Comparison

Boxes vs Gifts

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

Gifts

Never forget important dates or gift ideas again. This app helps you manage friends' occasions, store gift inspirations, and track gift purchases. Stay organized with reminders and a clear overview of your gift planning tasks.

Highlights
  • Manage friend's occasions
  • Store gift ideas
  • Receive reminders
  • Track gift status
  • Offline device storage
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Birthdays, Christmas or else - Gifts is the app that helps you stay on top of remembering and planning gifts. Manage your friends' occasions Register all your friends and set up the dates and occasions that you want to be reminded about - to organize a gift or just congratulate. A place to store your gift ideas Your friend tells you about that little something he always wanted? You find the perfect gift for someone while you're out window shopping? Note it down now. Gifts will keep it for you and remind you about it on the next occasion. Gift planning made easy Receive reminders and see open To-Dos at a glance. Gifts assist you by listing ideas and past gifts for that friend. Save the gifts you bought and keep track of their status (idea, ordered, arrived, wrapped). All information is stored on your device only. No Accounts or online connection needed.

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Gifts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boxes at 4.8 against Gifts's 4.0. Boxes also leads on ratings volume (962 vs 1). Gifts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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. Gifts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 962 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, Gifts weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Boxes versus Gifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesGifts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (962 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings962 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackTracks, LLCRobin Wolters

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

Gifts

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
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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
None

Gifts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gifts free?
Gifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or Gifts?
Boxes is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 962 ratings, while Gifts averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Boxes or Gifts have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Gifts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Gifts?
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gifts weekly. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gifts on October 27, 2026.

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