The best home maintenance apps in 2026, honestly compared
Eden, Homer, HomeZada, and Dwellin, side by side: what each one does best, what it costs, and which one fits the way you live.
First, the disclosure: Eden is on this list, and we make Eden. You should read everything below knowing that. We have kept every claim about the other apps checkable against their own sites and store listings, because a comparison you can’t trust is worth nothing to you.
Second, the honest framing: these apps are not four versions of the same thing. They answer different questions. Pick based on the question you actually have.
The short version
| App | Platforms | Free tier | Paid | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | Android | Everything, during early access | Paid tier later, with clear notice | Knowing what your house needs, and when |
| Homer | iOS, Android, Mac | Core features | Premium at $4.99/month | Inventory, manuals, and warranties |
| HomeZada | Web, iOS, Android | Inventory and documents | Premium at $99/year, Deluxe at $189/year | Whole-home finances and projects |
| Dwellin | iOS, Android | Core features | Pro at $2.99/month or $24.99/year | Cost estimates and budgeting |
Eden: for the “what does my house actually need?” question
Eden starts from your real house. You tell it what you have (a gas furnace, a tank water heater, gutters under heavy trees) and it builds a maintenance plan for those exact things, then adjusts the intervals based on how you answer questions about your home. Hard water? Your dishwasher schedule tightens. Gutter guards? Cleaning relaxes to once a year.
Everything rolls up into one Home Health score that moves when you do the work. That number is the point: you always know where you stand without reading a task list.
The honest limits: Eden is Android only right now, and it is deliberately not an inventory app. It stores what it needs to plan your maintenance, not every receipt and manual you own. During early access everything is free, and the core plan (your schedule, reminders, the score, one home) stays free after that.
Homer: for the “where is the manual for this thing?” question
Homer, built in Stockholm, is the strongest pure home-inventory app on the market. Photograph your appliances and it pulls manuals, support links, and product details automatically, then keeps receipts, warranties, and a timeline of your home’s history in one place. It also runs on the most platforms of anything here.
When Centriq shut down in January 2026, its own shutdown notices pointed users to Homer, which had built a dedicated importer for Centriq data. That endorsement from a dying competitor says a lot.
Maintenance tasks exist in Homer, but they are one feature among many rather than the organizing idea. If your recurring frustration is lost paperwork rather than forgotten upkeep, start here.
HomeZada: for the “run my home like an asset” question
HomeZada is the most ambitious app on this list. Inventory, maintenance schedules, remodel project budgets, home value and equity tracking, all in one system with a strong web app. If you think of your home as your biggest financial asset and want dashboards to match, nothing else here goes as deep.
The trade-offs are weight and price. The free tier covers inventory and documents but not maintenance scheduling, which lives in the $99-a-year Premium plan. And the breadth means setup takes real commitment. HomeZada rewards the homeowner who wants a system, not the one who wants a nudge.
Dwellin: for the “what is this going to cost me?” question
Dwellin generates a maintenance calendar from your home’s basics (square footage, year built, system ages) and pairs it with something the others mostly skip: cost estimates for utilities, repairs, and replacements, plus efficiency insights. Pro is the cheapest paid tier on this list at $24.99 a year, covering multiple properties and family sharing.
If budgeting for your home stresses you more than the chores themselves, Dwellin’s framing will fit.
So which one?
On an iPhone, your call is between Homer, HomeZada, and Dwellin, and the sections above are the guide. On Android, ask yourself what you want opening the app to feel like. If the answer is “tell me exactly what to do this month, and show me it’s working,” that is the question Eden was built to answer.