For your first year in a new home

Your first year in a new home, planned.

You got the keys. Now there’s a water shut-off you’ve never seen, a furnace filter of unknown size, and a builder warranty quietly counting down. KeptCue gives you a plan from move-in day and reminds you of the jobs you only do once a year.

Free to start. No account. Everything stays on your phone.

KeptCue's first year plan: week 1 jobs like testing smoke alarms and finding the water shut-off, four of six done.
Kip, KeptCue's bunny

Sound familiar?

The jobs that slip are the ones you do once a year.

“When did I last clean the dryer vent?”

Nobody remembers. The U.S. Fire Administration lists failure to clean dryers as a leading cause of dryer fires.

“Where is the water shut-off?”

You find out the night a pipe bursts, unless you looked in week one.

“Isn’t the builder warranty about to end?”

Many end at one year. The list of cracks and sticky doors needs to go in before then.

Your First Year Plan

A plan that starts on move-in day.

Tell KeptCue roughly when you moved in, whether you own or rent, and what the home has: furnace, gas, gutters, fireplace, sump pump, septic, well, or a new build. It builds a first-year plan that fits that home, with each job dated from your move-in day.

  1. Week 1 · free
    Test the smoke and CO alarms, find the water shut-off, the breaker panel and the gas shut-off, rekey the locks, note the furnace filter size.
  2. Month 1
    Kitchen fire extinguisher, gather manuals and model numbers, check the water heater’s age, septic and well records.
  3. Month 3
    Walk around the outside: gutters, shingles, water pooling by the walls.
  4. Month 6
    Heating and cooling check-up. New build? Start the warranty list.
  5. Month 11
    Send the builder warranty list while there’s still time for repairs.
  6. One year in
    Look back at the year and pick what to watch next.
KeptCue setup question: what does your home have? Furnace, gas, gutters, fireplace, sump pump, septic, well water, new build.

Rare jobs

“When did I last…?” Now you know, to the day.

Dryer vent, furnace filter, water heater flush, gutters, septic pump-out, smoke alarm tests. KeptCue suggests how often to do each one and keeps the date you last did it. The home shield shows at a glance whether anything is late.

Weekly jobs can sit on a set day. Trash goes out Thursday night for Friday pickup? That still counts for Friday.

KeptCue job page for cleaning the dryer vent, last done 380 days ago, with the reason it matters.

Everyday jobs, too

Kip’s carrot patch grows when you keep up.

Dishes, counters, trash, bedding. Each everyday job you do on time grows a carrot. Miss a few and they wilt, with no streak to lose and no guilt trip. Tap done and move on.

Hi, I’m Kip. I keep the list so you don’t have to. I won’t nag. One summary on Sunday, and that’s it unless you ask for more.

KeptCue home screen with Kip, the home shield and the carrot patch.

Private by design

No account. No ads. It all stays on your phone.

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On your phone

Your jobs and dates live in a database on your iPhone. There is no KeptCue server holding them.

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Nothing to sign up for

No email, no password, no login. Open it and start.

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Quiet lock screen

Reminders say “a home job is due” unless you choose to show job names.

Details in the privacy policy.

Pricing

Free for good. Pro for the whole first year.

Free

$0, always

  • As many jobs as you like
  • A weekly summary every Sunday
  • Week 1 of your first year plan
  • Home shield, carrot patch, full history

KeptCue Pro

$19.99 a year with a 1-week free trial, or $39.99 once

  • Your whole first year plan, month 1 to the anniversary
  • A reminder on the day each job is due
  • The builder warranty list at month 11 (new builds)
  • If Pro ends, nothing is deleted

US prices. A weekly plan is also available in the app. Purchases are handled by Apple.

Coming soon to the App Store.

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