a household almanac

Upkeep Book

Home maintenance, on schedule

Filters, descaling, smoke detectors: see what's overdue, what's due soon and when you last did each job. A calm notebook for the jobs your home needs.

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Free for iPhone · iOS 17 or later · No account, ads or tracking

Upkeep Book: Know what your home needs
The checklist

Upkeep Book is a quiet notebook for the recurring jobs around your home: changing filters, descaling the coffee machine, testing smoke detectors, servicing the heating.

See what needs attention

  • Jobs are grouped into Overdue, Due soon and Later
  • A small ring on each job shows how much of its interval has passed
  • Overdue jobs are marked with a symbol and words, not color alone

Mark it done

  • Tap the ring to mark a job done today, or log a past date
  • The next due date is worked out from when you actually did it: a monthly job done on 10 October is next due on 10 November
  • Month ends and leap years are handled correctly

Keep a history

  • Every job keeps a timeline of when it was completed
  • Renaming or recategorizing a job keeps its history

Set up in a minute

  • Weekly, monthly, every 3 or 6 months, yearly, or a custom interval in days, weeks, months or years
  • Categories for cleaning, appliances, safety, heating & cooling and other
  • Add a starter set of common household jobs with one tap

Private and offline

Your list is stored only on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking. Light and dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support.

In the app

Around the house

Upkeep Book: Know what your home needs
Know what your home needs

Overdue, due soon and later, at a glance.

Upkeep Book: Every job, by due date
Every job, by due date

Filters, detectors, descaling and more.

Upkeep Book: A record of every job done
A record of every job done

Each completion is kept in a simple history.

Upkeep Book: A ring for every job
A ring for every job

See how much of each interval has passed.

Support

Help & contact

Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-in and no account. Open the app and start.
Where is my data stored?
Only on your iPhone. Upkeep Book has no servers, no cloud sync and no analytics, so nothing you enter is sent to us or anyone else.
Does it cost anything?
No. The app is free, with no ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases.
What happens if I delete the app?
Deleting the app deletes its data from your iPhone. If your iPhone is backed up to iCloud or a computer, that backup may still contain the app's data, as with any app.

Need help?

Questions, bug reports or ideas: email info@saltenis.dev and include your iPhone model and iOS version if something isn't working.

We usually reply within a few working days.