25 home and DIY apps, compared

An AI repair app for appliances, cars, plumbing and devices: describe the fault or add a photo or short video, get the likely cause and repair steps. Released October 2025, in 10 languages.

The most-rated AI home design app: redesign a room, exterior or yard from a photo with 100+ styles. A visualizer, not a project planner.

A free, ad-supported feed of user-made DIY and home decor tutorials. The iPhone app has not been updated since May 2022.

A catalog of step-by-step DIY decor, upcycling, kids' and holiday craft projects. Released November 2025, sold as a $29.99 premium purchase.

AI build plans for furniture and shop projects: describe a piece or snap a photo and get a 3D model, a cut list, a shopping list and steps.

A home maintenance app with personalized recommendations, an "Ask Oply" photo-or-text helper, and matching with local pros. The app is free, with a $99/yr membership announced for December.

A free AI home-repair app: describe a problem or add a photo or short video and get the likely fix, a DIY-or-call-a-pro safety verdict, a rough cost, and a handoff to a local pro.

Feature-heavy, web-first home-management suite with inventory, maintenance, projects, and home-finance tracking. Its iPhone app has not been updated since 2022.

A free-for-life 'home binder' you mostly get through an inspector, agent, or lender, pre-loaded with your inspection. Web login only, with a move-in services concierge. No iPhone app.

The beloved 'snap the nameplate, get the manual' app. It shut down on January 31, 2026, and its app has been pulled from the App Store.

A home maintenance app with a public-records home profile and a rewards membership that gives points for logging upkeep. Its membership price is not published on its site.

An indie iPhone home app that its listing says pulls smart-property details from public records and leans on AI-assisted onboarding, plus weekly content. Barely maintained now (one iPhone rating).

The most polished home binder on the market: photo-scan a nameplate, forward receipts by email, scan a floor plan from a room walkthrough. Apple App of the Day, with a dedicated switching page for ex-Centriq users.

A newer iPhone home app with a 'claim your home', a monthly maintenance list, and photo/video inventory, priced at $80/year.

A builder-distributed maintenance app, now owned by ECI Software Solutions. There is no public signup: if your builder doesn't offer it, you can't get it.

An iPhone maintenance app (iOS 26+) built on a researched upkeep catalog: 200+ items across six areas of the home, each with an interval and a cited source, set up in about a minute. No account.

An AI-native home-records app (iOS, Android, and web) with photo-scan item capture and daily recall monitoring across CPSC, NHTSA and USDA. Still in beta, and its iPhone build is stale.

A long-running home inventory app: photograph every item room by room, add values and serials later, export PDF reports. Free for 25 items, $5.99 to unlock.

A free maintenance app from the home insurer Hippo: a personalized to-do list with reminders, insurance quotes, partner discounts, and policy tools for Hippo customers.

A renovation planning app: cost estimates for 40+ projects for your home, three vetted contractors per project, neighborhood renovation trends and a home value tracker. The app is free; its advisor service takes a $299 deposit.

A home repair marketplace: post a job, compare bids from ID-verified local pros, and pay through escrow. Paid plans unlock calling pros directly.

A new home-intelligence app (co-founded by Martha Stewart, with a $10M seed round) that builds a home profile from your address, reads your inspection, insurance and bills, diagnoses from a photo, and finds pros. Free; paid tiers not published.

An indie iPhone app that mirrors much of a home record: inventory, maintenance, projects with budgets and checklists, paint, warranties, PDF reports and sharing. Around 54 US ratings.

An App Store Editors' Choice home app for iPhone and Mac: barcode and photo capture, warranties, renovations, estate planning, restock reminders, and a room scan.

A long-running home inventory app for iPhone and iPad: barcode capture, warranties, values, documents and export, in 32 languages. $6.99 up front, with extras via in-app purchase.