Comparison

HomeShield vs Maintenance Schedule & Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HomeShield

Organize home maintenance with timely reminders and progress tracking for various systems. Add custom tasks and celebrate achievements with a clean, ad-free interface. Easily find necessary tools through integrated shopping links.

Highlights
  • Task tracking for HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical
  • Timely reminders
  • Progress rings visualization
  • Custom task creation
  • Ad-free experience
  • Amazon affiliate links for tools
Features
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Home Shield makes home maintenance a breeze! Track tasks across HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and more with timely reminders and progress rings. Enjoy a sleek, ad-free experience with confetti celebrations for completed tasks and Amazon affiliate links for easy tool shopping. Add custom tasks, reset progress, and keep your home in top shape—all for free! Perfect for homeowners seeking a simple, rewarding way to stay organized.

About

Maintenance Schedule & Tracker

This app helps you track recurring maintenance tasks for your home, car, yard, and pets. It provides visual reminders of what's due, allows easy marking of completed jobs, and offers optional Pro features for warranty tracking and document storage.

Highlights
  • Recurring task scheduling
  • Visual due date rings
  • One-tap job completion
  • Customizable reminders
  • Product and warranty tracking
  • Photo and document attachments (Pro)
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Know what needs doing, and when. Maintenance Schedule keeps track of everything that needs regular care: the HVAC filter, the car's oil change, the smoke alarm test, the gutters, the lawn, the dog's flea treatment. Each job gets a ring that fills as it comes due, so one look tells you what's overdue, what's due this week and what can wait. GET STARTED IN A MINUTE Pick what you look after (home, car, yard, pets, bike, health) and choose from ready-made schedules. Adjust how often, or when it was last done, and you're set. Or add anything else that repeats, every few days, weeks or months. ONE TAP TO MARK IT DONE Mark jobs done from the app, a notification, a Home Screen widget or Siri. The next due date works itself out, and if you tap by mistake, undo is right there. REMINDERS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Get a nudge a day or more before something is due, at the time you choose, with a follow-up if it slips. Snooze it to tomorrow or next week right from the notification. NEW: PRODUCT AND WARRANTY Keep the model, serial number, purchase date, store and warranty end for each appliance. You'll get a reminder a month before the warranty ends, in time for a repair or a claim. NEW: PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS (PRO) Scan receipts and invoices, photograph the rating plate and keep the manual as a PDF, on the item and on each completion. Everything's at hand when the technician comes out or the shop asks. SEE WHAT'S COMING • Today: overdue, this week and later, with a summary ring • Calendar: every due date, including the repeats ahead • Insights: your on-time rate, streaks, a 12-month chart and a full history you can edit EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, with a Done button • Control Center controls to add a job or see what's due • Siri and Shortcuts: "What's due in Maintenance?" • iPhone, iPad and Mac, kept in sync with iCloud • A menu bar list of what's due on Mac ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Categories with colors and symbols, tags, notes, archived items, search across everything, and CSV export. FREE AND PRO The free plan includes 2 active items with every feature except attachments. Maintenance Schedule Pro removes the limit and adds photos and documents. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maintentance-website.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

HomeShield4 screens
Maintenance Schedule & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HomeShield at 100% against Maintenance Schedule & Tracker's 0%. HomeShield also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Maintenance Schedule & Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maintenance Schedule & Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HomeShield asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeShield holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HomeShield's written reviews are positive against 0% of Maintenance Schedule & Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeShield ships an update every 5 weeks, Maintenance Schedule & Tracker every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HomeShield versus Maintenance Schedule & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeShieldMaintenance Schedule & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas WardGruffydd Johnston

Customer experience

HomeShield

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maintenance Schedule & Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

HomeShield

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maintenance Schedule & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is HomeShield free?
HomeShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maintenance Schedule & Tracker free?
Maintenance Schedule & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeShield or Maintenance Schedule & Tracker?
HomeShield is rated higher. HomeShield averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Maintenance Schedule & Tracker averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HomeShield or Maintenance Schedule & Tracker have ads?
Neither HomeShield nor Maintenance Schedule & Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeShield or Maintenance Schedule & Tracker?
HomeShield ships an update every 5 weeks, and Maintenance Schedule & Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, HomeShield was updated on October 24, 2026 and Maintenance Schedule & Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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