Does anyone know of a simpler chore tracker than Grocy? I essentialy just want reminders for recurring tasks like rinsing heat pump filters, oiling wooden work surfaces etc.

Grocy seems like overkill for that, but maybe it’s the easiest option?

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There are probably better options, but the first thing that came to mind was making a blueprint where the bones are “on x day at y time, send a notification to my phone that says do z task” and alter it from there.

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This is probably the simplest way, but my lazy brain keeps telling me that someone else has already solved it lol

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this is great timing because I was wanting to set this up at the weekend too for keeping track of house chores and water the plants, cleaning the hot tub etc

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What I love about Grocy is that it works with NFC tags. Once the chores are setup initially all it takes is to scan the tag and it gets marked done. I added a notification that’s read aloud on the speakers in the house for positive reinforcement

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That’s very cool, I’ll have to test the WAF with NFC 😅

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If you really want simple and time is your only variable, HomeAssistant now has a calendar function built in. The advantage here is that you can build automations with it; flash the lights, send a notification, display a value on a card, etc.

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I ran across a yt video that lead me to this page. I took the info/ideas here and built my kid chore system. With a dashboard that tracks what he did and total points that is tied to his allowance. Built in some anti-gaming stuff by day/time locking some things. He can only collect most trash cans on trash night. He can only empty the dishwasher once a day etc…

One cool thing, when he scans the trash cans to bring them in. If it’s on trash day and between x-ypm it opens the garage door for him.

https://smarthomesolver.com/reviews/nfc-tag-automation-ideas-how-to-setup/

He’s at camp this week so they’re now my chores <sigh>

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