Comparison

CatalogIt vs UpLiv

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

Head to head
About

CatalogIt

This platform helps individuals and organizations catalog, manage, and share the stories of their collections. It offers museum-level functionality with an intuitive interface, supporting unlimited photos, custom reports, and multi-user collaboration across devices.

Highlights
  • Professional classification system
  • Intuitive visual cataloging
  • Unlimited photo uploads
  • Customizable printing and reporting
  • Multi-user collaboration
  • Cross-device accessibility
Features
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Imagine Loving Your Collections More! CatalogIt is a powerful, collaborative, and intuitive software platform for all types of collectors and collections. CatalogIt empowers collectors and organizations to bring to life the story of things through the histories, creative processes, relationships, and destinies of objects and collections. Powerful enough for museum professionals, complete with numerous authoritative classifications to delight private collectors, and thoughtfully designed to be user-friendly and approachable for volunteers, docents, or family. BENEFITS: • Increase the intrinsic value of your objects • Capture their meaning, context, and connections • Preserve and share the stories of things for generations WHY CATALOGIT? • Easy & intuitive • Visual and photo-centric • Museum-level functionality • Secure and private • Multi-user for team/family use • Any device (mobile & desktop) • No hidden charges or ads ACCOUNT TYPES: • Private and Family Collectors • Museums & Historical Societies • Corporate Collections/Archives • Conservation Professionals COMPELLING FEATURES: PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • Precise, authoritative classification prompts • Complete plain English fields for quick, thorough data entry • Profiles (e.g. people, places, etc.) track commonalities & link objects • Easily create and enforce controlled vocabularies ACCESSIBLE & USER-FRIENDLY • Visual catalog is easier to manage than alpha-numeric lists • Available on any device; mobile and desktop • Cloud back-up and syncing helps prevent catastrophic data loss • Multiple users & permission levels to control information access • Users can work independently and teams can collaborate in real-time UNLIMITED PHOTOS • Unlimited photo uploads enable detailed visual documentation • Original photos stored and never altered or compressed • The high-quality camera in your phone or tablet makes it easy to add images PRINTING & REPORTING • Print custom and pre-formatted reports (insurance, valuation, condition, etc) • Quickly create labels and QR codes • Import/Export Excel and CSV files to share and analyze collection data Protect your institution’s collections, your family’s heirlooms, and your treasured personal possessions. Document, preserve and tell the stories of your things! ACCOLADES: CatalogIt users include museum professionals, volunteers and docents, private collectors, other collecting institutions, corporate and organizational collections, exhibiting not-for-profits, and professional conservators. Here are some CatalogIt subscriber comments: “I love the fact that I always have my complete collection with me at all times through my iPhone- I can log in any time to view or edit, or to show items to my fellow collectors.” - Private collector “I LOVE YOUR PRODUCT. My grandfather was an artist. CatalogIt is the perfect system to track pieces scattered throughout the family” - Private collector “We have been using CatalogIt for over a year and love it… much easier to use than our previous program, [competitor name withheld], and gives us more flexibility. Check it out. You will love it and be thankful you did.” - Museum Registrar “The fact you can use a smartphone to create a record is great” - Volunteer museum registrar “CatalogIt has made a world of difference in documenting the conservation process for our clients and providing accessible records to our staff. I highly recommend it!” - Professional art conservator

About

UpLiv

Easily capture and understand real-world spaces using your phone. Transform interiors into editable digital workspaces for design, collaboration, and confident purchasing decisions. This platform offers a shared source of truth for teams and clients.

Highlights
  • Capture rooms and measurements with your phone
  • Create editable digital workspaces
  • Design layouts with drag-and-drop
  • Virtually try products before buying
  • Share spaces with clients and teams
  • Real-time collaboration
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UpLiv is the easiest way to understand real spaces. CAPTURE ANY SPACE Use your phone to capture rooms, objects, and measurements in minutes. Transform interiors into accurate spatial data — no tape measures, no guessing. WORK WITH SPACE AS A FILE Access your captured space in UpLiv Studio on the web as an editable, shareable workspace. DESIGN WITH DRAG & DROP Design layouts, move objects, and explore ideas directly inside your space. See what works before you move, buy, or build. ONLY SHOP WHAT FITS Try products in your real space before you purchase. Make confident decisions using accurate spatial context. SHARE WITH CLIENTS AND TEAMS Give everyone a shared source of truth for space. Collaborate in real time, reduce back-and-forth, and make decisions faster. THE OS FOR REAL SPACES. One platform to manage real spaces across teams, clients, and properties — built to scale with your work.

Screenshots

CatalogIt4 screens
UpLiv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UpLiv at 100% against CatalogIt's 50%. UpLiv also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). CatalogIt's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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. CatalogIt sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. UpLiv asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UpLiv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CatalogIt has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of CatalogIt's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpLiv's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CatalogIt versus UpLiv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatalogItUpLiv
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (35 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB482 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIt Unlimited, LLCUpLiv Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

CatalogIt

All ratings35 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative31.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

UpLiv

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CatalogIt

Subscriptions6
  • Personal Small Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Personal Medium Monthly$21.991 Month
  • Personal Large Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Personal Small Annual$149.991 Year
  • Personal Medium Annual$219.991 Year
  • Personal Large Annual$299.991 Year
None

UpLiv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatalogIt free?
CatalogIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpLiv free?
UpLiv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CatalogIt or UpLiv?
UpLiv is rated higher. CatalogIt averages 3.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while UpLiv averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do CatalogIt or UpLiv have ads?
Neither CatalogIt nor UpLiv shows ads.

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