FixNest vs VIAlerts

Air conditioners, water filters, refrigerators, washing machines, furniture, and renovation projects all have different purchase dates, warranty periods, and maintenance schedules. FixNest brings your household inventory, warranty information, manuals, maintenance reminders, and repair history together in one organized place. Keep important information easy to find and give every appliance and household asset a complete service history. HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW See the condition of your household equipment at a glance: • View items that are under warranty, expiring soon, or expired • Review device totals and status by category • Quickly filter the items that need attention • See upcoming maintenance reminders • Access your latest service and repair records COMPLETE DEVICE RECORDS Create a detailed profile for every household item: • Device name, category, brand, and model • Purchase date, room, and warranty period • Multiple device and service photos • Manuals in PDF or image format • Built-in categories for appliances, furniture, bathrooms, and renovations • Custom categories that you can create and edit Use FixNest for appliances, water filters, HVAC equipment, furniture, fixtures, windows, renovation work, and more. WARRANTY AND LIFECYCLE TRACKING FixNest calculates warranty status from the purchase date and warranty period, helping you identify items that are approaching expiration. When you purchase an extended warranty, you can renew the warranty period while keeping the original purchase information. Retired or replaced equipment can be archived without losing its previous records. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR TIMELINE Build a complete service history for each item: • Maintenance, repair, deep cleaning, and routine inspections • Service date and technician or service provider • Cost, notes, and work details • Before-and-after or on-site photos • Filters for device category, year, and date range • Keyword search across previous records Records are displayed in a clear reverse-chronological timeline, making it easy to review previous issues, repairs, and expenses. SMART MAINTENANCE REMINDERS Create reminders for filter cleaning, cartridge replacement, HVAC servicing, inspections, and other recurring tasks: • Schedule reminders for a specific date • Create repeating maintenance intervals • Receive scheduled local notifications • Mark maintenance as completed • Automatically calculate the next due date • Postpone reminders when more time is needed Turn household maintenance into an organized routine instead of something you have to remember. EXPORT PDF SERVICE REPORTS Generate a formatted PDF report from all records or from your current filters. Reports are useful for: • Home handovers and rental properties • Warranty and repair discussions • Household inventory documentation • Property and renovation records • Selling or replacing used equipment • Sharing information with family members, technicians, or property managers Reports can be saved, printed, or shared directly from your device. ICLOUD SYNC AND LOCAL BACKUPS Use iCloud to keep FixNest information up to date across supported Apple devices. You can also create local backups and restore your records when moving to another device. Optional incremental backups provide another layer of protection for important household information. Keep your devices, warranties, manuals, service expenses, and maintenance plans together. FixNest gives every item in your home a better history.

When routine takes over, VIAlerts gives you a reason to pause. Some reminders are easy to dismiss. Others deserve your full attention. VIAlerts — Very Important Alerts — is designed for the moments when forgetting something important could matter. It combines scheduled alerts, automatic voice prompts, practical checklists, and deliberate confirmation to help bring your attention back to what needs to be checked. MORE THAN A NOTIFICATION VIAlerts does more than tell you that something needs attention. It helps you remember what the alert was actually for. Create a VIAlert, choose when it should run, and add the items you want to verify. When the time comes, VIAlerts can use voice to reinforce the reminder and guide you through the checklist. SAFETY VIAlerts Safety VIAlerts are designed for higher-attention routines such as: Vehicle safety checks Home safety checks Caregiving routines Important departure checks Other situations where you want an extra reminder to stop and verify Safety VIAlerts require automatic voice, helping make important checks harder to overlook. PAUSE. CHECK. CONFIRM. A quick tap can become automatic. That is why Safety VIAlerts use a deliberate press-and-hold confirmation. Before completing a pending safety check, VIAlerts asks you to hold for approximately two seconds — a small intentional pause to help shift your attention away from the routine and back to the checklist in front of you. BUILT-IN CHECKLISTS VIAlerts includes built-in Vehicle Safety Check and Home Safety Check templates that you can adapt to your routine. Vehicle Safety Check can remind you to review items such as: Children Pets Older adults Keys Phone and wallet Home Safety Check can include: Stove and oven Gas Electrical appliances Doors and windows Garage Security alarm You can customize checklist items to match what matters in your own routine. CREATE YOUR OWN VIAlerts VIAlerts is not limited to safety checks. Create Personal VIAlerts for school, travel, appointments, belongings, daily routines, or anything important you do not want to rely on memory alone. Choose: Alert name Icon Time Active days Personal or Safety type Checklist items Voice behavior for Personal VIAlerts ENGLISH & SPANISH VIAlerts supports English and Spanish, and the voice experience follows the selected app language. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. VIAlerts is designed to keep your alert content and preferences on your device, without third-party advertising or advertising tracking. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION VIAlerts is a supplemental reminder and checklist tool. It is not an emergency service, monitoring service, medical device, vehicle safety system, or child-presence detection system. VIAlerts cannot guarantee prevention of accidents, injuries, emergencies, property loss, or other harmful events. Always personally verify your surroundings and use appropriate supervision, care, and judgment. VIAlerts — What you can't afford to forget.