Centriq shut down. Here's where to go next.
Centriq is gone. It shut down on January 31, 2026, the app has been pulled from the App Store, and its domain now belongs to someone else. If you are here because your appliance records vanished, or because you are trying to work out whether it is really dead, the short answers are below: what happened, why nobody can tell you the reason, and what happened to your data. Then, honestly, what DIYProject.ai does and does not replace.
What happened to Centriq
- When
- Centriq shut down on January 31, 2026. The app has been removed from the App Store, and mycentriq.com is now a parked domain that no longer belongs to the company.
- Not 2025
- If you have read that Centriq closed in January 2025, that is wrong, and it is worth knowing why: a single competitor's blog post typo'd the year, and AI-written 'best alternative' listicles copied it. You can check this yourself. The Internet Archive shows mycentriq.com fully live and still offering free trials on November 21, 2025, and Homer shipped its Centriq importer that December, ahead of the shutdown.
- Why
- Centriq never said. There was a retirement notice in late 2025, and after that: no explanation, no farewell post, no press coverage. Anyone who tells you the reason is guessing. The one real signal is that the company's listed entity changed from 'Centriq Technology, Inc.' to 'Centriq Technology, LLC,' which is consistent with a sale or a restructure, but nobody has confirmed that and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
- Your data
- Export was CSV only, from Settings, then Export Data, in the web app. It included item names, descriptions, model and serial numbers, purchase dates, locations, and notes. It did not include your photos, receipts, or documents, which had to be saved one at a time. Anything not exported before the deadline was deleted.
What Centriq did, and what we do
| Feature | DIYProject.ai | Centriq |
|---|---|---|
| Still running? | Yes, actively developed | No. Shut down January 31, 2026 |
| Appliance & warranty tracking | Appliances, warranties, model/serial, docs | Yes, this was its core |
| Scan nameplate to auto-fill | Not yet (manual entry) | Yes, its hero feature |
| Automatic manual lookup | Not yet, attach your own | Yes, by model number |
| Parts & filter matching | No | Yes, matched to your model |
| Product recall alerts | Not yet | Yes |
| Recurring maintenance | Recurring tasks with reminders | Reminders |
| AI project planning | Yes — AI project plans (Claude) | No |
| Material calculators | 48+ built-in material calculators | None |
| Cheat sheets | Free, unlimited | None |
| Contractor quotes | Collect and compare side by side | No |
| Calendar sync (ICS) | Yes — subscribe in Apple/Google Calendar (ICS) | No |
| Platform | iPhone + full web app | Delisted from the App Store |
| Your data | Live, and exportable whenever you want | Deleted after January 31, 2026 |
Moving over from Centriq
What you get with DIYProject.ai
- Rebuilding your appliance, warranty, and maintenance records somewhere that is still supported.
- AI DIY project plans with steps, tools, materials, and a budget, which Centriq never had.
- 48+ material calculators and a full cheat-sheet library, also new.
- Collecting and comparing contractor quotes.
- Maintenance that syncs to Apple or Google Calendar, instead of living in one app.
- A full web app alongside the iPhone app, so your records are not trapped on a phone.
What you'll miss from Centriq
- Photographing a nameplate and having the brand, model, and serial filled in for you. This was the best thing about Centriq and we do not do it yet.
- Manuals fetched automatically from your model number.
- Matching the right filter or replacement part to your exact appliance.
- Automatic recall alerts.
- A curated how-to video library for your specific model.
Bottom line: We are not going to pretend we are a drop-in Centriq. Centriq's nameplate scan, automatic manuals, and parts matching were genuinely excellent, and rebuilding all of it is on our roadmap rather than in the product. What we can offer today is a place that is still running, with your appliances, warranties, and maintenance in one supported home, plus AI project planning, 48+ calculators, and calendar sync that Centriq never had. If automatic manual lookup is the only thing you cared about, look at Homer or Dib too, which both built Centriq importers.
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