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The basics
What exactly is DonePoints?
A shared task and points app for anyone who splits work with other people: a household, a flat-share, a friend group or a small team.
What is a Circle?
A Circle is the group you share jobs, points and rewards with. Everyone in it sees the same ledger.
How do points work?
Every job carries a value in dp, the DonePoints coin. Finish it, or have it approved if photo proof is on, and the dp land in your balance.
Is it really free?
Yes. The Free plan has no time limit and covers unlimited tasks, bounties, streaks and rewards for up to 4 people. Plus comes with a 15-day free trial too, with no card needed.
Can I use it with flatmates or a team?
Yes. A Circle is any group of people sharing work, and everyone gets the same tools.
Do I need an iPhone?
There is an iPhone app, and DonePoints also runs in a web browser. Android is on the way, and you can join the waitlist from this page.
Getting set up
How do I bring people in?
Send an invite link or code, or let them scan the QR code on your phone. You choose whether they join as a member or an admin.
What are starter packs?
Ready-made sets of jobs, rewards and repeats for couples, families, flat-shares and teams. Pick one at signup, change anything you like, and your Circle starts full instead of empty.
Can I make my own pack?
Yes. Save your Circle as a pack, use it again on another Circle, or share it with a link. You can switch the link off whenever you want.
Is there help for my first day?
Yes. A Getting started card walks you through five first steps, like ticking off a job and adding a reward, and each one pays dp.
Can I be in more than one Circle?
Yes, on Pro. Keep home, the flat and work apart and switch between them in a tap.
Jobs
Can jobs repeat?
Yes. Daily, weekly, or on the weekdays you pick. You can skip a single repeat without breaking the pattern.
What is fair rotation?
A repeating job that passes itself round the Circle, so the same person is not stuck with the bins every week.
Can two people share a job?
Yes. Put more than one person on it and the dp are split between them.
What if nobody owns a job?
The Plan view suggests whoever is furthest under their fair share and offers it to them in one tap.
What if I cannot do mine?
Move it to tomorrow, offer a swap with someone else's job, or spend a Chore Pass to hand it back.
Can a big job have steps?
Yes. Add a checklist and tick the steps off as you go.
Bounties, proof and events
What is a bounty?
A bigger job posted on the Board for anyone to claim, with a price on it.
What happens to the jobs nobody claims?
Post them to the Bounty Board with a real point value. They sit open, gaining value, until someone decides the price is right.
How does photo proof work?
Whoever does the job adds a photo. An admin checks it and approves, or sends it back with a reason. The dp only land once it is approved. Photo proof is part of Plus.
Who approves things?
Admins. If you run a Circle on your own, you can approve your own.
What is a Live Event?
A timed sprint on a handful of jobs with a bonus pot for getting them all done. You can set one to come back every week.
Fairness
How is fair share worked out?
By default the week's dp are compared against an even split. If an even split is not fair in your house, set each person's capacity and the app uses that instead.
What is a nudge?
A friendly prompt to someone who is well under their share. It lands in their Inbox, not in a group chat.
What is a swap?
An offer to trade one of your jobs for one of theirs, with a few dp on top if the trade is uneven. They can accept or decline.
Is there a weekly summary?
Yes. Circle Pulse recaps who carried what each week, and the Feed shows everything as it happens.
Rewards, streaks and seasons
Who decides the rewards?
Your Circle does. Anyone can propose one, and it goes live once two people have voted for it. On your own, it goes live straight away.
What can I spend dp on?
Rewards your Circle chose, a Streak Freeze, a Chore Pass, or the Circle goal.
What is a Circle goal?
One big shared target, like a day out, that everyone chips dp into.
How do streaks and freezes work?
Finish something each day and your streak grows. Bank a Streak Freeze and it covers a day you miss.
What if I am away?
Switch on Away Pass and your streak is paused while you travel or recover. Nothing is spent or lost.
What are seasons?
A fresh leaderboard for a set stretch, 30 days unless you change it. Standings reset at the end and you get the final results.
Who can see us in the Global Arena?
Nobody can see who you are. Circles appear under an alias with weekly points only.
Plans, privacy and settings
What do the paid plans add?
Plus adds unlimited rewards, your full history, photo proof and room for up to 10 people. Pro adds unlimited Circles and up to 30 people.
Will it ping me at night?
Not if you set quiet hours. Pick a start and an end and the Circle stays silent in between.
Is there a dark mode?
Yes. Light, dark, or automatic to match your phone.
Can I turn the animations off?
Yes. Animations and haptics each have a switch, and the app follows your phone's Reduce Motion setting.
Can I get my data out, or delete it?
Yes. Download your data or delete your account from Settings whenever you like.