Comparison

Boxes vs Park Ella

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

Park Ella

Organize your real estate business by tracking clients, contracts, and vendors. Review closed deals and income to understand your progress. Designed for agents seeking a fast, clean, and user-friendly system.

Highlights
  • Client tracking
  • Contract organization
  • Vendor contact management
  • Closed deal records
  • Income review by year
Features
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Park Ella keeps your real estate business organized without the bloat. Track the people you’re working with, the contracts you’re managing, and the vendors you rely on—so nothing slips through the cracks when life gets busy. FEATURES • Clients — keep a simple list of clients and stay on top of what’s next. • Contracts — organize active deals with quick status visibility at a glance. • Vendors — save trusted vendor contacts so you’re never digging through texts. • Closed — keep a clean record of completed transactions. • Income — review totals by year to understand your progress. Park Ella is designed to be fast, clean, and easy to use—perfect for agents who want a simple system that actually gets used. Optional subscription plans are available to unlock additional tools. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/parkellahelp/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Park Ella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Boxes at 953 against Park Ella's 1. Boxes also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). Park Ella's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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

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 Park Ella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Park Ella 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, Park Ella fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Boxes versus Park Ella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesPark Ella
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (953 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings953 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackTracks, LLCJustin Wampler

Customer experience

Boxes

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

Park Ella

All ratings1 ratings
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

Park Ella

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
2 purchases

Park Ella

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Park Ella free?
Park Ella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or Park Ella?
Park Ella is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Park Ella averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Boxes or Park Ella have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Park Ella shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Park Ella?
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Park Ella fortnightly. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 13, 2026 and Park Ella on September 28, 2026.

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