Who it is for
A homeowner budgeting a renovation who wants a cost range and a sense of local contractor coverage first.
HomeBuddy
Home improvement cost estimates and contractor availability
Overview
What HomeBuddy does
HomeBuddy, published by Modernize Home Services, works through the planning stage of a home improvement job. More than 27 project types are covered, among them roofing, siding, gutters, window replacement, HVAC, bathroom work, and foundation repair.
Estimates are built from details about the particular house, including size, materials, and condition, and a guided set of questions scopes the job before a number is produced. The app also checks whether qualified contractors work in a given zip code and reports promotions those contractors are running.
Quotes are not issued in the chat. The app finishes with a link to request free quotes through Modernize.com, so the bidding itself happens on that site.
What stands out
Cost estimation and contractor availability by zip code are handled in one pass, ending at a quote request rather than a quote.
Availability
Where HomeBuddy is listed
HomeBuddy is listed in the ChatGPT apps directory only. Modernize Home Services has no connector under the same domain in the Claude directory; 392 of the 3,150 products here are on both marketplaces, and this is not one of them.
ChatGPT apps are built on MCP, and the same server can back a Claude connector, so the absence is a distribution decision rather than a technical one.
ChatGPT listing
In the ChatGPT apps directory
- Developer
- Modernize Home Services
- Filed under
- Other
- Listed since
- June 2026
- Authentication
- Authenticates when installed
- Website
- homebuddy.com
- Policies published
- Privacy policy · Terms of service
- Official listing
- Open in ChatGPT
- Snapshot
- August 2026
Example prompts from the listing
- What will my project cost?
- How do I vet a contractor?
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This is an independent catalogue entry compiled by Node8 from HomeBuddy's public marketplace listing as it stood in August 2026. Listing facts come from the marketplaces; the comparisons against the rest of the directory and any live-endpoint measurements are Node8's. Node8 is not affiliated with Modernize Home Services, and inclusion here is not an endorsement.
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