Kanplot for families – a shared chore board with an admin lock

How a family uses it

One adult starts a team called, say, "The Okafors", and Kanplot gives it a six-letter code. The kids type the code into their phones and they're on the board. No email invitations, no accounts to set up for them beyond a quick sign-in.

Then you make a project — Chores, Homework, Holiday packing — and add notes. Each note can have a name on it, so "Empty the dishwasher — Leo" is unambiguous. When Leo does it, he moves the note to Done, and everyone's board updates at the same moment, with a small ping if they've got sound on.

The admin lock

The question every parent asks first: what stops them just deleting the chore?

Each project has an admin lock. Turn it on and only admins can remove notes, clear the board or change the columns. Children can still add notes, move them and tick them done — everything that's doing the work — but "Tidy bedroom" doesn't vanish because someone pressed the wrong button. You can make another adult an admin too, or an older child if they've earned it.

The activity log shows who moved what and when, so "I did do it" and "no you didn't" has an answer.

Things families find useful

Deadlines. Give a note a date and it flags itself urgent the day before. Homework due Thursday goes red on Wednesday.
Show only mine. A child taps this and sees just their own notes, which is a lot less overwhelming than the whole household's list.
Your own columns. "This week / Doing / Done" suits chores; "Not started / Working on it / Checked by Mum" suits homework. Rename, reorder and recolour them to fit.
Works on a phone. On a small screen the board shows one column at a time with big buttons, and it installs to the home screen like an app.
More than one board. One team, as many projects as you like. Chores and holiday packing don't need to share a screen.

What it isn't

Kanplot doesn't do points, rewards, allowances or streaks. It doesn't send push notifications or nag anyone. It's a board on the wall that happens to be shared. If you want gamified chores with stars and prizes, there are apps built for that; if you want something that looks like the paper system you already had, and just keeps everyone in sync, this is it.

Privacy

Boards are visible only to members of your team. Nothing is public, there are no ads, and your data isn't sold to anyone. Every board has a backup button so you can keep your own copy.

Start with a chore board, add the kids with the code, and turn the lock on. Ten minutes, start to finish.