Comparison

Boxes vs Rotoytion

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

Head to head
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

About

Rotoytion

This app helps parents declutter their homes by organizing children's toys into a rotation system. It guides users through building and maintaining a system that saves cleanup time, keeps toys organized, and encourages deeper play.

Highlights
  • Build toy rotation system
  • Pre-set and custom categories
  • Batch scan toys
  • Indicates current toybox in rotation
  • Printable toybox labels
  • Set rotation reminders
  • View rotation history
Features
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Rotoytion - The toy rotation app to declutter and play better. A lifeguard to rescue moms who are all at sea with their kids’ toys . Oh yes, we know the feeling! You are drowning in a sea of toys which seems to be flowing throughout the house.You are tired of trying to organise them. So what’s the solution? Rotoytion is an elegant answer to this problem. Invest your precious time and energy to clean up once, and only once, using Rotoytion as your guide to help you build your toy rotation system. Not only that, it also helps you maintain the system. Once your system is built, you benefit from Lesser toys available for play, so precious time saved during clean-up. All your toys are organised,so you know where each toy belongs. Children engage deeply and play better with toys. Features - BUILDING YOUR TOY ROTATION SYSTEM PROVIDES PRE-SET & ABILITY TO ADD CUSTOM CATEGORIES Create balanced toyboxes with toys from pre-set categories which stimulate the child in different ways like creativity, literacy, building skills ,role-play,etc. Add custom categories as per your needs. BATCH SCAN Batch Scan helps to quickly scan multiple toys at once for each toybox. BOX IN ROTATION Indicates which box is in rotation and which toys are in use currently. MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM LABEL TOYBOXES Print out a list of all the toys in a box to label the boxes.Helps to know where each toy belongs. SET REMINDERS Set reminders to get notified when its time for the next toy rotation.Keeps playtime fresh and exciting. ROTATION DATA Shows rotation history to help you decide which box to use for rotation. SHARE Share images of your toyboxes with their contents with family members who may be taking care of the kids.

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Rotoytion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Boxes at Free against Rotoytion's $1.99. Boxes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (953 vs 1). Rotoytion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

Boxes is free to download; Rotoytion costs $1.99 up front. Boxes sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Rotoytion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rotoytion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 953 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Rotoytion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, Rotoytion every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Boxes versus Rotoytion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesRotoytion
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (953 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings953 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackTracks, LLCRadhika Arvind

Customer experience

Boxes

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

Rotoytion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Rotoytion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Rotoytion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rotoytion free?
Rotoytion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or Rotoytion?
Rotoytion is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Rotoytion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Boxes or Rotoytion have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Rotoytion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Rotoytion?
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rotoytion every 41 months. Most recently, Boxes was updated on September 26, 2026 and Rotoytion on September 10, 2026.

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