Home Stories vs ConstructAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home Stories
Plan and track home renovation projects, managing budgets, to-dos, photos, and quotes in one place. Collaborate with partners or contractors and visualize progress with a photo timeline. Works offline and syncs across devices.
- Project planning and budgeting
- Cost tracking and expense logging
- Photo timeline and before/after comparisons
- Task management with reminders
- Collaboration with partners and contractors
- Offline functionality and iCloud sync
- Document and quote storage
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Plan your renovation, track what it really costs, and keep every photo, quote and to-do in one place. Home Stories turns a kitchen remodel or a bathroom reno into a project you can actually see. Plan it on your own or together with your partner or contractor. SHARE THE PROJECT (PRO) - Invite a partner, a family member or your contractor - Everyone sees the same tasks, items and photos, kept in step through iCloud - Export a polished PDF report with a cover photo - the whole project or just the parts you need NEW: BUILT FOR IPAD - Your projects sit in a sidebar and the project opens beside them - A task, item, note or document opens in an inspector alongside your work, not on top of it - Drag photos, PDFs and links straight in from Safari, Files or Photos - Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support NEW: YOUR PROJECTS ON EVERY DEVICE (PRO) - Turn on iCloud sync and your edits reach your other devices as you make them - Start a project on iPhone, carry on planning it on iPad - Sync stays off until you switch it on HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a project - give it a name, a start date and a budget 2. Add tasks, items, notes and documents as you go 3. The running total and the photo timeline build themselves TRACK THE MONEY - Every item you save adds its price to the project total - Budget vs. actual cost chart, so you see the overrun coming (Pro) - Log payments and keep materials, labour and contractor costs apart - Works in your own currency SAVE WHAT YOU FIND - Spot a sink in the store: snap it, add the price, the shop and a note - Share a product straight from Safari, Amazon or IKEA into a project - Keep quotes, contracts and receipts as documents - Notes for everything else - the carpenter's number, the paint code BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER - A photo timeline for the whole project - Side-by-side before and after comparison - Slideshow to show people what changed TASKS THAT DO NOT GET FORGOTTEN - Due dates and reminders (Pro) - Built-in time tracking with a Lock Screen timer and Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro and later) - Home Screen widgets for budget progress and what is next FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Unlimited projects, items, photos, notes, documents, time tracking, widgets, local backups and full data export are free, and stay free. Pro is a single purchase - no subscription, nothing to cancel - and adds the budget chart, task reminders, PDF export, iCloud sync and project sharing. Family Sharing included. PRIVACY - No account and no sign-up - Your projects stay on your device unless you turn on sync or share a project - Sync runs through your own private iCloud - Anonymous usage analytics can be switched off in Settings - Works offline, and sync catches up when you are back online ACCESSIBILITY AND LANGUAGES - Full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type - Available in 50 languages PERFECT FOR Kitchen renovations, bathroom remodels, attic and basement conversions, bedrooms and nurseries, home offices and home gyms, decorating and flooring, garages, garden and landscaping projects, house flipping, and the long list of small repairs every home collects. Start your first project today.
ConstructAI
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ConstructAI es la plataforma de gestión de obra diseñada para equipos de construcción que necesitan control total sobre sus proyectos desde el campo o la oficina. PROYECTOS Y FINANZAS EN UN SOLO LUGAR Supervisa presupuestos, registra gastos, controla pagos de clientes y genera órdenes de compra. Consulta la eficiencia financiera de cada proyecto en tiempo real y mantén a tu equipo alineado con las metas de la obra. TAREAS Y AGENDA INTEGRADAS Asigna tareas por proyecto, establece prioridades y fechas límite. Programa reuniones y sincroniza tu agenda con Google Calendar para no perder ningún compromiso. INVENTARIO Y ACTIVOS BAJO CONTROL Lleva el registro de tu inventario de materiales y los activos de la empresa (maquinaria, equipo y herramienta) con historial de asignaciones y alertas de devolución. PROVEEDORES Y ÓRDENES DE COMPRA Gestiona tu catálogo de proveedores con datos fiscales y bancarios. Genera y envía órdenes de compra directamente desde la app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ConstructAI at none against Home Stories's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Home Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ConstructAI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home Stories ships an update every 5 days, ConstructAI weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Stories | ConstructAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Jensen | D99-TECH |
In-app purchases
Home Stories
- Home Stories Pro$9.99
ConstructAI
No in-app purchases
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