Comparison

Lister vs Home Maintenance

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

Head to head
About

Lister

Features
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MAKE THE LIST. SEE THE PLAN. FINISH THE WORK. Lister is a focused home for lists. It keeps everyday capture simple, then adds stronger tools only when they fit the work. INCLUDED FROM THE START Create, edit, reorder, flag, pin, archive, and complete lists. Keep lists current across your Apple devices with iCloud. Invite a friend to discover Lister. TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Add rich lists, repeating routines, dates and reminders, quick capture, and batch actions. PLAN BIGGER WORK See projects as a calendar, timeline, or board. Use Focus Mode, folders, smart rules, and progress reports. FIND, PROTECT, AND SHARE Add power search, history and restore, secure lists, themes, export and print tools, or shared lists with member access and activity. SMART ASSIST Turn a photo into a list or generate a practical plan checklist. Recognition happens on your device. Credits are used only when Lister produces a result. CHOOSE WHAT FITS Lister offers focused tool bundles, complete tools, time-limited project access, optional Premium services, and Smart Assist credits through Apple’s App Store. Built for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Terms: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/Lister-terms.html Privacy: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/Lister-privacy.html

About

Home Maintenance

Features
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HouseFile turns your house into a record you actually own. Every system, every service, every cost, kept on your device and ready the moment something breaks. WHAT YOU GET - A maintenance schedule built for your house, not a generic checklist. Answer six short questions and the app builds tasks around your climate zone, your equipment and the age of the building. - A home health score out of 100 that shows exactly what is dragging it down and what to fix first. - Emergency shutoff card. Water, gas and power, with your own photos and notes, ready before you need it. - Every system on file. Brand, model, serial, install date, expected service life and what it will cost to replace. - Service history that answers the questions that matter. Who did the work, what it cost, and whether you would call them again. - Warranty tracking with reminders before cover expires, not after. - Guided seasonal walkthroughs. Work the list, flag what needs attention, and flagged items become real tasks. - Ten year cost forecast with a monthly set aside figure, so a failed water heater is a plan instead of a surprise. - A risk register that ranks what is most likely to fail next and what it would cost. - Sale ready dossier. One document that shows a buyer the house has been looked after. - Document vault for manuals, receipts and permits, with search that reads the text inside your scans. - AI helpers that read a nameplate photo, triage a symptom, or draft a scope of work for a contractor. Every result is shown to you for review before anything is saved. PRIVACY, PLAINLY - No ads. Not now, not later. - No accounts and no sign in. - Your records stay on your device. There is no server holding a copy. - No analytics, no trackers, no third party advertising kits. - Works completely offline. Airplane mode changes nothing except the optional AI helpers. BUILT WITH CARE - Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a real two pane layout on iPad rather than a stretched phone screen. - Full data export, always free. Data you cannot get out is data you do not own. - Quiet by default. At most one digest a day, and never more than the weekly limit you set. WHO IT IS FOR Homeowners who want to stop guessing. First time buyers learning what a house needs. Anyone selling who wants proof the place was maintained. Landlords keeping records across a property. Your house keeps no records. You will. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lister4 screens
Home Maintenance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lister at Free against Home Maintenance's $1.99. Lister also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Lister is free to download; Home Maintenance costs $1.99 up front. Home Maintenance sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lister asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Lister versus Home Maintenance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListerHome Maintenance
PriceFree β€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMyworkingmemory LLCAneesh Pradeep

In-app purchases

None

Lister

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Home Maintenance

Subscriptions2
  • HouseFile Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • HouseFile Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • HouseFile Pro - Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Lister free?
Lister is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Maintenance free?
Home Maintenance costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Lister or Home Maintenance have ads?
Neither Lister nor Home Maintenance shows ads.

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