More than doing
Mental load also sits in anticipating, figuring out, deciding and following up. That work often stays invisible. (Daminger, 2019)
Launching on 28 September
Everything that's in your head, finally in one place
ROOM brings tasks, appointments and mental load together in one calm plan. For people living alone, for couples, and for families where everyone does their bit.
You can't see mental load, but you can feel it
Who remembers that the cat is due at the vet? Who notices the toilet paper is nearly out? Who thinks of the swimming kit that has to go to school tomorrow?
ROOM takes all those small and big things out of your head and makes them visible. So you get a clearer overview yourself, and if you share a household, you can also see together what's on the list and who is picking up what.
Because doing something is one thing. Always having to think of it is something else.
For every home
Whether you live alone, as a couple or as a family, with or without children: ROOM adapts to how your home really works.
Overview or sharing
Plan for yourself or divide things together. You get one clear picture of everything that needs attention.
A weekly rhythm
A few minutes a week to look together: what's coming up, what's still open and who takes what? It stays clear, without turning home into one big to-do list.
The science behind ROOM
Built on what research tells us
Keeping a household running is about far more than ticking off tasks. Research shows that remembering, anticipating, planning and following up also shape how heavy the division feels. That's why ROOM looks not only at who does something, but also at who thinks of it.
Responsibility weighs
Truly handing over a task is different from getting help with carrying it out. As long as you are the one who has to think of it, follow up or check, part of it stays in your head. (Dean, Churchill & Ruppanner, 2022)
Fragmentation costs energy
Interruptions and tasks tied to fixed moments can feel heavier than the same work in one calm block. (Offer & Schneider, 2011)
Balance doesn't have to be 50/50
What feels well shared doesn't have to be perfectly equal. What matters most is that the split fits your life, your possibilities and what feels right for both of you. (Adams, 1965; Lennon & Rosenfield, 1994)
Relationships under pressure
How the household is divided is one of the themes couples clash about most. Not surprising: when the split doesn't feel right for one of you for a long time, it can weigh on the connection and the relationship. (Ruppanner, Brandén & Turunen, 2018)
Children grow with it too
Planning, remembering, starting a task and taking responsibility: these are all executive functions children develop step by step. By giving them something to hold on to and letting them carry a bit more each time, they practise skills they can fall back on for a long time. (Moffitt et al., 2011)
How ROOM works
No complicated setup. Just start.
1
Capture what needs attention
In a few minutes, note which visible and invisible tasks are on your plate.
2
See the balance
ROOM shows what's on your plate and, if you live together, who carries what. Without judgement or a scoreboard.
3
Plan your week
A short, recurring moment to look ahead, on your own or together with your household.
4
Celebrate what works
Small wins count too. ROOM helps you notice them, instead of moving straight on to the next thing.
Smart help for everything you have to remember
From screenshot to plan
Drop in a screenshot and turn appointments or information into a usable plan.
Calendars, handled smartly
Bring football practice, school calendars and other activities together in one overview.
Automatic weekly menus
Let ROOM suggest a varied weekly menu that fits your plan and your household.
Smart shopping lists
Turn your weekly menu into a clear shopping list automatically.
Less retyping
Pull information out of screenshots and let ROOM do the preparation work.
Mental load made visible
Bring planning, remembering and arranging into view, for yourself or to share together.
Pricing
No hidden costs. Cancel at any time.
Yearly
Our regular yearly price.
€99,99/year
- ✓ Full access to ROOM
- ✓ Unlimited household members
- ✓ Renews automatically each year
Launch price
First year
Special launch offer for the first sign-ups.
€79,99/year
Valid until Saturday 3 October 2026 at 20:30 (CEST). After that €99,99 per year.
- ✓ Everything in the yearly plan
- ✓ €20 off your first year
- ✓ Then €99,99/year automatically
All subscriptions renew automatically through the payment method you chose. You can cancel at any time from your account.
Why yearly?
Because ROOM wasn't made for a quick fix ❤️
Making mental load visible, sharing things differently and finding new habits doesn't happen overnight. ROOM helps you with that step by step, until the new way slowly becomes the normal way.
A year gives you the space to discover together what works, try things out, adjust and let new habits grow. Not just during busy weeks, but through all the seasons of your family life.
That way ROOM doesn't become an app you try for a moment, but something that gradually runs along with your daily life. Not to tie you down, but to give change the time it needs to really last.
Want to be there from day one?
Leave your email address and we'll send you the link on 28 September, the moment ROOM goes live. Don't worry, we won't send you anything else.
About us
We are Fre and Lies. Both psychologists, both entrepreneurs, and together parents of four children.
A household with children, you know how that goes. The endless grind of school, work, who picks up whom where, what's for dinner tonight, that one email still waiting for an answer, a hobby here, an appointment there. Add a healthy dose of neurodivergence and the accompanying absent-mindedness in our case, and you'll understand: our heads never really stood still.
We also noticed that we were both remembering, arranging and thinking ahead, without always knowing what was going on in the other's head. Although it wasn't quite evenly shared. Especially the invisible part, thinking ahead, remembering, keeping an eye on what still had to happen, often sat with me, Lies (in my head).
And that caused the occasional argument. I felt like I was juggling a hundred things nobody could see. Fre found it hard that he was expected to take into account things he sometimes didn't even know were going on. Not exactly the best soil for cosy evenings. :)
And yes, sometimes things simply slipped through the net. A parents' evening we forgot. A kids' hobby that fell by the wayside. Those things.
We tried a to-do app and a shared calendar. They definitely helped us along, but they weren't quite what we needed.
Because we weren't looking for yet another place to make lists. What we really wanted was a place where everything that otherwise keeps spinning around in your head could land. Where we could see: what's actually there? Who carries what? And how can we share that a little better?
And the longer we worked on it, the more we realised: we're obviously far from the only ones who could use this. Whether you're a couple, live alone, are trying to keep a family running or have children slowly taking on more responsibility, almost everyone knows that head with just a few too many tabs open at once.
And honestly: our four children could use some ROOM too. Each of them a little absent-minded professor, sometimes needing a bit of extra structure to remember what's expected of them.
That's how ROOM came to be.
Not just another to-do app, but a place that helps you make a bit more room at home. In your head, in the planning and for each other.
Because when no single person has to remember everything all the time, when you know better what's going on with the other, and when things feel a bit more in balance at home, space opens up for something else.
More time for each other. More lightness. More fun. And simply a bit more room to be together, easily.
Share the load. Keep the love.
Fre & LiesFounders of ROOM