Comparison

Boxes vs Workshop AI

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

Workshop AI

Effortlessly create a searchable inventory of your tools by simply taking photos. The app automatically identifies items, allowing you to quickly find what you need, track borrowed tools, and avoid buying duplicates. Designed for practical use in workshops and job sites.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tool identification from photos
  • Searchable inventory
  • Tool check-in/check-out tracking
  • Organize by category, location, or tags
  • Avoid duplicate purchases
  • No account or login required
Features
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Stop digging through bins and buying tools you already own. Workshop AI turns photos of your garage, workshop, basement, shed, or job-site storage into a searchable tool inventory. Take a photo of a bin, drawer, shelf, or toolbox and AI identifies the tools and supplies for you. FIND THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB Tell Workshop AI what you're trying to do — “I need to remove some drywall” — and it recommends tools from your inventory and shows exactly where each one is stored. BUILD YOUR INVENTORY FAST • Photograph multiple tools at once • Let AI identify them automatically • Review and edit the results • Assign tools to bins, shelves, drawers, and locations • Browse your inventory by storage location KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING BELONGS Open any bin to see what's supposed to be inside. Find tools faster and avoid buying something you already own. CHECK TOOLS IN & OUT Take a tool from its storage bin and check it out. Workshop remembers its original location so you know exactly where to return it when the job is finished. BUILT FOR REAL WORKSHOPS Workshop AI is made for homeowners, DIYers, makers, tradespeople, and anyone with tools spread across a garage, basement, shed, workshop, or job site. Free to use. No account or login required.

Screenshots

Boxes4 screens
Workshop AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workshop AI at none against Boxes's 15. Workshop AI also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Boxes's advantage is ratings volume (953 vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Workshop AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Boxes against 4.9 for Workshop AI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 953 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Boxes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Workshop AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, Workshop AI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boxes versus Workshop AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxesWorkshop AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (953 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings953 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStackTracks, LLCEdward Morgan

Customer experience

Boxes

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

Workshop AI

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Workshop AI

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

Workshop AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workshop AI free?
Workshop AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boxes or Workshop AI?
Workshop AI is rated higher. Boxes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Workshop AI averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Boxes or Workshop AI have ads?
Neither Boxes nor Workshop AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boxes or Workshop AI?
Boxes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Workshop AI monthly. Most recently, Boxes was updated on October 15, 2026 and Workshop AI on October 6, 2026.

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