How to join a home with an invite code

Someone invited you to their home in Chore Boss. Here is how to join it from your own phone.

Before you start

Ask the other person to send you an invite. They do this from Share Invite Code on your member card. See How to invite other users to a home.
Install Chore Boss on your phone or tablet.
You don't need an account to join. If you are not signed in, this device joins as the member the invite was made for. You can create an account later.

Join the home

Open Chore Boss and tap Settings at the bottom of the screen.
Tap Join a Home.
Join in one of two ways:
- Via QR Code: tap Scan and point your camera at the QR code on the other person's phone.
- Via Text, Email or WhatsApp: paste the link or code you received into Invite code or link, then tap Join.
When you see Success, tap Done.

You can also tap the link in the invitation you received.

If you open Chore Boss for the first time, you can also tap Join a Home on the welcome screen.

If you made chores or members on this device before signing in, Chore Boss asks Remove what's on this device? first. Tap Remove and Join to join the home, or Cancel to keep them.

What happens next

Chore Boss switches to the home you joined and selects the member the invite was made for.
Their chores, rewards and members appear in a few moments.
Your own home is still there. To go back to it, see How to switch between homes.
If the person who invited you has premium, you get the premium features too, without paying. See Will users I invite into my account also need a subscription?

If you joined without an account

This device stays signed in on its own. There is no Sign Out; under Settings, the This Device section has the options instead.
To use your own email, Apple or Google account, tap Create an Account or Sign In. The device keeps its homes and stays on the same member.
To take this device out of the home, tap Remove This Device. The chores and rewards stay with the family.

Troubleshooting

"That doesn't look like a valid invite code or link. Check the invitation and try again." Copy the whole link or code from the invitation and paste it again.
"That QR code isn't an invitation. Try again or enter the code." Scan the QR code on the Share Invite Code screen of the other person's phone, or paste the link instead.
"That code didn't work. Check it and try again, or ask for a new one (codes expire after 14 days)." Check the code, or ask the other person to send a new invite.
"This invite has expired. Ask for a new one." Invites last 14 days. Ask the other person to send a new one.
"Can't connect right now. Check your internet connection and try again." Connect to Wi-Fi or mobile data and try again.
"Error processing invitation" Check your internet connection and try again. If it keeps happening, ask the other person to send a new invite.
I don't see Join a Home: the member selected on this phone has Limit Access. Ask a parent to switch the profile, or join on a phone where you are signed in with your own account.