The OurHome alternative for UK families
If you're searching for an OurHome alternative, you're probably not replacing an app so much as finding a new home for it. OurHome's original app has gone quiet — and a household needs somewhere that's still being looked after. Here's an honest look at how Daisy compares.
OurHome was a free, gamified family organiser — chore points children could redeem for parent-approved rewards, plus a shared grocery list and a basic calendar.
Why families look for an OurHome alternative
The app you relied on has gone quiet
OurHome's original app is effectively no longer available — its iOS listing has been removed and, by most accounts, there's been no meaningful update since around 2020. None of that is your fault; a free app with no way to fund itself was always going to struggle to keep going. But a household that trusted one place to hold things needs somewhere that's actively built.
You want more than chores and a list
OurHome held a calendar, a shared grocery list and chore points. Daisy holds the substance behind the dates: your people, pets, vehicles and property, the documents that matter, the renewals hiding inside them, and what it all costs — as one linked, structured picture.
Something that keeps itself current
The reason household apps fade is upkeep — one person ends up maintaining it until they run out of steam. Daisy inverts that: forward a letter or snap a photo and it drafts the record, the reminder and the cost for you, so the system doesn't lean on any single person to stay alive.
“All in one handy place.”
Daisy vs OurHome, side by side
An honest comparison. Where OurHomedoes something Daisy doesn't, we say so.
| Daisy | OurHome | |
|---|---|---|
| Still actively available | Yes — actively built and updated, with a public changelog. | The original app is no longer maintained; its iOS listing has been removed and there's reportedly been no meaningful update since around 2020. |
| Chore points & rewards for kids | Not offered today — Daisy doesn't gamify children's chores. | Its best-loved feature — points children earned and redeemed against parent-approved rewards. |
| Shared calendar & lists | Yes, plus an ICS feed you can subscribe to from Google or Apple Calendar. | A basic family calendar and a shared grocery list. |
| Documents & records | People, pets, vehicles, property and their documents kept as structured records. | Not offered. |
| Renewals & expiries | Tracks MOT, insurance, passports and more, and reminds you ahead of each one. | Not offered. |
| Household budget | A live budget that keeps itself current from one costs ledger. | Not offered. |
| Assistant that files things for you | Reads a photo or PDF and drafts the record, cost or task — you confirm it. | Not offered. |
Comparison based on public information about OurHome as of July 2026. Details change — check OurHome's own site for their latest.
Where OurHome might still be right for you
One honest caveat: OurHome did something Daisy doesn't. Its chore points and rewards genuinely motivated children, and families still miss that gamified loop. If that's the single thing your household loved most, Daisy isn't a like-for-like swap — it's a different, deeper kind of help, built around the household's records, renewals and money rather than kids' chores.
What makes Daisy different
- UK-native: MOT, council tax, TV Licence, renewal letters and £ — the dates and documents a British household actually juggles, not a US template.
- Records that act: snap a photo of a policy and it becomes a structured record, a reminder before it renews, and a line in your budget.
- Confirm-first: Daisy drafts the work and asks for a yes — nothing is ever saved until you confirm it.
- Private by design: your household is isolated on its own, nothing is ever hard-deleted, and there are no ads, ever.
Everything your household runs on, in one private place.
Set up your household in minutes. Add the people, pets and things you look after — Daisy takes it from there.