Features

A whole-homestead app, not another single-purpose tracker.

Homestead Keeper brings garden, animals, property, inventory, chores, calendar, and reports together in one local-first Apple app.

What it tracks

Eight core areas, one app.

Homestead Keeper is built around the practical mix of work that comes with running a homestead or small property.

Homestead dashboard

See what needs attention today: overdue work, upcoming reminders, field logs, and the records you use most.

Places and items

Name your homestead, add real places, and attach records to the animals, beds, tools, systems, and spaces you manage.

Field Log

Capture egg counts, feed, watering, treatments, inspections, harvests, repairs, inventory changes, and notes while the work is fresh.

Reminders

Create one-time, recurring, and seasonal reminders for chores, animal care, maintenance, planting, and inspection work.

Production tracking

Track eggs, harvests, honey, weights, yields, and other practical outputs over time.

Garden bed layouts

Map garden beds and crop placement by season so you know what is planted where.

Photos and documents

Attach useful reference materials such as photos, receipts, manuals, labels, and notes when supported by your app version.

Reports and exports

Review summaries, logbooks, upcoming seasonal work, inventory reports, production history, and handoff information.

Built for Apple devices

Local-first records on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Homestead Keeper is designed around your Apple devices, not a web account you need to manage.

  • No Homestead Keeper login
  • Records live on your Apple devices
  • Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
The Homestead Hub keeps the mixed work of a homestead organized.

Screenshots

A look at the real app.

Click any screenshot to expand it. These show bed layouts, calendar views, garden timelines, inventory, and more.

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All tracked areas

The full range of records and workflows Homestead Keeper is designed to cover, including less-common areas like forestry, emergency prep, off-grid systems, and Food & Pantry.

Garden Beds & Crops

Plan beds and plots, map crop placement, track planting dates, pest notes, watering, harvests, and seasonal garden records.

Animals

Care reminders, health notes, egg counts, breeding, pedigree, production, weights, photos, and records for chickens, goats, rabbits, cattle, guardian animals, and more.

Calendar

See overdue work, day/week/month views, harvest windows, animal care, planting dates, service reminders, and seasonal chores in one place.

Equipment & Workshop

Log repairs, maintenance, fuel, parts, manuals, service history, warranty notes, and tool records.

Property, Fences & Water

Keep records for gates, fences, wells, pumps, irrigation, buildings, roads, storm damage, and property repairs.

Inventory

Track feed, medicine, seeds, fuel, filters, bedding, pantry goods, canning supplies, spare parts, and emergency supplies.

Food & Pantry

Track canned goods, freezer food, dehydrated food, fermented batches, pantry items, root cellar storage, and stored harvests.

Orchard

Track fruit trees, berries, vines, pruning, sprays, harvests, seasonal timing, and long-term perennial care.

Bees & Hives

Record hive inspections, queen notes, feeding, treatments, splits, swarms, honey harvests, and equipment.

Off-grid Systems

Track solar, batteries, generators, propane, water storage, backup power, filters, and seasonal checks.

Forestry

Track tree work, fire mitigation, wood lots, brush clearing, storm cleanup, and property access tasks.

Emergency Prep

Track stored water, food, first aid, generator readiness, batteries, documents, and expiration dates.

Places

Organize work by coops, barns, gardens, sheds, pastures, apiaries, pump houses, pantries, and other real locations.

Reports & Exports

Review homestead summaries, cost summaries, logbooks, animal care, production, inventory, maintenance, and handoff reports.

Garden beds, crops, and seeds

  • Visual bed and plot layouts
  • Seasonal crop placement
  • Crops and varieties
  • Seed starts and planting dates
  • Harvest logs and yields
  • Planting schedules and seasonal timing

Animals

  • Animal profiles and groups
  • Care reminders
  • Health notes
  • Breeding and pedigree
  • Production records
  • Weights, photos, and documents

Calendar and reminders

  • Day, week, and month views
  • Overdue work
  • Recurring chores
  • Seasonal tasks
  • Animal care follow-ups
  • Maintenance and harvest windows

Equipment and maintenance

  • Repairs
  • Service reminders
  • Parts and filters
  • Fuel notes
  • Manuals and warranties
  • Maintenance history

Property systems

  • Places
  • Fences and gates
  • Wells and pumps
  • Irrigation and water systems
  • Buildings and storage
  • Storm damage and repairs

Food & Pantry

  • Canned goods
  • Frozen food
  • Dehydrated food
  • Fermented batches
  • Pantry items
  • Root cellar storage

Inventory

  • Feed and hay
  • Medicine and vaccines
  • Seeds and soil inputs
  • Fuel and filters
  • Pantry and preservation supplies
  • Thresholds and expiration dates

Orchard

  • Fruit trees and berries
  • Pruning and spray notes
  • Fertilizing reminders
  • Harvest history
  • Seasonal care
  • Long-term perennial records

Bees

  • Hive inspections
  • Queen notes
  • Feeding and treatments
  • Splits and swarms
  • Honey harvests
  • Hive equipment records

Off-grid systems

  • Solar and batteries
  • Generators
  • Propane
  • Water storage
  • Backup power
  • Seasonal checks

Reports and exports

  • Homestead summary
  • Cost summary
  • Logbook
  • Animal care history
  • Inventory report
  • Property handoff report

Apple device support

  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Mac
  • No Homestead Keeper login
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Offline-friendly workflows

Homestead Keeper

Want the simple version?

Start with Home, Places, Garden, Animals, Inventory, Calendar, and Reports — then grow into the deeper areas as your homestead records mature.