Renosaur

Renosaur nails the niche of homeowner-led renovation tracking. If you're wrestling with a fixer-upper, juggling receipts, and arguing with your partner over budgets, this will save you headaches. The AI receipt scanner is genuinely useful — snap a photo and it extracts line items, filing them under the right room and project. Rex, the chatbot, can answer renovation questions or execute tasks like adding to-dos, which feels like a mini-foreman in your pocket. Where it doesn't fit: professional contractors. No invoicing, no payroll, no API. If you manage dozens of properties or need to send invoices, look at Buildertrend or CoConstruct. Renosaur is strictly for homeowners and small landlords (a few properties). The free tier is generous enough to try — one house, up to 15 projects, with Rex limited. For $5/month you unlock unlimited houses and projects, which is cheap compared to any alternatives. The web app is mobile-friendly but there's no native mobile app, so you'll be using it in a browser. Data export to Excel/CSV is available, so no lock-in. In practice, Renosaur works well for a single renovation project like a kitchen or a whole house. The room-by-room breakdown mirrors how renovations actually happen. The shared shopping list and collaborator invites let partners and contractors stay in sync. If you're tired of spreadsheet chaos and want a lightweight, purpose-built tool, this is a solid pick.