Comparison

ToteScan vs ACTIQO

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

ACTIQO

This app helps families coordinate all aspects of children's activities, from sports and lessons to school events. It goes beyond basic scheduling by managing preparation, responsibilities, reminders, costs, and insights over time. Integrate existing calendars to gain a comprehensive view of your family's commitments.

Highlights
  • Integrate existing calendars
  • Activity preparation and Game Plans
  • Coordination of drop-off and pickup
  • Cost and time commitment tracking
  • Check-ins and user insights
  • Snack rotation management
  • Simulate activity changes
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ACTIQO helps families coordinate everything around kids’ activities — sports, practices, lessons, clubs, school activities, and events — without replacing the calendars they already use. Your calendar knows when practice starts. ACTIQO helps with everything around it: leave times, Game Plans, responsibilities, preparation, reminders, costs, Check-Ins, caregivers, and insights over time. CONNECT THE SCHEDULE YOU ALREADY HAVE Bring your Google Calendar and Apple Calendar activity schedules into ACTIQO, then turn upcoming activities into something your family can actually act on. KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING See today’s activities, who needs to be where, drive time, leave-time guidance, and important details in one family activity picture. KNOW WHO’S HANDLING IT Coordinate drop-off, pickup, preparation, activity leads, backups, and caregiver handoffs. Everyone seeing the schedule is useful. Knowing who owns the next step is better. OPEN THE GAME PLAN Every activity can have a Game Plan with what to bring, who’s responsible, preparation items, watchouts, reminders, snack information, and readiness in one place. CARRY LESS OF IT IN YOUR HEAD Get reminders before activities, leave-time alerts, and post-activity Check-Ins. On supported iPhones, Live Activities can keep upcoming activity information visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. UNDERSTAND THE REAL COMMITMENT Youth sports, lessons, clubs, and extracurricular activities involve more than registration fees. Track expenses alongside scheduled activity time and driving so you can understand what each activity is really asking of your family. SEE HOW IT’S ACTUALLY GOING Quick Check-Ins capture attendance, enjoyment, energy, and notes worth remembering. Sunday Read and Insights help bring those moments together so you can see patterns over time instead of isolated calendar entries. TRY A CHANGE Explore what adding, removing, or changing an activity could mean for your family before changing the real schedule. Consider the bigger picture across time, money, energy, and coordination. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE VILLAGE Bring parents and caregivers into the same activity picture with shared schedules, Game Plans, responsibilities, and important details. SNACK ROTATION WITHOUT THE GROUP CHAT Create a snack rotation, share a link, and let parents claim their date — no ACTIQO account required for participants. ACTIQO is Family Activity Intelligence: coordination for today and clearer decisions over time. Terms of Use: https://actiqo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://actiqo.app/privacy

Screenshots

ToteScan4 screens
ACTIQO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ACTIQO at 5.0 against ToteScan's 3.3. ACTIQO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). ToteScan's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads and device support 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. ACTIQO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACTIQO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToteScan has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of ToteScan's written reviews are positive against 100% of ACTIQO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToteScan ships an update every 2 months, ACTIQO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ToteScan versus ACTIQO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToteScanACTIQO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (47 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJampaq, Inc.FindYourVine LLC

Customer experience

ToteScan

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

ACTIQO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 19 more
  • 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

ACTIQO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ToteScan

One-time10
  • 10 - 4"x6" sized labels$1.99
  • 10 - 1.57"x1.18" sized labels$2.99
  • 25 - 4"x6" sized labels$3.99
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  • 45 - 2.5"x3" 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
  • 120 - 1.5"x1.5" sized labels$17.99
None

ACTIQO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ToteScan free?
ToteScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ACTIQO free?
ACTIQO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ToteScan or ACTIQO?
ACTIQO is rated higher. ToteScan averages 3.3 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while ACTIQO averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ToteScan or ACTIQO have ads?
Neither ToteScan nor ACTIQO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToteScan or ACTIQO?
ToteScan ships an update every 2 months, and ACTIQO fortnightly. Most recently, ToteScan was updated on November 2, 2026 and ACTIQO on November 9, 2026.

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