Home improvement can mean many things, from upgrading your garden, changing leaky pipes or rewiring parts of your house that are old. Whatever home projects you choose to pursue, there is definitely an app out there that can help you by giving useful step-by step guides.

The best part is, you can have this information on your phone and keep it beside you as you work. Here are some really useful home apps available:

1. iFixIt (iOS, Android)

iFixIt is a free app available for both iOS and Android phones that detail step by step procedures to fix common household electrical items as well as furniture. It also features guides to fix all your communication gadget like phones and tablets.

2. WikiHow (iOS, Android)

WikiHow is a free app that allows users to search for guides on how to do almost everything, from home remedies and home décor. It is chock full of instructions on how to solve everyday problems around the house by yourself. This app is also handy to remove common household stains like kitchen and bathroom stains and other issues.

3. Magicplan (iOS, Android)

Another free app, but this time it’s a virtual 3D floor planner that allows you to take pictures of your house and then measure them virtually. You can combine several pictures to form one congruous plan and measure them for easy renovation or upgrading works.

4. Houzz (iOS, Android)

Houzz works like an online forum that allows you to interact with others and share home decorating ideas as well as discuss home improvement issues. It is also online encyclopaedia with suggestions and ideas for interior decoration in the form of pictures and projects that other users have posted up.

5. TapPainter (iOS)

Unfortunately for Android users, this app is only available for iPhones. However, it is a really useful one as users can plan how they want to paint or repaint their room by matching colours and suitable patterns.

We hope this list of apps will come in useful for you if you need some ideas and a splash of creativity and practical help thrown in.