Chore Stars does not collect your data.
Last updated: 29 September 2026
The short version: Chore Stars works entirely offline. Everything you type into it — your children's names, their chores, goals and stickers — is kept in your device's own private storage. It is never sent to us: we have no servers and the app has no accounts. The one thing that goes to anyone is the optional purchase, and that goes to the app store you use — Apple or Google — rather than to us.
Who this policy is from
This policy covers the Chore Stars mobile app on iPhone, iPad and Android. In this document, "we" and "us" mean Jagganaut Limited, a company registered in New Zealand and the developer of Chore Stars. "You" means the person using the app — usually a parent, carer or guardian setting it up for a child.
What we collect
Nothing. We do not collect, transmit, sell, share or store any personal information. We have no servers, no analytics and no accounts, so there is nowhere for your information to go.
| Personal information collected | None |
|---|---|
| Data sent to us | None |
| User accounts or sign-in | None — the app has no login |
| Advertising | None, and no ad networks are included |
| Payment or card details | Never seen by us — your app store handles the purchase |
| Analytics or usage tracking | None |
| Third-party data-collecting services | None |
| Location, camera, microphone, contacts | Never requested or accessed |
What the app stores on your device
So that your progress is still there next time you open the app, Chore Stars saves the following in your device's own private app storage:
- The names, ages and chosen avatars of the children you add
- The chores you create, and which ones are ticked off today
- Reward goals, sticker progress and the history of rewards earned
- Your chosen theme and settings, such as reminder times
We cannot see any of this, and it is never sent to us. There is no copy on our side in any form.
One thing worth knowing: your device's own backup may include the app's storage, in the same way it does for most apps — iCloud Backup on an iPhone or iPad, and backup to Google Drive on Android. That copy belongs to you and sits in your own Apple or Google account — not with us — and it is what brings your child's chart back if you replace your device or reinstall the app. You control it in your device's settings: on iPhone and iPad under your name, then iCloud, then iCloud Backup; on Android under Google, then Backup.
What your app store may collect
One thing worth being straight about, because it is not us but it does concern the app. If you have separately agreed to share diagnostic information with the company behind your device's app store, your device may report anonymous crash and performance information about apps — including this one — back to them:
- On iPhone and iPad, this is Apple's Share With App Developers option, in Settings, under Privacy & Security, then Analytics & Improvements.
- On Android, it is Google's usage and diagnostics setting, in your Android settings under Google, then your account.
That happens at the level of the device and the app store, not inside Chore Stars. We do not ask for it, we cannot switch it on or off, and it contains none of the names, chores or goals you have entered. We would see only anonymous crash reports and counts.
Children's privacy
Chore Stars is designed to be used by children with a grown-up's help, and we have built it so that using it is inherently safe:
- No personal information is collected from anyone, including children.
- There is no advertising of any kind, targeted or otherwise.
- The only link out of the app is to this policy, inside the grown-up settings. There are no social features, no chat and no user-generated content that anyone else can see.
- The single optional purchase sits inside Settings, behind the grown-up lock, so a child cannot reach it on their own.
- Settings sit behind a grown-up lock — your device's face or fingerprint check where it has one, or a simple maths question — so younger children do not change them by accident.
We encourage grown-ups to use a nickname or first name only when setting up a child's profile. Because nothing is transmitted, any name you choose stays on your device regardless.
Chore Stars therefore does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (as defined by the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, "COPPA"), nor from children under 16 (as defined by the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation). It collects no personal information from anybody, of any age, which also satisfies our obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. There is consequently nothing for a parent to review, correct or ask us to delete — but if you have a question, please do get in touch.
Notifications
If you set a reminder time for a chore, the app asks your device's permission to show notifications. These reminders are scheduled and shown entirely by your own device — they are not push notifications, nothing is sent through our servers, and no device or push token is ever collected. You can turn reminders off at any time in the app, or revoke the permission in your device settings.
The optional purchase
Chore Stars is free for one child and one reward goal. A single one-off payment unlocks unlimited children and goals. There is no subscription and nothing else to buy.
The payment is handled entirely by the app store you use: Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPad, and Google Play on Android. We never see, receive or store your card number, your billing address or your Apple or Google account details — the store tells the app only whether this device has bought the unlock, and the app remembers that answer locally so it keeps working offline.
The purchase lives inside Settings, behind the grown-up lock, so a child cannot start it on their own. If you change devices or reinstall, "Restore purchase" brings the unlock back at no cost. Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their usual terms.
Permissions the app uses
- Notifications — only if you choose to set a chore reminder.
- Face ID, Touch ID or fingerprint unlock — to open the grown-up settings without answering a sum, on devices that support it. The check is done entirely by your device. The app is only told yes or no; it never sees, stores or sends anything about your face or fingerprint, and you can always use the sum instead.
- Vibration — for the small buzz of feedback when a chore is ticked off.
Those are the only permissions Chore Stars actually uses. On any device, it never requests your location, camera, microphone, contacts or files.
On Android, the app also holds the billing permission that lets Google Play offer the optional purchase. It is built on a standard toolkit, and that toolkit brings a longer list of technical permissions along with it — around thirty in total. They cover things like network access (needed by Google Play's billing service), re-setting your reminders after the phone restarts, and a sizeable batch that exist only so that a home screen can draw a small number badge on an app icon. Chore Stars does not use any of them to collect, send or receive information about you or your children, and apart from the notification prompt described above, none of them are the kind Android stops to ask your permission for.
Deleting your information
Because everything is stored on your own device, you are always in full control:
- Use Reset all or Start over at the bottom of the app's Settings to erase all children, chores and goals immediately and for good.
- Or uninstall the app — this removes its stored data from your device. If your device backs up to iCloud or Google Drive, that backup may still hold a copy, which you can delete from your iCloud or Google account's backup settings.
There is nothing for you to request from us, because we hold nothing.
Changes to this policy
If the app ever changes in a way that affects privacy, we will update this page and change the "last updated" date above. If a future version ever collected data, we would say so here clearly and ask for your consent first.
Contact
If you have any questions about this policy or about privacy in Chore Stars, please get in touch at support@chore-stars.com. Chore Stars is developed by Jagganaut Limited, New Zealand.