earn points, automate tasks, and get rewarded — for a happier home.

Ottr app screenshot
How it works

Simple. Playful. Effective.

01

Create your pond

Sign up and invite your partner. Your shared space — the Ottr Pond — is where all the magic happens.

02

Log chores

Add chores, set how many points each is worth, and tap your phone to the NFC tag to log it. Or register manually.

03

Earn splashes

Every completed chore earns points (splashes). Watch the leaderboard and feel the healthy competition kick in.

04

Claim rewards

Redeem your points for the rewards you and your partner have agreed on. You earned it.

Features

Four things. Done well.

Chore tracking shouldn't become a chore of its own. Ottr does exactly what you need — nothing more.

NFC TapHold near
any tag
or
Dishes+15
Logged by Sjaak · just now
Vacuuming+20
Logged by Emma · 2h ago
Chore Tracking

Log it in seconds — or don't even think about it.

Tap an NFC tag on your fridge, dishwasher, or anywhere else and the chore is logged instantly. No app-opening required. Or enter it manually — whichever fits the moment.

Week
Month
All Time
🥇 Emma210 pts
🥈 Sjaak175 pts
Leaderboard

See who's carrying the household. Lovingly.

The Ottr Pond shows weekly, monthly, and all-time standings for both partners. No blame, no guilt — just a clear, shared view of who's been making the biggest splash.

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Ottrnow

Time to take out the bins?

Based on your usual rhythm — it's been about 7 days.

Just one nudge. No follow-ups.

Smart Nudge

One gentle nudge. No nag mode. Ever.

Ottr watches how often each chore gets done and learns its natural rhythm. When it thinks something is overdue, it sends a single nudge — no schedules to set, no frequencies to enter.

Takeaway night 🍜
150 pts
Lie-in Saturday 😴
80 pts
Rewards

Make contributions feel worth something.

Define rewards together — a takeaway night, a lie-in, a back massage, whatever works for you both. Earn points by doing chores, redeem them when you're ready.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

No credit card required. Cancel anytime.

Free
$0/ forever

Everything you need to get started with a happier home.

Join the waitlist
  • Chore tracking via NFC & manual entry
  • Points, leaderboard & nudges
  • Unlimited custom rewards
  • Mobile app (iOS & Android)
Ottr Plus
Popular
$4.99/ per month

For couples who want to go all-in on the good stuff.

Get early access
  • Everything in Free
  • Managed & encrypted cloud storage
  • Integrations support
  • Smarter notifications
  • Reward privacy filter
My story

Why I built Ottr

Like most couples, my partner and I had the same argument on repeat. Who did the dishes last? Whose turn is it to vacuum? It wasn't that either of us was lazy — we just had no shared system, and no way to see how contributions balanced out over time.

I tried spreadsheets. I tried shared todo lists. None of them stuck, because they all felt like admin rather than something we'd actually want to use. The act of tracking chores felt more tedious than the chores themselves.

That's when I had the idea: what if chores felt like a game? What if logging that you'd cleaned the bathroom earned you something — not just a tick on a list, but points toward a reward you actually wanted? And what if you could see, at a glance, how both of you were contributing that week? And what if that happened almost automatically?

The software engineer in me couldn't resist, and I immediately built the first version of Ottr for my partner and I. It was scrappy, full of bugs and often required manual intervention. But, it worked. We started using it, and as both of us started collecting our first rewards, the arguments disappeared.

I started showing it to friends, and they loved it too. This made me realize, we aren't the only couple in the world with this problem. There's alternative apps around that do similar things, but they often feel like chores themselves - clunky, feature heavy, prescriptive, and not very fun to use.

Ottr isn't about keeping score in a negative way. It's about making the invisible visible, turning obligation into opportunity, and building a rhythm as a team. I've seen it transform the energy in our home — less resentment, more appreciation, and weirdly, more laughter.

I hope it does the same for yours.