House LanternHouse Lantern vs Hint: a free Hint alternative for your home
Hint and House Lantern both help you keep up with your house, and both are free today. Here's how they differ, so you can pick the one that fits.
On Android, or want it on your computer?
Hint is an iPhone app today, with Android listed as coming soon (hinthome.com). House Lantern works in any browser, right now: Android, iPhone, tablet or computer. Free.
Side by side
| Hint | House Lantern | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs today | Free, with a premium subscription planned (TechCrunch) | Free. Every feature, no credit card. |
| Where it runs | iPhone app; Android listed as coming soon (hinthome.com) | Any web browser: iPhone, Android, tablet or computer. Add it to your home screen like an app. |
| How it learns your house | From your address and public data (TechCrunch) | Snap each appliance's label: it reads the model and serial and finds that model's manual |
| Upkeep | Personalized maintenance schedule with push notifications (TechCrunch) | Upkeep from each model's own manual, boiled down to the 3 things to do this week |
| Documents | Stores contracts, files and invoices (TechCrunch) | Receipts, warranties, builder papers and inspection reports, each filed on the thing it belongs to |
| Your house's history | Not described in the sources below | A dated record of repairs, service and replacements, with who did the work. Hand it to the buyer when you sell. |
| Sharing | Not described in the sources below | Share the house with family or a house manager, choosing what they see |
When Hint may fit better
Hint offers things House Lantern doesn't, like an overall home score and a profile built from your address in seconds (TechCrunch). If you're on an iPhone and want that, it's worth a look. Hint was co-founded by Martha Stewart, according to TechCrunch.
When House Lantern fits better
- You're on Android, or want it on a computer tooHouse Lantern runs in any browser, so everyone in the house can use it on whatever they have.
- You want the manual for your exact modelSnap the label and it finds the manual for that model, then gives you help fixing things step by step from it.
- You want a record of your houseLike a vehicle history report, but for your house: every repair and service, dated, with the receipts. Download it all any time.
- Someone else helps run the houseShare it with a partner, family or a house manager, and choose what each person sees.
Sources
- TechCrunch, July 29, 2026: Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
- hinthome.com
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.
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