ChoreMonster: It Works.

If you believe in the parenting philosophy of "Reward for Effort", especially when it comes to house chores, then ChoreMonster.com is a web service you should consider. It currently is advertising-free with premium subscription options. You can use the service for free indefinitely, all the premium subscription gives you is extra virtual "rewards" for your kids. The service is divided in two main sections, one for parents and one for kids. The parents section has all the tools needed to create chores and rewards list as well as tracking and approval thereof, all in a very intuitive fashion. The kids section includes the list of chores, the choice of rewards, and, the premium-only section of monster carnival mini-game where kids can trade earned tickets for a chance to "unlock" new monsters. The customer service is top notch and very prompt, in our experience.

It has worked fantastically in our family. Our oldest kid is totally into it, almost not caring what the rewards are, but just the sense of accomplishment and the chance to unlock monsters provides him with more than enough motivation to not only do his chores, but make sure he does them correctly (the parent has to approve each chore marked as complete). The parenting section also has something for numbers-oriented parents as well: chore tracking and velocity (i.e. you can see how many chores/day or points/day your kid is burning through) so you could determine and project forward your kid's baseline effort.

All in all, I highly recommend using the service and if you find it useful, purchase a premium subscription. And just to be clear, I'm no way associated with them. I don't know anyone who works there and I have nothing to gain or lose. I just think it's a great service and deserves patronage.