HomeHerald
HOA dues, requests & news
Only for iPhone
Free
AI drafts notices, summarizes meetings, and triages requests in seconds. HomeHerald turns HOA chores into instant answers - for residents and boards alike.
Home Herald is HOA management software built for the boards that actually do the work. If you're running your community without a management company - or thinking about it - this is the tool you wish you had two years ago.
Upload your property spreadsheet. AI reads your CC&Rs. Dues collection, violation handling, work orders, and communications run themselves. Your HOA is live in 15 minutes. Free for up to 50 properties, forever.
THE WORK YOUR BOARD ACTUALLY DOES, AUTOMATED
- Dues Chaser: Multi-channel dues collection that escalates automatically through in-app, email, SMS, push, and physical USPS mail. Stop knocking on neighbors' doors asking for money.
- Herald Chat: AI that reads YOUR community's CC&Rs and answers resident questions with citations. "Can I install solar panels?" gets answered at 10 PM on a Tuesday without a board email.
- Herald Shield: AI walks residents through covenant-relevant qualifying questions before a complaint is filed - so reports are real, not retaliatory.
- Email Agent: Residents email the board's address; AI triages, drafts a reply, and routes to a board member only if human judgment is needed.
- Books & Banking: P&L, AR Aging, AP Aging, and bank reconciliation in 10 minutes - no separate accounting software, no bookkeeper.
- Work Orders: Vendors stay on email and text the way they already work. No portal logins. AI structures the data on the HOA side.
HOMEOWNER FEATURES
- Pay dues with Apple Pay or card; view statements and download yearly summaries
- Vote in formal community ballots with full audit trails
- RSVP to events and get reminders the day before
- Book the clubhouse, pool, and other amenities
- Submit and track maintenance and architectural requests
- Message neighbors and the board directly
- Browse the community directory (privacy controls you own)
- Discover trusted service providers recommended by neighbors
- Access CC&Rs, meeting minutes, and HOA documents in one place
- Register pets, post lost pet alerts, and report sightings
BOARD MEMBER & ADMIN FEATURES
- Run community votes with quorum rules and audit trails
- Schedule one-time or recurring events with RSVPs and attendance audits
- Multi-account financial ledger, P&L / AR / AP reports, and bank reconciliation
- Email-based work orders with vendor management; vendors never log in
- Resident management: roles, approvals, move-in / move-out flows
- Announcement broadcasts via push, email, in-app, SMS, and printed letterhead PDFs
- Direct mail integration for physical letters
- Request management with full conversation threads on every ticket
- Automated dues escalation and payment tracking
- Amenity management with custom rules, time slots, and pricing
- Community banners pinned to every resident's home screen
- Activity log with full audit history
WHY HOME HERALD?
- Built for self-managed HOAs; no management company required
- Free forever for up to 50 properties; Herald Automate unlocks full AI automation when you're ready
- Your data is yours: open formats, exportable any time, no lock-in
- Apple Pay, Apple Sign-In, and Google Sign-In supported
- Privacy-first directory with resident-controlled visibility
- Real-time push and email keep everyone in sync
Home Herald replaces the spreadsheet-and-email workflow that breaks every self-managed HOA at the 18-month mark, without the cost or rigidity of a traditional management contract. Download today and bring your neighborhood together.
more Our biggest update yet, and it came from you.
Board members asked, so we built it:
• Community Budget - share your budget and watch planned vs actual spending live, all year
• Official Meetings - post notices and agendas, with a record of when you posted them
• Community Events - schedule and RSVP in a tap
• Audited Voting - run votes with a clear, printable record
• Insurance & Contracts - keep policies, certificates, and vendor bids on file
• Documents - one members-only home for governing docs, minutes, budgets, and more
• Custom dues per property, new financial reports, and in-app support that actually replies
• Herald Chat and Herald Voice now complete tasks for you, or point you to the correct place with product based questions. Example: "Tell the HOA board that I the lights are not working in the clubhouse". Herald Voice will automatically open a ticket with the board from that prompt.
• New Dark mode makes everything look more slick.
Plus speed and polish across the app. Thanks for telling us what you need - keep it coming.
2.7.0 Jul 28
Our biggest update yet, and it came from you.
Board members asked, so we built it:
• Community Budget - share your budget and watch planned vs actual spending live, all year
• Official Meetings - post notices and agendas, with a record of when you posted them
• Community Events - schedule and RSVP in a tap
• Audited Voting - run votes with a clear, printable record
• Insurance & Contracts - keep policies, certificates, and vendor bids on file
• Documents - one members-only home for governing docs, minutes, budgets, and more
• Custom dues per property, new financial reports, and in-app support that actually replies
• Herald Chat and Herald Voice now complete tasks for you, or point you to the correct place with product based questions. Example: "Tell the HOA board that I the lights are not working in the clubhouse". Herald Voice will automatically open a ticket with the board from that prompt.
Plus speed and polish across the app. Thanks for telling us what you need - keep it coming.
2.6.3 Jun 12
Our biggest update yet, and it came from you.
Board members asked, so we built it:
• Community Budget - share your budget and watch planned vs actual spending live, all year
• Official Meetings - post notices and agendas, with a record of when you posted them
• Community Events - schedule and RSVP in a tap
• Audited Voting - run votes with a clear, printable record
• Insurance & Contracts - keep policies, certificates, and vendor bids on file
• Documents - one members-only home for governing docs, minutes, budgets, and more
• Custom dues per property, new financial reports, and in-app support that actually replies
Plus speed and polish across the app. Thanks for telling us what you need - keep it coming.
2.6.2 Jun 11
-Dues & Assessments: your HOA can now bill itemized charges, so your balance shows exactly what each line is for.
-Charge by unit: boards can set community-wide dues or assessments for specific properties.
-Ask Herald "what do I owe?" for a clear, itemized breakdown.
-Smoother amenity cleaning-deposit handling for boards.
2.6.1 Jun 7
-Dues & Assessments: your HOA can now bill itemized charges, so your balance shows exactly what each line is for.
-Charge by unit: boards can set community-wide dues or assessments for specific properties.
-Ask Herald "what do I owe?" for a clear, itemized breakdown.
-Smoother amenity cleaning-deposit handling for boards.
2.6.0 Jun 4
-Book amenities for residents. Admins and board members can now reserve the clubhouse, pool, or any amenity on a resident's behalf — comp it or charge their property ledger. Smart-lock access codes generate automatically.
-Cancelled bookings free the slot right away. No more "stuck" reservations blocking the calendar after someone cancels.
-Mobile admin pages got a major redesign. Members, Properties, Amenities, Work Orders, Transactions, and Accounts all now show your data first on phone - headers stay compact, search bars stay reachable.
2.5.1 May 31
-Book amenities for residents. Admins and board members can now reserve the clubhouse, pool, or any amenity on a resident's behalf — comp it or charge their property ledger. Smart-lock access codes generate automatically.
-Cancelled bookings free the slot right away. No more "stuck" reservations blocking the calendar after someone cancels.
-Mobile admin pages got a major redesign. Members, Properties, Amenities, Work Orders, Transactions, and Accounts all now show your data first on phone - headers stay compact, search bars stay reachable.
2.4.02 May 28
Version 2.4.0 ships our biggest financial release yet, Amenity Automation (with locks), Voice chat, plus three major new community-management features. All of it is in service of one thing: letting your HOA run itself, without a management company.
BOOKS & BANKING
A purpose-built financial system for self-managed HOAs - no general accounting software, no separate bookkeeper. Multi-account ledger tracks operating, reserve, and savings. Profit & Loss, Accounts Receivable Aging, and Accounts Payable Aging reports, board-ready, exportable to PDF or CSV. New Bank Reconciliation closes the month in 10 minutes - tick each line against your statement and lock the period. Cash Position widget on the admin dashboard for at-a-glance health.
COMMUNITY VOTING
Run formal HOA votes from inside the app - Community-Wide for resident polls or Board-Only for executive decisions. Set quorum, voting window, and ballot options. Every vote has a complete audit trail showing who voted, when, and what they chose. Active votes surface as a banner on each resident's home screen so nothing slips past quorum.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Schedule meetings, socials, and HOA gatherings with built-in RSVPs (Yes / No / Maybe). Day-before reminders go to anyone who said Yes or Maybe. Recurring event support for monthly board meetings and annual HOA meetings. Attendance audit makes follow-up easy.
WORK ORDERS (NO VENDOR PORTAL)
Email-based work orders that meet vendors where they actually are. Dispatch a work order, the vendor gets an email, replies stay threaded on the work order automatically. No portal, no vendor logins, no asking your plumber to learn new software. AI-assisted intake structures the request before it goes out. Track each one from pending to approved to paid.
DASHBOARD UPDATES
New "Upcoming Rentals" tile shows amenity bookings happening in the next 10 days - one tap to the booking page. Refreshed sidebar with Voting, Events, Reports, and Accounts.
iOS IMPROVEMENTS
Reports export to PDF and CSV through the iOS share sheet - save to Files, AirDrop to your Mac, or send via Mail. Faster tap response on admin modals. Various stability and performance improvements.
2.4.01 May 17
Version 2.4.0 ships our biggest financial release yet, Amenity Automation (with locks), Voice chat, plus three major new community-management features. All of it is in service of one thing: letting your HOA run itself, without a management company.
BOOKS & BANKING
A purpose-built financial system for self-managed HOAs - no general accounting software, no separate bookkeeper. Multi-account ledger tracks operating, reserve, and savings. Profit & Loss, Accounts Receivable Aging, and Accounts Payable Aging reports, board-ready, exportable to PDF or CSV. New Bank Reconciliation closes the month in 10 minutes - tick each line against your statement and lock the period. Cash Position widget on the admin dashboard for at-a-glance health.
COMMUNITY VOTING
Run formal HOA votes from inside the app - Community-Wide for resident polls or Board-Only for executive decisions. Set quorum, voting window, and ballot options. Every vote has a complete audit trail showing who voted, when, and what they chose. Active votes surface as a banner on each resident's home screen so nothing slips past quorum.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Schedule meetings, socials, and HOA gatherings with built-in RSVPs (Yes / No / Maybe). Day-before reminders go to anyone who said Yes or Maybe. Recurring event support for monthly board meetings and annual HOA meetings. Attendance audit makes follow-up easy.
WORK ORDERS (NO VENDOR PORTAL)
Email-based work orders that meet vendors where they actually are. Dispatch a work order, the vendor gets an email, replies stay threaded on the work order automatically. No portal, no vendor logins, no asking your plumber to learn new software. AI-assisted intake structures the request before it goes out. Track each one from pending to approved to paid.
DASHBOARD UPDATES
New "Upcoming Rentals" tile shows amenity bookings happening in the next 10 days - one tap to the booking page. Refreshed sidebar with Voting, Events, Reports, and Accounts.
iOS IMPROVEMENTS
Reports export to PDF and CSV through the iOS share sheet - save to Files, AirDrop to your Mac, or send via Mail. Faster tap response on admin modals. Various stability and performance improvements.
2.4.0 May 15
Version 2.3 ships our biggest financial release yet, plus three major new community-management features. All of it is in service of one thing: letting your HOA run itself, without a management company.
BOOKS & BANKING
A purpose-built financial system for self-managed HOAs - no general accounting software, no separate bookkeeper. Multi-account ledger tracks operating, reserve, and savings. Profit & Loss, Accounts Receivable Aging, and Accounts Payable Aging reports, board-ready, exportable to PDF or CSV. New Bank Reconciliation closes the month in 10 minutes - tick each line against your statement and lock the period. Cash Position widget on the admin dashboard for at-a-glance health.
COMMUNITY VOTING
Run formal HOA votes from inside the app - Community-Wide for resident polls or Board-Only for executive decisions. Set quorum, voting window, and ballot options. Every vote has a complete audit trail showing who voted, when, and what they chose. Active votes surface as a banner on each resident's home screen so nothing slips past quorum.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Schedule meetings, socials, and HOA gatherings with built-in RSVPs (Yes / No / Maybe). Day-before reminders go to anyone who said Yes or Maybe. Recurring event support for monthly board meetings and annual HOA meetings. Attendance audit makes follow-up easy.
WORK ORDERS (NO VENDOR PORTAL)
Email-based work orders that meet vendors where they actually are. Dispatch a work order, the vendor gets an email, replies stay threaded on the work order automatically. No portal, no vendor logins, no asking your plumber to learn new software. AI-assisted intake structures the request before it goes out. Track each one from pending to approved to paid.
DASHBOARD UPDATES
New "Upcoming Rentals" tile shows amenity bookings happening in the next 10 days - one tap to the booking page. Refreshed sidebar with Voting, Events, Reports, and Accounts.
iOS IMPROVEMENTS
Reports export to PDF and CSV through the iOS share sheet - save to Files, AirDrop to your Mac, or send via Mail. Faster tap response on admin modals. Various stability and performance improvements.
2.3.1 May 14
Version 2.3 ships our biggest financial release yet, plus three major new community-management features. All of it is in service of one thing: letting your HOA run itself, without a management company.
BOOKS & BANKING
A purpose-built financial system for self-managed HOAs - no general accounting software, no separate bookkeeper. Multi-account ledger tracks operating, reserve, and savings. Profit & Loss, Accounts Receivable Aging, and Accounts Payable Aging reports, board-ready, exportable to PDF or CSV. New Bank Reconciliation closes the month in 10 minutes - tick each line against your statement and lock the period. Cash Position widget on the admin dashboard for at-a-glance health.
COMMUNITY VOTING
Run formal HOA votes from inside the app - Community-Wide for resident polls or Board-Only for executive decisions. Set quorum, voting window, and ballot options. Every vote has a complete audit trail showing who voted, when, and what they chose. Active votes surface as a banner on each resident's home screen so nothing slips past quorum.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Schedule meetings, socials, and HOA gatherings with built-in RSVPs (Yes / No / Maybe). Day-before reminders go to anyone who said Yes or Maybe. Recurring event support for monthly board meetings and annual HOA meetings. Attendance audit makes follow-up easy.
WORK ORDERS (NO VENDOR PORTAL)
Email-based work orders that meet vendors where they actually are. Dispatch a work order, the vendor gets an email, replies stay threaded on the work order automatically. No portal, no vendor logins, no asking your plumber to learn new software. AI-assisted intake structures the request before it goes out. Track each one from pending to approved to paid.
DASHBOARD UPDATES
New "Upcoming Rentals" tile shows amenity bookings happening in the next 10 days - one tap to the booking page. Refreshed sidebar with Voting, Events, Reports, and Accounts.
iOS IMPROVEMENTS
Reports export to PDF and CSV through the iOS share sheet - save to Files, AirDrop to your Mac, or send via Mail. Faster tap response on admin modals. Various stability and performance improvements.
2.3 May 5
Contact Your HOA
-New "Contact HOA" feature with Open/Resolved request tabs — easily submit and track requests to your HOA board.
Smarter Violation Handling
-Herald Shield AI guides you through qualifying questions before filing a complaint, ensuring reports are relevant to your community's covenants.
-Admins can now add evidence photos, admin notes, issue fines, and resolve violations with AI-recommended actions.
-Two-party notifications keep both reporters and offenders informed throughout the process.
Direct Mail Integration
-HOA admins can send physical letters to homeowners directly from the app via print & mail, with personalized templates and PDF generation.
Default Community
-Star your preferred community to load it automatically on startup — no more picking from the switcher each time.
Balance & Financials
-Outstanding balance is now accurately calculated from actual charges and payments, scoped to the current year.
Apple Pay Enabled
-You can now pay your HOA Dues, Fines, and Amenity Rentals from the app
Desktop Experience
-Redesigned sidebar with quick access to Directory, Amenities, Transactions, Announcements, and admin tools.
-Floating Herald AI chat widget on desktop.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
-Improved iOS safe area handling on modals and keyboard.
-Better notification routing: ticket replies go to the bell, not your inbox.
-Notification signatures now display the community name.
-Various stability and performance improvements.
1.31 Apr 22
Contact Your HOA
-New "Contact HOA" feature with Open/Resolved request tabs — easily submit and track requests to your HOA board.
Smarter Violation Handling
-Herald Shield AI guides you through qualifying questions before filing a complaint, ensuring reports are relevant to your community's covenants.
-Admins can now add evidence photos, admin notes, issue fines, and resolve violations with AI-recommended actions.
-Two-party notifications keep both reporters and offenders informed throughout the process.
Direct Mail Integration
-HOA admins can send physical letters to homeowners directly from the app via print & mail, with personalized templates and PDF generation.
Default Community
-Star your preferred community to load it automatically on startup — no more picking from the switcher each time.
Balance & Financials
-Outstanding balance is now accurately calculated from actual charges and payments, scoped to the current year.
Apple Pay Enabled
-You can now pay your HOA Dues, Fines, and Amenity Rentals from the app
Desktop Experience
-Redesigned sidebar with quick access to Directory, Amenities, Transactions, Announcements, and admin tools.
-Floating Herald AI chat widget on desktop.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
-Improved iOS safe area handling on modals and keyboard.
-Better notification routing: ticket replies go to the bell, not your inbox.
-Notification signatures now display the community name.
-Various stability and performance improvements.
1.3 Apr 20
Contact Your HOA
-New "Contact HOA" feature with Open/Resolved request tabs — easily submit and track requests to your HOA board.
Smarter Violation Handling
-Herald Shield AI guides you through qualifying questions before filing a complaint, ensuring reports are relevant to your community's covenants.
-Admins can now add evidence photos, admin notes, issue fines, and resolve violations with AI-recommended actions.
-Two-party notifications keep both reporters and offenders informed throughout the process.
Direct Mail Integration
-HOA admins can send physical letters to homeowners directly from the app via print & mail, with personalized templates and PDF generation.
Default Community
-Star your preferred community to load it automatically on startup — no more picking from the switcher each time.
Balance & Financials
-Outstanding balance is now accurately calculated from actual charges and payments, scoped to the current year.
Apple Pay Enabled
-You can now pay your HOA Dues, Fines, and Amenity Rentals from the app
Desktop Experience
-Redesigned sidebar with quick access to Directory, Amenities, Transactions, Announcements, and admin tools.
-Floating Herald AI chat widget on desktop.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
-Improved iOS safe area handling on modals and keyboard.
-Better notification routing: ticket replies go to the bell, not your inbox.
-Notification signatures now display the community name.
-Various stability and performance improvements.
1.2 Apr 19
Made the admin panel more robust and added nice onboarding flow for new users and admins.
1.1 Mar 17
Our biggest update yet, and it came from you.
Board members asked, so we built it:
• Community Budget - share your budget and watch planned vs actual spending live, all year
• Official Meetings - post notices and agendas, with a record of when you posted them
• Community Events - schedule and RSVP in a tap
• Audited Voting - run votes with a clear, printable record
• Insurance & Contracts - keep policies, certificates, and vendor bids on file
• Documents - one members-only home for governing docs, minutes, budgets, and more
• Custom dues per property, new financial reports, and in-app support that actually replies
• Herald Chat and Herald Voice now complete tasks for you, or point you to the correct place with product based questions. Example: "Tell the HOA board that I the lights are not working in the clubhouse". Herald Voice will automatically open a ticket with the board from that prompt.
• New Dark mode makes everything look more slick.
Plus speed and polish across the app. Thanks for telling us what you need - keep it coming.
more Version 2.7.0 Jul 28
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