What About AI?
Why pay for Maison when AI could build it for you?
Fair question. You could ask an AI to scaffold a home management app in an afternoon. But that's not really the question—the question is: would you trust it?
The Real Cost of "Free"
An AI-generated app might look impressive at first. But software isn't a one-time creation—it's a living thing that needs care, updates, and someone accountable when things go wrong.
- Security updates — Who's patching vulnerabilities in your weekend project?
- Infrastructure — Where's your data? Who's backing it up?
- Evolution — Will it grow as your needs change over the years?
- Debugging — At 11pm when it won't load, who's fixing it?
Half a Decade of Refinement
Maison isn't a weekend project. It started in 2020 and has been through years of iterative refinement. Frustrations were smoothed over. Edge cases were handled. Features were time-tested by actual homeowners managing real homes.
That's not something you can prompt into existence. It's earned through use, feedback, and care.
Real Infrastructure, Real Accountability
Your home data deserves better than a SQLite file on your laptop or a free-tier cloud instance that might disappear tomorrow. Maison runs on robust infrastructure with:
- Automatic backups — Your data is safe even if your phone isn't
- Encryption — Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit
- A real human — Someone who actually uses Maison daily
Time is Money
For about the cost of coffee cup (drip or single origin), you can buy yourself the hours you'd otherwise spend debugging, migrating, and maintaining something yourself. That's time you could spend actually using your home instead of managing the app that's supposed to help you deal with it.
The Bottom Line
If you love tinkering and have the time, by all means build your own. Some of the best tools are born from personal projects. I should know.
But if you'd rather spend that time getting shit done: flying through appliance maintenance with manuals and parts numbers handy, tracking your energy usage to save money, scheming your next DIY weekend project or long delayed renovation, we'll be here.