Edit or Duplicate a Chore in Kroni: How to Choose

Decision table: edit or duplicate?

Situation	What to do	Why	What to check
You want a clearer description, e.g. "Tidy your room" becomes "Tidy your room: clothes in the hamper, toys in the bin"	Edit the existing chore	It's the same job as before, just explained better	That the title and description make sense to your child
A sibling gets a similar job, or you need a new variation, e.g. "Feed the cat in the evening" alongside the morning chore	Duplicate the chore and change the copy	It's a separate job with its own history	Child, amount, schedule and whether the copy should be active now
The job moves to different days, or turns happen in a different order	Edit the schedule or order on the existing chore	It's the same job, but the change affects which upcoming chores appear	The preview of upcoming chores before you save

When to edit: same job, clearer wording

Picture a fictional family where 10-year-old Sara has the chore "Take out the trash." She checks it off, but her parents notice that only the general trash goes out. The paper and plastic recycling stays behind.

There's no reason to create anything new here. It's the same job, so the parents edit the description:

• Before: Take out the trash
• After: Take out the trash: general waste, paper and plastic. Put a new bag in each bin.

The child, the amount and the days stay the same. Only the wording is new. Changes like this are safe to make, and the chore carries on as before.

If you'd like help describing a chore at a level that suits your child, take a look at what kids can help with at home. You know your child best, and you can always break a chore into smaller steps if needed.

When to duplicate: a separate job

A copy makes sense when you want to start from something already set up, but the result should live its own life. Common cases:

• A sibling needs their own version of a chore, with their own check-off and their own amount.
• You're creating a similar variation, like "Vacuum the living room" and "Vacuum the hallway."
• You want a seasonal job that resembles one you already have, like "Shovel the steps" next to "Sweep the steps."

In Kroni, duplicating creates a new, active chore that you can edit right away. The copy brings along the usual settings from the original. It doesn't bring the history of what's been done before, or any exceptions you've set for specific dates. If the original was a one-time chore with a date that has already passed, that date isn't copied either. So the copy starts with a clean slate, and coins already earned through the original are not carried over or credited again to the copy. Because the copy is active, it also counts toward your number of active chores. On the free tier, the limit is five active chores.

The key thing about a copy is that all the usual settings are inherited, including the child. If you forget to change the child, the same child suddenly has two identical chores. That's why it's worth running through the checklist below every time.

When the schedule or order changes

Changing a title and changing a schedule can look like equally small edits, but they're not. A new title only changes the text. A new schedule, a different child, a new date or a new turn order can change which chores show up from now on.

A fictional example: Jonas (12) and Ella (9) take turns setting the table. When the school year starts, Jonas has practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so the family wants to change the arrangement. The better move is to edit the order or days on the chore they already have, rather than creating a new one next to it, and then check the preview: changing the turn order does not by itself guarantee that Jonas is free on particular weekdays. Two parallel chores for the same job easily lead to double work, or to both kids thinking it's the other one's turn.

Before saving a change like this, look at the preview of upcoming chores and check that the right child is on the right day. If you're thinking about setting up a whole new system for swapping jobs, the article on chore rotation when kids get bored has more on that.

Checklist before you save a copy

Go through these points every time you've made a copy:

• Child: Is the copy assigned to the right child, and not still to the same one as the original?
• Title: Is it easy to tell the original and the copy apart in the list?
• Description: Do the details match the new job?
• Amount: Should the copy earn coins, and if so, how many? Or should it be unpaid?
• Approval: Should an adult approve it before the coins are recorded?
• Schedule: Are the days and frequency right for the new job?
• Start date: Does the copy need a new date, especially if the original was a one-time chore?
• Active now: Should the copy be active right away, and do you have room for another active chore?
• Double work: Will the copy and the original show up on the same day for the same child?

Keep in mind that the coins in the app are virtual. If you agree to exchange them for real money, that payment happens outside the app, for example in cash or with a transfer you make yourself.

Filled-in example

Here's a fictional example of a copy that has been reviewed. The amount is only an example, not a recommendation.

Field	Original	Copy after review
Title	Feed the cat in the morning	Feed the cat in the evening
Child	Ella	Jonas
Amount	5 coins	5 coins
Approval	Adult approves	Adult approves
Schedule	Every day	Every day
Active now	Yes	Yes
Risk of double work?	No, different times and different kids	No

Copyable worksheet: before you save

Copy this table into your notes and fill it in before saving the copy:

Field	Original	Copy
Title
Child
Amount (or unpaid)
Adult approval?
Schedule
Start date
Active now?
Risk of double work?

The worksheet is only there to help you think it through. You still need to enter your choices in the app yourself.

Three questions to ask before you choose

• Is it still the same job? Then edit.
• Is someone else doing it, or is it a new job? Then duplicate and go through the checklist.
• Are you changing when it happens or whose turn it is? Then edit, and check the preview before you save.