House LanternHouse Lantern vs Casa: a free Casa alternative, anywhere in the US
Casa and House Lantern both keep track of your home, but they're built differently: Casa is a membership with people who do the work, House Lantern is a free app you run yourself.
Casa isn't in your city yet?
Casa is currently available for homes in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles (App Store). House Lantern works anywhere in the US, on any phone or computer. Free.
Side by side
| Casa | House Lantern | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | A monthly membership (Pulse 2.0; App Store reviews) | Free. Every feature, no credit card. |
| Where it's available | Homes in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles (App Store) | Anywhere in the US |
| Where it runs | iPhone, iPad and Mac (App Store) | Any web browser: iPhone, Android, tablet or computer |
| Hands-on help | Membership includes 1.5 hours of handyman time a month, a concierge and vendor booking (App Store) | None: you or your own pro do the work, with step-by-step help from your model's manual |
| Home inventory | Included in the membership (App Store) | Snap each appliance's label: model, serial, age and manual, plus finishes, receipts and warranties |
| Your house's history | Not described in the sources below | A dated record of repairs, service and replacements. Download it all, or hand it to the buyer when you sell. |
When Casa may fit better
If you live in the Bay Area or Los Angeles and want people to handle the work for you, Casa's membership includes handyman time and a concierge (App Store).
When House Lantern fits better
- You live anywhere else in the USHouse Lantern works wherever your house is.
- You'd rather not pay a monthly feeEvery feature is free right now, with no credit card.
- You're on Android or a computerIt runs in any browser, so the whole household can use it.
- You do some of the work yourselfSnap the label, get that model's manual, and follow the steps. Stops at "Call a pro" for gas, burning smells and the electrical panel.
Sources
- App Store: Casa – home, taken care of (Casa Technologies)
- Pulse 2.0, April 30, 2026: Casa raises 27 million to automate home maintenance for monthly members
Facts about other products come only from these sources, as read on October 11, 2026. Products change: check their sites for the latest. House Lantern is not affiliated with them. Names belong to their owners.
Free. Every feature, no credit card.
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