Três Limões
An app by Três LimõesTESC

A fair split isn't an equal split.

TESC splits household chores with equity: by each person's time, age and way of doing things — and explains the reason behind every choice.

How it worksApp and website coming soon

What TESC does differently

The TESC Today screen: João has done 21 of his 27 TP weekly goal, Maria is asking for a swap, and the day's list has washing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom and taking out the trash, each with its TP valueThe TESC Today screen: João has done 21 of his 27 TP weekly goal, Maria is asking for a swap, and the day's list has washing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom and taking out the trash, each with its TP value

Every chore explains itself

Rotation, load below the goal, free time, preference or the only person who can: the reason shows up on every chore, under “Why you?”.

Effort has weight

Every chore is worth TESC Points. Washing the dishes doesn't weigh the same as scrubbing the bathroom, and the weekly goal is in TP, not in number of chores.

Fair at every age

Children and teenagers get goals in proportion to their age. Dangerous chores are for people 16 and over, and chores marked 18+ never go to minors.

Invisible work counts

Grocery shopping, paying the bills, planning meals: running the house is worth TP too. And whatever you did on top goes in through the orange “+” button.

Swaps without friction

Ask for a swap and see, before confirming, how the split looks for everyone. Nobody finds out later they got the heaviest week.

No ranking

Achievements are personal — first week, seven days in a row. TESC doesn't pit housemates against each other.

Inside the app

Screenshots of the upcoming version, with the Andrade household, the sample family: Ana, João, Maria and Pedro. The app is in Portuguese.

  • The chore Clean the bathroom, worth 5 TP, with its reasons: rotation, load below the goal, free on Tuesday night and a neutral preferenceThe chore Clean the bathroom, worth 5 TP, with its reasons: rotation, load below the goal, free on Tuesday night and a neutral preference
    Why you?Every chore tells you why it's yours.
  • The House screen: a balanced house, 104 TP shared out, 90% done, 2 overdue, and each member's bar against their own goalThe House screen: a balanced house, 104 TP shared out, 90% done, 2 overdue, and each member's bar against their own goal
    The houseThe week's balance, person by person.
  • The swap request for Clean the bathroom: Ana free on Tuesday, Pedro under the minimum age, and how the split looks after the swap
    Ask for a swapThe impact shows before you confirm.
  • The Week screen: the seven days with each day's TP and Wednesday's chores with who does each one
    The weekIt builds itself, every Sunday night.
  • The end of onboarding: 47 chores and 104 TP split up, with the weekly goal of each member, each sized to their routine
    First week readyEach person gets a goal that fits their own routine.

For whoever runs the house

Whoever runs the house follows the week and the health of the house, approves swaps and extras and adjusts the fairness rules — in the app, on the phone, or on the dashboard, on the computer. It's the same management in both, and it arrives with the app.

The TESC web dashboard: house health, TP shared out, the week's split per member and the requests waiting for approvalThe TESC web dashboard: house health, TP shared out, the week's split per member and the requests waiting for approval

How it works

  1. Set up the house

    Members, days at home and free time. TESC suggests a set of chores sized to your house, from a catalog of about 160.

  2. TESC splits it

    Each person gets a weekly goal in TP, and the week builds itself — every Sunday night the next one is ready.

  3. The house runs

    Everyone sees what's theirs today, checks it off with a tap, asks for a swap or logs what they did on top. Whoever runs the house keeps an eye on the balance.

Why TESC?

Because it all starts with a task. Said the Brazilian way, task sounds like “tes-kee” — written tésqui. And tésqui, written short, became TESC: the name of the app that shares out the chores of the house.

  1. TASKthe English word
  2. TESQUIthe way Brazilians say it
  3. TESC

Plans

Start for free with Essential. When the house needs more people, more history or more than one house, pick a plan.

Essential

Free

forever

  • 1 house
  • Up to 4 members
  • 30 days of history
  • Standard fairness rules
  • With ads

House

R$ 9.90

a month, or R$ 79.90 a year (R$ 6.66/month)

  • Up to 6 members
  • 12 months of history
  • Stats per person
  • Basic house patterns and reports
  • No ads

Full House

R$ 14.90

a month, or R$ 119.90 a year (R$ 9.99/month)

  • Unlimited members
  • Full history
  • Adjustable fairness rules
  • Full reports, with export
  • Several routines in the same house
  • Up to 3 houses — shared custody, beach house
  • Children's profiles, approved by the guardian
  • No ads

Auto-renewing subscription, which you can cancel whenever you like.

Get the app

We're getting the app and the website ready for launch — the website is where whoever runs the house manages it from the computer. When they arrive, the links will appear here — and the rest of the house joins through your invite.

App StoreComing soon

Google PlayComing soon

WebsiteComing soon

Frequently asked questions

Does a fair split mean everyone does the same thing?

No. Fair means each person does the share that fits their own routine. TESC looks at how many days each person spends at home, their free time, their age and what each one prefers to do. Whoever has more time gets a bigger goal.

What are TP?

TESC Points, the measure of effort of each chore. Taking out the trash is worth 1; cleaning the bathroom is worth 5. The weekly goal is in TP, not in number of chores — ten quick chores don't weigh the same as three heavy ones.

Why did this chore end up with me?

Open the chore and look under “Why you?”. The reason may be the rotation, your load being below your goal, free time you marked, a preference of yours, or being the only person in the house who can do it.

What if I can't do a chore?

Ask someone in the house for a swap, or postpone it. Before the swap is confirmed, everyone sees how the split looks after it — nobody ends up worse off without knowing.

I did something that wasn't on the list. Does it count?

It counts. Log it with the orange “+” button, and what you did goes into your week. If the house agreed on it, whoever runs the house approves it before it adds up.

Do children take part too?

Yes, even without a phone: whoever runs the house adds children and teenagers as members. Goals follow their age, dangerous chores are for people 16 and over, and chores marked 18+ never go to minors.

Why does TESC ask for my date of birth?

Because age goes into the split and keeps the youngest away from chores that aren't for them. That's why it's required at sign-up.

How do I bring in the rest of the house?

Send the invite as a link or show the QR code, and the person goes straight into your house. The code is valid for 7 days.

Is there a ranking between housemates?

No. TESC doesn't make anyone compete. Achievements are personal — the first week, seven days in a row — and each person follows their own path.

How do I delete my account?

In the app, under Account → Delete account. If you prefer, write to suporte@treslimoes.com.br.

Your data

On data, children, ads and account deletion, read the Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions, press or suggestions? Write to suporte@treslimoes.com.br.