Comparison

Nest Egg Home Inventory vs SmartPacks

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
Currently charting
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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

SmartPacks

Easily identify and track the contents of any storage box with QR code stickers and a smartphone app. Record details like content, location, and photos to streamline organization for moving, inventory, or general storage.

Highlights
  • QR code sticker system
  • Scan labels to identify contents
  • Add box details (content, location, photos)
  • Organize storage containers, inventory, attics, garages
  • Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • Includes 48 smart stickers
Features
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Smart Storage Solution: The SmartPacks QR code stickers for storage are here to make your job easier and provide a smart and intuitive storage system that allows you to identify the content of any box with a single click! How It Works: Using our pack and track labels is a piece of cake: install the SmartPacks app on your smartphone, scan the label and stick it to the box. Add the box details, including name, content, location, keywords, and photos so you always know what’s inside each box. Plenty of Stickers: We know that keeping everything organized is difficult, which is why we have included a total of 48 smart stickers that you can use to keep track of all of your stuff with your smartphone. Ready for Any Job: Although ideal for making the moving process easier, our storage box label set is also ideal for organizing storage containers, small business inventory, your attic, garage, and many others! Excellent User Experience: These pack and track tags provide free access to our app. Unlike other similar products, our app is faster, easier to use, and more intuitive. We have also made sure to use superior packaging and high-end materials for the stickers so they won’t fall off accidentally. By using this app, you agree to the Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nest Egg Home Inventory4 screens
SmartPacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SmartPacks at Free against Nest Egg Home Inventory's $6.99. SmartPacks also leads on iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.5). Nest Egg Home Inventory's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (617 vs 16). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SmartPacks is free to download; Nest Egg Home Inventory costs $6.99 up front. Nest Egg Home Inventory sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and SmartPacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nest Egg Home Inventory holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg Home Inventory has 617 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Nest Egg Home Inventory's written reviews are positive against 38% of SmartPacks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg Home Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, SmartPacks monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nest Egg Home Inventory versus SmartPacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest Egg Home InventorySmartPacks
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (617 ratings) — better2.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings617 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncSmartPacks

Customer experience

Nest Egg Home Inventory

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

SmartPacks

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

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

SmartPacks

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
2 purchases

SmartPacks

Subscriptions2
  • SmartPacks Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • SmartPacks Pro7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Nest Egg Home Inventory free?
Nest Egg Home Inventory costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SmartPacks free?
SmartPacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg Home Inventory or SmartPacks?
Nest Egg Home Inventory is rated higher. Nest Egg Home Inventory averages 4.4 out of 5 from 617 ratings, while SmartPacks averages 2.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Nest Egg Home Inventory or SmartPacks have ads?
Neither Nest Egg Home Inventory nor SmartPacks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg Home Inventory or SmartPacks?
Nest Egg Home Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, and SmartPacks monthly. Most recently, Nest Egg Home Inventory was updated on November 1, 2026 and SmartPacks on October 24, 2026.

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