SpareRoom vs Moving Box Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpareRoom
Find your ideal room or flatmate with the UK's leading platform. Browse thousands of listings across the UK, connect with potential housemates, and secure your perfect living situation on the go.
- Room and roommate search
- Thousands of UK listings
- On-the-go access
- User support
- Connect with housemates
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As the UK’s number 1 flatshare site, we’ve helped over 13,000,000 people to find their perfect room or roommate. With our apps, you can do it all while on-the-go. Repeatedly featured by Apple as App Of The Day and in the categories of Your New Home, Apps for the Weekend, What’s Hot, and Popular Apps and Games. Rated by The Sunday Times as one of the top apps on the App Store. SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE Whether you’re starting university, relocating to the UK, tired of living alone, weighing up what to do with an empty room, or, quite simply, searching for another flatmate or flatshare, we’re the service for you. UNRIVALLED CHOICE With thousands of flatsharing opportunities to choose from in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and right across the UK, you’ll be able to find your perfect flatmate or flatshare. OUR PHILOSOPHY Experience has taught us that flatsharing is as much about the people as it is about the property. To help you find the best of both, we provide unparalleled tools, choice, and support. As a result, on average, every 3 minutes someone finds a flatmate through SpareRoom. HELP & SUPPORT Our award-winning customer support team are here to help you with your search. If you require support, come across a problem, or want to provide feedback, you can get in touch by email (support@spareroom.co.uk) or phone (1 877 834 2909).
Moving Box Tracker
Organize your move by labeling boxes with QR codes and tracking their contents. Quickly find items by scanning labels or searching your inventory. Share your move progress with others and unpack with ease.
- QR code labeling for boxes
- Track box contents by hand or voice
- Add photos and tags to items
- Scan QR codes to view contents
- Search inventory for specific items
- Share move progress with others
- Unpack mode to track unpacked boxes
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Moving is chaos. Moving Box Tracker is the calm. Pack a box, label it, and know exactly where everything landed. PACK AND LABEL • Add a box, set its room, and jot down what went inside as you fill it • Enter items by hand or with your voice - always lightning fast • Tag fragile items and snap a photo so you remember what's really in there • Every box gets its own QR label you can print and stick on the outside FIND IT FAST • One running list of every box in your move — its number, its room, and a peek at what's inside • Point your camera at a box's QR code and jump straight to its contents • Instant Lookup (Pro): type "lamp" and see every box with a lamp, with the match highlighted — items, rooms, and tags UNPACK CALM • Unpack Mode (Pro): check boxes off one at a time and watch the chaos shrink, room by room • A simple "5 of 10 unpacked" keeps the whole move moving • Also take inventory of boxes when you unpack with quick QR scans SHARE THE MOVE • Share a move privately over iCloud with a partner, family member, or roommate • Keep boxes and progress in sync while you pack, move, and unpack together SIMPLE PRICING Free to organize: unlimited boxes, rooms, items, photos, and QR labels. A single one-time purchase unlocks Instant Lookup, Check In, and Unpack Mode — no subscription. Pay once, use it for every move. Lifetime Pro supports Apple Family Sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SpareRoom at 4.2K against Moving Box Tracker's 2. SpareRoom also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Moving Box Tracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SpareRoom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Moving Box Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Moving Box Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpareRoom has 4.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SpareRoom | Moving Box Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Flatshare Ltd | Jeffrey Rames |
Customer experience
SpareRoom
Moving Box Tracker
Bugs and requests
SpareRoom
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and sign-outs
- Inconsistent behavior between app and website
- Issues with updating and editing listings
Requested features
4 requests- Better messaging/communication tools
- More advanced search and filtering options
- Improved verification of listings and users
- Feedback/review system for landlords/tenants
Moving Box Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpareRoom
- Boost$9.99
- 7-Day Upgrade2 variants$12.99
- 1-Week Upgrade2 variants$15.00
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- Verification$15.00
- 30-Day Upgrade$15.49
- 14-Day Upgrade$23.99
- 2-Week Upgrade$25.00
- 30-Day Upgrade2 variants$25.99
- 4-Week Upgrade2 variants$30.00
Moving Box Tracker
- Pro$9.99
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