Tipje: Chores & House Rules

Every card in Tipje says why. Not "take off your shoes" but "Take off your shoes at the door so our home stays clean and cosy."

A child who knows the reason does not have to be convinced again every morning. That is the whole idea, and it is on all 150 cards: 60 house rules, 60 chores and 30 rewards, each one written by hand in English, Dutch and German — no machine translation.

It is a chore chart, a reward chart and a house-rules board in one: the star chart from the fridge, minus the missing stickers.

HOW IT WORKS
Tell Tipje your child's age band once and a starter board appears: around five house rules, five chores and six rewards chosen for that age. Change any of them, or write your own.

Your child gets a tab of their own. They tick off what they have done and earn peanuts. Peanuts buy rewards you approved first. The badges sit on the Achievement Board; the weekly recap there is part of Tipje Family.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• 150 cards, every one with its reason in words a child can repeat
• A whole starter board from one tap, then edit anything you like
• Rewards you write yourself, priced in peanuts you set
• Up to two children, each with their own board and their own cards (with Tipje Family)
• Badges your child can see for themselves, with no PIN in the way
• Streaks that forgive one missed day, and a personal best that keeps standing
• Sound, a gentle vibration and confetti when something is genuinely done
• One evening reminder at a time you choose, naming what is still open
• A Sunday recap of the week, written for you
• A parent PIN, so you are the only one who can change a card
• Tap a locked card and Tipje asks your child to fetch a grown-up — it never opens a purchase
• Rule lists that open without a connection
• No adverts anywhere in the app

"ISN'T THIS BRIBERY?"
Honest answer: no — but it can become that. A bribe is what you offer in the middle of a conflict to make a behaviour stop: sweets at the till so the screaming ends. Tipje runs the other way round. The agreement is set beforehand, your child knows the reason, and the reward comes afterwards. The reason is on the card, not the peanut.

You write the reward list yourself, so it can cost time instead of money: reading together, choosing what goes on the table on Sunday, a walk with just you. And when your child knows a rule a few months in and no longer needs the card, take it off the board. That is not failure, that is finished.

WHAT AGE
Tipje fits ages 6 to 8 best. Most children read and tick their own cards from about five; with a grown-up reading the cards aloud it works a little earlier. The cards are short and the peanuts count on one hand.

PLANS
Tipje Family: yearly with a 14-day free trial through the App Store, monthly, or a one-time purchase. The price for your country is shown before you choose anything, and the upgrade sits in the parent area, behind the parent PIN.

Families who already use Tipje keep exactly what they have. And without Tipje Family the app stays readable rather than locked: boards, history, badges and the peanut balance all stay visible, they just cannot be changed.

Made by one Dutch developer, for his own family first.
WHAT AGE
Tipje fits ages 6 to 8 best. Most children read and tick their own cards from about five; with a grown-up reading the cards aloud it works a little earlier. The cards are short and the peanuts count on one hand.

PLANS
Tipje Family: yearly with a 14-day free trial through the App Store, monthly, or a one-time purchase. The price for your country is shown before you choose anything, and the upgrade sits in the parent area, behind the parent PIN.


SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS
Tipje Family renews automatically until you cancel. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings, up to 24 hours before the period ends. The one-time purchase does not renew.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://tipjeapp.com/privacy