Boxes vs BoxLynk
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
BoxLynk
Effortlessly organize your home, garage, or business with this inventory tracking app. Create custom boxes, add items with photos, and label them with scannable QR codes for instant location and retrieval. Generate printable inventory lists and QR sheets to manage your belongings efficiently.
- Create and label boxes with QR codes
- Scan QR codes to instantly locate items
- Batch add multiple items with photos
- Generate printable inventory sheets and QR labels
- Smart search and filtering by keyword, tag, or type
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BoxLynk makes organizing your home, garage, business, or storage unit effortless. Say goodbye to digging through boxes and hello to instant access. With BoxLynk, you can create custom boxes, add items, and label them with QR codes for quick scanning and tracking—anytime, anywhere. Whether you're moving, decluttering, or managing warehouse stock, BoxLynk helps you stay in control with a powerful yet intuitive inventory system. Perfect for those who can't quite remember what they have in their Christmas and Halloween bins. Key Features: Create & Label Boxes Organize your space by creating digital boxes and labeling them with printable QR codes. Scan to Locate Instantly Use your camera to scan a QR code and instantly see what's inside any box. Batch Add Items Add multiple items at once—including photos—linked to a single box. Printable Inventory Sheets Generate custom PDF inventory lists or QR label sheets for your boxes—optimized for both mobile and web. Smart Search & Filtering Find items across all boxes by keyword, tag, or item type. Perfect For: Homeowners & Renters Movers & Military Families Business Owners Teachers, Hobbyists, and Collectors Anyone tired of guessing what’s in that box Why BoxLynk? BoxLynk was built for real-world organization. It's fast, simple, and gets out of your way so you can focus on what matters—finding your stuff when you need it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Boxes at 960 against BoxLynk's 4. BoxLynk's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Boxes sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and BoxLynk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BoxLynk 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 4, 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 BoxLynk's.
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, BoxLynk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxes | BoxLynk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (960 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 960 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StackTracks, LLC | JNRA Legacy, LLC |
Customer experience
Boxes
BoxLynk
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
BoxLynk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
BoxLynk
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Unlock$12.99









