SimpleBackgrounds vs Home Inventory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleBackgrounds
Discover a collection of 48 beautiful, flat-colored backgrounds designed to give your phone a clean and simplistic look. Save wallpapers perfectly sized for your device, with more colors and features planned for future updates.
- 48 flat (matte) colors
- Normal and darker color versions
- Device-dimensioned saves
- Feedback option
- Future custom color option
- Future Apple Watch app
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Introducing...SimpleBackgrounds! If you're like me and are into more simplistic things in life and you want your phone to reflect that, SimpleBackgrounds is the app for you! It features 48 flat (matte) colors to choose from and more to come! Features: • 24 normal flat colors • 24 darker versions of the normal colors • Feedback option in the settings page • Save backgrounds as the height and width of the device you're on so no matter if you're on an iPad or an iPhone it'll always be dimensioned correctly Features to Come: • Custom color option • Apple Watch app or a place in iOS app for a watch background • Preview mode - shows what the background will look like behind apps or on the lock screen • Many more colors • Different color combination designs There may be a version to come out just for Macs also so stay tuned for that! Enjoy! - Eric Walker, Head Developer
Home Inventory
Effortlessly organize and manage your home's belongings with AI. Catalog items using photos, QR codes, or NFC tags, and find anything with natural language search. Track receipts and warranties, and collaborate with family members.
- AI item detection from photos
- QR & NFC tag integration
- Room and location mapping
- Natural language search
- Receipt and warranty tracking
- Shared home collaboration
- Cloud sync across devices
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Meet Vorby, your AI-powered home inventory. Never lose track of what you own again. Vorby makes it effortless to organize, search, and manage everything in your home using AI. Whether you're a homeowner, renter, or managing a family household, Vorby gives you peace of mind knowing every item is cataloged and easy to find. Key features (available with subscription, includes a 14-day free trial. cancel easily any time): AI Image Recognition - Snap a photo and let AI detect and name multiple items automatically. Smart QR & NFC Tags - Print or scan tags to instantly locate or identify items anywhere in your home. Room & Location Mapping - Organize by room, shelf, or box. Instantly see where everything lives. Natural Language Search - Find "that blue jacket in the guest closet" or "manual for the Dyson vacuum" - no rigid filters needed. Spotlight Search - Find any item from the iPhone home screen. Siri & Shortcuts - Ask Siri where something is, or tell it what you moved or added - without opening the app. Receipt & Warranty Tracking - Automatically log purchases and get expired warranty notifications. Shared Homes - Collaborate with family members or roommates. Everyone stays in sync. Cloud Sync & Cross-Platform Access - Use Vorby on iPhone, iPad, or web - your inventory is always up to date. Private & Secure - Your data is encrypted and never sold. --- Subscription & Trial Vorby is a subscription app with a 14-day free trial for all plans. Cancel any time easily. After the trial, continued use requires an active subscription managed through your Apple ID. Available subscriptions: • Vorby Monthly – $7/month • Vorby Yearly – $5/month (billed $60 annually) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. --- Perfect for: - People who can never remember what's in that box in the garage - Husbands who can never find where their wife put things - Homeowners wanting peace of mind for insurance or moving - Renters and students organizing small spaces - Collectors tracking valuable items or wanting to share their collection with friends --- Why users love Vorby: "It's like having an AI assistant that knows where everything in your house is." Get started with your 14-day free trial and get organized with AI. Learn more at https://vorby.com Privacy Policy: https://vorby.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://vorby.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleBackgrounds at 5.0 against Home Inventory's 3.8. SimpleBackgrounds also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Home Inventory's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. SimpleBackgrounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Home Inventory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpleBackgrounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SimpleBackgrounds's written reviews are positive against 71% of Home Inventory's.
SimpleBackgrounds ships an update every 4 weeks, Home Inventory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleBackgrounds | Home Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Walker | Vorby Studios LLC |
Customer experience
SimpleBackgrounds
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In-app purchases
SimpleBackgrounds
- SimpleBackgrounds Pro Features$0.99
Home Inventory
- Vorby Monthly Plan14 Days trial$7.001 Month
- Vorby Annual Plan$49.991 Year
- Vorby Annual Plan14 Days trial$60.001 Year
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