Boxes vs ToteScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
ToteScan
Easily catalog the contents of your storage containers using scannable labels. Quickly find items with powerful search, attach photos, and manage multiple profiles. Ideal for personal organization, families, and professionals.
- Itemize contents with details and photos
- Scan item barcodes for pre-population
- Search by tote, item, description, or keyword
- Nested container support
- Family and business sharing
- Transfer totes between accounts
- Export data in multiple formats
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With ToteScan you can easily itemize your storage totes and containers to help you quickly find the things you need. ToteScan works by scanning official ToteScan labels. The ToteScan labels are individually connected with your account, and by affixing them to your totes and containers, you can easily scan and add items that you place into the containers. Once entered, you can use the built-in text search capability to find totes by name, individual item name, description, or keyword. ToteScan supports family sharing with the ability to add profiles to the account for individuals to keep separate collections, but still be within the same account. Additional ToteScan labels can be purchased in-app and digitally delivered to you by email link. You can then print them on basic paper, cut them out, and tape to your totes and containers. Or you can choose to buy pre-printed ready to peel and stick ToteScan labels and have them shipped to you. Movers/Real Estate Agents/Organizers can now scan and fill ToteScan labels (totes) for their customer on-site, and once complete, can transfer the totes to their customer's own ToteScan account. Let ToteScan help you organize your storage totes and containers, and take organizing to the next level! Features: - Itemize the contents of your totes and containers with title, description, quantity and location. - Attach multiple pictures to each item for quick identification and review within the app. - Optionally scan an item's barcode, pre-populate title and image, when adding items to totes. - Search by any number of methods, such as tote name, item title, description, or keyword. - Clone item(s) within a Tote label to make copies without re-entering data. - Parent/Child tote option to enable boxes/containers within other boxes/containers. - Share a common account with family members or business associates. - Supports multiple profiles to categorize collections and share with family members. - Supports multiple container types for identification as well - Email support offered 7 days a week. Reach out to us at any time! - Export your data at anytime (PDF, CSV or HTML formats). - Purchase in-app downloadable ToteScan labels to get up and running in minutes (without buying our retail Peel & Stick packs). - Our in-app downloadable labels also print directly to 4"x6" thermal printers as well as sizes for the mini thermal printers by Nelko, Phomemo,etc (check label sizing on the in-app screen) - No monthly fees or subscriptions required. - Plus many more features not listed here!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boxes at 4.8 against ToteScan's 3.5. Boxes also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 61%) and ratings volume (953 vs 39). ToteScan's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and ToteScan sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 953 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Boxes's written reviews are positive against 61% of ToteScan's.
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, ToteScan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxes | ToteScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (953 ratings) — better | 3.5 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 953 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StackTracks, LLC | Jampaq, Inc. |
Customer experience
Boxes
ToteScan
User reviews
Boxes
From 953 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
ToteScan
From 39 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for organizing storage
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Handy for moving and packing
- 👍 QR codes are a good deal
- 👍 Can take pictures of items
Room to improve
- 🔒 Proprietary labels required
- 📧 Spam happy with emails
- 🚫 Cannot create custom room names
- 🐛 Camera/scan issue
- 🐛 Images stopped showing up
Bugs and 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
ToteScan
Reported bugs
24 issues- Camera not coming up
- Images stopped showing up
- App closes when scanning barcodes
- Quantity resets to 1 after adding photo
- Tote item count doesn't reflect item quantity
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- Items disappear from app
- Search only pulls up to 50 items
- Cannot scroll through photos for the same label
- No exit option from photo view
- App stops working mid-task
- Child totes not showing under parent totes
- App stops allowing lines to be added/viewed after 12 lines
- Items in tote not organized alphabetically
- Cannot sign out
- Glitches when trying to sign out
- Empty labels cannot be deleted
- App doesn't automatically capitalize letters
- Autocorrect issues with capitalization
- Cannot move items in Edit mode
- QR codes are hard to find by themselves
- Sorting is inaccurate (date, alphabetical)
- Cannot sort labels separately by location
- Cannot delete old/damaged QR sticker from app
- App requires internet connection to access inventory
Requested features
66 requests- Add a field to identify container type
- Color code tote codes/names
- IN/OUT toggle switch on each item
- Mark entire contents as 'in' or 'out'
- Ability to re-order items within a tote
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- Add basement as a location option
- Create custom locations for totes
- Change default tote location
- Add value field for items and sum values
- Desktop/Mac interface
- Ability to move items between totes without scanning QR code
- Search and scan totes
- Print tote list with descriptions
- Downloadable labels with descriptions
- Sort by Location THEN Title
- Box count for all profiles
- Option to store items locally
- Allow users to filter and sort data, then email with CSV option
- Two levels of location (e.g., Unit 1, shelf B)
- Filter by location (e.g., see everything on Unit 1)
- Add extra Tag fields that can be defined and filtered on
- Ability to virtually move items when editing
- Move items from one box to another without re-cataloging
- Select multiple labels to change location at once
- Add 'Basement' as a default location
- Ability to create custom locations
- Ability to change default tote location
- Add 'value' field for items and sum values
- Print inventory sheets with pictures
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Add more freedom in editing label sizes
- Option to choose priority heading when listing totes
- Ability to scroll through pictures
- Manually organize items
- Print tote list at convenience
- Remove scanned label without permanent deletion
- Add a field to identify container type
- Color code tote codes/names
- IN/OUT toggle switch on each item
- Mark entire contents as 'in' or 'out'
- Ability to re-order items within a tote
- Add basement as a location option
- Create custom locations for totes
- Change default tote location
- Add value field for items and sum values
- Desktop/Mac interface
- Ability to move items between totes without scanning QR code
- Search and scan totes
- Print tote list with descriptions
- Downloadable labels with descriptions
- Sort by Location THEN Title
- Box count for all profiles
- Option to store items locally
- Allow users to filter and sort data, then email with CSV option
- Two levels of location (e.g., Unit 1, shelf B)
- Filter by location (e.g., see everything on Unit 1)
- Add extra Tag fields that can be defined and filtered on
- Ability to virtually move items when editing
- Move items from one box to another without re-cataloging
- Select multiple labels to change location at once
- Add 'Basement' as a default location
- Ability to create custom locations
- Ability to change default tote location
- Add 'value' field for items and sum values
- Print inventory sheets with pictures
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
- 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
ToteScan
- 10 - 1.96"x1.18" sized labels$0.99
- 10 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$0.99
- 25 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$1.99
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- 10 - 4"x6" sized labels$1.99
- 10 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$2.99
- 10 - 1.57"x1.18" sized labels$2.99
- 25 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$2.99
- 25 - 1.96"x1.18" sized labels$2.99
- 50 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$2.99
- 25 - 4"x6" sized labels$3.99
- 45 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$4.99
- 50 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$4.99
- 100 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$4.99
- 50 - 4"x6" sized labels$5.99
- 5 sheets of ToteScan labels$7.99
- 10 sheets of ToteScan labels$11.99
- 90 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$11.99
- 100 - 4"x6" sized labels$11.99
- 240 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$16.99
- 225 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$17.99
- 120 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$17.99
- 450 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$27.99
- 600 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$38.99









