Under my roof

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Catalog your belongings and more!

> Free (IAPs, $3.99/month, $24.99/year) > FROM binaryformations.com

> NEEDS Needs macOS 11.1 or later, iOS/iPadOS 14.0 or later

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Under My Roof is a household property database that’s free to download, but limited to indexing ten items. You can remove this limitation with a yearly or monthly subscription, and if you cancel you can still access inventory you’ve already added to the app. It’s available for the Mac, iPad and iPhone, with your details syncing over iCloud and a single subscription covering the app on all platforms.

Index your household possessions, recording information such as make, model, price, condition, quantity, location and more. You can add a photograph of the item in question, and usefully, you can also include pictures of the purchase receipt and/or warranty information, and attach documents such as electronic instruction manuals. You can also index your house itself, including details such as its purchase date and price, square footage, the year it was built and more. You can even record routine maintenance and have the app notify you when regular checks or repairs are due. Under My Roof is nothing if not comprehensive.

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It’s attractive too. Individual cards are clear and well laid out, and can be sorted into rooms if you wish. The interface is clear, and when you buy new items (or if you still have the box) you can bypass much of the typing by simply scanning the barcode with your iPhone. You can also use your mobile device’s camera to scan paper documents such as contracts and rental agreements.

As a functioning app, we’ve little here to criticize at all. Maybe the search function could be a little better tuned, but that should improve over time.

You can add a comprehensive amount of detail about your belongings.
Image credit: Apple Inc.

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