Comparison

Rafflepalooza vs Boxes

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

Head to head
About

Rafflepalooza

Easily manage raffles and parties, allowing you to focus on enjoying the event. This app helps create parties, add tickets, spin a virtual wheel to pick winners, and track attendee information. Securely back up all your data to iCloud for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Create and manage parties
  • Add tickets to players
  • Spin raffle wheel for winners
  • Record raffle spins
  • Edit party attendees and hosts
  • Add custom notes to attendees
  • Create weighted/unweighted raffles with multiple winners
  • Secure iCloud data backup
Features
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Manage raffles and parties easily. Spend more time enjoying the party and talking about what you want to talk about and let Rafflepalooza do the heavy lifting for you. You can: - Create parties. - Quickly add tickets to a player within a weighted raffle. - Spin the raffle wheel to determine a winner. - Record your raffle spin with or without audio so that you can share it if you would like. - Edit party attendees and hosts on the fly. Change their name, picture, and even add their email address. - Track important information that you want by adding a note to an attendee as well as adding your own custom note fields. - Create as many raffle types as you would like either weighted or un-weighted with single or multiple winners in the raffle. - View which parties an attendee was a part of and which parties they have hosted. - Never lose your data. All of your data is securely backed up to your iCloud account. This allows you to stay in sync across multiple devices and to never have to worry about your data disappearing on you. - Use 3D Touch on the app icon to quickly get to a current party or create a new one. - Enable the Today extension to see your most recent parties and jump quickly into the app. If you have any questions, comments, or feature requests feel free to contact me at rafflepalooza.app@gmail.com.

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

Rafflepalooza4 screens
Boxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boxes at 91% against Rafflepalooza's 16%. Boxes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Rafflepalooza's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Rafflepalooza asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rafflepalooza ships an update every 4 months, Boxes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rafflepalooza versus Boxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRafflepaloozaBoxes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (953 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.1% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian Miller Sr.StackTracks, LLC

Customer experience

Rafflepalooza

All ratings466 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative28.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative71.0%

Boxes

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

User reviews

Rafflepalooza

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Great for giveaways
  • 👍 "Use tickets" feature appreciated
  • 👍 Good for sales contests
  • 👍 Assigning multiple tickets works
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use (when it works)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Data loss after closing app
  • 🐛 App keeps crashing
  • 🐛 Freezing issues
  • 🐛 Black screen errors
  • 🐛 Not user-friendly

Boxes

From 953 App Store ratings

What 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

Rafflepalooza

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Parties deleted
  • Everything erased when app closed
  • Tutorials not working
  • Keeps crashing
  • Everything disappeared
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  • All but host and one participant gone
  • Deletes all parties and names if left app
  • All contacts deleted but two
  • Keeps freezing
  • Sound not working
  • Freezing up
  • Black screen
  • Jobs not saved
  • Listed names and parties gone
  • Doesn't save names
  • App keeps closing while inputting names
  • Cannot add players
  • Wheel doesn't display
  • Doesn't integrate with Facebook
  • Cannot get it to add all people

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to have one bigger space or multiple entries for visual drawing
  • Save parties and names
  • Fix sound issues
  • Simpler maneuvering
  • More user-friendly interface
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  • Integrate with Facebook groups

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

Rafflepalooza

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 Rafflepalooza free?
Rafflepalooza is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rafflepalooza or Boxes have ads?
Neither Rafflepalooza nor Boxes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rafflepalooza or Boxes?
Rafflepalooza ships an update every 4 months, and Boxes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rafflepalooza was updated on August 28, 2026 and Boxes on September 29, 2026.

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