Do the dishes. Get a massage in return.
Suggest a deal: “I’ll do the dishes after dinner. You give me a massage.” They accept. You finish the task, they approve it, and you get the massage they promised.
An app for couples, families and friends
Do the dishes. Get a massage. Run for a week. Get breakfast at a café.
With Alpacto, you agree with your partner, family or friends on what needs doing and when. Complete a task for a gift from them. Or earn coins and choose a gift for yourself from their catalog.
Tonight, after dinnerMax does the dishes. Nina gives him a massage.They’ve agreed on the task and the reward.
Finish a task. Get a gift from someone close.
Complete tasks, save coins and choose your gifts
You can earn coins for completed tasks. Save up, then spend them on a gift from the other person’s catalog, like a trip to the movies.
Each of you fills your own catalog with gifts you’d like to give the other person: a massage, a home-cooked dinner, a day at an amusement park. Add photos and set prices in coins. Your partner, friend or child can decide what they want to save for.
Nina’s catalog for ArtemGifts Artem can choose
Trip to the movies15 coins
You choose dinner6 coins
Amusement park trip30 coinsNina offers her son Artem 3 coins for finishing his homework before gaming in the evening. After five days approved by Nina, he’ll have 15 coins to spend on a trip to the movies from her catalog.
The person who adds a gift to their catalog provides it. Coins earned with different people stay in separate balances.
Everyday tasks, habits and relationships
You had other plans for tonight.
The dishes are still in the sink. Homework is still on hold. And instead of a relaxing evening, you’re having the same conversation again.
Task
“I’ve already asked twice. Why am I doing it again?”
Dishes done. The rest of the evening is yours.
It’s more than the cleaning. You’re keeping track for two, asking and checking, when all you want to do after dinner is relax.
Make an offer in Alpacto: “You do the dishes after dinner. I’ll give you a massage.” Your partner accepts and can see the task, deadline and reward. You both have the agreement right there in the app.
Task
Max does it · Nina approves
Do the dishes after dinner
Max does it · Nina approvesDueAfter dinner
Reward
Massage
MassageMax marks the task done, and Nina approves it. The dishes are clean. The massage stays in his promised rewards until he receives it, so neither of you has to remember what was agreed.
Routine
“Your homework isn’t done. Why are you gaming already?”
Homework done. 3 more coins toward a trip to the movies.
Five more minutes of gaming turns into an hour. Homework, tidying up, getting ready for tomorrow: you’re back to coaxing, and you’re both frustrated.
Add “Trip to the movies” to your catalog for 15 coins. Agree with your child: finish homework before gaming and earn 3 coins a day. Set the routine to require your approval. Once you confirm a day is done, the coins go into their balance.
Routine
Artem does it · Nina approves
Homework before gaming
Artem does it · Nina approvesFive approved days means 15 coins. Your child can use them to request a trip to the movies from your catalog, or keep saving for another gift you’ve added.
Challenge
“I’ve been meaning to run for a month. I keep putting it off.”
Run 20 minutes a day. After a week, breakfast at a café.
You planned to run after work. Then something came up, the weather wasn’t right, or you just didn’t feel like it. Your running shoes are still by the door.
Agree on a challenge with a friend: run for 20 minutes a day for seven days, with breakfast together at a café as your reward. Mark each run done in the app. Your friend sees your progress, and you can see how many days are left.
Challenge
Nina does it · Lena agrees
Run 20 minutes a day
Nina does it · Lena agreesDuration7 days
Reward
Breakfast at a café
Breakfast at a caféNow each run has a clear goal, and the week has a reward. Complete all seven days and request the breakfast you agreed on. Your first week of regular running is behind you.
You can do the same with workouts, reading or daily language practice.
Dates, affection and your sex life
“I want to try something new. I don’t know how to bring it up.”
An evening for two. On your terms.
You want a date, a little more touch, something new in bed. But the words don’t come easily, and you end up spending another evening on your phones.
Put an idea in your gift catalog to open the conversation. Max, for example, adds “Try something new in bed” for 30 coins. Nina can see the idea and choose it when she wants to.
Personal giftTry something new in bed
From Max’s catalog · 30 coins
Nina chooses the gift with coins she’s saved. Now you have a starting point to talk about what you’d both like to try and plan an evening together.
Talk through the details and choose something you both want. Personal gifts are visible to you and the contact you added them for.
Bet
“Another night watching a show. The book’s still on the nightstand.”
Who finishes the book first? The other person cooks dinner.
You’ve both been meaning to read more. Add a little friendly competition, with dinner at stake.
Make a bet in Alpacto: whoever finishes first gets dinner cooked for them. Agree on the rules and the stakes. Once there’s a winner, you both confirm the result.
BetNina and Max · both confirm the result
Who finishes the book first?
Nina and Max · both confirm the resultGoalFinish first
StakesThe other person cooks dinner
The other person cooks dinnerA little competition gets you reading, and the winner gets a home-cooked dinner. The rules and promised reward stay in the app.
Make your first agreement with someone close today.
Choose a task and a reward you’re both happy with.
- 01Download Alpacto
On iPhone or Android.
- 02Invite someone close
Send a link or code from the app.
- 03Agree on a task
For example: doing the dishes after dinner in exchange for a massage.
Try it for free.
Tasks, gifts and coins, explained
Does the other person need Alpacto too?
Yes. Send them a link or code from the app. Once you’ve added each other as contacts, you can propose tasks, routines, challenges and bets.
Who creates the catalog and provides the gifts?
You add gifts you’d like to give the other person and set prices in coins. They make their own catalog for you. A massage, breakfast, a trip to the movies: anything you’ve agreed on. You provide the gifts yourselves.
How do I earn and spend coins?
Set coins as the reward for a one-time task or each completed day of a routine. Tasks earn coins after approval. If a routine requires day approval, its coins are added after confirmation; otherwise, they’re added when the day is marked done. Spend coins to request a gift from that person’s catalog. Your balance is separate for each contact. Coins can’t be bought with money or cashed out.
What’s the difference between a gift for a task and a gift from the catalog?
With a gift as the reward, you know what you’re working toward: do the dishes for a massage, for example. With coins as the reward, you earn coins and choose a gift from the other person’s catalog later. Routines award coins for completed days.
How does a challenge work?
Choose an action, a number of days and a reward for finishing. For example, run for 20 minutes a day for seven days. The person doing the challenge marks each day done; the other person can see their progress. Completing the challenge earns the agreed reward.
Who can see personal gifts and agreements?
You and the contact they’re created for. Alpacto has no public feed or search for strangers.
Do I need a subscription to try it?
You can start with one contact, two active pacts and three gifts in your catalog. Routines and challenges can run for up to seven days, and the history list covers the last 14 days. You can get expanded access in the app.