Ready Homestead vs. Ready - Emergency Kit Planner
Short answer: Ready is a low-cost iPhone app focused on a 72-hour emergency kit. Ready Homestead is a much broader plan for staying home for longer, and it costs more because it's a monthly subscription. If you mainly want to track a kit on your iPhone, Ready is likely the better buy.
Side by side
| Feature | Ready Homestead | Ready - Emergency Kit Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | A step-by-step plan for staying home through emergencies: 313 tasks across 20 areas, a stock tracker, a pantry menu and routines | Tracks a 72-hour emergency kit, with a checklist based on Latvian Ministry of Defence guidelines, offline guides and a readiness score |
| Where it runs | Any modern web browser, on phone, tablet or computer. No store app. | iPhone (iOS 15.1 or later), and Macs with Apple silicon |
| Price | $9.99 a month per household ($119.88 a year) when it opens | Free to download. Ready Pro is $0.99 a week or $4.99 lifetime. |
| Works offline | Yes, after loading, but only until that device's 14-day sign-in ends. Then it needs a connection to sign in again. | Yes. The listing says it works fully offline. |
| Household sharing | Shared plan through a private household code, up to 6 signed-in devices | Quantities scale to household size. The listing mentions invite and referral sharing, but not a shared household plan. |
| Reminders and alerts | 25 recurring routines in the app. No push reminders or weather alerts. | Reminders before supplies expire |
| Your data | Plan kept in the browser. Email, subscription and device records stored online; shared plan stored with Google Firebase if sharing is on. | The listing says data is stored on the device. Its App Store privacy label lists identifiers that may be used for tracking. |
| Status | Opening soon; not available yet | On the App Store, version 1.0.9 (April 5). Too few ratings to show a score. |
Choose Ready - Emergency Kit Planner if
- You want the lowest cost: a $4.99 lifetime option, against $119.88 a year.
- You want a native iPhone app.
- You want expiry reminders or a readiness score.
- Your main goal is a 72-hour kit, especially in Europe, where its guidance comes from.
- You want an app that keeps working offline with no sign-in to renew.
Choose Ready Homestead if
- You want to go well beyond 72 hours, with 90-day pantry planning.
- You want a plan covering the whole home: water, heat, power, sanitation, neighbors and more.
- You want a plan based mainly on US sources.
- Your household uses a mix of phones and computers, including Android or Windows, and wants one shared plan.
See what's in the plan
Ready Homestead includes 313 tasks across 20 areas, a stock tracker and a 90-day pantry menu, for $9.99 a month per household. See what's inside.
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We make Ready Homestead, so we aren't neutral. We've tried to be fair: these facts come from each product's own public listing or website, checked November 3, 2026. They may have changed, so check the source before you decide. These products aren't affiliated with us. To correct anything, email [email protected].