iPhone and Android apps

Life Maintenance has native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android. They are free, use the same account and data as the web, and sync live, so they are the fastest way to mark something done while you are standing in the garage.

Downloading

iOS (iPhone and iPad). Search "Life Maintenance" on the App Store.
Android. Search "Life Maintenance" on Google Play.

Signing in

Sign in with the same account you use on the web. You can use your email and password, Google, or Apple, whichever you signed up with. Everything you have added on the web is already there, and anything you change on your phone shows up on the web moments later.

What the mobile app is great for

Marking things done. "Just changed the air filter." Tap, done.
Adding an item with a photo. Walk up to the appliance, snap a picture, fill in a couple of fields.
AI lookups. Snap a photo, scan a label, or paste a product URL and let the assistant fill in the make and model for you.
Push notifications. The fastest way to actually get reminded.

What the web app is great for

Bulk editing. Inline-edit lots of items in a row.
Setup wizards. First-time onboarding for big categories like your home and family.
Reports. Bigger screens make the charts and tables much easier to read.
Family setup. Inviting members, configuring the wall-tablet dashboard, and managing billing.

Most people use both, switching depending on what is in front of them.

Notifications on mobile

Push notifications are part of the Pro and Family plans. For them to reach you, the app needs OS notification permission, which we ask for on first launch. If you said no by accident, enable it in your phone's system settings:

iOS. Settings → Notifications → Life Maintenance, then turn on Allow Notifications.
Android. Settings → Apps → Life Maintenance → Notifications.

Inside the app, Settings → Notifications controls which kinds of reminders push. See Notifications for the full breakdown.

Subscriptions started in the app

If you subscribe from inside the iOS or Android app, your subscription is billed by the store, not by us, and you manage it there:

iOS App Store. iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.
Google Play. Play Store → profile icon → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.

This matters most for canceling and refunds, which follow the store's policy. If you subscribed on the web instead, manage it under Settings → Plan & billing. See Billing and plans for more.

iPad as a wall tablet

Got an old iPad lying around? Mount it in the kitchen and use it as a household dashboard instead of a personal app. The dashboard is a different mode designed to be glanced at from across the room.