Comparison

Moving Organizer Lite vs Boxes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moving Organizer Lite

This app helps you manage the chaos of moving by organizing your boxes and their contents. Easily track items with pictures and descriptions, and quickly search for what you need during unpacking. It's designed to bring order to your relocation process.

Highlights
  • Track boxes and contents
  • Add pictures and descriptions
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Backup and restore moves
  • Sort boxes by various criteria
  • Custom locations and box types
Features
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Are you planning a move, or have moved recently, and feel overwhelmed by all the boxes? Here is an app for you that will help you organize and take control of your move. Keep track of your boxes and their contents, pictures, and descriptions, and search quickly as you find and unpack boxes after you move. We built it for ourselves when we moved, and it was a great feeling to know exactly where our things were, and exactly how much we had left to unpack. Check this one out - it's free! Presenting Moving Organizer - a simple yet powerful app to help keep track of your move. Features in Lite version (ad supported): * A single move, but unlimited number of boxes/items * Track pictures, locations, values and sizes of your boxes * Powerful search to find items in your boxes * Back up move for later restore * Sort boxes by date added, name, location and type * Custom location and box types * Unlimited local backups Features in Pro version: * No ads, of course! * Unlimited number of moves * Back up moves to the cloud using Dropbox for easy sharing between multiple devices * Import images from camera roll or other photo albums * Print a list of your boxes to a printer or a PDF file

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Moving Organizer Lite4 screens
Boxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boxes at 91% against Moving Organizer Lite's 50%. Boxes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Moving Organizer Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boxes sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Moving Organizer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 953 ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Moving Organizer Lite's written reviews are positive against 91% of Boxes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moving Organizer Lite ships an update every 3 months, Boxes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Moving Organizer Lite versus Boxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoving Organizer LiteBoxes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (118 ratings)4.8 (953 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhizkeys by SmartRF Solutions LLCStackTracks, LLC

Customer experience

Moving Organizer Lite

All ratings118 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

Boxes

All ratings953 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

Moving Organizer Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Moving Organizer Lite

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Boxes

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time10
  • 75 Images$1.99
  • 10 Boxes$2.99
  • 25 Boxes$5.99
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  • 50 Boxes$7.99
  • 100 Boxes$9.99
  • 200 Boxes and Images$14.99
  • 400 Boxes and Images$19.99
  • Pro Add-On$25.00
  • Lifetime Unlock$34.99
  • Lifetime Unlock Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Moving Organizer Lite free?
Moving Organizer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moving Organizer Lite or Boxes?
Boxes is rated higher. Moving Organizer Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Boxes averages 4.8 from 953 ratings.
Do Moving Organizer Lite or Boxes have ads?
Moving Organizer Lite shows ads; Boxes does not.
Which is updated more often, Moving Organizer Lite or Boxes?
Moving Organizer Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Boxes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Moving Organizer Lite was updated on August 30, 2026 and Boxes on September 23, 2026.

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