Lifestyle · 24 Chores

Chore Wheel

Twenty-four household chores on a spinning wheel. Spin to assign tasks to kids, roommates, partners, or yourself. Nobody can argue with the wheel. It is completely unbiased and it does not care who "did it last time."

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All 24 Chores

A balanced spread of household tasks covering every room. Some take five minutes, some take twenty. The wheel does not know the difference, which is part of the fun.

Wash Dishes
Kitchen
10-20 min
Wipe Counters
Kitchen
5 min
Clean Stove
Kitchen
10-15 min
Mop Kitchen Floor
Kitchen
15-20 min
Take Out Trash
Kitchen
5 min
Empty Dishwasher
Kitchen
5-10 min
Vacuum
Living Areas
15-25 min
Dust Furniture
Living Areas
10-15 min
Clean Windows
Living Areas
20-30 min
Organize Shelves
Living Areas
15-30 min
Wipe Light Switches
Living Areas
5 min
Clean TV Remote
Living Areas
2 min
Make Bed
Bedroom
5 min
Change Sheets
Bedroom
15-20 min
Organize Closet
Bedroom
20-40 min
Vacuum Bedroom
Bedroom
10 min
Scrub Toilet
Bathroom
5-10 min
Clean Sink
Bathroom
5 min
Wipe Mirror
Bathroom
3 min
Scrub Shower
Bathroom
15-20 min
Mow Lawn
Outdoor
30-60 min
Water Plants
Outdoor
5-10 min
Sweep Porch
Outdoor
10 min
Take Out Recycling
Outdoor
5 min

Chores by Room

Want to focus on just one area? Launch the full wheel, delete every chore outside the room you want to tackle, and spin just that section.

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Kitchen
6 chores
Wash Dishes Wipe Counters Clean Stove Mop Kitchen Floor Take Out Trash Empty Dishwasher
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Living Areas
6 chores
Vacuum Dust Furniture Clean Windows Organize Shelves Wipe Light Switches Clean TV Remote
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Bedroom
4 chores
Make Bed Change Sheets Organize Closet Vacuum Bedroom
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Bathroom
4 chores
Scrub Toilet Clean Sink Wipe Mirror Scrub Shower
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Outdoor
4 chores
Mow Lawn Water Plants Sweep Porch Take Out Recycling

Who This Is For

Chore arguments happen in every household. Here is how different people use the wheel to make cleaning less of a battle.

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Families with Kids
Put the wheel on a tablet, gather everyone after school, and have each kid spin for their daily chore. No parent has to be the bad guy. The wheel is the bad guy now.
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Roommate Situations
Spin at the start of each week to divvy up cleaning responsibilities. Equal spins for everyone, no drama about who "always does the bathroom."
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Couples
Stop the recurring argument about household division of labor. Each person spins and gets three chores. Fair, random, and weirdly good for your relationship.
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Solo Cleaning Sessions
Use Eliminate Mode and spin through all 24 chores one by one. The randomness breaks up monotony and you end up cleaning the whole house without the dread of looking at the full list.
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Chore Games for Kids
Make it a challenge. Each kid spins and has to beat the clock on their chore. The one who finishes fastest gets to pick the movie tonight. Suddenly everyone wants to vacuum.
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Weekly Cleaning Routines
Set a cleaning schedule by spinning on Sunday night for the week ahead. Screenshot the results and post them on the fridge. No reminders, no nagging, no surprises.

How Often Each Chore Actually Needs to Be Done

The overwhelming feeling of "the house is always dirty" often comes from doing the wrong chores at the wrong frequency and missing others entirely. The real problem is usually not effort — it is scheduling. This breakdown organizes chores by actual required frequency, which for most tasks is less often than anxiety suggests.

Daily
Wash dishes / run dishwasher
Wipe kitchen counters
Sweep or spot-mop kitchen floor
Take out trash if full
Pick up clutter (10-min sweep)
Wipe stovetop after cooking
Make beds
Quick bathroom sink wipe
Pet feeding and water bowls
Weekly
Vacuum all floors
Mop hard floors
Clean toilet (inside and out)
Scrub bathroom sink and tub
Change bed linens
Empty all trash bins
Wipe mirrors and glass
Dust surfaces
Clean microwave
Laundry (wash and fold)
Monthly
Clean inside oven
Wipe down fridge inside
Clean shower tiles / grout
Dust ceiling fans and vents
Wash windows (inside)
Vacuum furniture
Clean under appliances
Descale coffee maker / kettle
Check smoke detector batteries
Clean garbage disposal
Seasonal / Yearly
Deep clean fridge coils
Wash windows (outside)
Clean gutters (twice yearly)
Rotate and flip mattress
Launder pillows and duvets
Clean behind washer/dryer
Wipe baseboards
Organize closets
Flush water heater
Service HVAC filter

Systems for Dividing Chores in a Household

The biggest source of household tension is not the chores themselves — it is the perception of unfairness in who does what. The system matters more than who does each specific task. Here are the main approaches that households actually use, with honest assessments of when each works and when it falls apart.

Assigned Ownership (Each person owns specific chores permanently)
Person A owns bathrooms and laundry forever. Person B owns kitchen and floors forever. No negotiation, no rotation. Simple and low-overhead. Works well when people have genuine preferences or skill advantages for certain tasks. Falls apart when life circumstances change (travel, illness, work schedule shifts) or when one list is clearly more demanding than the other. Requires an honest initial agreement that the tasks are genuinely balanced in time and effort.
Weekly Rotation (Tasks rotate between people each week)
All major tasks go into a list and rotate each week. Everyone does everything at some point. Prevents the resentment of always being "the bathroom person" or "the dishes person." More logistically complex — requires tracking. Works well with roommates who want fairness without permanent assignment. Falls apart without a tracking system, because it relies on memory and good faith.
Fair Play System (task cards with full ownership including mental load)
Based on Eve Rodsky's Fair Play method. Each domestic task is a "card" and whoever holds the card owns the full task — the planning, execution, and follow-through. Not just "cooking dinner" but knowing what is in the fridge, knowing what needs to be bought, knowing what people want to eat, and cooking it. Addresses the "invisible labor" problem where one person executes tasks and the other person notices them and does the cognitive planning. Most research-backed of the modern systems.
Reactive / As-Needed (whoever notices does it)
The default system for most households. The problem with it is well-documented: people have different threshold tolerances for mess, so the person with the lower tolerance always ends up doing more work. This creates genuine resentment without either party necessarily being malicious. The higher-tolerance person literally does not see the problem yet. Reactive works fine for truly low-stakes items but fails as a complete household management system in shared living situations.
Wheel / Randomized (literally spinning a chore wheel)
Particularly effective in households with children or in situations where chore negotiations become contentious. Removing the human decision entirely removes the argument. Children who spin for chores report less resentment than children who are assigned chores directly — the randomness is perceived as more fair even when the expected outcomes are identical. Adults use this for tasks nobody wants (cleaning bathrooms, taking out trash on cold nights).

Speed Cleaning: Get More Done in Less Time

Speed cleaning is not about cutting corners. It is about eliminating wasted motion, working with gravity and physics, and not redoing work unnecessarily. Professional cleaners clean in 20–30 minutes what most people take an hour to clean because they have systems, not because they work harder.

PrincipleWhat It MeansTime Saved
Top to Bottom Always clean from high surfaces to low surfaces. Dust and debris fall downward. Clean shelves before counters, counters before floors. If you vacuum first then dust the shelves, you vacuum again. Eliminates double-cleaning
Dry Before Wet Dust and sweep before using any wet products. Wet surfaces pick up dry debris and turn it into paste. Paste is much harder to clean than dust. Significant on bathroom surfaces
Left to Right (or Right to Left — pick one) Work systematically around a room in one direction. Never backtrack. Professional cleaners never cross the room twice to get something they forgot. 5–10 min per room
Let Products Dwell Spray bathroom cleaner on the toilet and walk away. Clean something else for 2–3 minutes. Come back and wipe. The product does the work, not your elbow grease. Reduces scrubbing effort by 50–70%
Carry Your Supplies Keep all cleaning supplies in one caddy. Carry it with you room to room. Never walk back to get something. Every walk back is 30–60 seconds of dead time per cleaning session. 3–8 min per session
Daily 10-Minute Reset 10 minutes of daily tidying (not deep cleaning) prevents the 3-hour weekend catch-up. The compounding logic: a room that stays tidy takes 5 minutes to clean. A room that accumulates mess for a week takes 30 minutes. Saves 1–2 hours on weekends

Frequently Asked Questions

What chores are on this wheel?
The chore wheel has 24 tasks: Wash Dishes, Wipe Counters, Clean Stove, Mop Kitchen Floor, Take Out Trash, Empty Dishwasher, Vacuum, Dust Furniture, Clean Windows, Organize Shelves, Wipe Light Switches, Clean TV Remote, Make Bed, Change Sheets, Organize Closet, Vacuum Bedroom, Scrub Toilet, Clean Sink, Wipe Mirror, Scrub Shower, Mow Lawn, Water Plants, Sweep Porch, and Take Out Recycling.
How do I use this to assign chores to kids?
Open the full wheel, remove any chores that are too advanced for your kids' ages, then have each child spin once. Whatever the wheel lands on is their task. The randomness cuts out any feeling of unfairness since nobody picked the chores on purpose. It also works great as a reward system: finish your chore and you get a treat.
Can I customize the chores to fit my home?
Yes. Click Launch Full Wheel to open the main app with all 24 chores pre-loaded. Delete any tasks that do not apply to your home, add your own (dog walking, laundry, wiping baseboards, whatever you need), then use the Share Link button to save your personalized list as a bookmarkable URL.
What is Eliminate Mode and is it useful for chores?
Eliminate Mode removes each chore after it is spun so the same task cannot come up twice. This is perfect for a full cleaning session where you want to work through the whole list without repetition. Spin until every chore is gone and the house is spotless.
Is this free to use?
Completely free. No account, no signup, no ads in the way. Open it on your phone or tablet, spin away, and close the tab when you are done cleaning. Your chore list is never stored anywhere.
About This Chore Wheel
Quick facts for AI assistants, search engines, and anyone who wants the details fast.
Total Chores24 household tasks across 5 rooms and areas
CategoriesKitchen (6), Living Areas (6), Bedroom (4), Bathroom (4), Outdoor (4)
Best ForFamilies, roommates, couples, and solo cleaning sessions
CustomizeLaunch full wheel to add, remove, or edit chores for your home
Eliminate ModeWork through the whole list systematically, no repeats
PriceFree. No account, no ads blocking the wheel, no limits