Blueprint vs Homer
The most polished digital home binder: photo-scan a nameplate, email in receipts, scan a LiDAR floor plan. An Apple App of the Day pick.
Homer is genuinely good, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise: it won Apple's App of the Day, it scans an appliance nameplate to fill in the model and serial, and it files receipts you forward by email. It is a binder, though, not a project manager: there is no step-by-step planning, no quote comparison, and no published price. Blueprint keeps the records too, with a document vault, emergency info, and appliance age read from the serial number, and adds the other half of the job: planning and tracking the work on your home. Competitor pricing and features were checked as of August 2026 and can change, so confirm the current details on their site before deciding.
Blueprint
Pro $7.99/mo or $49.99/yr
Homer
Free tier, premium price unpublished
The details that decide it
| Feature | Blueprint | Homer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Pro $7.99/mo or $49.99/yr | Not published; App Store purchases run about $36.99 to $69.99/yr |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on the annual plan | Free tier available |
| Platforms | Full web app plus a native iOS app, one account across both | iPhone, Android, Mac, and web |
| AI project planning | 10 AI project plans/mo: steps, materials, tools, cost estimate, schedule | AI answers questions and drafts lists; no step-by-step plans |
| AI home assistant | Ask Blueprint answers from your own records and links each answer to them; 100 AI questions/mo, shared with photo diagnosis | Homer Helper AI bot, plus chat with your manual |
| Photo diagnosis | Photo of a problem gets its likely cause, severity, safety warnings, and next steps, then a project plan in one tap | Not advertised |
| Maintenance reminders | Recurring schedules with push and email reminders, or one daily digest, plus completion history | Yes, auto-created from your inventory |
| Project tracking | Unlimited projects with steps, budgets, and schedules | Home binder focus, no project manager |
| Appliance records | Photo of the nameplate fills brand, model, and serial as a draft you confirm, included in Pro | Nameplate photo scan plus barcode, auto-filled |
| Appliance age | Build date read from the serial number for brands that publish date codes (GE, Whirlpool, Rheem, Carrier, LG, Samsung, and more), with age and remaining life | Not advertised |
| Parts and filters | Parts from your owner's manual with Amazon, Home Depot, and Lowe's search links, plus the maker's parts store for GE, Whirlpool, Samsung, and LG | Not advertised |
| Receipts | 50 receipt scans/mo, attached to projects | Email them in, OCR files them automatically |
| Inventory | Tool and supply inventory plus a shareable wishlist | Home contents inventory only |
| Multiple homes | Multiple homes with rooms, appliances, and photos, unlimited on Pro | $9.99 for each additional home |
| Shared access | Up to 5 workspace members on one plan | Family sharing plus Homer Pro roles |
| Contractor quotes | Bids compared line by line, flagging what each one leaves out or excludes, outlier prices, and how each total compares to your estimate | Contacts book only |
| Emergency info | Shutoffs with photos and instructions, a breaker panel map, and who to call, on web and iOS | Not advertised |
| Hand off to a buyer | Read-only link with the sections you choose and an expiry, plus a transfer that gives your buyer their own copy (they accept on the web) | Sharing with family and property managers; no buyer transfer advertised |
| Your data | CSV files for appliances, maintenance, projects, expenses, contacts, and more, plus a full JSON copy, on web and iOS, even after a subscription ends; CSV import on the web | Not advertised |
Pick Blueprint if you want
- DIYers who want AI to plan the project, not just file the paperwork.
- People comparing contractor bids line by line and against an estimate.
- Households that want maintenance schedules with push reminders and history.
- Sellers who want to hand the home record to their buyer.
- Anyone who wants to see the price before signing up.
Pick Homer if you want
- Anyone who also wants barcode scanning, LiDAR floor plans, and Siri and Shortcuts support.
- People drowning in receipts who want to forward them to an inbox and be done.
- Android and Mac users (Blueprint is web and iPhone today).
Bottom line
Homer is still the more polished digital binder, with receipt email intake, barcode scanning, LiDAR floor plans, and Siri support. Both scan nameplates and keep your documents. Blueprint adds what you need when something breaks, like emergency info, appliance age from the serial number, and parts with buy links, and it is the better manager of the work itself: AI plans, maintenance schedules that push to your phone, and bids compared line by line against a real estimate. Pick Homer to record your home; pick Blueprint to run it.
Blueprint vs Homer FAQ
Is the Homer app any good?
Yes. It is the strongest digital home binder available, an Apple App of the Day pick, with nameplate scanning, automatic receipt filing, and LiDAR floor plans. Where it stops is the work itself: no step-by-step project planning, no quote comparison, and no published pricing.
What does Homer cost?
Homer does not publish a consumer price on its site. Its App Store in-app purchases run from about $36.99 to $69.99 a year, plus $9.99 for each additional home. Blueprint publishes its price up front: $7.99/mo or $49.99/yr, which works out to $4.17/mo, with a 7-day free trial on annual.
Does Blueprint scan appliance nameplates like Homer?
Yes. Photograph the appliance's data plate and Blueprint fills in brand, model, and serial as a draft you check and confirm before anything is saved. It is included in Pro with no separate quota, on web and iOS. Blueprint can also scan a whole room: take up to three photos and it suggests the appliances and fixtures it sees, and adds only the ones you confirm. Homer adds barcode scanning, which Blueprint does not have. Blueprint also scans receipts, up to 50 a month on Pro.
Should ex-Centriq users pick Homer or Blueprint?
Both now import a Centriq CSV and both scan nameplates, so the choice comes down to what you do next. If you want the most polished binder with receipt email intake, Homer is a strong pick. If you want your appliances, maintenance schedule, and projects managed in one app, Blueprint imports your Centriq CSV, suggests maintenance for each imported appliance, and adds AI planning and reminders on top. It also brings back two Centriq staples: appliance age read from the serial number, and parts with buy links.
Does Homer track projects?
Not as a project manager. Homer's AI can answer questions and draft lists, but there is no step tracking, budget, or schedule. Blueprint tracks unlimited projects on Pro and generates up to 10 full AI plans a month, each with materials, tools, a cost estimate, and a schedule.
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