castbyte.io / Homebase
Homebase
On the line 01 / 05 · family app

One home for your happy chaos.

Chores and pocket money, medicine, shopping in rand, meals and a big family wall screen. Playful for the kids, sensible for the grown-ups.

  • Android · iPhone · Web
  • English & Afrikaans
Pocket money jars
Today screen with the whole family
Quest board with stars and levels
Chores // pocket money

Chores become stars. Stars become rand.

Kids tick off a chore, a parent taps Approve, and the stars fly into their jar, split into Save, Spend and Give. You decide what a star is worth.

Chores waiting for approval
Money jars: save, spend, give
Medicine // refills

No more night-before-school pump panic.

Everyone’s doses in one list. Homebase counts what’s left and warns you days before a refill runs out.

Reminders only. Always follow your doctor or pharmacist.

Feel-better corner: today’s doses and a refill warning
Shopping // in rand

A list that sorts itself by aisle.

A list per shop, a running total in rand, and barcode or shelf-price scanning so you know the total before the till does.

Shopping list by shop and aisle, in rand
Meals // what’s for supper?

Plan the week. Fill the list in one tap.

Paste a recipe link, plan the week, and every missing ingredient lands on the shopping list, with the cost per plate worked out.

Weekly meal plan
Calendar // a colour each

A week even the little ones can read.

School runs, sport and swimming for everyone in one diary, each person in their own colour, on every phone and tablet.

Homebase on a tablet
Family calendar for November
Home Wall // the kitchen screen

The screen everyone actually looks at.

Turn an old tablet or TV into the family wall: a big clock, today’s plan, live star jars and Our Happy Chaos photos. Grown-up settings sit behind a parent PIN.

Home Wall on a TV in the kitchen
Languages // English · Afrikaans

Ja, it speaks Afrikaans too.

Each device picks its own language, so Ouma’s tablet and the kids’ phones can each use their own.

Today screen in English
Vandag screen in Afrikaans
Game night // next on the list

The big family scoreboard.

Teams, flip-style counters and a season leaderboard, with phones as the controllers.

Coming soon
Family scoreboard with this week’s champions
How it works // set up in two minutes

Three steps and everyone’s in.

  1. Create your family

    Add everyone who lives in the house (the dog counts), pick a colour each, and choose what a star is worth.

  2. Save your code or scan the QR

    Homebase gives you a family code. Keep it safe in your photos or WhatsApp it to yourself.

  3. Everyone joins

    Scan the QR on each phone, tablet and the wall screen. Lists, chores and doses sync to all of them straight away.

No accounts, passwords or forms for the kids. Works offline and syncs when you are back online.

FAQ // good questions

Questions from parents.

Do my kids need email addresses or phones?

No. Kids are just names and colours in your family. They can use a shared tablet, the wall screen, or a parent’s phone.

Is the pocket money real money?

Homebase keeps score, you keep the cash. You decide what a star is worth in rand.

Does it replace my doctor or pharmacist?

No. Homebase reminds you about doses you’ve entered and warns when a refill is due. Always follow the instructions from your doctor or pharmacist.

Who can see our family’s stuff?

Only devices that joined with your family code. If it ever leaks you can make a new one.

What does it cost?

There will be a free Starter plan and paid family plans in rand. Prices are still being confirmed. pricing to confirm before launch

Harbour // cast it our way

Want Homebase in your house?

Tell us about your family and we’ll let you know when it opens up.