For two
Run your home together, without one of you keeping track of everything.
Jarmer remembers the jobs that come round again, takes turns between you, and puts each person's next thing on their own lock screen. Nobody has to be the reminder.
iPhone, in a private beta. Free to start, and one price covers you both.
- No chore charts
- No tally of who did what
- No nagging on anyone's behalf
- No red badges
- No ads
Why it gets tiring
The work isn't only the chores. It's remembering them.
Someone notices the bins, the boiler service, the birthday card. Then they ask. Then they ask again. Jarmer takes the noticing and the asking, so the two of you can just do the thing.
It remembers when
Chores get due at the pace they really happen in your home, not on a rigid day. Skip a week and nothing stacks.
Each of you knows what's yours
Take turns, one person, or whoever's free. Your next thing is on your lock screen, and theirs is on theirs.
Either of you can act from there
Done, Snooze or Hand off, right on the notification. No list to open, no app to check.
A week of it
From setup to Done, for Rob and Sam.
Swap in your own names. This is the whole loop, and most of it happens on the lock screen.
Sunday: Rob sets it up
Rob says what comes round again: bins, bathroom, laundry, the plants, groceries. Jarmer asks how often each actually happens now, and suggests a few that slipped Rob's mind, like the smoke alarms.
Sunday: Sam joins with something real
Rob's invite hands Sam one thing, "book the boiler service". Sam can say I'll take it or Can't now. Either is fine. It's a request, never an assignment.
Tuesday: trash night
It's Rob's turn, so the ping goes to Rob, who taps Done from the lock screen. Next week it's Sam's, without anyone deciding again.
Thursday: a busy day
Sam's calendar is full, so Sam's Now is smaller. Sam hands the dishwasher to Rob, who takes it from the notification. Sam taps Thanks. That's it.
Next Sunday: fifteen minutes
The weekly reset: sort what came in, pick what matters, and each of you answers one question on your own phone: how does next week's split feel?
Fair, without keeping score
Jarmer doesn't decide what's fair. You two do.
Five quick jobs aren't the same as booking a repair, and no app can weigh that for you. So Jarmer never counts who did more. It asks.
- Turns rotate on their own, so nobody keeps track.
- A lot on your plate? Ask the other to take one. They can say no.
- Got room? Take a turn off them, just this once.
- A rough week shrinks everything to its smallest version, for whoever needs it.
Also for two
The rest of running a home.
One grocery list
Shared, live and sorted by aisle. Whoever's at the shop sees what's on it. Free, with no limit.
House rules
Each of you answers a few questions alone, then sees where you already agree. The answers become settings.
The household's memory
The water shut-off, the paint colors, the plumber's number, and what you did last Thanksgiving. Written once, found when you need it.
Big things, planned backwards
A move, hosting, a trip. Give Jarmer the date and each job reaches whoever's doing it when it's time. Try the moving planner.
Private where it counts
Mark anything private and it never reaches the other phone. Your journal is yours alone.
Roommates too
Up to four people. Turns rotate through everyone, and copy uses names, never "your partner".
Questions couples ask
Do we both have to pay?
No. One purchase of Jarmer Plus covers everyone at home, and Free is free for both of you. Plus is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year, about $1.46 a month each for two.
What works on Free?
The lock screen, notifications with buttons, hand-offs, turns, the grocery list and five recurring chores, for good. Plus has room for every chore and plans drafted for you. Compare Free and Plus.
Does Sam need an iPhone too?
No. On Android or a computer, Sam can use Jarmer in the browser, at jarmer.app/app: the same household, with pings that have Done and Snooze. The lock-screen widgets are iPhone only.
What if only one of us is keen?
Start on your own. It works for one person from day one, and the other can join when a hand-off shows up. Joining takes a name and a tap.
Will it nag my partner for me?
No. Jarmer reminds whoever's turn it is, about their own thing, with buttons to act. Anything that needs the other person is a request they can say no to, and nothing reports back on who did what.
Does it use AI?
A little: sorting what you say and drafting plans. Each of you says yes or no for yourself, and AI help is on for whoever has said yes. What the other wrote stays out of it until they do. Everything else works without it.
Get Jarmer
Less reminding. More getting it done.
In a private beta on iPhone. Free to start, and one price for everyone at home when you want more room.