MoveAdvisor vs Boxes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoveAdvisor
Organize your entire move with a personalized plan, detailed home inventory with photo scanning, and access to moving companies for free quotes. Track tasks weekly, estimate truck size, and find verified movers with real customer reviews.
- Weekly moving plan and checklist
- Home inventory with photo scanning
- Find and compare local movers
- Request free moving quotes
- Interstate move specific guidance
- Estimated volume and weight calculation
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Moving soon? MoveAdvisor puts your whole move in one free app: a plan that tells you what to do each week, an inventory of everything you own, moving companies that serve your route, and free quotes when you are ready. YOUR MOVE PLAN • A countdown to moving day and the tasks that matter this week • A full moving checklist from 8 weeks out to moving day, matched to a local or long distance move • Extra steps for interstate moves: valuation coverage, delivery windows, your rights as a mover's customer • Reminders so nothing slips, and one tap to add moving day to your calendar HOME INVENTORY WITH PHOTO SCAN • Add rooms and fill them from a catalog of common furniture and boxes • Take a few photos of a room and the app suggests the items it spots. Photos are checked on your phone and never uploaded • See the estimated volume and weight, the truck size, the crew and how many boxes and supplies you need • Share your inventory with movers so their quotes are closer to the real price FIND AND CHECK MOVERS • Browse moving companies that serve your states • Search by city, state, ZIP code or company name • Read reviews from real customers on MoveAdvisor.com, rated since 2008 • See USDOT and MC numbers and look them up on the FMCSA site before you book PRICES AND FREE QUOTES • Typical price ranges for your route, from what people actually paid • Miles by road and how long delivery usually takes on a long distance move • Request free moving quotes in a few taps, with no obligation • Prefer to talk? Call us at (800) 989-8833 MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Light and dark themes • Works on iPhone and iPad • Your move details stay on your phone until you ask for quotes. We share them only with the movers you ask, never with ad networks Some mover listings are sponsored and are marked "Ad". Questions or feedback? Write to info@moveadvisor.com.
Boxes
Effortlessly track all your belongings, from moving boxes to holiday decorations. Organize items by location, add details like photos and custom attributes, and generate reports. Ideal for moving, inventory, or general storage management.
- Organize items by space/location
- Track box and item numbers
- Add photos and custom attributes
- Generate and export reports
- Print custom labels
- Scan QR codes and use NFC tags
- Offline access and syncing
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A powerful but simple tool to track all of your stuff. Whether you're moving houses, tracking inventory, storing holiday decorations, or packing up old items in the basement, Boxes is the app to help you get it done. Features: - Create spaces to segment your objects by room or location - The app generates and tracks the box and item numbers for you - Quickly add items to a box or directly to a space - Snap photos of your open box or items and upload them - Add values, quantities, and 7 other built-in attributes to your items - Create your own custom attributes and make them available on all of your items - Add sizes and weights to your objects - Run and export detailed, graphical reports - Share across devices - Invite team members with fine-grained roles and feature grants - Customize and print labels directly from the app onto any label or paper size - Print a manifest of your entire collection - Scan QR codes and barcodes for quick object viewing - Use NFC tags to scan and open your objects - Attach your own QR codes and barcodes to your items - Run advanced, automated actions when objects and items are scanned - Use Smart Search to peek inside boxes using your camera - Mark your objects as heavy, fragile, expensive, hazardous and/or temperature sensitive - Add tags to your objects for better categorization and searching - Add notes to your objects for a more detailed description of contents - Create aliases to customize naming or numbering schemes - Create tasks and reminders to help you with important todos - Create and set custom object statuses - Search all of your objects for specific contents, notes, tags, statuses, or attributes - Filter your view to just the objects you want to see - Quickly move objects from one space to another - Duplicate or move items across boxes - Bulk edit large sets of objects - Bulk import data via CSV file - Use custom numbering schemes - Set custom app themes - Use offline without an internet connection, then sync changes when back online - See detailed audit logs of changes to your inventory - Receive signed webhook payloads when any of your data changes - Get help right in the app via 1:1 chat with support Great as a: - Moving organizer, moving helper, or moving checklist - Home inventory collector - Inventory management system - Holiday decoration tracker - Storage facility tracking - Box scanner And so much more! User Guide: https://user.boxesapp.net/guide Privacy Policy: https://boxesapp.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://boxesapp.net/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boxes at 91% against MoveAdvisor's 29%. Boxes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MoveAdvisor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Boxes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. MoveAdvisor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 964 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of MoveAdvisor's written reviews are positive against 91% of Boxes's.
MoveAdvisor ships an update every 2 months, Boxes every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | MoveAdvisor | Boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (65 ratings) | 4.8 (964 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 964 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | World Media Group | StackTracks, LLC |
Customer experience
MoveAdvisor
Boxes
User reviews
MoveAdvisor
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for planning moves
- 💡 Useful for in-home inventory
- 🗺️ Provides moving timeline/checklist
- ✅ Straightforward and easy to use
- 🖼️ Effective and informative layout
Room to improve
- 📞 Leads to excessive calls/texts
- 🔒 Shares info with many companies
- ❓ No oversight on info sharing
- 🚫 No opt-out for calls/texts
- 📦 Missing common inventory items
Boxes
From 964 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Practical and user-friendly
- 👍 Excellent organization and tracking features
- 💡 Customizable labels and QR codes
- 👍 Responsive and helpful developer
- 🚀 Simple yet powerful app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Printing labels can be cumbersome
- 🐛 Lack of ability to access photo library
- 🔒 Paid subscription after 10 items
Bugs and requests
MoveAdvisor
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inventory email feature fails
- UI elements cut off or hidden on screen
- App freezes on initial screens
- Cannot drag furniture in inventory
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- Login issues
- App not loading properly on specific devices
- App not calculating estimates correctly
- App crashes when selecting moving companies to review
Requested features
10 requests- Allow adding custom inventory items
- Enable editing existing inventory items
- Support for Canadian postal codes/moves
- Improve inventory accuracy for common items
- Pass inventory data directly to movers
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- Fix email inventory export functionality
- Improve app stability and reduce crashes
- Ensure full screen display on all devices
- Allow app usage before registration
- Add more common furniture items (e.g., dressers, bookshelves)
Boxes
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when entering large amounts of data
- Issues with syncing data across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add multiple photos per box
- Option to track item quantities
- Shared access with read-only permissions
- Offline functionality
- Customizable dashboard and manifest
In-app purchases
MoveAdvisor
No in-app purchases
Boxes
- Tier One$4.993 Months
- Tier Two$5.993 Months
- Tier Three$7.993 Months
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- Tier Four$9.993 Months
- Pro Tier$17.993 Months
- Pro Add-On$25.00
- Lifetime Unlock$34.99
- Lifetime Unlock Pro$59.99









