perma comp vs BoxHelper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
perma comp
Display custom texts permanently on your Apple Watch face. Schedule texts for specific dates or adjust them for different complication types. Keep important reminders or motivational messages visible at a glance.
- Create and sync custom texts
- Display texts permanently on watch face
- Schedule texts for specific dates
- Adjust texts per complication type
- Supports all text-capable complications
- iPhone and Apple Watch synchronization
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Create texts which can be displayed permanently on the watch face of your Apple Watch! It's very simple: * Create a list of texts on your iPhone which synchronises automatically with your Apple Watch. * On your Apple Watch, select which text to display. * Add perma comp as a complication to your current watch face and see your text being displayed - permanently. * Schedule texts to be displayed automatically on a specific date. Simply set time and date on your iPhone for an individual text and it will be displayed timely on your watch face. * *NEW*: In addition to setting just one text for a perma comp which will be displayed in all complication types (small, circular, etc.) you can now also individually adjust the text of a perma comp for each supported complication type. "perma comp" (short for: permanent complication) is a simple utility app designed specifically for the Apple Watch. Customise your watch face by adding your own texts as complications. Perma comp supports all complications which are capable of displaying texts. The usage is very simple: Define a set of texts on your iPhone which will be automatically synchronised to the watch app. Once you have selected perma comp as one of your complications on your watch you simply have to open the watch app and select the preferred text. From that on, it will be displayed permanently. While creating a perma comp you can now also individually adjust your text for specific complication types. E.g. set a long text on big complications and a shorter text for a smaller complication (circular) for the very same perma comp and have them displayed on same watch face. This feature gives you plenty of possibilities to customise your watch face appearance. Additionally, you can schedule perma comps to be displayed on a specific date. On this way you can use perma comp to display reminders which will be visible directly on your wrist. Or maybe setup a text as motivation for the day? It is all up to you!
BoxHelper
Easily manage your belongings by organizing boxes, items, and locations. Use QR codes to quickly identify contents without opening containers. Search your inventory by various criteria and back up your data securely.
- Create boxes, items, and locations
- Organize with custom lists and photos
- Generate and scan QR codes for boxes
- Advanced search by boxes, items, locations, and tags
- Local data storage and backup/restore
- Export/import data via CSV
- Support for app shortcuts and actions
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Take control of your boxes items and storage with my app. It helps you keep track of what you own where it is and how to find it again anytime. Create boxes items and locations in the way that fits your life. Add photos organize everything with custom lists and sort your inventory so it stays clear across your home office basement or storage unit. With the QR code feature you can create and print a unique code for every box. Scan it anytime and instantly see what is inside without opening it. Search is built to go deeper than just names. You can find things through boxes items locations tags and even linked content so hidden stuff is much easier to track down. Your data stays on your device and under your control. With the built in backup feature you can create ZIP backups export them share them restore older versions and import your data again whenever you need. You can also export and import CSV files for boxes items and locations. The app also supports photos for boxes items and locations which makes visual organization much easier. If you like to automate things you can use shortcuts and app actions to speed up recurring tasks. My goal is simple. I want to make organizing feel easier more personal and a lot less chaotic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BoxHelper at Free against perma comp's $1.99. BoxHelper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months). perma comp's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
BoxHelper is free to download; perma comp costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BoxHelper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of perma comp's written reviews are positive against 76% of BoxHelper's.
perma comp ships an update every 13 months, BoxHelper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | perma comp | BoxHelper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Gramse und Wojtek Kordylewski | TOBIAS MICHAEL RUDOLF HEINE |
Customer experience
perma comp
BoxHelper
Bugs and requests
perma comp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BoxHelper
Reported bugs
5 issues- QR code generation/printing not working
- Location entry shows 'Default'
- Cannot change box name after creation
- Cannot upload photos from album
- Watermark cannot be removed
Requested features
20 requests- Add iCloud synchronization
- Rename existing boxes
- Move contents to other boxes
- Assign boxes to different rooms
- Add rooms retroactively
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- Edit rooms
- Print all QR codes at once
- Account creation and sharing within household
- Different QR code colors per room
- Edit existing boxes (location, name)
- Move photos to choose title image
- Enter quantity of objects
- Change location info later
- Share boxes with multiple people
- Assign different colors to rooms/boxes
- Share app with family members
- Ability to move boxes between rooms
- Ability to move items between boxes
- Ability to use with multiple people/share
- Remove watermark
In-app purchases
perma comp
No in-app purchases
BoxHelper
No in-app purchases









