Upkept

Upkept

By Consumer Reports

  • Category: Lifestyle
  • Release Date: 2021-07-14
  • Current Version: 2.05.3
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 37.22 MB
  • Developer: Consumer Reports
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Score: 3.8
3.80769
From 26 Ratings

Description

Upkept gives you all the tools you need to master caring for your home. Tell us about your home and what’s inside, and Upkept will build you custom maintenance plans with easy to follow tasks. You’ll never need to worry about when to perform tasks, Upkept will send you automatic reminders when an Upkeep is coming up. Upkept simplifies home maintenance with tools that remove the hassles, keep you organized, and guide you through caring for your home, inside and out. 1. Add anything in your home. From your fridge to your fishtank, if you add it to Upkept, we’ll help you maintain it. Upkept includes dozens of pre-built item options that cover all your major appliances, systems, surfaces, outdoors, and more. Custom Items and Custom Upkeeps let you add anything else in your home that you want to keep in tip-top shape and let’s you create maintenance tasks for them, so you can protect the value of your home. 2. Do the right work at the right time No planning and no remembering needed. Based on your home and what's in it, Upkept builds you a custom "Upkeeps" program, with automatically scheduled tasks and reminders that pop up throughout the year. 3. Get things done confidently When you're ready to tackle a task, Upkept helps you wipe your to-do list clean with how-tos and hacks for every upkeep. Along with step-by-step how-tos, you'll see how much time and money to budget, what tools you'll need, and whether you should tackle it yourself or if it's time to call in a pro. Features: • New: Custom Items and Custom Upkeeps - Upkept already has dozens of included items and appliances but now you can add literally anything in your home that you want to maintain. Your fishtank, pool, or hot tub-if you add it to Upkept, we’ll help you maintain it. • Home Hub - A snapshot of your home. One place to add and track all your home systems and appliances, upload receipts, manage parts, and keep repair notes. • Instant Maintenance Plans - Add any major system, appliance, or surface and Upkept instantly creates a maintenance plan to keep each one in tip-top shape for years to come. • Automatically Planned Tasks - A smart to-do list, tailored to you. Based on your home and what's in it, Upkept builds you a custom ""Upkeeps"" program, with automatically scheduled tasks that pop up exactly when they need doing throughout the year. • DIY How-tos - Tackle any DIY task with confidence with step-by-step how-tos. • Timesavers and Critical Information - Know how much time and money to budget, what tools you'll need, and whether you should tackle it yourself or if it's time to call in a pro. • Automatic Reminders - Stay on top of tasks without needing to remember a thing. • Guided Goals - Build smart habits, see your progress, and group tasks together so you stay motivated and get more done. First-time homebuyers, busy homeowners, DIYers. Use Upkept to maintain your house, condo, or townhouse.

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Reviews

  • Inadequate Support

    2
    By AGK1969
    A liked the functionality and options of this app until I ran into a problem. I was trying to add a custom item to the kitchen category. Surprisingly, a microwave is not a part of their pre-set. A custom item canNOT be added - no picture, no details. I wrote to customer support, got an answer that they knew about the issue and were working on it. It’s been a month already, nothing happened. To my follow up email, I got a rude answer that they would let me know when it’s fixed. So, for now, I am not motivated to keep adding items as their picture upload doesn’t work even for the pre-set items. That prevents me from adding critical information about the appliances.
  • So close

    4
    By Chainspell
    I really want to go all in with this app but I wish I could fully customize items. I cannot find a way to delete or modify the starting tasks that may not be relevant to my exact item. For example my generator requires a monthly maintenance run but the default task is every 3 months and cannot be changed.
  • This app is not working

    1
    By Enterantothername
    This app is not working
  • Can’t use because I’m not in front of the fridge

    1
    By edmnc
    Kinda stupid that I have to add my fridge before I can use the app, but that’s the way it’s programmed. So, useless app gets bad review as a heads up and deleted because I’m not a fridge-ophile
  • Misleading

    3
    By Shane0032
    I downloaded this app with a referral from my homeowners insurance company with an enticement of “3 months free trial”. The app is helpful and teaches me things to do that I would not have thought about, however, I only got through the 1st month when they started charging me. There have also been some opportunities to speak with the developers through virtual chat sessions, however, I signed up for 2 of these and no one shows up and they get cancelled. So while this is a very helpful app, I’m not sure what to think of the company and developers.
  • Like a lot but

    3
    By Hdnndh
    I love a lot of the features but I really wish you could change the month for predetermined tasks. For instance, in my area we won’t to aerate and seed in September but the app won’t let me move the task
  • Great Value

    5
    By shaneadopts
    $4.99/mo with no ads with the potential of saving you $1000s in costly repairs from poor upkeep is a stellar value. I only wish there was an option to pay for your subscription through the Consumer Reports website rather than through the app. I’d much rather have CR get the 30% cut that Apple gouges from app subscriptions. Grading upkeep items as critical, important or extra credit helps prioritize home maintenance without getting overwhelmed.
  • Good in theory

    2
    By exit53
    It’s a great idea, and a great looking app - but for the cost, and the fact that notifications do not work (and have never worked) - one of the selling points is the app notifying you when to tend to certain tasks and maintenance routines. So without that functionality in working order, this is just a really expensive database of your appliances and some maintenance tips. Not worth it until the app is fixed, and even then, it’s overpriced.
  • $60/yr forever for info in every manual and home repair website

    1
    By Ebonyhippo
    This app is ridiculously expensive. I subscribe to Consumer Reports. I downloaded the app after reading about it in their print magazine. I finally got around to setting up Upkept nearly a year later and am told the app costs $5/mo. What?! I get charging for additional services like in-person support, but a monthly charge for an automated app is absurd, especially when it's developed by a publication I already pay for.
  • No point in downloading

    1
    By Shadow_129
    You might as well make your app $5 if you’re going to make them pay to use it anyway.

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