A home keeps records. Now it has somewhere to put them.
Point your camera at an appliance's nameplate and Dormer reads the model and serial off the plate. Keep the warranties, the paint codes, the shutoff locations — and get a nudge before maintenance is due or a warranty lapses.
A different kind of home app
Deliberately not an AI chatbot. Dormer is a quiet, native iOS tool for the things a house accumulates over the years — the model number you need at 9pm when the water heater quits, the paint color from three summers ago, the warranty you can never find when it matters.
On the record
Not a feed to scroll. A record to keep — the kind you'll hand to the next owner, the adjuster, or your future self.
Kept on this device
Hold your camera to an appliance's nameplate and Dormer lifts the make, model, and serial straight off the plate — then keeps them on an engraved spec card alongside the warranty, recalls, and upkeep.
Pick from 100+ maintenance tasks or add your own, and Dormer notifies you the morning each is due — furnace filters, smoke alarms, gutters, before small chores become expensive ones. It watches your warranties too, so a plan about to lapse pings you about a month out, while you can still act. Every reminder is scheduled right on your device.
Dormer matches your appliances against the federal recall database and flags open recalls for your exact make and model. Safety never sits behind a paywall — recall alerts are free for everyone, forever.
Photograph what you own, room by room, with values and a proof checklist. Export a clean PDF for your agent or a claim — and keep your policy's facts close, organized, never second-guessed.
Dormer estimates each system's remaining life and a projected replacement cost, so a tired water heater becomes a line in next year's budget instead of a Saturday-morning emergency.
Scan a paint can or the tint sticker on the lid and Dormer reads the label, then matches it to the exact branded shade — out of 17,000+ across Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Behr, Valspar and more — and files it under the room with a true-to-life chip. No squinting at a dried drip in the garage. And when you move, the next owner inherits every color in the house.
And the rest of it
Good questions
Where does my data live — and what if I lose my phone?
On your device, private to you — no account and no Dormer server. Your records are included in your iPhone's normal encrypted backup, so setting up a new phone restores them. (iCloud sync across your devices is on the way for Dormer+.)
How is this different from a spreadsheet or the Notes app?
Capture, for one — you scan a nameplate instead of typing a serial number. And structure: warranties with expiry reminders, recall matching against your exact models, a room-by-room insurance inventory, paint chips by room, replacement forecasts. A note can't remind you a filter is due or flag a recall on your dishwasher.
Do I need an account?
No. No sign-up, no email, no password — open the app and start. It works fully offline.
Does the scanning really work?
It uses Apple's on-device text recognition to read model and serial numbers off a nameplate, and the color off a paint can. It's fast and private, and you can tweak anything it misreads before saving.
Why isn't it free?
The core record, capture, and recall safety alerts are free, forever. Dormer+ ($24.99/year or $69.99 once, with a 14-day free trial) funds ongoing development and unlocks reminders, exports, the insurance inventory, cost basis, forecasting, and multiple homes — one purchase covers your whole household.
Honest pricing
Start with a 14-day free trial that unlocks everything — no card. After that, the core record and recall alerts stay free; Dormer+ adds the reminders, exports, and money features.
No account. Everything on your device.
One subscription covers your whole household via Family Sharing.
On-device, on purpose
Dormer has no account and no server. Your photos, documents, and records live only on your device — there's no tracking and no analytics SDK. Read the full Privacy Policy.
Get Dormer
Free for iPhone on iOS 17 and later. The trial runs 14 days — no card, no account.
Download on the App StoreApp Store link goes live at launch.