Comparison

Boxes vs What's in the Bin

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

What's in the Bin

This app helps you organize stored items by creating virtual "bins" and "items" within them. You can categorize, search, and even print labels with QR codes for easy retrieval. It's ideal for managing seasonal items, tools, or anything you need to keep track of.

Highlights
  • Create virtual bins and items
  • Categorize bins and items
  • Search and filter inventory
  • Print QR code labels
  • Import and export data
  • Image editing for items
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A simple, easy to use app to keep track of stored items. Great for packing, storing seasonal items, keeping track of tools, and more! Features: - Easy to use interface. - Create "Bins" (doesn't have to be a bin or box, can be anything that contains a collection of things). - Create "Items", items are contained in the bins. - Set "Categories" for Bins and Items. - A "Main Category" can be set on Bins and Items to indicate the "Section" that they appear in. - Easily search for Bins and Items using names and categories. - Print Bin labels. Indiviual QR codes with bin names or inventory label style (4x6 cards) with QR code and inventory list. (More options to be added in the future) - Printing options include: Portrait, landscape, size, codes per row/column. - Scan QR codes: Scanning from within the app and from the normal camera allows will allow you to open the bin directly in the app. - Bins and items can be sorted and filtered. - Easily move or copy items between bins. - Image editing: Cropping and Rotating. - Works with light and dark modes. - All data is able to be imported and exported.

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
What's in the Bin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Boxes at none against What's in the Bin's shown. Boxes also leads on ratings volume (960 vs 2). What's in the Bin's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and What's in the Bin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

What's in the Bin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 960 ratings behind it against 2, 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 What's in the Bin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, What's in the Bin fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Boxes versus What's in the Bin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesWhat's in the Bin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (960 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings960 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackTracks, LLCMatthew Pfaendtner

Customer experience

Boxes

All ratings953 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%

What's in the Bin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

What's in the Bin

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
1 purchases

What's in the Bin

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What's in the Bin free?
What's in the Bin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or What's in the Bin?
What's in the Bin is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 960 ratings, while What's in the Bin averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Boxes or What's in the Bin have ads?
What's in the Bin shows ads; Boxes does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or What's in the Bin?
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, and What's in the Bin fortnightly. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 24, 2026 and What's in the Bin on October 24, 2026.

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