Roomly - Clean Home Routine
Roomly is a cleaning planner designed for people who find chore lists overwhelming. Instead of a long checklist of everything in the house, it shows only the tasks that are due today. Each task has its own repeat interval, such as wiping the stove every 3 days or changing the sheets every 7, and it reappears when it is due again.
To make the state of your home easy to read, every room has a meter that slowly moves from Clean through Soon and Almost to Today and Worn out as its tasks become due. A summary at the top tells you how clean the home is overall, in a calm tone rather than a nagging one.
Ticking a task takes one tap, with an undo in case you tapped the wrong one. A streak counter and a look-back page show what you have done recently, which is a quiet reward for keeping up.
The app runs entirely in your browser. What you enter is saved only on this device.
How to use Roomly
- Start with the presets. A short introduction explains the idea, and Roomly sets you up with common rooms (Kitchen, Bathroom, Living Room, Bedroom, Entrance) and typical tasks you can keep, change or delete.
- Check today's list. The Today tab shows the overall cleanliness percentage, a short summary and only the tasks that are due.
- Mark tasks done. Tap the check next to a task when you finish it. A message confirms it, with Undo if you made a mistake. The task then waits until it is due again.
- Look at your rooms. The Rooms tab shows each room with its dirt meter and the number of due tasks. Open a room to see all its tasks and reorder rooms if you like.
- Add or edit tasks. Create a task with a name, room, icon, repeat interval (every N days) and an optional note with tips. You can also duplicate or delete tasks.
- Add or edit rooms. Give a room a name and color, or delete a room along with its tasks.
- Look back. The Look Back tab shows your cleaning streak, how many tasks you did this week and a list of recent records.
Features
- Only the tasks due today, so the list never looks endless
- Per-room dirt meters from Clean to Worn out
- Overall cleanliness percentage and a friendly daily summary
- One-tap completion with undo
- Repeat intervals of every N days for each task
- Preset rooms and tasks to get started quickly
- Rooms with colors and reorderable order; tasks with icons and notes
- Cleaning streak, weekly count and recent records
- Light, dark or system theme; data stored in your browser
A low-stress approach to keeping a home clean
Little and often beats big cleaning days
Grime builds up gradually. A stovetop wiped every few days takes a minute; one left for a month needs soaking and scrubbing. Spreading small tasks across the week keeps each one quick and stops the home from ever reaching the point where cleaning feels like a project.
This is the idea behind Roomly's repeat intervals. Instead of a fixed "cleaning day", each task comes back when it is likely to need doing again.
Choosing sensible intervals
There is no single correct schedule; it depends on how many people live in the home, pets, cooking habits and personal standards. As a starting point, many households find these rough rhythms work: dishes and kitchen counters daily, the stovetop and sink every few days, bathroom sink and toilet weekly, vacuuming or sweeping floors once or twice a week, sheets weekly or every other week, fridge tidy-up weekly, windows and drains monthly.
Adjust after a couple of weeks. If a task always feels unnecessary when it appears, lengthen its interval; if things look grubby before it comes round, shorten it.
Work top to bottom, dry to wet
Within a room, dust high surfaces before low ones, because dust falls. Do dry tasks like dusting and vacuuming before wet ones like mopping, so you are not pushing damp dust around. In the bathroom, apply cleaner to the toilet or tub first and let it sit while you wipe the mirror and sink; the product does more of the work.
Make it easy to start
Keep basic supplies in the room where they are used: a cloth and spray under the bathroom sink, a small brush near the entrance. Pair a task with something you already do, such as wiping the sink after brushing your teeth. On low-energy days, do just one due task. Some is always better than none, and the streak will thank you.
Safety basics
Never mix bleach with ammonia-based or acidic cleaners, as this can release harmful gases. Ventilate bathrooms when using strong products, wear gloves for harsh chemicals, and follow the label instructions on any cleaner.
Frequently asked questions
Where is my data stored?
Rooms, tasks and records are stored only in this browser on this device, with no account. Clearing your browser data deletes them, and they do not sync to other devices.
How does the dirt meter work?
Each task tracks how long it has been since you last did it compared with its repeat interval. A room's meter reflects how close its tasks are to being due or overdue.
Are there limits in the web version?
The web version supports up to 8 rooms and 30 tasks, repeats of every N days, and look-back records for the last 7 days. The iPhone and Android apps can optionally unlock more rooms, weekday, custom and seasonal schedules, and full history.
Will Roomly remind me to clean?
Not in the browser. The phone apps can send a gentle daily reminder at a time you choose.
I missed a few days. Do I have to catch up on everything?
No. Overdue tasks simply show as due. Pick one or two, and the rest will still be there tomorrow. Roomly is meant to keep cleaning light, not to make you feel behind.
Can several people in the household share one list?
Not on the web, because data lives in one browser. One person can keep the list on a shared device.
Limitations of the web version
- No reminder notifications in the browser
- Up to 8 rooms and 30 tasks on the web
- Only every-N-days repeats; weekday and seasonal schedules are not available
- Look-back records show the last 7 days
- No sharing or sync between devices
Phone app
Roomly is also available as an app for phones and tablets: