How to Use SwearJar
The complete guide to all voice commands. Say “Alexa, open swear jar” to get started.
Report Swear Words
Record when someone swears. You can log one swear word or multiple at once.
Single swear word
“Alexa, tell swear jar that Pedro swore”
“Alexa, tell swear jar Pedro used a swear word”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to add Pedro to the jar”
“Alexa, tell swear jar Pedro said a bad word”
Multiple swear words at once
“Alexa, tell swear jar that Pedro swore 5 times”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to add 3 for Pedro”
“Alexa, tell swear jar Pedro used 10 swear words”
Get Statistics
Check how many times someone has sworn and how much they owe. Always include a time frame.
“Alexa, ask swear jar how many for Pedro this week”
“Alexa, ask swear jar how many times has Pedro sworn this month”
“Alexa, ask swear jar how much does Pedro owe all time”
“Alexa, ask swear jar for Pedro stats today”
Supported time frames
Check Jar Total
See how much money has accumulated in the jar across all people. Includes fun comparisons of what you could buy!
“Alexa, ask swear jar what’s in the jar this month”
“Alexa, ask swear jar for the jar total all time”
“Alexa, ask swear jar how much have we collected this year”
“Alexa, ask swear jar what’s the damage this week”
Set Penalty Amount
Configure how much each swear word costs. The default is 1 pound per swear.
“Alexa, tell swear jar to set penalty to 50 pence”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to set penalty to 2 dollars”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to make it 1 euro”
“Alexa, tell swear jar charge 25 cents per swear”
Supported currencies
List All People
See everyone who’s been tracked in the jar, ranked by number of contributions.
“Alexa, ask swear jar who has sworn”
“Alexa, ask swear jar who’s on the list”
“Alexa, ask swear jar to list everyone”
“Alexa, ask swear jar who owes money”
Reset Data
Clear records for one person or reset everything.
Reset one person
“Alexa, tell swear jar to reset Pedro”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to forgive Pedro”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to remove Pedro from the jar”
Reset everything
“Alexa, tell swear jar to reset everything”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to start fresh”
“Alexa, tell swear jar to delete all data”
Warning: Resetting data cannot be undone. Make sure you really want to clear the records before using these commands.
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