What is the chore wheel?
The chore wheel is a free online spinner loaded with 8 starter entries, such as Dishes, Vacuum, Laundry, Take out trash. You can change every slice, add your own items, set odds and keep a record of each result. People also search for it as “chore spinner”, “family chore wheel”, “roommate chore wheel”.
A hidden random generator only gives you an answer. This wheel shows every option and the spin itself, so the group can see nobody picked the result by hand.
How to use the chore wheel
Make the list yours
Type over the examples, add new lines, or remove what you don't need. Your changes save automatically.
Choose your settings
Set the spin duration and palette, and decide whether winners are removed, counted or drawn several at a time.
Spin the wheel
Hit the big blue button. The wheel ticks, slows and stops, and the result pops up with a receipt code.
Ways to use the chore wheel
Families with kids
Turn chores into a game.
Shared flats
Rotate cleaning tasks fairly.
Dorms
Split communal jobs.
Office kitchens
Assign weekly clean-up duty.
Tips for the chore wheel
- Turn on Fair Rotation so recent tasks cool down.
- Weight tougher chores lower if they take longer.
- Export History to keep a weekly record.
Setting up a household chore wheel
List every regular job in the home: dishes, vacuuming, laundry, bins, bathrooms, dusting, watering plants, feeding pets, tidying shared spaces and changing bed linen. Be specific; "clean the bathroom sink and mirror" is clearer than "bathroom". Then decide how often to spin, whether daily, weekly or at a family meeting, and who takes part. Each person spins for their jobs, or you spin names onto each chore in turn.
Matching chores to ages
Young children (3–5): put toys away, feed the pet with help, match socks, water plants. Primary age (6–10): set and clear the table, make their bed, empty small bins, sort recycling, dust low surfaces. Older children (11+): vacuum, load and unload the dishwasher, take out the bins, clean the bathroom sink, help cook a simple meal. Teenagers and adults: laundry from start to finish, cleaning the kitchen, mowing, food shopping. Use separate wheels for different ages, or weights so younger children rarely get heavy jobs.
Keeping it fair over time
Random picks can give one person the bins three weeks running. Turn on automatic removal so each chore is given out once before the list resets, or use Fair Rotation so people who just did a job are less likely to get it again. Keep the history visible on a family tablet or screenshot it for the fridge, so everyone can see the jobs are being shared.
Housemates and shared flats
In shared homes, chore disputes are a common source of tension. A wheel spun at a weekly house meeting is neutral, and nobody can claim someone else is dodging. Agree what "done" means for each chore, such as "bins out the night before collection, new bag in". Allow swaps by agreement, and note them so the record stays accurate.
Making it fun
Add a "free pass" slice at low weight, which earns a week off one chore. Add "helper's choice", where you pick someone to help you. For children, pair the wheel with a reward chart: completed chores earn stickers or points towards a treat. Put on music while everyone does their chores at the same time. Spin for the playlist too.
Unpopular jobs
Some jobs, like cleaning the toilet or scrubbing the oven, are genuinely worse than others. Consider putting them on their own strict rotation so everyone does them equally, and use the wheel for the rest. Or give unpopular chores a "bonus" so whoever draws them gets first pick of something nice, like the TV remote or dessert.
Classroom and office chore wheels
The same idea works at work and school: kitchen clean-up, recycling, plant care, restocking supplies or wiping whiteboards. A classroom jobs wheel and an office kitchen wheel both keep shared spaces tidy without anyone having to nag.
A weekly routine
On Sunday evening, spin the week's chores. Post the results. Check in midweek. On Saturday, celebrate the finished list, then reset for the next week.
Small, regular spins work better than one big weekly argument about who does what.
Chore wheel features
Family-friendly
Big buttons, pictures on slices and saved lists for every week.
Odds you control
Change any entry's weight and its slice resizes to match its chance.
No-repeat and multi-winner
Remove winners automatically, or draw a whole set in one round.
Images, colours, sound
Pictures on slices, custom colours, tick and fanfare sounds.
Share, fullscreen, OBS
Send a link, project it, or put it on stream as an overlay.
History and receipts
Every spin is logged with a time and code. Export it to CSV.
Odds on the chore wheel
With equal weights each of the 8 entries has a 12.5% chance on every spin. Change a weight and that entry's chance becomes its weight divided by the total. Elimination removes winners and recalculates the odds for the rest. Test any setup on the randomness audit.
Chore wheel FAQs
How do I spin for each person?
Spin once per person with Elimination on, so every chore is handed out once.
Can I add a reward?
Add a "Free pass" slice for fun.
Will it remember last week?
Yes. History and Fair Rotation counts stay saved in this browser.
Is the chore wheel free?
Yes. The chore wheel on WheelSpinner is free, with no sign-up or entry limit.
Is the chore wheel truly random?
Each spin uses your browser's cryptographic random number generator, so with equal weights every visible entry has the same chance.
Can I save and share my chore wheel?
Entries save automatically in this browser, and Share copies a link with your list included.