Comparison

ToteScan vs Sift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ToteScan

Easily catalog the contents of your storage containers using scannable labels. Quickly find items with powerful search, attach photos, and manage multiple profiles. Ideal for personal organization, families, and professionals.

Highlights
  • Itemize contents with details and photos
  • Scan item barcodes for pre-population
  • Search by tote, item, description, or keyword
  • Nested container support
  • Family and business sharing
  • Transfer totes between accounts
  • Export data in multiple formats
Features
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With ToteScan you can easily itemize your storage totes and containers to help you quickly find the things you need. ToteScan works by scanning official ToteScan labels. The ToteScan labels are individually connected with your account, and by affixing them to your totes and containers, you can easily scan and add items that you place into the containers. Once entered, you can use the built-in text search capability to find totes by name, individual item name, description, or keyword. ToteScan supports family sharing with the ability to add profiles to the account for individuals to keep separate collections, but still be within the same account. Additional ToteScan labels can be purchased in-app and digitally delivered to you by email link. You can then print them on basic paper, cut them out, and tape to your totes and containers. Or you can choose to buy pre-printed ready to peel and stick ToteScan labels and have them shipped to you. Movers/Real Estate Agents/Organizers can now scan and fill ToteScan labels (totes) for their customer on-site, and once complete, can transfer the totes to their customer's own ToteScan account. Let ToteScan help you organize your storage totes and containers, and take organizing to the next level! Features: - Itemize the contents of your totes and containers with title, description, quantity and location. - Attach multiple pictures to each item for quick identification and review within the app. - Optionally scan an item's barcode, pre-populate title and image, when adding items to totes. - Search by any number of methods, such as tote name, item title, description, or keyword. - Clone item(s) within a Tote label to make copies without re-entering data. - Parent/Child tote option to enable boxes/containers within other boxes/containers. - Share a common account with family members or business associates. - Supports multiple profiles to categorize collections and share with family members. - Supports multiple container types for identification as well - Email support offered 7 days a week. Reach out to us at any time! - Export your data at anytime (PDF, CSV or HTML formats). - Purchase in-app downloadable ToteScan labels to get up and running in minutes (without buying our retail Peel & Stick packs). - Our in-app downloadable labels also print directly to 4"x6" thermal printers as well as sizes for the mini thermal printers by Nelko, Phomemo,etc (check label sizing on the in-app screen) - No monthly fees or subscriptions required. - Plus many more features not listed here!

About

Sift

Streamline your creative business operations with this app. Create custom client inquiry forms, manage projects, communicate directly with clients, and block unavailable dates to optimize your schedule. Save time on administrative tasks to focus on your creative work.

Highlights
  • Custom inquiry forms
  • Interactive inquiry list
  • Project view with messaging
  • Client communication
  • Schedule blocking
  • Payment tracking
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Sift makes managing your creative business a seamless experience! Create custom inquiry forms, communicate with clients, view project details, and manage your schedule from one place. No more wasted time jumping between different apps, searching through your inbox, or responding to let people know you are unavailable. Sift saves creative small business owners time on the administrative side of things so that they have more time to do what they love, CREATE! CUSTOM INQUIRY FORMS Create forms for your potential clients to fill out when inquiring about your product or service. No two businesses are exactly alike which is why you will be able to create forms that are perfectly tailored to your unique business. INTERACTIVE INQUIRY LIST As soon as a client fills out your form, their inquiry pops up into your Inquiry list! From here you can quickly accept or decline them with the click of a button which will automatically send them an email to let them know your response! If you need to look more into what exactly they are requesting, click on their inquiry to see all of their responses to the question in your form. PROJECT VIEW Tap on your accepted inquiry from your list to view all of the project details. In this view you will be able to see their form response, you will be able to message them and view all of your conversations & attachments that may have been sent back and forth, as well as keep track of their payments. All of the details you need for a client's project are in one place. CLIENT MESSAGING Sift’s messaging system allows you to send emails and attachments to your clients without having to ever go into your email. All of the emails you send will remain with the rest of the project details so that you have easy access to them! Don’t worry, your clients will not have to download the app to receive your communications. Every message you send will show up in their inbox as a normal email would! SCHEDULE BLOCKING In your settings, you can block off dates that you are unavailable. Build in breaks for yourself! This setting will automatically sync with the date selector that your clients see in your form, preventing them from submitting an inquiry for that date. No more time spent saying no to clients or being guilted into taking on a client when you are already booked! Sift is free to download and available for iOS mobile devices. Exclusive offers and much more will be available. Follow us on Instagram @meet.sift for more information! Your personal data is securely stored on Sift. Check out our privacy policy and terms below. Please contact us to submit feedback, suggestions or issues. This will help keep the Sift community safe and up-to-date. Support: hello@siftmobileapp.com Terms of Service: https://app.termly.io/document/terms-of-use-for-ios-app/7eb8dbd6-7c72-4cc4-95ba-154be6ddb635

Screenshots

ToteScan4 screens
Sift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sift at 3.7 against ToteScan's 3.3. Sift also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 61%). ToteScan's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 15). 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. ToteScan sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Sift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sift holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of ToteScan's written reviews are positive against 70% of Sift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToteScan ships an update every 2 months, Sift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ToteScan versus Sift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToteScanSift
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (47 ratings)3.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJampaq, Inc.RETAMOZO GROUP LLC

Customer experience

ToteScan

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.9%

Sift

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

ToteScan

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Camera not coming up
  • Images stopped showing up
  • App closes when scanning barcodes
  • Quantity resets to 1 after adding photo
  • Tote item count doesn't reflect item quantity
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  • Items disappear from app
  • Search only pulls up to 50 items
  • Cannot scroll through photos for the same label
  • No exit option from photo view
  • App stops working mid-task
  • Child totes not showing under parent totes
  • App stops allowing lines to be added/viewed after 12 lines
  • Items in tote not organized alphabetically
  • Cannot sign out
  • Glitches when trying to sign out
  • Empty labels cannot be deleted
  • App doesn't automatically capitalize letters
  • Autocorrect issues with capitalization
  • Cannot move items in Edit mode
  • QR codes are hard to find by themselves
  • Sorting is inaccurate (date, alphabetical)
  • Cannot sort labels separately by location
  • Cannot delete old/damaged QR sticker from app
  • App requires internet connection to access inventory

Requested features

66 requests
  • Add a field to identify container type
  • Color code tote codes/names
  • IN/OUT toggle switch on each item
  • Mark entire contents as 'in' or 'out'
  • Ability to re-order items within a tote
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  • Add basement as a location option
  • Create custom locations for totes
  • Change default tote location
  • Add value field for items and sum values
  • Desktop/Mac interface
  • Ability to move items between totes without scanning QR code
  • Search and scan totes
  • Print tote list with descriptions
  • Downloadable labels with descriptions
  • Sort by Location THEN Title
  • Box count for all profiles
  • Option to store items locally
  • Allow users to filter and sort data, then email with CSV option
  • Two levels of location (e.g., Unit 1, shelf B)
  • Filter by location (e.g., see everything on Unit 1)
  • Add extra Tag fields that can be defined and filtered on
  • Ability to virtually move items when editing
  • Move items from one box to another without re-cataloging
  • Select multiple labels to change location at once
  • Add 'Basement' as a default location
  • Ability to create custom locations
  • Ability to change default tote location
  • Add 'value' field for items and sum values
  • Print inventory sheets with pictures
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Add more freedom in editing label sizes
  • Option to choose priority heading when listing totes
  • Ability to scroll through pictures
  • Manually organize items
  • Print tote list at convenience
  • Remove scanned label without permanent deletion
  • Add a field to identify container type
  • Color code tote codes/names
  • IN/OUT toggle switch on each item
  • Mark entire contents as 'in' or 'out'
  • Ability to re-order items within a tote
  • Add basement as a location option
  • Create custom locations for totes
  • Change default tote location
  • Add value field for items and sum values
  • Desktop/Mac interface
  • Ability to move items between totes without scanning QR code
  • Search and scan totes
  • Print tote list with descriptions
  • Downloadable labels with descriptions
  • Sort by Location THEN Title
  • Box count for all profiles
  • Option to store items locally
  • Allow users to filter and sort data, then email with CSV option
  • Two levels of location (e.g., Unit 1, shelf B)
  • Filter by location (e.g., see everything on Unit 1)
  • Add extra Tag fields that can be defined and filtered on
  • Ability to virtually move items when editing
  • Move items from one box to another without re-cataloging
  • Select multiple labels to change location at once
  • Add 'Basement' as a default location
  • Ability to create custom locations
  • Ability to change default tote location
  • Add 'value' field for items and sum values
  • Print inventory sheets with pictures

Sift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

23 purchases

ToteScan

One-time23
  • 10 - 1.96"x1.18" sized labels$0.99
  • 10 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$0.99
  • 25 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$1.99
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  • 10 - 4"x6" sized labels$1.99
  • 10 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$2.99
  • 10 - 1.57"x1.18" sized labels$2.99
  • 25 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$2.99
  • 25 - 1.96"x1.18" sized labels$2.99
  • 50 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$2.99
  • 25 - 4"x6" sized labels$3.99
  • 45 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$4.99
  • 50 - 1.96"x1.96" sized labels$4.99
  • 100 - 8.5”x11” sized labels$4.99
  • 50 - 4"x6" sized labels$5.99
  • 5 sheets of ToteScan labels$7.99
  • 10 sheets of ToteScan labels$11.99
  • 90 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$11.99
  • 100 - 4"x6" sized labels$11.99
  • 240 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$16.99
  • 225 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$17.99
  • 120 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$17.99
  • 450 - 2.5"x3" sized labels$27.99
  • 600 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$38.99
1 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions1
  • Sift Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is ToteScan free?
ToteScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToteScan or Sift?
Sift is rated higher. ToteScan averages 3.3 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Sift averages 3.7 from 15 ratings.
Do ToteScan or Sift have ads?
Neither ToteScan nor Sift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToteScan or Sift?
ToteScan ships an update every 2 months, and Sift every 6 weeks. Most recently, ToteScan was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sift on October 20, 2026.

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