Apps Like Centriq (2026): The 6 Best Replacements for Former Users

Short answer: no single app replicates what Centriq did before it shut down in 2025. HomeBeacon is the closest match for appliance and manual lookup, HomeZada is the broadest platform, and Mendlog (ours) covers the maintenance-record and sale-report side. Which one fits depends on whether you mainly want appliance data or a documented service history.

Centriq shut down its consumer app in 2025 and left a real gap. Thousands of homeowners had built up years of appliance records, manuals, and warranty info in one place, and the shutdown sent them all looking for a replacement. The replacement market is fragmented: no single app has emerged that perfectly replicates what Centriq did. What you actually have is a handful of overlapping tools, each with different strengths and different trade-offs.

This is an honest survey of six apps and approaches that fill the post-Centriq gap — what each one does well, what each one doesn't do, and how to choose based on what you actually used Centriq for. Mendlog is one of the six, but if another option is a better fit for your situation, you should use it. The goal here is accurate signal, not a sales pitch.

What Centriq did that's hard to replace

Before evaluating replacements, it helps to be clear about what Centriq actually was. Centriq had three distinct capabilities bundled into one app:

• Photo-based product identification: snap a picture of an appliance's model or serial sticker and the app would identify the product and pull up the manual, warranty info, and replacement parts.
• Document storage: a single place to keep manuals, receipts, warranty paperwork, and product photos.
• Maintenance reminders: scheduled tasks like changing HVAC filters, flushing the water heater, replacing smoke detector batteries.

No current app fully replicates all three. The photo-identification feature in particular is hard to find anywhere else — the underlying product database Centriq built isn't publicly available. If that was the feature you valued most, the honest answer is that it's not coming back, and the best you can do is manually enter the make/model/serial of each appliance into whatever tool you choose.

1. Mendlog (mendlog.com)

Mendlog is a structured home maintenance log built for owners who plan to sell. Every repair, contractor visit, warranty, and appliance install gets logged with date, cost, contractor info, and notes. When you sell, you export a clean PDF maintenance history report to hand to the buyer.

Pricing: Free for 1 property and 10 maintenance records. Pro is $19.99/year for unlimited properties and records, warranty alerts, service reminders, contractor history, and PDF export. Agent is $49.99/month and adds branded reports, client sharing links, and bulk export for real estate agents.

What it does well: structured records that pay off at the sale. Contractor directory linked to job history. PDF report that's specifically designed to be shown to buyers and inspectors. Warranty expiration alerts.

What it doesn't do: no photo-based product identification, no manual library, no AI features. It's a structured log, not a smart product database. If your primary Centriq use was snapping appliance stickers and getting manuals back, Mendlog won't replace that part — you'd enter the make/model/serial manually.

For a deeper look, see Looking for a Centriq Alternative? Here's What Former Centriq Users Should Know.

2. HomeZada (homezada.com)

HomeZada is the most feature-complete paid competitor in the home management category. It covers home inventory, maintenance scheduling, project tracking, financial planning, and AI-assisted features.

Pricing: Essentials free (home inventory and documents only), Premium $99/year ($15.95/month, single property with maintenance and financial tracking), Deluxe $189/year (up to 3 properties, more AI usage allotment). Additional properties on Deluxe are $99/year each.

What it does well: the most comprehensive feature set in the category. Strong home inventory (room-by-room contents tracking for insurance purposes). Maintenance schedule with reminders. Project budgeting and financial tracking. Multiple-property support at the Deluxe tier.

What it doesn't do: no photo-based product identification. The breadth of features means more setup time and a steeper learning curve than Centriq. The pricing is also significantly higher than most alternatives in the category.

For a head-to-head with Mendlog, see Mendlog vs HomeZada: Which Home Maintenance Tracker Fits Your Situation?

3. A Notion or Airtable template

For homeowners comfortable with spreadsheet-style tools, free templates exist on Notion, Airtable, and similar platforms that recreate the basic structure of a home maintenance log. You define your own columns (appliance, install date, warranty expiry, service history) and add rows as records accumulate.

Pricing: Free Notion and Airtable tiers cover most homeowner use cases. Free community templates handle setup.

What it does well: maximum flexibility — you customize the structure to your own needs. No subscription cost. Data stays exportable. Mobile apps available.

What it doesn't do: zero domain knowledge (no built-in maintenance schedules, no warranty alerts, no PDF reports designed for buyers). Setup time is meaningful for non-spreadsheet users. No photo-based product identification. Reminders require manual calendar setup. Reports for buyers require manually formatting the table into something presentable.

Notion and Airtable are the right answer for power users who want to own their data and don't mind doing the design work themselves. They are the wrong answer for someone who wants to open an app, log a furnace tune-up, and have the warranty alert auto-set.

4. Apple Reminders, Google Tasks, or your phone's native calendar

If your primary Centriq use was just scheduled reminders (change HVAC filter every 90 days, drain water heater annually, replace smoke detector batteries every 6 months), the simplest replacement is the reminder app already on your phone. Set recurring tasks for each maintenance item, attach notes with model numbers and contractor info, and call it done.

Pricing: Free.

What it does well: zero learning curve. Reminders that actually fire on your phone. Free.

What it doesn't do: no historical record beyond what's in the reminder notes. No structured tracking of repairs, costs, or contractors. No report to hand to a buyer when you sell. No warranty expiry alerts unless you manually create them. No product identification.

For homeowners who only need reminders, this is the most efficient option. For anyone who wants a paper trail at the eventual sale, this is not enough.

5. A physical binder or filing cabinet

It's worth mentioning the analog option because for some homeowners it's the right answer. A three-ring binder with dividers (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roof, appliances) and a clear protector page for each receipt and warranty document handles most of what Centriq did, slower but reliably.

Pricing: Roughly $20 in supplies.

What it does well: doesn't shut down when a company pivots away from consumer software. Survives losing your phone. Can be handed to a buyer at closing as a physical artifact, which has a stronger psychological effect than a PDF.

What it doesn't do: no reminders. No warranty alerts. No searchable digital archive. Pages get lost. If you have multiple properties, each one needs its own binder.

Many homeowners who started with Centriq for digital convenience end up running a hybrid — digital app for reminders and structured records, physical binder for original receipts and warranty paperwork. There's no rule that you have to pick one or the other.

6. HomeBeacon (homebeacon.io)

HomeBeacon is a newer entrant focused on AI-assisted home management. It pitches an AI assistant that answers questions about your home and helps with planning. The feature set has been evolving, and verifiable details from primary sources have been limited, so treat any specifics in third-party reviews with caution and confirm directly before subscribing.

Pricing: confirm current pricing on their site before signing up; pricing pages have changed across recent product iterations.

What it pitches: AI-driven home management with conversational querying and planning assistance.

What to verify: what data the AI is trained on, whether your records stay portable if you cancel, what the export options look like, and whether the core record-keeping is robust enough to stand on its own without the AI layer. AI-first products in this category have a higher product-risk trajectory than structured-data products.

For a deeper comparison, see HomeBeacon vs Mendlog: Two Different Approaches to Home Records.

How to choose — match the tool to what you actually used Centriq for

The right replacement depends on which part of Centriq mattered most to you:

• If you used Centriq mainly for appliance manuals and product identification: the honest answer is that piece isn't coming back. Manually entering make/model/serial into any of the structured options (Mendlog, HomeZada, Notion) is the realistic path forward.
• If you used Centriq mainly for maintenance reminders: a free reminder app on your phone covers it. Don't pay for a tool you don't need.
• If you used Centriq mainly for warranty tracking and service history: Mendlog or HomeZada both handle this well. Mendlog is cheaper ($19.99/year vs $99/year) and more focused. HomeZada is broader and more expensive.
• If you used Centriq because you're planning to sell in 2 to 5 years: Mendlog is built specifically for this use case — structured records that compound into a PDF report buyers actually want to see at closing.
• If you used Centriq for home inventory (insurance purposes): HomeZada is stronger here, with a dedicated room-by-room inventory feature aimed at insurance documentation.
• If you used Centriq because you like clean apps and don't want to think about it: try a couple. Most of these have free tiers or short paid commitments. Use one for two weeks before committing.

What to look for so you don't get burned again

The Centriq shutdown left users without an easy migration path. A few signals worth checking before you commit to your next home management tool:

• Does it offer data export? If you can pull your records out as CSV or PDF whenever you want, you're protected from any future shutdown.
• Is the company's business model clear? Tools with explicit paid tiers are generally more durable than free tools funded by venture capital or ads. A $20 to $99 yearly subscription is a sustainable business model. A free tool with no clear revenue is a question mark.
• Does the structured data stand alone without AI? AI features are nice, but they should sit on top of structured records, not replace them. If the entire value prop depends on an AI model that may degrade or change over time, your records depend on that model staying useful.
• Does it work without a subscription? Tools with a free tier that's actually usable (not just a trial) let you keep accessing your records if you decide to stop paying.

The bottom line

Centriq isn't coming back, and no single app perfectly replicates what it did. What you have instead is a category of overlapping tools, each better at certain things. Pick based on which part of Centriq mattered most: structured maintenance records and a sale-ready report (Mendlog), broader home inventory and finance (HomeZada), full DIY flexibility (Notion/Airtable), or just reminders (Apple/Google Reminders). The right tool is the one that actually fits how you'll use it, not the one with the most features on the marketing page.