2022-02-01
Good but quite negative
This is probably the best app out there for tracking chores atm (that I could find) but I do find it quite negative.
I really like tracking my activity as I often struggle to do this independently and can often feel overwhelmed by the chores. This helps streamline the approach and makes sure that I am doing what is most needed. It feels like a positive achievement and is genuinely really helping.
However:
When you have just done a chore it says, ‘shiny clean’ but very quickly goes into the orange ‘good enough’.
The red section can appear many days before you are actually due to clean, making you feel like you are failing, even though the chore doesn’t need to be done yet. I have actually started extending times to reflect this.
Ideally, I would like a green bar that gradually gets lighter on one side. On the bright green could be ‘shiny clean’ on the other side could be ‘ready to clean’ so you can choose when to clean along the shaded line but without the negative guilt language or the negative association of the red colour (which is used for when you have got something wrong).
If it was keeping the colours, I would say the red should only show red on the day it needs doing, not before (one of mine is red about a week before it is due- I’ve noticed I then go on a mad clean to try and get rid of the red, only to realise it could have waited a bit and I didn’t need to get so stressed). Maybe also change the yellow to be clean (shiny clean -> clean -> ready to clean).
I know it might not sound like a lot, but it really does make a difference.
I like this concept but I will be keeping my eye out for one with more a more encouraging and positive feel. Shame as I think it’s great to use.