HomeBoost vs Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeBoost
This app empowers homeowners to identify and fix energy inefficiencies in their homes. It guides users through assessments of drafts, insulation, appliances, and lighting, offering personalized recommendations for cost savings and improved comfort.
- Discover hidden drafts with thermal imaging
- Assess home insulation levels
- Audit appliance efficiency and lifespan
- Optimize lighting solutions
- Improve water heater efficiency
- Perform HVAC health checks
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For Homeowners: Tired of watching energy bills climb? Take control with HomeBoost DIY—the app that helps homeowners find savings and make your home more comfortable. Use it with our BoostBox to spot common issues like drafts, missing insulation, inefficient appliances, outdated lighting, and more. Follow step-by-step guidance to complete a comprehensive assessment and get personalized recommendations you can act on for a fraction of the cost. - Discover Hidden Leaks: Quickly find drafts around windows and doors—the silent culprits of energy loss - using thermal imaging. - Insulation Insights: See where your home needs insulation to stay warm in winter and cool in summer. - Appliance Audit: Check efficiency and expected lifespan; plan upgrades before things break. - Lighting Solutions: Understand your lighting and switch to long-lasting, low-energy options. - Water Heater Wisdom: Improve hot-water efficiency with simple, proven steps. - HVAC Health Check: Assess heating and cooling performance to ensure systems run optimally. To purchase a DIY Assessment, visit http://www.homeboost.com. For Professionals: HomeBoost Pro Serve more homeowners—and unlock more higher-performing homes—with a professional-grade platform that standardizes assessments and automates reporting. - Skip hours of report production: Turn assessment data into visual, polished reports and personalized videos that explain the why behind your recommendations. - Digitize as you collect: Standardize on-site data capture and compile inputs from all tools for BPI-certified assessments. - Scale without sacrificing quality: Field teams collect data in HomeBoost Pro; you review and approve centrally. - Expand beyond your service area: Clients collect simplified audit date remotely with HomeBoost kits, including thermal imaging; you finalize the report recommendations from anywhere" - Consolidate your software tools: One app for capture, analysis, reports, and program paperwork. - Built on trust: Security and privacy are core to our mission HomeBoost Pro features require a verified professional account.
Tool
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Rent tools from your neighbors. Save money. Stop owning stuff you use twice a year. ToolShed is a peer-to-peer tool rental marketplace. Neighbors rent their tools to neighbors. The drill you need is two blocks away. WHY RENT INSTEAD OF BUY A cordless drill sits in most garages, unused 359 days a year. The neighbor who needs one buys their own and adds another to the pile. ToolShed connects the people who already own tools with the people who need them for a weekend project, saving money on both sides and keeping good gear in use. HOW IT WORKS Browse tools near you on a map. Pick a date range. Book and pay through the app. Pick up from your neighbor on the day, return when you said you would. Stripe handles the payment so cash never has to change hands. Listing a tool you own takes a few minutes. Add a photo, set a daily rate, and you're live. Renters book through the app; you confirm pickup and return. We handle the payments and identity verification so you can focus on the handshake. TRUST AND SAFETY Every renter verifies their identity through Stripe before booking. Owners review profiles before accepting. Each rental includes up to $500 in damage protection through a per-booking hold on the renter's card. Disputes go through a human review process, not an algorithm. LAUNCHING IN Focusing on Denver, Colorado and the Atlanta metro (including Decatur), though the app will be available across the US. More cities follow once these are running smoothly. WHO IT'S FOR Renters: anyone who needs a specific tool once and doesn't want to buy it. Weekend warriors fixing one thing. New homeowners who haven't built a workshop yet. Renters in apartments without storage. Hobbyists trying something new. Owners: anyone with a garage full of tools they barely use. Hobbyists who want their gear to pay for itself. Retired tradespeople who still maintain their kit. People who finished one project and want to recoup the cost of the equipment. WHAT IT'S NOT Not a rental warehouse, not Home Depot in an app. ToolShed is a marketplace; the tools you see belong to people who live near you, not a corporate inventory. PRIVACY AND CONTROL You decide what to list, who to lend to, and when. Your address is shown only to renters with a confirmed booking. Tool listings appear at a fuzzed location until pickup is confirmed, so passersby can't see exactly where the gear lives. QUESTIONS support@toolshed.cc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HomeBoost at every 8 days against Tool's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
HomeBoost ships an update every 8 days, Tool monthly. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | HomeBoost | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (53 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HomeBoost | Envalt LLC |
In-app purchases
HomeBoost
No in-app purchases
Tool
No in-app purchases









