What is Smeta used for?

Smeta is an iPhone app for home renovations that tracks the budget by stage, keeps a photo log of hidden wiring and pipes, and stores plans and receipts in one place. It is a good fit for homeowners managing a renovation budget, and flippers and crews running several projects.

Is Smeta open source?

No. Smeta is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include NetNewsWire, LibreOffice and Collabora Online.

What are some alternatives to Smeta?

Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include Coursly, Plateful and Vaykr.

Smeta: features, pricing and alternatives

About Smeta

Smeta is a renovation helper for iPhone with a Russian-language App Store listing. You set a budget at the start and follow how much has been spent by stage and category, such as electrical, plumbing, rough work, plastering, finishing, furniture and appliances. A progress view shows the share used and the remaining funds, and notifications fire when a third, half, 80 percent and all of the budget has been spent.

A photo journal records electrical, plumbing and walls before they are covered, so you know where pipes and wires run later. Drawings, layouts, receipts and contracts live in one document library with in-app viewing of photos and PDFs. You can invite a partner, a foreman or a designer by QR code with role-based access, so a foreman or designer sees purchase names and dates but not the amounts. It also supports several projects at once for flippers and crews, with light and dark themes in Russian, Kazakh and English.

Key features

Renovation budget with spending by stage
Alerts at one third, half and 80 percent spent
Photo journal of wiring and pipes
Document library for plans, receipts and contracts
Invite partners and contractors by QR code
Role-based access hiding amounts from contractors

Good fit for

Homeowners managing a renovation budget
Flippers and crews running several projects

Tags: renovation; budget; ios; home-improvement; documents; project-tracking

Smeta: questions and answers

What is Smeta used for?: Smeta is an iPhone app for home renovations that tracks the budget by stage, keeps a photo log of hidden wiring and pipes, and stores plans and receipts in one place. It is a good fit for homeowners managing a renovation budget, and flippers and crews running several projects.
Is Smeta free?: Yes. Smeta has a free plan.
Is Smeta open source?: No. Smeta is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include NetNewsWire, LibreOffice and Collabora Online.
What are some alternatives to Smeta?: Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include Coursly, Plateful and Vaykr.