# Thornby — Every project, every receipt

> Every project, every receipt (iPhone/iPad app by NicRya, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thornby/id6812923774 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NicRya, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6812923776)
- Category: Productivity, Finance
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Thornby?

Think of everything that's gone into your home. The kitchen you redid. The roof that went on the year of the big storm. The water heater that quit on a Sunday. Most of it ends up in a drawer, an old email, or nowhere at all.

Thornby keeps it. Take a photo of the receipt and the app reads the contractor, the date, the cost, and the permit number. You add what the job was and where. Years later, when someone asks what you did to your home and when, you hand them one clean document instead of a guess.

TEN SECONDS TO READ A RECEIPT
Photograph the invoice, or send a PDF from Mail or Files. In about ten seconds the app reads the company, the date, the total, the permit number, and even the category on your phone. You add what the job was and where, and tap Save.

START WITH WHAT YOU REMEMBER
Do not wait for the receipts. Put in the kitchen, the roof, and the furnace from memory. The year is enough. "I did it myself" is a fine answer. Every report shows which jobs have paper behind them and which do not, so a memory is labeled as a memory. Eighteen years of work fits in a weekend when the year is enough. Summary by Year shows every year of the record at a glance.

READY WHEN THE APPRAISER COMES
When you refinance or sell, an appraiser puts a value on your home. Work they cannot see or date is a guess, and a guess is usually low. Thornby prints the date, the cost, the brand, and the permit for every job, in the order the appraiser's form asks. Receipts get credit. So do permits, and a permit with a passed inspection most of all. Memory gets a guess. The form changes on November 2, 2026, and it asks for more than it used to.

LESS TAX WHEN YOU SELL
For US homeowners, the money you put into your home can lower the tax you owe when you sell. Only the work you can show counts. The Cost Basis Report adds up what your home really cost you and lists every repair by date and cost, for your tax advisor each year and when you sell. When you sell, record the date, the price, and the selling costs, and the report carries them too. The app works out no tax. Your preparer decides what counts.

THE ANSWERS WHEN THE ADJUSTER CALLS
After a fire, a flood, or a storm, the adjuster wants to know what was there. The brand, the model, the serial number, when it went in, what it cost, and a photo. Thornby keeps that by appliance and by room.

THE IMPORTANT PARTS, IN PLAIN TEXT
A permit or a warranty is just a photo until you need the number on it. Thornby pulls out the parts that matter, like the permit number and the date it passed, and prints them next to the job. The original is still there.

HOW IT WORKS
• Snap a receipt, or share a PDF from Mail. The date, company, and amount are read on your phone.
• Add the project, the room, the brand, and whether there was a permit.
• Track appliances and warranties. Get reminded before a warranty ends or a filter is due. Every home gets its own list.
• Make the document: the Property Record for an appraiser, an agent, or an adjuster; the Cost Basis Report for your tax advisor; or the Owner's Record for yourself.

EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE
No account. No password. Your record lives on your phone and backs itself up to your iCloud Drive. One button can fill in your home's size and year built from public records. It asks first, and sends only the address. Backup, restore, a spreadsheet export, and any single document are never behind a purchase. Your data is yours whether or not you ever pay.

FREE
One home. Unlimited projects, receipts, items, documents, and reminders. Every report, free to read on your phone. No trial. Nothing expires.

REPORTS
Unlocking report sharing and printing is a one-time cost of $39.99.

PRO
More than one home, including unlimited investment properties, is $69.99 a year or $179.99 one-time for Pro forever, with all Reports included. Your first home stays free either way. Shared with your family.

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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro, yearly | $69.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro, Forever | $179.99 | one-time |
| Reports | $39.99 | one-time |


## Is Thornby safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Thornby.

## Is Thornby legit?

Thornby has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Thornby is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-14

A small update about buttons.

• Done is easier to find: a filled button on iOS 26 and later, and at the top right on report options, the cost basis export, and Backup. On a report preview it stays at the top left.
• Save gets the same filled look on iOS 26 and later, on every form that has one.

Nothing else changed. Your record, your reports, and your backups are exactly as they were.

If something looks wrong, a screenshot sent to support@thornby.app helps more than anything.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-09

This update is about screens and words, and one line on the report.

• The Property Record shows each permit's final inspection date beside its job. That date is the one appraisers care about most.
• Thornby fits the iPhone Duo's large inner screen, on sale October 23.
• A report preview opens full screen on every iPhone and iPad. Tap Done to close it.
• At the largest text sizes, the app's name stays on one line.
• In the app, the $179.99 option is now called "Pro, Forever." Same purchase, clearer name.

If something looks wrong, a screenshot sent to support@thornby.app helps more than anything.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-08

This update gives a home a quicker start, and tidies a few words and screens.

• Start With the Big Jobs. A home with fewer than five projects shows a short list: Kitchen, Bathrooms, Roof, Heating and Cooling, Windows and Doors, and Something Else. Tap one to add that job. Each row gets a check once it has a job, and the year if you entered one. The list goes away once the home has five projects, or when you tap Hide.
• If your home has its purchase date, work finished before it stays in your Property Record. On the Cost Basis Report it is listed but not added, because the seller's work is already in the price you paid. The app no longer asks whether that work was an improvement or a repair.
• The app's screens say "Property Record" everywhere for the document you hand an appraiser.
• The Thornby Pro screen, the report preview, and Settings use the same words as the App Store page: sharing and printing, more than one home, lifetime license.
• A form that cannot save yet says "Not Saved Yet" above what is missing, instead of "Something went wrong."
• The new-home screen says what Save needs: a nickname and the address.
• A note with Windows line breaks no longer splits its row in the spreadsheet export.
• The report options screen no longer counts a switch that is not there.

If something looks wrong, a screenshot sent to support@thornby.app helps more than anything.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-07

No release notes.

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