Pick a plan you'll forget you're paying for
One small-claims loss over a deposit runs four figures. All three plans exist to stop that happening, the free one included.
- AB 1482 calculator, unlimited use
- All 5 CPI regions, all 58 counties
- Exemption screener
- Civ. Code § 827 notice generator
- Local rent-control flag for your city
- Free account Planned
- Save 1 unit
- Store 20 photos
- Ad-supported
- No deposit workflow
- Everything in Free, ad-free
- Up to 10 units
- 5 GB photo & video storage
- Guided room-by-room photo capture
- Move-in / move-out / post-repair events
- Timestamp + GPS + SHA-256 stamping
- 21-day countdown & escalating reminders
- Deduction builder + statement PDF
- Document vault for leases & receipts
- Tenant share links
- Everything in Essentials
- Unlimited units
- 50 GB photo & video storage
- Local ordinance layer
- Video walkthroughs
- Court-ready export packet
- Multi-user & delegate access
- Full compliance calendar
- Schedule E / CSV export
- Priority support
Every new account starts with free months Planned
Free months are never billed as zeroes followed by a cliff. The value is spread evenly across your first twelve payments, so you pay one steady reduced rate for a year and your signed-up rate from year two on. Sign up during the early-bird window and year two is the early-bird rate, for as long as you stay subscribed.
| You sign up for… | You get | Year one | Year two on |
|---|---|---|---|
| A free account | One month of Essentials | $0 | $0 (Free doesn't expire) |
| Essentials | One month free, run at Premium | $3.66/mo | $3.99/mo |
| Premium | Two months free | $5.83/mo | $6.99/mo |
Year-one figures above assume the early-bird rate. Referrals earn months on top of this.
What each tier is actually for
Plain English, since "up to 10 units" doesn't tell you whether it fits.
Free: you need a number, not software
You're raising rent on a unit or two and want to be sure the increase is legal, with the right notice language. That's a complete job and it's free forever, with no signup wall. The calculator will be ad-supported once a network is connected, and that is what pays for keeping the CPI tables current every May. There are no ads on the site today.
Free splits into two states. Without an account you get the calculator, the screener, and the notice generator. Everything above runs in your browser and nothing is stored, so there is nothing to sign up for. With a free account you can save one unit and keep 20 photos against it, so the rent history and the photos survive closing the tab. Neither expires.
Essentials: you have tenants moving out
The moment a tenancy ends, you're on a 21-day clock and you need photographs you can prove weren't taken yesterday. Essentials is the full documentation and deposit workflow: guided capture, the countdown, the deduction builder, and the itemized statement PDF with photos embedded.
Its standout feature is tenant share links, a read-only link that shows your tenant their own move-in photos next to the move-out photos and the final statement. Most deposit disputes die on the spot when the tenant can see the evidence, and the link doubles as proof you delivered the statement.
Ten units is a real ceiling, not a soft one, but it covers the overwhelming majority of California self-managing landlords. 5 GB holds roughly 1,500 to 2,500 full-resolution photos, which is several years of move-in and move-out sets at that portfolio size.
Premium: the state cap isn't your cap
If your property is in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Monica, or any of two dozen other California cities, AB 1482 is not the number that governs you. A local ordinance is, and it is stricter, changes on its own schedule, and often carries registration and filing obligations the state law doesn't. The local ordinance layer is the reason Premium exists, and it's worth the upgrade at four units as much as at forty.
Premium also covers the cases where compliance stops being a solo activity or has to leave the building: multi-user access for a spouse, co-owner, or the handyman doing the walkthrough; video walkthroughs alongside stills; the court-ready export packet (an organized ZIP with a PDF index and a SHA-256 manifest, the thing you hand an attorney); the compliance calendar for lease renewals, smoke and CO detector certifications, required disclosures, and notice windows; and Schedule E export for whoever does your taxes.
Full comparison
The calculator and everything in it works today. The compliance product is in build, so those rows are marked, and you are never charged for them before they ship.
| Feature | No account | Free account | Essentials | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limits | ||||
| Units you can save | ✗ | 1 | 10 | Unlimited |
| Photo & video storage | ✗ | 20 photos | 5 GB | 50 GB |
| Users on the account | ✗ | 1 | 1 | Unlimited |
| Ads | Planned | Planned | Never | Never |
| Rent increases | ||||
| AB 1482 calculator | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exemption screener | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| § 827 notice generator | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local rent-control flag | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Increase history per unit | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rolling 12-month guard | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local ordinance cap calculation | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Photo documentation (AB 2801) Planned | ||||
| Guided room-by-room capture | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Timestamp + GPS + hash stamping | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Move-in vs move-out comparison | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline capture queue | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video walkthroughs | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Deposits & deadlines Planned | ||||
| 21-day countdown + reminders | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deduction builder | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Itemized statement PDF | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document vault | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant share links | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full compliance calendar | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Getting data out | ||||
| Download your own photos | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copy your notice letter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Court-ready export packet | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Schedule E / CSV export | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Priority support | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Early-bird pricing
Sign up in the first six months after launch and your rate never goes up.
| Plan | Early bird | Standard | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials, monthly | $3.99/mo | $5.99/mo | Every month |
| Essentials, annual | $40/yr | $59/yr | Once a year |
| Premium, monthly | $6.99/mo | $9.99/mo | Every month |
| Premium, annual | $75/yr | $99/yr | Once a year |
Refer a friend, both of you get paid in months
Landlords talk to landlords. This is the whole marketing budget.
Start with a free month
Every new account will get free months on the house, spread across year one as a lower rate, with no trial countdown games.
Share your code
Every account has a referral code. If you've already joined the waitlist, you have yours, shown on your confirmation page. Your friend enters it when they sign up, and they get their welcome month too.
Get months back
What you earn scales with what your friend signs up for; see the table. Months stack with no cap.
What a referral earns you
| When your friend signs up for… | You get |
|---|---|
| A free account | 1 month of Essentials |
| Essentials (paid) | 1 month of Premium |
| Premium (paid) | 2 months of Premium |
Your friend always gets their own welcome months regardless of which tier they pick, and earned months stack, so refer six friends onto Premium and that's a free year.
Questions people actually ask
What happens when my free Essentials month ends?
Your account drops back to Free. Nothing is deleted. If you're over the Free limits, your existing photos and records stay accessible and downloadable. You just can't add new ones until you upgrade or come back under the limit. We don't hold your evidence hostage.
Why is my year-two price higher than year one?
Because year one already had your free months baked into it. Rather than bill you $0 for a month or two and then hit you with a jump, we spread that value across your first twelve payments, so year one runs at $3.66/mo on Essentials or $5.83/mo on Premium, and year two settles at the rate you signed up at. Early-bird members keep the early-bird rate; nobody's price rises above what they agreed to.
How does this work if I pay annually?
Annual plans take the same value as extra time instead of a reduced rate: your first term runs thirteen months on Essentials or fourteen on Premium, then renews as a normal twelve-month term at your locked rate.
Is the calculator really free forever?
Yes. No account, no unit limit on the calculation, no expiry. There are no ads on the site today; when they are added the calculator will carry them and paid members will see none anywhere. Keeping the CPI tables current every May is a real annual cost, and ads plus paid plans are how it gets covered.
What if I go over my storage limit?
You'll get a warning well before you hit it. Nothing is deleted and nothing stops working retroactively. New uploads pause until you upgrade, free up space, or add extra storage. AB 2801 effectively requires keeping this material for years, so storage is designed to grow with you rather than trap you.
Ten units feels close. Should I just take Premium?
If you're at eight or nine units and growing, yes, the upgrade is a few dollars and you skip the migration. But the better reason to pick Premium is the ordinance layer: if your property is in a rent-controlled city, Premium is the tier that gives you a correct number, even if you own a single duplex.
Can I get my data out if I leave?
Always, on every tier, including Free. Photo download is not a paid feature; we consider holding legal evidence for ransom disqualifying. The Premium court-ready export packet is a convenience upgrade: the same files, organized, indexed, and hash-manifested for handing to an attorney.
When does any of this actually exist?
The calculator exists today and is free to use right now. The photo engine, deposit workflow, and ordinance layer are in build. The waitlist is how we decide what to finish first, and founding members get the early-bird rate when it opens.
Join the founding-member waitlist
No card, no commitment. You'll get one email when early-bird spots open, and nothing else.