The best apps for tracking home maintenance schedules in 2026

Owning a home is a slow-motion to-do list. Change the HVAC filter, flush the water heater, clean the gutters, test the smoke detectors, service the furnace before winter. None of it is hard. The hard part is remembering that any of it exists on the specific week it actually needs doing, then remembering again next season, and the season after that.

That is the real job here. Not "list every task a house could ever need," but "tell me what needs doing, when, and put it somewhere I will actually see it." A maintenance schedule that lives inside an app you open twice a year is a schedule you never see. Which is exactly why calendar sync matters more than any other feature on this list: the reminder has to land on the calendar you already check every morning, not in yet another inbox you have to remember to open.

Quick disclosure before we start: we build one of these apps, DIYProject.ai. We put it near the top because of a specific thing it does that most rivals do not, and we will show our work on that. We have also given it the same honest "catch" as everything else here, and we mean the praise for every competitor. This category is full of genuinely good tools built by people who care about houses.

One note for context: Centriq, which was the old benchmark for cataloging home equipment and its upkeep, shut down on January 31, 2026. Its exit left a real gap, and a lot of the apps below are competing to fill it.

1. DIYProject.ai: the schedule that syncs to the calendar you already use

Best for: anyone who wants maintenance reminders to show up on Apple Calendar or Google Calendar automatically, and who wants help actually doing the fix when a task comes due.

Most home apps treat maintenance as a checklist trapped inside the app. DIYProject.ai treats it as a feed. You set up your maintenance schedule (filters, gutters, seasonal HVAC service, whatever your house needs), and the app gives you a subscribable ICS calendar feed. You subscribe once, and every task flows into Apple Calendar or Google Calendar alongside your dentist appointments and your kid's soccer games. When the schedule changes, your calendar updates on its own. No re-importing, no copy-paste. This is the part several inventory-first rivals (Homer, Dib, Dwellin, Dwellable) simply do not offer: they will store your records beautifully, but they have no true calendar sync, so the reminder still lives somewhere you have to go looking for it.

The other half is what happens when a task actually comes due. Because DIYProject.ai is built as an AI project manager first and a tracker second, "flush the water heater" is not just a checkbox. Describe the job and the AI produces steps, a shopping list with cost estimates, and spend-versus-plan tracking, using multiple AI models under the hood. So the app that reminds you is also the app that plans and prices the fix. Around all that sit 48+ free calculators and 100+ cheat sheets, no account required, plus tools and supplies inventory, property tracking, contractor quote comparison, and a borrow-tools-from-friends feature.

Price: The calculators and cheat sheets are free with no account. The app is $7.99/month or $49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan.

The catch: No Android yet (native iOS and web only, though the web app works on any phone). And the scheduling and maintenance layer is newer than what the long-running incumbents have shipped, so it has fewer years of polish behind it. There is also no free app tier, so past the trial the scheduling loop is a paid feature.

2. Dwellin: the best long-range upkeep forecast

Best for: homeowners who want to see the big expensive stuff coming years in advance.

Dwellin's standout feature is its 10-Year UpKeep Plan, a drag-and-drop, capital-replacement forecast that lays out when major systems are likely to need replacing and roughly what that will cost. Roof, water heater, HVAC, the items that quietly age until they surprise you. It also does climate-aware reminders that adjust to where you live, so someone in Phoenix and someone in Minneapolis get different schedules. It runs on both iOS and Android, which already puts it ahead of us on platform coverage.

Price: Prime tier runs about $99/year.

The catch: No true calendar sync, so the reminders stay inside the app, and the suite is upkeep-only, meaning it is focused on maintenance rather than the whole planning-and-doing loop.

3. HomeZada: the most complete home-finance picture

Best for: people who want maintenance folded into a full picture of what their home costs to own.

HomeZada does something nice the moment you sign up: it auto-generates a maintenance plan based on your home, so you are not starting from a blank page. It pairs that with a 5-year maintenance cost forecast, which is genuinely useful for budgeting. The maintenance piece lives inside a broader home-management suite that also tracks your inventory, documents, and finances, so if you want one place for the money side of homeownership, this is a strong pick.

Price: Premium runs about $99/year.

The catch: It is dense. There is a lot going on, and the scheduling lives inside a heavy home-finance suite, so if all you want is "remind me to change the filter," this is more app than you need.

4. HomeKeep: task reminders with the tools spelled out

Best for: homeowners who want each task to tell them exactly what they will need to do it.

HomeKeep sends task reminders and, helpfully, attaches a tool list to each task so you know what to grab before you start. It also does product recall alerts, which is a genuinely thoughtful touch that most competitors skip. If your dishwasher gets recalled, you would rather hear it from your maintenance app than not at all. It is available on Android.

Price: Varies; premium service bundles can get pricey.

The catch: Those premium service bundles are on the expensive side, and HomeKeep often reaches homeowners through a builder or home-warranty partner rather than as a standalone consumer download, so your experience can depend on who set it up.

5. Dwellable: the location-smart lightweight option

Best for: homeowners who want reminders tuned to their exact property and a steady drip of relevant tips.

Dwellable leans into climate and location-aware reminder scheduling, so the timing reflects your local weather and your specific home rather than a generic national checklist. On top of that it sends weekly content tailored to your property, which keeps the app useful between the big seasonal tasks. It runs on iOS, Mac, and Android, so it is one of the more broadly available picks here.

Price: Free tier available, with paid options.

The catch: It is newer and lighter than the established suites, so it does the reminder job well but does not try to be your whole home-finance and project hub.

6. Tended: the maintenance record that transfers to the next owner

Best for: homeowners thinking ahead to resale, who want proof they took care of the place.

Tended's angle is verification. It builds a verified, transferable maintenance record, complete with a "Tended Score," that you can hand to the next owner when you sell. Think of it as a Carfax for your house. It also does AI receipt review, so your proof of work stays organized. If part of your motivation for maintaining the home is protecting its value at sale, this framing is smart.

Price: Subscription-based.

The catch: It is built around proof and verification more than simple day-to-day reminders, so if you just want a nudge to clean the gutters and do not care about a transferable record, it is aimed slightly past what you need.

The quick version

App	The job	Calendar sync	Price
DIYProject.ai	Schedule plus AI planning and pricing when a task comes due	Yes, subscribable ICS feed to Apple/Google Calendar	$7.99/mo or $49.99/yr (7-day trial)
Dwellin	10-year capital-replacement forecast, climate-aware	No true calendar sync	About $99/yr (Prime)
HomeZada	Auto-generated plan plus 5-year cost forecast	No	About $99/yr (Premium)
HomeKeep	Task reminders with per-task tool lists and recall alerts	No	Varies; bundles can be pricey
Dwellable	Location-aware reminders plus weekly tips	No	Free tier plus paid
Tended	Transferable, verified maintenance record	No	Subscription

Honorable mentions

A plain shared Apple or Google Calendar with recurring events. This is the zero-cost baseline, and honestly it beats a fancy app you never open. Create recurring events for "change HVAC filter" every three months and "test smoke detectors" every six, share the calendar with everyone in the house, and you have covered the core job for free. You lose the auto-generated plans, the cost forecasts, and the tool lists, but you keep the one thing that actually matters: the reminder shows up where you look. If nothing else on this list fits, start here.

Homer. Homer is a clean, well-liked home organizer that pairs records with reminders, so you can attach a manual or a warranty to the equipment it belongs to and get nudged about upkeep. It does not do true calendar sync, but if your priority is keeping your home's paperwork tidy with reminders bolted on, it is a pleasant, straightforward option.

How to actually use this list

Do not overthink the choice. Match the app to what is actually going wrong for you.

If your problem is that you forget tasks entirely, the single most important feature is calendar sync, because the reminder has to reach you where you already look. If your problem is dreading a surprise five-figure repair, a long-range cost forecast like Dwellin's or HomeZada's earns its keep. If you are maintaining a home partly to protect its resale value, Tended's transferable record is a genuinely different pitch. And if you want the free baseline, a shared calendar with recurring events will carry you a long way.

If you want the reminder and the fix in one place, that is the gap we built DIYProject.ai to close. Set up your maintenance schedule, subscribe once to the ICS feed, and every task lands in Apple Calendar or Google Calendar on its own. Then, when "service the furnace" comes due, the same app can turn it into steps, a shopping list, and a cost estimate instead of leaving you to figure it out. The annual plan comes with a 7-day free trial, and the calculators and cheat sheets are free with no account, so you can try the whole loop before paying anything. Just remember the honest catch: no Android yet, and web on any phone in the meantime.

Whatever you pick, pick the one whose reminders you will actually see. A schedule you never open is the same as no schedule at all.