Vibecode Tody

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price $4.99/moyou'd save $59.88/yrbuild time one sittingcategory 🏠 homereplaced by 0 people

The core loop is small enough for a capable coding agent to produce a useful local version in one sitting. For Tody, schedule household chores by flexible frequency and show a neutral shared history. The hard boundary is mobile polish, household sync, reminders, and motivating interaction design, plus sync, integrations, and household adoption.

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README.md
# Tody indie build

## Goal

Build the smallest trustworthy replacement for the core Tody workflow for one developer or a tiny team.

## Scope

Schedule household chores by flexible frequency, show a neutral shared history, share or print a simple plan, and keep data portable and owner-controlled.

## Quick start

1. Install the documented dependencies.
2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env`.
3. Run the development command chosen during implementation.
4. Complete the acceptance checks in `BUILD_PLAN.md`.

## Honest limits

This build deliberately does not replace:
- mobile polish, household sync, reminders, and motivating interaction design
- frictionless family sync
- retailer and smart-home integrations
- large recipe or product database
- mobile polish

If those capabilities are essential, use Mealie instead of pretending the gap is solved.

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why people still pay

People still pay for Tody because household apps survive when every family member actually uses them and the data stays current across devices. The recurring cost buys multi-user conflicts, reminders, notifications, imports, barcode data, smart-home APIs, backups, and long-term maintenance, not just the visible interface.

what you lose

xmobile polish, household sync, reminders, and motivating interaction design

xfrictionless family sync

xretailer and smart-home integrations

xlarge recipe or product database

xmobile polish

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the escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These folks already made it free.

GrocyRecurring chores with due dates and history, bundled inside a tiny home ERP.9.4kjul 2026open sourceDonetickTody with shared assignments, flexible recurrence, and a history nobody can quietly rewrite.2.4kaug 2026open source

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questions
Vibecode Tody

Yes. A competent AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) can build a usable personal Tody replacement in one session with the prompt on this page. It runs on your own machine or server with no subscription.

How much does Tody cost?

Tody costs about $4.99/month (Premium, checked 2026-07-31), which is $59.88 per year. That's what you save by replacing it with one prompt.

What do I lose by replacing Tody?

Honestly: mobile polish, household sync, reminders, and motivating interaction design; frictionless family sync; retailer and smart-home integrations; large recipe or product database; mobile polish. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Tody?

Yes: Grocy (Recurring chores with due dates and history, bundled inside a tiny home ERP.) Donetick (Tody with shared assignments, flexible recurrence, and a history nobody can quietly rewrite.) The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.