After Centriq: The Financial Layer of Homeownership

Centriq focused on manuals and recalls; PropSteward adds replacement forecasting and budget planning—especially important now that Centriq’s consumer app is discontinued.

May 30, 2025 · 2 min read

Update: Centriq’s consumer home app was discontinued in early 2025. This article still explains the jobs-to-be-done distinction—documentation vs replacement forecasting and budget planning—because former Centriq users are rebuilding that stack somewhere new.

Centriq did a specific job well: documentation and organization. You weren’t “missing” something because Centriq was wrong—you were often missing a different job: replacement forecasting and budget planning. That layer is what answers “when might this fail?” and “how much should I set aside?”

Jobs to be done: what Centriq covered vs PropSteward

| Job | Centriq (historical; discontinued) | PropSteward | |-----|--------------------------------------|-------------| | Store and find manuals, parts, accessories (e.g. from label photo) | Was ✓ | Not emphasized | | Maintenance tasks and reminders (mobile/email) | Was ✓ | ✓ | | Recall monitoring and notifications | Was ✓ | — | | Inventory export | Was ✓ | CSV/PDF exports on Plus/Pro & landlord tiers | | Replacement forecasting (when things might need replacing) | — | ✓ | | Replacement planner (timeline of replacements) | — | ✓ | | Failure / Home Risk Score | — | ✓ | | Warranty and receipt storage; warranty-expiration reminders | Limited historically | ✓ |

Sources: historical Centriq positioning; PropSteward homepage.

Centriq’s job was to keep your home documented and organized, with recalls and maintenance reminders. PropSteward’s job is to help you plan for when things need replacing and how much to set aside—while still supporting warranties, receipts, and maintenance.

What to do now (no more “use both” with live Centriq)

  • Manuals & recalls — Keep PDFs in cloud storage; follow CPSC/manufacturer recall channels.
  • Warranties, ages, maintenance, budgets — Run these in PropSteward so you’re not dependent on a sunset app again.

Framing it as “the financial layer” is about adding capability (planning and forecasting), not trashing what Centriq did well while it lasted.