Comparison

NIIM vs CrateID

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

Head to head
About

NIIM

This app helps organize your home with label inspiration and printing. Connect to compatible printers to customize labels with various fonts, symbols, and images for a neater living space.

Highlights
  • Home assortment inspiration
  • Label editing and printing
  • Bluetooth printer connection
  • Font, symbol, and border customization
  • User plaza for inspiration
  • Assortment management
Features
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NIIM is an APP that provides home assortment inspirations and label editing and printing services. Connect NIIM with NIIMBOT smart label printers via Bluetooth and you can choose fonts, symbols, borders, icons, pictures, doodles, and other editing tools to get all those interesting and neat labels, and it also comes with useful functions like user plaza and assortment management, bringing you a more orderly and comfortable life.

About

CrateID

Features
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Tired of not knowing what's inside your storage bins? CrateID is here to help! CrateID works with specially designed QR Code labels that allow you to organize and catalog the contents of any container. Simply scan the label with the app, add a description of what’s inside, take a photo for reference, and you're done! No more guessing games when it comes to your storage.

Screenshots

NIIM4 screens
CrateID4 screens

Verdict

The call

NIIM and CrateID are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NIIM versus CrateID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNIIMCrateID
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWUHAN JINGCHEN INTELLIGENT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDAnthology Creative

Bugs and requests

NIIM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to login or register
  • Printer not recognized in app
  • Labels printing off-center
  • App crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free design templates
  • Ability to save custom designs
  • Multilingual support
  • Improved label alignment

CrateID

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NIIM

No in-app purchases

None

CrateID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NIIM free?
NIIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrateID free?
CrateID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NIIM or CrateID have ads?
Neither NIIM nor CrateID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NIIM or CrateID?
NIIM ships an update every 3 weeks, and CrateID every 3 weeks. Most recently, NIIM was updated on November 13, 2026 and CrateID on November 10, 2026.

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