HomeGuard Weather features & pricing
HomeGuard Weather is a pre-launch iPhone app free to start, with HomeGuard+ planned at $59.99/year after a 1-month free trial, or $9.99/month; it is not yet live in the App Store. At launch, it is designed to turn local forecasts into home-care checklists for freeze, heavy rain, high wind, snow, and deep cold. Planned features include completion history and property-relevant tasks. It requires no hardware and is intended for homeowners in cold, stormy, and freeze-thaw climates.
What HomeGuard is designed to do
The problem isn't knowing the forecast. Your phone already shows it. The problem is remembering what the forecast means for your house, and doing the prep in time. At launch, HomeGuard is designed to use your local forecast to identify home risks, provide a short checklist, and keep a completion history.
The four weather risks planned for launch:
- Freeze: disconnect and drain exterior hoses, cover hose bibs, drip vulnerable faucets, check furnace intake/exhaust vents.
- Heavy rain: check drains and downspouts, confirm sump-pump readiness, watch basement-prone areas.
- High wind: secure bins, patio furniture, and loose outdoor items before gusts arrive.
- Snow & deep cold: check exterior vents, monitor vulnerable areas through extended cold.
How the planned app is designed to work
- Forecast "Low of 18°F tonight."
- Home risk "Exterior spigots and hoses at risk."
- Checklist "Disconnect, cover, inspect."
- Done / history "Marked complete," kept on record.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Your first weather checklist, official alerts and forecasts, home preparation, maintenance history, safety information |
| HomeGuard+ (annual) | $59.99/year, 1-month free trial for new subscribers | Every weather checklist after your first: freeze, snow, heavy rain, wind, and smoke |
| HomeGuard+ (monthly) | $9.99/month | The same weather checklists, billed monthly |
Why annual? Home-weather risk is seasonal. The planned annual subscription is intended to span a full year of changing weather risks and seasonal preparation.
Who it's for
HomeGuard is designed for homeowners in cold, stormy, and freeze-thaw climates, especially for newer or first-time cold-climate homeowners who haven't yet learned the local routine the hard way. If you've ever wondered "is tonight cold enough that I need to do something?", that's the question the planned app is intended to help answer.
Trying to decide between an app and sensors or shutoff devices? See the full app vs. sensors and shutoff comparison. For a general freeze prep flow, use the hard freeze warning checklist. If you're preparing for Western New York winter, start with the Buffalo first freeze checklist.
What HomeGuard is not
HomeGuard is intended for awareness and preparation, not emergency response. When available, it will not replace National Weather Service alerts, local authorities, utilities, emergency services, or professional repair guidance. Don't perform unsafe tasks during dangerous conditions.