Comparison

Nest Egg Home Inventory vs Home

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

Head to head
About

Nest Egg Home Inventory

Easily track your belongings, from pantry items to electronics, by scanning barcodes or taking photos. Organize your possessions by category or location, and receive alerts for warranties and expiration dates. Ideal for home inventory, insurance, or personal collections.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning with automatic product information
  • Photo and attachment uploads per item
  • Categorization and location-based organization
  • Warranty and expiration date alerts
  • QR label printing for locations
  • Online price checking
  • Lending and borrowing tracking
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Catalog your belongings and valuables in minutes: scan a barcode and Nest Egg fills in the name, photo and details. Unlimited items, one-time purchase, no subscription, no account. Your data stays on your device. Featured in the New York Times, Denver Post, Boston Globe, ABC and CNBC. More than 7 million unique items scanned and counting. HOW PEOPLE USE NEST EGG • Home insurance: document belongings, receipts and serial numbers before you ever need to file a claim • Estate planning: keep records of assets across homes, rental properties, RVs and boats • Moving: list what goes in every box and check your mover's coverage • Collections: catalog books, music, Lego, wine and more • Pantry: track food, perishables and medicine with expiry alerts • Hobbies: keep parts and supplies organized • Wardrobe: catalog clothing, shoes and accessories KEY FEATURES • BARCODE SCANNING Scan a barcode and we fill in the name, description, photo and more from millions of products. • CATEGORIES AND LOCATIONS Organize by category and sub-category, or by room, location and sub-location. Move many items at once with batch edit. • QR LABELS Print QR labels for boxes, shelves and containers. Scan a label to see what's inside. • PHOTOS AND ATTACHMENTS Up to ten photos per item. Keep receipts, manuals and instructions with each item. • DETAILED RECORDS Record purchase details, manufacturer, model and serial numbers, cost and notes. • WARRANTY AND EXPIRY ALERTS Get reminded before warranties expire, and cut pantry waste with expiration alerts. • ONLINE PRICE CHECK See current prices online with links to merchants. Reordering is easy. • LENDING AND BORROWING Track what you've lent and borrowed, and get alerted when it's due back. • TAGS Tag items with built-in and custom colors and hierarchies, to build outfits or mark food as organic, kosher or paleo. • BACKUP AND TRANSFER Back up to iCloud or Dropbox, and copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad. • SHARE, PRINT AND EXPORT Print with AirPrint, or email items to your insurance agent, family or friends. Import from spreadsheets with CSV, export to CSV for Excel or Numbers, or to HTML with photos. • 32 LANGUAGES Including Chinese, French, German and Spanish. • FAST, FRIENDLY SUPPORT Reach us from inside the app with questions or feedback. We reply quickly. NEED AUTOMATIC SYNC? You can copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad. Each copy is separate, and changes don't sync automatically. For automatic sync across all your devices, or to share with family or a team, use Nest Egg Cloud (subscription). Some features described are available as in-app purchases.

About

Home

Easily catalog your belongings by organizing them into rooms or collections. Track item values, purchase dates, and upload photos for a comprehensive inventory. Quickly search and export your data for backup or insurance needs.

Highlights
  • Organize items by rooms or collections
  • Track item value and purchase date
  • Upload photos of belongings
  • Calculate total collection value
  • Search items by keyword
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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Our app allows you to simply add Rooms or Collections and the Items they contain. Keep track of their value, purchase date and more! -Upload photos of your items. -Edit items at any time Our simple layout allows you to see the value of your collections at items at a glance. -Calculates the total value of all the items you own -Calculates the highest and lowest valued -Quickly search for your items by any keyword -Export your data in a CSV file for backup or insurance purposes Please note that this app currently only supports portrait mode You may visit the account tab to provide feedback or request support

Screenshots

Nest Egg Home Inventory4 screens
Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nest Egg Home Inventory and Home both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Home's written reviews are positive against 54% of Nest Egg Home Inventory's. Home also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Nest Egg Home Inventory's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (617 vs 2). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Home is free to download; Nest Egg Home Inventory costs $6.99 up front. Nest Egg Home Inventory sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Nest Egg Home Inventory against 4.5 for Home. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg Home Inventory has 617 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Nest Egg Home Inventory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg Home Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, Home every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nest Egg Home Inventory versus Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest Egg Home InventoryHome
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (617 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings617 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncBrody Sears

Customer experience

Nest Egg Home Inventory

All ratings617 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative35.6%

Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nest Egg Home Inventory

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Broken support features (e.g., 'report a problem')
  • Issues with photo attachments and storage
  • Inconsistent performance on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add custom fields
  • Improved export options (PDF, CSV)
  • Seamless multi-device sync
  • Faster and more intuitive UI for adding items
  • Batch import/export functionality

Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Nest Egg Home Inventory

One-time7
  • Dropbox Support$1.99
  • Passcode Protection$1.99
  • CSV Import$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Advanced Filter and Sort$1.99
  • Relational Tagging$1.99
  • Attachment Support$1.99
  • QR Labels (15 Pack)$1.99
None

Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nest Egg Home Inventory free?
Nest Egg Home Inventory costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Home free?
Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg Home Inventory or Home?
Home is rated higher. Nest Egg Home Inventory averages 4.4 out of 5 from 617 ratings, while Home averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Nest Egg Home Inventory or Home have ads?
Neither Nest Egg Home Inventory nor Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg Home Inventory or Home?
Nest Egg Home Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, and Home every 17 months. Most recently, Nest Egg Home Inventory was updated on November 1, 2026 and Home on November 3, 2026.

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