# HomeBaseAI - Home Manager — Smart Home Maintenance Coach

> AI-powered home management and maintenance tracking via conversational interface. (iPhone/iPad app by Steven Knauss.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homebaseai-home-manager/id6759628026 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Steven Knauss](https://appshunter.io/developer/1877190883)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-03-26
- Data updated: 2026-07-04
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homebaseai-home-manager/id6759628026/reviews.md

## What is HomeBaseAI?

HomeBaseAI is the simplest way to manage everything about your home. Just have a conversation.

**YOUR HOME, IN ONE CONVERSATION**

There are no forms to fill out, no databases to navigate, no menus to learn. Just tell HomeBaseAI what you have -- by typing, speaking, or snapping a photo -- and it handles the rest.

Say "I just bought a Samsung fridge for the kitchen" and HomeBaseAI saves it instantly with a confirmation card. It also auto-creates maintenance reminders based on what you saved -- water filter every 6 months, condenser coils every 6 months -- so you never forget.

**SNAP A LABEL -- AI READS IT**

Point your camera at any product label, paint can, or appliance tag. AI reads the text and extracts every detail -- brand, model number, serial number, color code -- then saves it to the right room automatically.

**A COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR HOME**

HomeBaseAI doesn't just store data -- it uses it. Ask "My water heater is making a popping sound" and get a personalized diagnosis based on your actual water heater's age and maintenance history. Ask "What should I do before winter?" and get a checklist built from your actual inventory, not generic advice.

**HOME HEALTH SCORE**

One number that tells you if you're on top of your home -- or if things are slipping. HomeBaseAI watches maintenance compliance, overdue tasks, coverage, and documentation completeness and rolls them into a single 0-100 score. Watch it climb week by week as you stay ahead.

**SEASONAL PREP CHECKLISTS**

Every season, HomeBaseAI generates a prep checklist based on what you actually own. No sprinkler system? No sprinkler winterization task. Have a gas furnace? Chimney inspection appears in fall.

**COST-OF-NEGLECT TRACKING**

See the real cost of deferred maintenance. "Your dryer vent cleaning is 4 months overdue. Lint buildup increases fire risk and costs roughly $8/month in dryer efficiency. Total accrued: ~$32."

**WIDGETS**

See overdue tasks, your next maintenance item, and your home health score right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen.

**SHARED WITH FAMILY**

Share your home with family through iCloud. Everyone sees the same data, everyone can contribute. No accounts needed.

**GUIDED HOME SETUP**

Say "Home Setup" and walk through your major systems one by one -- HVAC, water heater, appliances, safety equipment. Scan labels, skip what you don't have, pause and resume anytime. Maintenance reminders are created automatically as you go.

**PRIVACY-FIRST**

Your home data lives on your device and in your private iCloud -- nowhere else. AI conversation is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini. Your messages are processed to generate responses but are not stored or used for AI training. No user accounts, no third-party analytics SDKs, no third-party tracking, no ads.

**7-DAY FREE TRIAL**

Try everything free for 7 days. After the trial, HomeBaseAI is $5.99/month or $49.99/year (save 30%). Cancel anytime. Your saved data is always accessible even if your subscription lapses.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Conversational home management
- AI-powered label scanning
- Personalized maintenance reminders
- Home health score tracking
- Seasonal preparation checklists
- Cost of neglect calculation
- Family sharing via iCloud

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Annual | $49.99 | per year |



## Frequently asked questions about HomeBaseAI

### How does HomeBaseAI use AI?

HomeBaseAI uses AI to understand your spoken or typed commands, read labels from photos using OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini, and generate personalized maintenance schedules and advice based on your home's inventory.

### What is the Home Health Score in HomeBaseAI?

The Home Health Score is a single metric from 0-100 that reflects your home's overall maintenance status, task completion, and documentation completeness. It aims to provide a quick overview of your home's well-being.

### Can I share my HomeBaseAI data with family?

Yes, HomeBaseAI supports sharing your home data with family members through iCloud. Everyone can view and contribute to the same information without needing separate accounts.

### How does HomeBaseAI handle privacy?

HomeBaseAI prioritizes privacy by storing your home data locally on your device and in your private iCloud. AI conversations are processed without storing or using your messages for AI training, and there are no user accounts, third-party analytics, or ads.

### What happens after the 7-day free trial of HomeBaseAI?

After the 7-day free trial, HomeBaseAI offers a subscription at $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year. You can cancel anytime, and your saved data remains accessible even if your subscription lapses.

### Does HomeBaseAI have ads?

No, HomeBaseAI is ad-free. The app is designed with a privacy-first approach and does not contain any advertisements.

### What devices does HomeBaseAI support?

Currently, HomeBaseAI supports iPhones. The app is designed to leverage mobile device features for scanning and interaction.

### How often is HomeBaseAI updated?

HomeBaseAI was last updated on June 19, 2026, with version 2.2.1. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.1 — 2026-06-19

Reliability and polish update. Saving from the guided setup now tells you if anything failed to persist instead of silently dropping it; free AI tries are no longer used up when the AI cannot answer (network or provider errors refund your try); widget shortcuts open the right screen; accepting a family share is more robust; and daily-limit messaging is clearer for Pro members.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-05-25

This is the biggest update HomeBaseAI has had since launch. Dozens of fixes and rough-edge cleanups across the whole app.

Conversation: the latest message stays above the keyboard, the user bubble grows for longer transcripts, follow-up action buttons reflow at large Dynamic Type, and a new Examples menu in the top-left helps first-time users find their footing.

Maintenance tasks are finally editable. Tap any task to change the interval, notes, or last-completed date; swipe leading to mark complete with one gesture; the new task creator exposes reminder + notes + lastCompleted up front.

Photos are now manageable. Tap any item photo for a full-screen lightbox with swipe-between and Remove. Thumbnails are cached so scrolling stays smooth on items with lots of photos.

Settings got organized. New Help & Support section with email + Rate App, a Notifications section that surfaces your current permission state and deep-links to iOS Settings, build number appended to the version row, and a redesigned Subscribe row that shows your real trial price for the week.

Sharing got clearer. The Share Home sheet now explains what family members will and won't see, and the home-delete confirmation names the home + counts items + warns about sharing impact. Stop Sharing failures show up inline instead of vanishing.

Widgets that say "Pro" are now actually Pro-gated. Free and lapsed users see an upgrade prompt that deep-links to the paywall.

The paywall has an explicit close button, surfaces the right state when StoreKit holds a purchase for parental approval, and shows a brief "You're in!" celebration after a successful purchase. Trial status now appears in Settings with the renewal date and price.

Under the hood: offline AI failures no longer burn your free tries; the daily AI cap is actually enforced now; notifications schedule between 9am and 9pm so you don't get pinged at 3am; maintenance reminders skip orphaned tasks; OCR flags low-confidence reads so you can double-check the extracted fields.

Plus the usual stability + accessibility improvements.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-05-05

-bug fixes

### 2.0.0 — 2026-04-02

HomeBaseAI 2.0 is a major update. AI conversation is now powered by GPT-4o-mini for dramatically better responses -- no more echoed questions, no misclassified intents, no cross-contaminated data between items.

New in this version:
- AI assistant powered by GPT-4o-mini (replaces on-device AI)
- Now works on iOS 17+ (previously required iOS 26)
- Maintenance tasks now correctly track overdue status from creation date
- Search results scoped to your active home
- Home health documentation score no longer penalizes missing photos
- Smarter delete targeting for materials vs items

### 1.1.0 — 2026-03-27

Maintenance reminders now adapt to your home. Apartments and condos skip exterior tasks you don't manage. Cold-climate homes get winterization prioritized; hot-climate homes get cooling tasks first. Older homes surface age-appropriate inspections more frequently. Set your climate zone and year built in Settings to personalize.

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