Is this chore chart maker really free?

Yes. Building and printing a chart is completely free with no account required. If you want the chart to run itself (reminders, check-offs, points, and photo verification), a free ChoreSplit account turns it into a live digital chart. No credit card required.

Can I print the chore chart?

Yes. Click Print and your browser prints just the chart, cleanly formatted with a checkbox grid for each day of the week. It fits a standard letter or A4 page for the fridge.

How many kids can I add to one chart?

Up to four kids on one chart, each with their own color, age-matched chore list, and weekly checkbox grid. In the ChoreSplit app there is no limit on family members.

How does the chart know which chores fit my child's age?

The suggestions come from a curated set of 60+ chores mapped to ages 4 through 18, with difficulty and time estimates. Set a child's age and the chart pre-fills a short, balanced starter list; you can add or remove any chore.

How many chores should be on a chore chart?

Fewer than you think. A short list done every day builds habits better than a long list done sometimes. The maker starts with 3 chores for preschoolers, scaling to about 6 for teens, and you can adjust from there.

What is better: a printable chore chart or a chore app?

A printable chart is free and takes two minutes, but it doesn't remind anyone, verify the work, or reset itself each week. An app handles reminders, proof (ChoreSplit uses AI photo verification), points and rewards automatically. Many families start with the printable and move to the app when the novelty of stickers wears off.

Do chore charts actually work?

Research on habit formation says visible tracking plus immediate feedback works. Charts fail when they're forgotten or when checking off is on the honor system. That's the gap digital charts close: automatic reminders and photo proof keep the system honest without a parent policing it.

Can I use this chart maker without signing up?

Yes. Build the chart, customize every chore, and print it without an account. An account is only needed if you want to save the chart and have ChoreSplit track it automatically.

Free Tool

Chore Chart Maker

Add your kids. Get age-appropriate chores pre-filled. Print the chart free, or make it track itself.

Free · No sign-up needed to print

Build your family's chore chart

Age: 8

Fold laundry and put awayTidy living room nightlyMake own breakfast (cereal, toast)Rake leaves

Weekly Chore Chart

Week of ______________

Kid 1 · 8~55 min for the full list

Chore	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
Fold laundry and put away
Tidy living room nightly
Make own breakfast (cereal, toast)
Rake leaves

Made free at choresplit.com/tools/chore-chart-maker

Free · No credit card required

See the chart run for real

A narrated walkthrough: two kids go in, age-appropriate chores fill the chart, it prints without an account, and the same chart runs live with due dates, points and a photo check.

Read the transcript

0:00A chore chart is easy to make and hard to keep going. The paper one on the fridge stops getting filled in by about week two.
0:06This maker starts with your kids. I added two, set their ages, and the chores filled themselves in from what each age can handle.
0:13That is a chart you can print straight from the browser. No account, no email address, nothing to unsubscribe from later.
0:19The same chart runs live in ChoreSplit. Every chore has an owner, a due date and a point value the kids can see.
0:25Checking one off puts the points on the board and moves everyone closer to a reward you set, which is what keeps a chart alive past week one.
0:32That is the free chore chart maker. Try it at choresplit.com.

How the Chore Chart Maker Works

1. Add your kids

Name and age, up to four kids. Each gets a color and their own section of the chart.

2. Adjust the chores

A short age-appropriate list is pre-filled from 60+ curated chores for ages 4-18. Toggle anything on or off.

3. Print it, or make it live

Print the checkbox grid for the fridge, or save it to a free account and the chart runs itself.

Printable Chore Chart vs Chore App

Both come out of this maker. The printable version is perfect for getting started today; the app version exists because paper charts don't remind anyone, can't prove the room was actually cleaned, and stop working the week everyone forgets to look at the fridge.

Feature	Printed chart	ChoreSplit app
Free
Ready in under a minute
Works with no screens
Reminds kids automatically
Proof chores were actually done
Points, streaks and rewards
Resets itself every week
Works across two households