Basement Guardian vs Shipshape Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basement Guardian
Monitor your smart sump pump's water level and access pump-specific metrics remotely. Receive alerts to proactively address potential issues and ensure your basement stays dry. Trust decades of pump technology for reliable home protection.
- Remote sump pump monitoring
- Water level tracking
- Pump-specific metrics
- Proactive issue alerts
- Smart sump pump control
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Introducing the second-generation mobile app from Basement Guardian®. It now powers the Basement Guardian(TM) and HALO(TM) smart sump pumps. Access all of the features and functionality of your smart sump pump here. Connect to your HALO pump to receive alerts so you can replace the pump before there is a problem. You hold the power to MONITOR the sump pit water level and access pump-specific metrics in the palm of your hand. With over 60 years in the business, you can TRUST the Wayne pump technology.
Shipshape Home
Monitor your home's health and safety remotely. This app uses live data from your appliances to identify and address potential issues before they escalate into major problems.
- Remote home health and safety monitoring
- Live appliance data
- Integrated home health record
- Service history tracking
- Issue notifications
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The Shipshape app allows you to monitor the health and safety of your home from anywhere. Using live data from your appliances we can solve small problems before they become big problems. * Integrates with state of the art Shipshape monitoring hardware * Integrated home health record of the information you need to know about the systems in your home and their service history * Get live data on how your appliances are operating * Get notifications when there is an issue in your home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shipshape Home at 96% against Basement Guardian's 41%. Shipshape Home also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). Basement Guardian's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shipshape Home holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Basement Guardian's written reviews are positive against 96% of Shipshape Home's.
Basement Guardian ships an update every 16 months, Shipshape Home fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basement Guardian | Shipshape Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (23 ratings) | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WAYNE/SCOTT FETZER COMPANY | ShipShape |
Customer experience
Basement Guardian
Shipshape Home
In-app purchases
Basement Guardian
No in-app purchases
Shipshape Home
No in-app purchases
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