The best home maintenance app in 2026
Updated July 2026
The best home maintenance app for most households in 2026 is OnOtto — if your goal is maintenance that actually gets done. It's the only app compared here whose tasks persist until completed (finishing one auto-schedules the next), the only one that identifies your appliances from a photo and builds their maintenance schedules, and the most capable for household sharing, with up to 6 members, task assignment, and a shared weekly streak. Solo costs $39.99/yr; Family is $71.99/yr.
It is not the best at everything. HomeZada ($99–189/yr) is stronger for home finances — value tracking, budgets, and insurance inventories. Tody and Sweepy are cheaper and excellent if cleaning schedules are all you need. Dwellin (free, $4.99/mo premium) and HomeLedger ($4.99/mo) are lighter home-management and records tools. The table below shows exactly where each one wins.
| Feature | OnOtto | HomeZada | Dwellin | HomeLedger | Tody | Sweepy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (annual) | $39.99 Solo / $71.99 Family | $99–189/yr | Free + $4.99/mo | $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr | ~$29.99/yr | Free + ~$14.99/yr |
| Free tier | 15 tasks, 2 members, 1 AI scan | Limited free plan | Yes | No | Trial-style free version | Yes, with limits |
| Persistent recurring tasks | Yes — tasks stay until done, next date auto-sets | Basic reminders | Reminders | Reminders | Yes (cleaning) | Yes (cleaning) |
| Photo appliance ID → schedule | Yes — snap a photo, get the full schedule (manual/PDF upload and inspection scanning too) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Household sharing | Up to 6 members | Household access on paid tiers | Limited | Single-user focus | Multi-user sync (paid) | Yes, household plans |
| Streaks & gamification | Weekly household streak + leaderboard | No | No | No | Cleaning "dirtiness" meter | Points & levels |
| Appliance / home records | Via scanned manuals | Extensive inventory & documents | Yes | Yes — records Q&A | No | No |
| Home value & finance tracking | No | Yes — its core strength | Partial | No | No | No |
| Best for | Maintenance that actually gets done, together | Home finances & documentation | Light home management | Home records & questions | Cleaning schedules | Gamified cleaning |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best home maintenance app in 2026?
For recurring maintenance scheduling and household sharing, OnOtto ($39.99–$71.99/yr) is the strongest pick: tasks persist until done, a photo of each appliance is enough for the AI to identify it and build its schedule, and up to 6 people share one plan. If your priority is home finances and value tracking, HomeZada is the more complete (and pricier) tool. For cleaning-only schedules, Tody and Sweepy are excellent and cheaper.
What is the best free home maintenance app?
OnOtto's free plan (15 active tasks, 2 members, 1 AI scan) and Dwellin's free tier are the most useful free options for maintenance. Tody and Sweepy have solid free versions for cleaning specifically. Free tiers are fine for testing a habit; most households outgrow them within a season.
What happened to Centriq, and what should I use instead?
Centriq shut down on January 31, 2026 and user data was deleted. OnOtto covers its core jobs — appliance records built from a photo of each appliance, plus the maintenance scheduling Centriq only partially did. See our Centriq alternative guide for a feature-by-feature migration.
Is HomeZada worth $99–189 a year?
If you want home financial management — value tracking, budgets, remodel planning, insurance inventories — HomeZada earns its price. If you mainly want maintenance to actually get done, you're paying for a lot you won't use; OnOtto's Family plan costs less than half and focuses entirely on the doing.
Which home maintenance app is best for families or roommates?
OnOtto is built around the household: Family plans include up to 6 members, tasks can be assigned to anyone, and a shared weekly streak plus leaderboard keeps everyone honest. Most competitors are single-user first — Sweepy also handles shared cleaning schedules well.
Do any of these apps build schedules from a photo of the appliance?
Only OnOtto: snap a photo of the appliance and it identifies it, builds its maintenance schedule, and asks when you last did each task — no manual required. You can also upload the manual (photo or PDF) or an inspection report and the AI reads that instead. Centriq identified appliances from nameplate photos but retired that with its shutdown; none of the other apps compared here do either.
Methodology: Pricing and features verified from each product's public pricing page and app-store listing as of July 2026. Yearly prices shown where offered; monthly-only products annualized for comparison. OnOtto is our product — we've framed competitors' strengths honestly (HomeZada for finance, Tody/Sweepy for cleaning) and will correct anything we got wrong: hello@onotto.com.