FAQs

Your questions, answered.

Why TagTeam works the way it does, and what to expect when you join.

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Why the approach

Why zones and not tasks?

Tasks tell you what to do. Zones tell you who owns it, including the planning and anticipating. And because each zone holds its own routines, standards and notes, ownership can change hands without starting over. That's how invisible labor finally gets shared.

Across 23 studies, not knowing who owns what hurt performance far more than open conflict did.Tubré & Collins, Journal of Management, 2000
Ownership of a task — from conception to planning to execution — is the key to removing invisible labor from one partner's plate.Eve Rodsky, Fair Play

Why plan around capacity?

A fair week isn't always an equal one. It's one that fits both of you. Before anything is shared out, you each say how much you can carry that week, and the plan is sized to fit.

Partners who feel appreciated show no drop in relationship satisfaction, even when the split is unequal and they know it.Gordon et al., Psychological Science, 2022
Equal earning doesn't produce an equal load: in dual-earner homes, the household and caregiving split still leans to one partner.Pew Research Center, 2023 · BLS American Time Use Survey, 2025

Why a weekly rhythm?

Life changes week to week, so the plan does too. Each week starts from the last one, so you only talk about what's changing, and looking back means every week teaches the next.

Couples with shared rituals — including weekly planning — report more positive emotions and greater relationship satisfaction.Journal of Consumer Research, 2019
Regular structured check-ins help couples address issues before they escalate.Gottman Institute

Additional Questions

The practical stuff

TagTeam is built for two, and it works best once your partner joins. If you'd like to explore first, you can map out a week on your own with a Placeholder Partner, then invite your partner when you're ready to meet and plan together.
You each prep on your own phone: how much you can carry next week and any times you need to protect. Then you sit down together on one screen for the Family Meeting to look back, name priorities and shape the week. The rest of the week, you each have your own Daily View.
Yes. Choose which household zones are part of your home. Regular zones carry into every week, and occasional ones wait in your library until you pull them in. You set each zone's weight together, from light to heavy, so it means the same thing for both of you.
The plan isn't a contract. Either of you can change it mid-week by adding, removing or moving a zone, and your partner sees what changed. For a one-off, Tag In asks your partner to cover one thing without changing who owns it. Anything worth talking about can be flagged for your next Family Meeting.
You can add your kids' names in your Family Profile, and zones like Childcare and School Help & Logistics are built in. Planning happens between the two adults running the home. Extended family features are on the long-term roadmap.
No. TagTeam shows what a week holds; it never grades a person. Shoutouts are never counted, and patterns end in a question, not a verdict.

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