Roost
One App. No Excuses.
Chores, groceries, meals, bills, calendar, reminders. Your entire household in one place.
Roost
Chores, groceries, meals, bills, calendar, reminders. Your entire household in one place.
No half-baked features. No upgrade to unlock basic stuff. Roost handles the real, messy, beautiful chaos of sharing a home.
Track every household expense, split costs any way you want, and snap receipts to auto-read line items. See spending trends, set budgets by category, and always know exactly where the money goes.
Plan the week together, let everyone vote on meals, and push ingredients straight to a shared grocery list with one tap. Items auto-sort by store section so you are not zigzagging every aisle.
Assign tasks, track who is pulling their weight, and let kids earn real rewards. Streaks, leaderboards, and a gentle nudge system that means you are not the one nagging. Again.
School pickups, dentist visits, game nights, grocery runs. Set recurring events once and forget them. Push notifications hit the right person at the right time on mobile.
Wi-Fi password, vet number, house rules, landlord's email. Everything the household needs in one searchable place.
Toggle every feature on or off per member. Don't want kids adding expenses? One switch. You are in full control.
Kids log in with a simple PIN. They see chores and rewards, and you control the rest.
Why Roost?
Other apps do one thing. Roost does them all, and they actually talk to each other.
| Feature | Roost | Splitwise | Cozi | OurHome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chore tracking + rewards | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Grocery lists | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bill splitting | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Receipt scanning | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Meal planning + voting | ✓ | ✕ | ~ | ✕ |
| Shared calendar | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Child accounts + PIN login | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ~ |
| Push reminders | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Shared notes | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Admin controls | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ~ |
Questions? We got answers.
Yep. Most features are completely free, forever. Premium is $4/month and unlocks receipt scanning, spending insights, rich text notes, and more. One subscription covers every member of your household. Think of it as buying the solo dev behind this a coffee, except the coffee comes with perks.
Kids can log in with a simple custom PIN from the household code screen, no email required. During onboarding you create your household and invite members. Kids get their own experience: chores, rewards, and the stuff they need. Admins control exactly what each member can see and do.
Roost is a free app built by a solo developer. Ads on the free tier help keep the lights on. They're not aggressive: no pop-ups, no video ads, nothing sketchy. Premium ($4/month) removes them entirely. As a bonus you also get receipt scanning and extra features.
Absolutely. As the admin you can toggle every feature on or off individually for each member. Don't want kids adding expenses? Toggle it off. Want them on chores only? Done. Changes take effect immediately.
Roost is available as a web app that works great on any browser, desktop or mobile. Native iOS and Android apps with push notifications are coming after the web launch.
Snap a photo of any receipt. Roost reads the line items automatically and lets you split them however you want: equally, by item, or custom amounts. It's a Premium feature.
Nope. Roost works for roommates, couples, and families: anyone sharing a home. If you split bills, share groceries, or argue about whose turn it is to clean the bathroom, Roost is for you.