Life after Centriq: a home app that won't disappear on you
Updated July 2026
If you're here because Centriq shut down on January 31, 2026 and took your appliance records with it — that's a rotten way to lose years of careful data entry, and we're sorry. The fastest replacement is OnOtto: snap a photo of each appliance and its AI identifies it, rebuilds not just the record but the full maintenance schedule, and asks when you last did each task — typically 20 minutes for a whole house, no manual required. You get what Centriq promised and rarely delivered: maintenance that actually happens, shared with your whole household.
Rebuild your home in OnOtto — free for 30 days
What OnOtto replaces, feature by feature
| You used in Centriq | You get in OnOtto |
|---|---|
| Appliance capture from nameplate photos | Photo appliance ID — snap the appliance and OnOtto identifies it and builds its full maintenance schedule |
| Product info, manuals & parts lookup | Identified appliances and any uploaded manuals stay attached to their tasks; supplies consolidated per week of tasks |
| Suggested maintenance schedules | Persistent recurring tasks — they stay until done, and completing one schedules the next |
| Home inventory list | Task-centric appliance list built from your scans (no standalone inventory module — an honest gap if you want one for insurance) |
| Recall notifications | Not yet in OnOtto — use free CPSC email alerts alongside (honest gap) |
| Single-user home profile | Household sharing: up to 6 members, task assignment, weekly streak & leaderboard |
| Free plan (unsustainable) | Free plan (15 tasks) + paid plans from $39.99/yr that keep the lights on |
Two things we won't pretend: OnOtto has no standalone insurance-style inventory (records live with their maintenance tasks) and no recall alerts yet — the CPSC's free email service covers that gap for now. If those were your main Centriq uses, HomeZada's inventory module may fit better. For everything else — schedules, reminders, household coordination — OnOtto goes well beyond what Centriq did.
Your 20-minute migration plan
- Create your account — the 30-day trial includes full Family access, so invite your household right away (up to 6 people).
- Walk the house with your phone. For each major appliance — furnace, water heater, washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge, range — snap a photo of the appliance itself. OnOtto identifies it; no manual hunting required (though you can upload a manual PDF instead if you like).
- Let the AI build each schedule. Every identified appliance becomes a set of recurring tasks at the recommended frequencies, and OnOtto asks when you last did each one so nothing starts overdue. Review, tweak, done — about a minute per appliance.
- Add a Starter Pack for the non-appliance work Centriq never covered: gutters, smoke detectors, seasonal prep. Try the homeowner's maintenance checklist.
- Assign and go. Split tasks across the household and let the weekly streak keep everyone honest.
Frequently asked questions
Is Centriq really gone? Can I still get my data?
Yes — Centriq shut down on January 31, 2026, and the company deleted user data with the service. If you didn't export before the deadline, there is unfortunately no way to recover it now. The good news: rebuilding in OnOtto takes about 20 minutes for a typical home, because a photo of each appliance is all the AI needs.
Does OnOtto identify appliances from a photo like Centriq did?
Yes — and it goes a step further. Centriq read the nameplate to fetch product info. OnOtto identifies the appliance from your photo, builds its full maintenance schedule, and asks when you last did each task so nothing starts overdue. No manual required (you can still upload one, or a PDF, if you prefer). You end up with a plan that does things, not just a record that knows things.
Does OnOtto send recall notices?
Not yet — that's an honest gap versus Centriq. In the meantime, the U.S. CPSC offers free recall emails at cpsc.gov. Recall tracking is on our radar as scanned-appliance data grows.
What does OnOtto cost compared to Centriq?
Centriq's free tier is part of why it couldn't survive. OnOtto is $39.99/yr Solo or $71.99/yr Family (up to 6 members) — with a genuinely free plan (15 tasks, 1 scan) and a 30-day full-access trial, no card. Sustainable pricing is also your insurance that OnOtto won't vanish the way Centriq did.
How long does it take to move from Centriq to OnOtto?
About 20 minutes for most homes: sign up (2 min), snap a photo of each of your 5–8 major appliances (about a minute each — OnOtto identifies it and builds the schedule), then add a Starter Pack for general home maintenance. There's no import file to wrestle with, because Centriq data no longer exists to import.