Operational
Tangible and measurable
Cooking, cleaning, laundry, school runs, groceries. The visible work that keeps the household running — tracked, weighted, and broken down by partner.
Now available on the App Store
See who carries
See who carries
the invisible load.
Balance tracks the mental load you and your partner carry every day — from planning meals to managing emotions — so nothing stays invisible and your relationship stays in balance.
Free to start · Works for any couple · iOS 17+
Balance Score
37 Needs attention
Assessment categories
Operational
Cognitive
Emotional
Coordination
Load distribution
You — 57% Partner — 43%
What Balance tracks
All four types of household load,
All four types of household load,
in one place
Up to 30 questions across 4 categories, fully personalizable. Most couples only talk about the visible tasks — Balance captures everything, including the work no one sees.
Cognitive
Invisible background work
Planning, scheduling, remembering appointments, managing budgets. The mental work that never shows up on a shared calendar but never stops running.
Emotional
Diffuse but persistent
Managing moods, supporting your partner, carrying the family's emotional wellbeing. The load that rarely gets acknowledged — and almost never gets split.
Coordination
Fragmented and underestimated
Social calendars, family admin, gift buying, staying in touch with both families. Relentless, fragmented, and nearly always invisible.
5 life domains
Every corner of your life, covered
Balance doesn't just count tasks — it maps them to the five domains where household load actually accumulates. Nothing slips through.
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Home & Logistics
Cooking, cleaning, shopping and maintenance
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Invisible Work & Planning
Planning, anticipation and memory
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Finances
Bills, budget and financial decisions
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Children & Pets
Routines, school and care logistics
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Rituals & Relationship
Wellbeing, connection and repair
Quick wins
Targeted suggestions for the one or two changes that would reduce your imbalance the most — based on your actual scores.
Conversation starters
Ready-made prompts to open the conversation with your partner — without it turning into an argument.
To Do & Weekly Check-in
Track shared tasks in To Do. A 5-minute weekly Check-in keeps your load balanced and lets you watch the distribution shift over time.
How it works
From invisible to acknowledged
Four steps to make the work you do every day visible, measurable, and fairly shared.
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Complete the assessment
Answer up to 30 questions across all four categories — Operational, Cognitive, Emotional, and Coordination. The assessment is fully personalizable, and each answer is weighted by frequency, effort, and how visible the work is.
~10 minutes · 30 questions · fully personalizable -
Invite your partner
Send an invite by email. Your partner completes the same assessment independently — no coaching, no peeking. Two honest, uncontaminated perspectives on the same household.
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See your Balance Score
Your score and your partner's appear side by side. The load distribution shows who carries what percentage. The perception gap reveals where your views of the household diverge.
Score · Distribution % · Perception gap -
Act with the Explorer
Browse quick wins, conversation starters, and life domain breakdowns in Explore. Use the weekly Check-in (5 minutes, recommended weekly) to track progress and watch the gap close over time.
Quick wins · Weekly check-in · To Do
Balance Score
Your relationship,
Your relationship,
measured clearly
The Balance Score aggregates task frequency, mental effort, and perception gap across all four categories into a single, honest number.
82
High
≥ 70 pts
Load is well shared and recognised by both partners. The household is running smoothly.
54
Moderate
40–69 pts
There's room to improve. Some tasks or categories are falling through the cracks.
28
Low
< 40 pts
Significant imbalance detected. It's time to have an open, data-driven conversation.
✨ Free to start
Start seeing the full picture
Start seeing the full picture
today.
Balance is free to download. Invite your partner, run your first assessment, and find out where your gap really is — in under 10 minutes.
Download on App StoreNo account required · iOS 17+ · Partner invite included