ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone
ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone is #18 in Lifestyle Paid in Australia and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperKyrosWorks LLC
CategoryLifestyle
Price2.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (1)
Version1.2.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026Rating
5.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#18
Lifestyle PaidMeasured
ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone on the App Store
App details
App ID
6761398543
Publisher
KyrosWorks LLC
On the store since
May 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
2
EN ES
Size
8 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
Where ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | LifestylePaid | #18 |
 Canada | LifestylePaid | #33 |
Apps near ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone on the chart
Lifestyle Paid, around #18.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Ratings
1
Measured
About ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone
Chore tracking + phone lock for children, but only at home. Step outside and the phone works normally. Snap a photo when done; parent approves with one tap. Setup in 90 seconds. No tracking.
THE CORE IDEA
Most parental control apps treat the phone like a 24/7 leash. ChoreKey treats it like leverage where it works: the home. When your child is home with chores pending, the apps you picked are blocked. When the chores are done and approved, everything unlocks. When they leave to go to school, practice, or a friend's house, the lock lifts automatically.
HOW IT WORKS
• Parent sets up once: home location, your children's first names, which apps to block, and a 4-digit PIN.
• Your child opens the app, sees today's chores, taps one, snaps a photo of the result.
• Parent gets a one-tap approval: check or redo. That's it.
• When your child leaves home, the lock lifts. When they come back, it re-applies, only if there are still chores pending.
WHAT'S NOT HERE (ON PURPOSE)
• No accounts, no email, no login on this device.
• No tracking outside the home geofence. No location history, no breadcrumbs.
• No analytics SDKs phoning home. None.
• No advertising. No subscription traps.
PARENT MODE, TWO WAYS
By default ChoreKey runs entirely on this device: no servers, no accounts, no data leaves the phone. Photos and chore lists stay local, and the parent manages everything right here in PIN-gated parent mode.
Want to assign and approve chores from your own phone instead? Unlock ChoreKey Plus ($4.99, one-time, right inside the app). Pair your phone with your child's, and chore data and approval photos sync securely so you can approve remotely. No subscription, ever. Until you pair, nothing touches a server. Photos auto-delete from this app's storage 7 days after approval, paired or not.
WHAT STAYS UNLOCKED
Phone and FaceTime are never blocked, because iOS protects them. A 12-year-old can always call you when their ride falls through. Messages, Maps, and everything else are blocked only if you choose them.
A NOTE ON FAMILY CONTROLS
ChoreKey uses Apple's Family Controls framework to apply restrictions to apps you choose. You'll be asked to grant Family Controls permission once during setup. Restrictions only apply to the iPhone where ChoreKey is installed.
WHO IT'S FOR
Parents of children ages 8 to 17 who have an iPhone. Works on your child's phone. The parent uses the same phone in PIN-gated parent mode to assign chores and approve photos, or unlock ChoreKey Plus to approve from their own phone.
MADE BY
KyrosWorks LLC. Independent, parent-built, not VC-funded.
Locked until done. Only at home.
THE CORE IDEA
Most parental control apps treat the phone like a 24/7 leash. ChoreKey treats it like leverage where it works: the home. When your child is home with chores pending, the apps you picked are blocked. When the chores are done and approved, everything unlocks. When they leave to go to school, practice, or a friend's house, the lock lifts automatically.
HOW IT WORKS
• Parent sets up once: home location, your children's first names, which apps to block, and a 4-digit PIN.
• Your child opens the app, sees today's chores, taps one, snaps a photo of the result.
• Parent gets a one-tap approval: check or redo. That's it.
• When your child leaves home, the lock lifts. When they come back, it re-applies, only if there are still chores pending.
WHAT'S NOT HERE (ON PURPOSE)
• No accounts, no email, no login on this device.
• No tracking outside the home geofence. No location history, no breadcrumbs.
• No analytics SDKs phoning home. None.
• No advertising. No subscription traps.
PARENT MODE, TWO WAYS
By default ChoreKey runs entirely on this device: no servers, no accounts, no data leaves the phone. Photos and chore lists stay local, and the parent manages everything right here in PIN-gated parent mode.
Want to assign and approve chores from your own phone instead? Unlock ChoreKey Plus ($4.99, one-time, right inside the app). Pair your phone with your child's, and chore data and approval photos sync securely so you can approve remotely. No subscription, ever. Until you pair, nothing touches a server. Photos auto-delete from this app's storage 7 days after approval, paired or not.
WHAT STAYS UNLOCKED
Phone and FaceTime are never blocked, because iOS protects them. A 12-year-old can always call you when their ride falls through. Messages, Maps, and everything else are blocked only if you choose them.
A NOTE ON FAMILY CONTROLS
ChoreKey uses Apple's Family Controls framework to apply restrictions to apps you choose. You'll be asked to grant Family Controls permission once during setup. Restrictions only apply to the iPhone where ChoreKey is installed.
WHO IT'S FOR
Parents of children ages 8 to 17 who have an iPhone. Works on your child's phone. The parent uses the same phone in PIN-gated parent mode to assign chores and approve photos, or unlock ChoreKey Plus to approve from their own phone.
MADE BY
KyrosWorks LLC. Independent, parent-built, not VC-funded.
Locked until done. Only at home.
Latest updates
1.2.1
ChoreKey is now in Spanish. If your iPhone is set to Spanish, the whole app shows in Spanish: onboarding, chores and start times, the lock screen, notifications and permission prompts. Language follows each phone, so update ChoreKey on your child's phone too. Also in this version: times follow your phone's 12/24-hour setting.
1.2.0
Chore start times. Give a chore a time of day, like 3:30 PM, and it won't lock the phone until then. Turn it on in Settings, under Locking. On ChoreKey+, set it when you create or edit a chore. Update ChoreKey on your child's phone too.
1.1.2
New guided setup for parents using ChoreKey Plus. Before you set up your kids' phones, ChoreKey walks you through checking that each kid is in your Family Sharing group and that Purchase Sharing is on, so their phones don't ask you to pay again. Setup steps are clearer throughout, and the pairing screen now fits smaller iPhones.
Store changes
What ChoreKey: Chores Unlock Phone changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Added 1 language
+ ES
Description updated
