For roommates
A clean flat and
nobody had to ask twice.
Brownie Points is a shared task board where everyone sees the same list, points go to whoever actually does the work, and the rewards are whatever your house decides they should be. No group chats about the dishes. No passive-aggressive notes.
No credit card required. Free plan always available.
The problem
41% of renters say keeping
shared spaces clean is their top conflict.
That's not a surprising number if you've ever lived with other people. Cleaning is the most visible shared responsibility and the easiest one to quietly skip. A shared task list doesn't solve the personality differences, but it does remove the ambiguity about who was supposed to do what.
Someone always ends up being the house manager
One person notices the bathroom needs cleaning, buys the dish soap, and sends the group text reminding everyone about rent. That's not a personality trait — it's an unfair distribution of invisible work. And it breeds resentment fast.
Cleaning habits are genuinely different
A 2024 ApartmentAdvisor survey found that 37% of renters cite differing cleaning standards as their biggest roommate frustration. One person's 'clean enough' is another person's 'how are you okay with this'. A task list doesn't fix taste differences, but it does make expectations explicit.
Asking feels awkward
Nobody wants to be the nag. So instead of saying 'hey, can you mop this week', one person mops again and stews about it. Then the tension builds until it comes out sideways over something unrelated. A shared task board removes the need to ask.
How it works
Simple enough that everyone will use it.
Set up the household task list
One person creates the household and adds tasks with point values. Who cleans the bathroom, who does the bins, who restocks the kitchen roll. Assign tasks to specific people or leave them open for whoever has time.
Do tasks, earn points
Anyone in the household can claim an unassigned task, do it, and mark it done. Points go directly to that person. Givers can require photo proof for tasks where "done" is ambiguous.
Spend points on house rewards
Cash in points for whatever the house has agreed on. Skip your week of bin duty, get the good parking spot, pick what goes on the shared TV. Whatever has value in your specific house.
Features
Built for houses with more than two people
One board, all of you
Everyone in the household sees the same task list. No separate to-do apps, no text threads about who is doing what. One place, shared accountability.
Points go to whoever does the work
If your roommate vacuums the living room, they get the points — not you. The ledger tracks contribution automatically, so effort is always attributed correctly.
Rewards you all agree on
Set up household rewards together: skip trash duty this week, pick the TV on Friday, first dibs on the parking spot. Open text means any reward goes.
No account needed for the task board
Put a shared screen in the kitchen. Anyone can tap their name, see their tasks, and mark things done without logging in — useful if not everyone wants to download another app.
Assign tasks to specific people
Some tasks belong to whoever has the bedroom nearest the bin. Assign tasks to specific roommates or leave them open for anyone to grab.
The Fairness Dashboard
See who's contributed what over time. Not as a weapon — just as a way to have an honest conversation if things drift out of balance.
Pricing
One subscription for the whole house.
Billing is per household, not per person. The Plus plan covers up to 4 members. If you have more, the Flexible plan has no member cap — useful for larger houses, co-ops, and dorms.
No credit card required.