kept vs HomeZada: Which Home Inventory App Fits?
HomeZada tries to run your whole home: inventory, remodels, finances, maintenance. kept does one narrower job and does it for a lot less. Here's where each one fits, including where HomeZada is the better pick.
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Side-by-side comparison
| kept | HomeZada | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | A reference tool for everything you own: details, warranty dates, recalls, questions answered. | A whole-home suite: inventory, maintenance, remodel projects, finances, selling a home. |
| Platforms | Any browser on iPhone, Android, tablet or desktop. No download. No account needed to start. | Not stated on its pricing page. |
| Free plan | Permanent. 50 items, 3 photos per item, recall alerts, reminders, 5 AI questions, 3 AI Captures. | Essentials: home inventory, documents, contacts, 10 AI chats and 5 AI design photos. Item limits not stated. |
| Paid plans | kept+: $19.99 a year or $2.99 a month. Unlimited items, AI chat and AI Capture, family sharing, insurance report, maintenance history. | Premium: $118 a year or $21.98 a month. Deluxe: $218 a year, up to 2 properties. |
| Recall alerts | CPSC and FDA, checked daily against every item, free on every plan, with push. | Not listed on its pricing page. |
| Warranty tracking | Yes, with alerts before a warranty lapses. Free. | Not listed on its pricing page. |
| AI | Ask kept: a chat that answers from your own items. AI Capture from labels and receipts. | Homeowner AI chats (10 free, 250 a month on Premium) and visual design AI photos. |
| Maintenance | Service and maintenance history log (kept+), calendar export. | Maintenance schedule and reminders (Premium). |
| Remodels and finances | No. | Yes (Premium). |
| Multiple properties | One list. Spaces let a household share it (kept+). | Up to 2 on Deluxe, extra properties $98 a year each. |
| Exit | Free full backup zip on every plan. 90 days notice if kept ever shuts down. | Its FAQ says there are no refunds on monthly or annual plans. |
HomeZada details from homezada.com/homeowners/pricing, read November 9, 2026. Its pricing page does not list recall checks, warranty tracking or a free trial; if it has them elsewhere, tell us and we will fix this page.
Recall alerts: the gap that matters
HomeZada's pricing page lists inventory, documents, maintenance, remodel projects and finances. It does not list recall monitoring. If you want to know the day a product you own is recalled, that is the first thing to confirm before paying.
kept was built around it. Every day it compares the brand and model of each saved item against CPSC and FDA recalls, flags a confirmed match in red and a possible one as a heads-up, and pushes it to your phone. It is free on every plan. You can also search any product with no account on the recall check page.
AI: general home answers vs answers about your stuff
HomeZada's AI answers general homeowner questions and makes design images, with a monthly allowance that grows by plan.
Ask kept answers from what you saved: what filter the furnace takes, whether the dishwasher is still under warranty, what paint is in the living room. It only knows your house, which is the point. Everyone gets 5 free questions, kept+ is unlimited.
Pricing
- kept: free for 50 items. kept+ is $19.99 a year or $2.99 a month, with a 3-day trial.
- HomeZada: Essentials is free. Premium is $118 a year or $21.98 a month. Deluxe is $218 a year. Add-ons include AI credit packs and extra properties.
Premium costs about six times kept+ per year. That buys things kept does not try to do: remodel project tracking, home finances, reports and dashboards. If you will use those, the price is fair. If you mostly need to find a model number and know about recalls, it is not. See the full kept pricing.
Where HomeZada wins
An honest comparison names these plainly:
- Whole-home management. Remodel projects, home finances, reports and dashboards sit in one place. kept has none of that.
- Multiple properties. Deluxe covers two homes and sells more at $98 a year each. kept is one household list.
- Selling a home. Deluxe adds home marketing and a transferable file for a buyer. kept has no sale tools.
- Design visuals. HomeZada generates design images from photos of your home. kept does not.
- A fuller maintenance schedule. Premium builds a year-round plan. kept logs what was serviced and when, and reminds you of dates you set.
Where kept wins
- Recall monitoring. A daily check against CPSC and FDA on every item, free, with push.
- Price. $19.99 a year for everything kept does, against $118 for HomeZada Premium.
- Speed to the first item. Open it in a browser, scan a barcode or photograph a label, done. No account or download first.
- Answers from your own items. Ask kept replies from what you saved, not from general advice.
- No lock-in. A free full backup zip on every plan, and a published 90-day shutdown promise.
The verdict
Choose HomeZada if…
- You are remodeling, buying or selling and want projects and finances next to your inventory
- You own more than one property
- You want a maintenance plan built for you
Choose kept if…
- You want to know when something you own is recalled
- You mostly need details at your fingertips: model numbers, sizes, codes, warranty dates
- You want to start now with no account and keep the cost near zero
These are different products that overlap on inventory. If you want a project manager for the house, HomeZada. If you want a memory for the house that also watches for recalls, kept. Nothing stops you from trying kept free first: it opens in your browser with no signup.
kept is the reference tool for everything you own: recall-checked daily, queryable by AI, free to start.
[ try kept free ]Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between kept and HomeZada?
HomeZada is a whole-home management suite with inventory, maintenance, remodel projects, finances and home-sale tools. kept is a narrower reference tool that stores the details of what you own, tracks warranty dates, checks everything against CPSC and FDA recalls every day, and answers questions about your items. kept+ costs $19.99 a year; HomeZada Premium costs $118 a year.
Is HomeZada free?
HomeZada has a free Essentials plan with home inventory, documents, contacts, 10 AI chats and 5 AI design photos. Maintenance, remodel projects, finances and reports are on the paid Premium plan at $118 a year or $21.98 a month. kept's free plan holds 50 items with recall alerts and reminders, and kept+ is $19.99 a year.
Does HomeZada check for product recalls?
Its pricing page does not list recall checks among the features. kept checks every saved item against CPSC and FDA recalls daily, free on every plan, and sends a push notification when something matches.
Which is better for insurance documentation?
Both let you keep photos, receipts and documents. kept+ generates an insurance report PDF of what you own and what it cost. HomeZada lists reports and dashboards on Premium; its pricing page does not say which reports.
Can I switch from HomeZada to kept?
Yes. kept imports from CSV and runs in any browser, so you can start with your most important items and add the rest over time. A free full backup zip is available at any time if you ever want to leave.