Dwellable vs Builder Brigade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dwellable
This app simplifies home maintenance with personalized reminders, smart checklists, and property-specific insights. It helps you stay organized with tasks like winterizing, filter changes, and seasonal upkeep, preventing costly repairs.
- Personalized maintenance reminders
- Smart task checklists
- Property-specific insights
- Notebook for notes and photos
- Automated property data analysis
- Climate-based notifications
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Dwellable makes home maintenance simple. Get personalized reminders, smart checklists, and an AI assistant that knows your property—so you always know exactly what your home needs and when. Whether you're winterizing, changing HVAC filters, or staying ahead of seasonal tasks, Dwellable helps you take care of your home with confidence. **Ask Dwellable Anything** Your AI home assistant knows your specific property. Get instant answers, troubleshoot problems, and see what's worth upgrading—tailored to your home, not generic advice. **Find Trusted Local Pros** Need a hand? Dwellable finds reputable local contractors and service providers near you, complete with ratings and reviews—right when you need them. **Smart Property Analysis** Enter your address and Dwellable automatically pulls public property data to generate insights about your home's age, features, and maintenance needs. **Intelligent Reminders** Get timely push notifications for important maintenance tasks, based on your local climate and your home's unique details. **Suggested Tasks & Home Checklists** Dwellable recommends common upkeep tasks so you can build a personalized checklist for your home in seconds. **Notebook** Save notes, track repairs, plan projects, and organize ideas for any part of your home. Add text, checklists, and photos to keep everything in one place. **Local** Stay on top of local updates that affect your home—trash and recycling changes, road work, and municipal news for your area. **Weekly Property Articles** Every Friday, receive property-specific content: seasonal checklists, expert maintenance tips, market updates, and improvement ideas based on your home profile. Dwellable brings everything you need for simple, proactive homeownership into one easy-to-use app—helping you stay organized and prevent costly repairs. See EULA at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula.
Builder Brigade
Organize your new home build from start to finish. This app helps homeowners track selections, explore features, and communicate with their builder. It provides essential tips and product information to ensure a smooth construction process.
- Organize home selections
- Explore home features
- Communicate with builders
- Access product information
- Get building tips
- Export selections
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The #1 App for Homeowners Building a New House Plan your dream home without missing a thing. Trusted by 30,000+ homeowners and over 1M followers, Builder Brigade helps you organize every selection, explore must-have features, and stay aligned with your builder from start to finish. - Preloaded with the Top 100 Home Products & 50 Game-Changing Tips - Checklist items include video/image examples + helpful links - Export your selections into a clean, shareable printout - Learn what to ask, what to avoid, and how to get the most out of your build It's like having a selections coordinator, project manager, and Pinterest board—all in one app. You'll walk into every meeting confident, informed, and never caught off guard. Website: builderbrigadetech.com Privacy Policy: builderbrigadetech.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: builderbrigadetech.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Builder Brigade at 4.8 against Dwellable's 4.3. Builder Brigade also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 60%). Dwellable's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Dwellable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Builder Brigade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Builder Brigade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Dwellable's written reviews are positive against 89% of Builder Brigade's.
Dwellable ships an update every 8 days, Builder Brigade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dwellable | Builder Brigade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 517 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dwellable, LLC | Builder Brigade Tech, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dwellable
Builder Brigade
In-app purchases
Dwellable
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
Builder Brigade
- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$146.991 Year
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