Comparison

receptacle vs AirItem

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

Head to head
About

receptacle

Organize your belongings with this free app that helps you record item locations and characteristics. Utilize advanced tools like image clipping, barcode scanning, and OCR to easily add and identify items. Visualize your inventory with charts and customize categories for a personalized storage solution.

Highlights
  • Image clipping
  • Barcode and ISBN identification
  • OCR character recognition
  • Customizable categories and attributes
  • Data visualization with charts
  • NFC and QR code integration
  • iCloud and account backup
Features
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The storage house is a (free) application, which is mainly used to record the location information and characteristic information of living articles to prevent the loss of articles; the super customized Category attribute function is applicable to almost all articles. You can find a suitable recording method for living articles, clothes, collections, food, dolls, books, cosmetics, expired articles, etc.; data is managed purely locally to protect privacy; and A bunch of advanced functions are waiting for you to explore. >Advanced tools to assist in entry Image clipping: the image body is automatically clipped to avoid manual matting; Bar code information identification: identify the information of common items on the market, and access the data to the domestic data center; Book ISBN identification: identify book information and obtain book details; OCR character recognition: recognize the picture and get the word; Image recognition: help identify image classification. Currently supported types: ordinary, animal, plant, log, fruit and vegetable, red wine, currency and landmark; >Chart Analyze the distribution of items by dimension, count the proportion of amount and quantity, and display it in the form of pie chart; >Ultra high degree of freedom Customize category information and attribute information on the function page. The attribute template currently supports types: input, label editing, date, date notification and reminder; >List Integrate scattered items to form souvenirs and travel necessities; >Data Association NFC: it supports associating NFC tags and obtaining container information by touching; QR Code: support QR code, scan and quickly locate containers or items; >Cross end backup Icloud will automatically back up your data to prevent data loss. You can also manually back up data in the function. If necessary, you can replace data in other devices logged in to the same icloud account to achieve data unification; Self owned account backup is more efficient; >Problem feedback Your comments are very important to me. If you are making an app for the first time, you can comment and tell me any use problems and suggestions. I will reply one by one. If you have your own ideas on the design, please leave a message and tell me, or communicate through any contact information in the application. Put forward your suggestions and questions and participate in the upgrading and revision of the storage house. The storage house will be updated frequently. Oh, for convenience, please come back often to see if updates are available or turn on the automatic update function

About

AirItem

Easily record and manage all your belongings, from clothes and books to cosmetics and collections. Track quantities, opening dates, and expiration countdowns to make informed purchasing decisions and embrace a minimalist lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Record diverse item types (clothes, books, cosmetics, collections)
  • Track quantity, opening dates, and expiration countdowns
  • Detailed item-specific data fields (color, material, author, publisher)
  • Real-time data statistics for expense analysis
  • AI background removal for item photos
  • Cloud storage for multi-device synchronization
  • Web version for online browsing
Features
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Record clothes? Yes. Record books? Yes. Record cosmetics expired? Yes. Record the quantity of stock and the date of opening? Yes. Record all kinds of items? Yes. AirItem is to help you record your own items, establish electronic information data of items, enjoy the joy of browsing the display of items anytime, anywhere, and check whether there are similar and excessive replacements while buying and buying by yourself. Help yourself to restrain impulse spending. - record item information You can record different data in the App according to the type of clothes, books, items or collections. At the same time, the price records can also be recorded according to the deposit, balance payment and postage, so as to better track the payment record and time of online shopping, and remind yourself to pay in time. The clothing category can record the color, material and season, and in the statistics, you can filter according to the corresponding to see how many pieces of clothing of a certain color there are. Books can be recorded and counted according to authors and publishers, and how many books have been purchased by a certain author can be viewed individually. Collection items can record the stocking situation of the same item, separately record the opening time and expiration date of each item, and the purchase price each time. The item type can be used as a general type to record all kinds of items and display the expiration countdown. - Statistics Real-time data statistics help you better understand the expenses of various items, let the numbers help you better live a minimalist life, and no longer buy impulse buys. And you can filter to see all item types, quantities and prices for a certain color, brand or condition. - Data cloud storage All data will be saved on the server, and it supports simultaneous login of multiple devices with one account, allowing you to seamlessly switch between devices without worrying about data loss. A more convenient data method to help you manage collaboratively between multiple devices. - More features 1. Support AI to automatically remove the item background, so that the items you record are displayed more beautifully on the list page 2. Support browsing in album mode 3. Adapt to dark mode, bring you a better experience, you can also modify it at any time in the settings 4. Draw card mode to help you decide which book or cotton doll to take out today 5. Support web version online browsing - contact details Email: support@moshouapp.com - End-User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

receptacle4 screens
AirItem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AirItem at 4.2 against receptacle's 3.5. receptacle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. receptacle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and AirItem sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $48.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AirItem holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of receptacle's written reviews are positive against 67% of AirItem's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
receptacle versus AirItem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreceptacleAirItem
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer航 刘Motion Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

receptacle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AirItem

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

receptacle

One-time10
  • Cola$0.99
  • 条码识别次数购买1元(25次)$0.99
  • 书籍isbn识别次数购买1元(30次)$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 图像背景分割次数购买1元(1元25次)$0.99
  • 数据导出$0.99
  • 高级查询$0.99
  • 数据加密$0.99
  • noodle$1.99
  • 标记图$1.99
  • 全功能开启$8.99
10 purchases

AirItem

Subscriptions1
  • Max Annual$48.001 Year
One-time9
  • 8枚收纳币$0.99
  • 10 枚收纳币$0.99
  • 12枚收纳币$1.99
Show 6 more
  • 15 枚收纳币$1.99
  • 30枚收纳币$3.99
  • 60枚收纳币$8.99
  • 96 枚收纳币$12.99
  • 138枚收纳币$19.99
  • 144 枚收纳币$19.99

Questions

Is receptacle free?
receptacle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AirItem free?
AirItem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, receptacle or AirItem?
AirItem is rated higher. receptacle averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AirItem averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do receptacle or AirItem have ads?
AirItem shows ads; receptacle does not.
Which is updated more often, receptacle or AirItem?
receptacle ships an update every 3 weeks, and AirItem every 3 weeks. Most recently, receptacle was updated on November 3, 2026 and AirItem on November 3, 2026.

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