Comparison

Krafts Inventory vs Boxes

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

Head to head
About

Krafts Inventory

Organize your craft supplies and projects with this flexible inventory app. It allows for custom categories, detailed project tracking, and barcode scanning to manage your materials efficiently. Keep your crafting organized and accessible.

Highlights
  • Inventory of supplies and tools
  • Track projects through completion
  • Customizable categories and fields
  • Add item and project photos
  • UPC barcode scanning
  • Scan items while shopping
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Track Crafts Inventory and Projects Custom-designed with the help of experienced crafters, Krafts is smart about helping you organize your materials and projects. You can add and edit categories to suit your needs. The built-in UPC scanner uses your device’s camera to scan barcodes and automatically fetch product images (if available online). While shopping, you can scan barcodes in the store to easily check if you have those items in your inventory. You can also “flag” items that have special significance (e.g., need restocking). Krafts is not affiliated with any supplier or retailer, so the app never tries to sell you stuff. The data in the app are YOUR data — no ads, promos, or company videos. Krafts is more complicated than similar inventory apps, but that’s because it’s flexible and does so much more. Please read the extensive Help section in the app (and online at: http://mat.buddy.com/krafts). Features: • Maintain inventory of supplies and tools. • Enter new project ideas and track projects through to completion. Add more details along the way. • Designed for any craft. • Create your own categories (e.g., “Card Stock,” “Tools,” “Books”). • Add customized fields to each category (e.g., “Name,” “Quantity,” “Company,” “Photo”). • Keeps photos of your items and completed projects. • Scan UPC barcodes using the camera (only some codes have online data, see below). • Scan store items while shopping to check for matches in your inventory. • Add item photos using the camera or barcode scan. • Help page assists with learning the app. • Tutorial mode: help and tips for every screen. • In-app Backup/Restore to/from your desktop PC. • Email or print your entire database for safekeeping. The scanner uses a public database to convert UPC codes to text. The database does not include all barcodes, and new ones are being added daily. However, even if a barcode is not in the database, Krafts will still save the number to allow match-ups when scanning the same barcode in your stash or a store. Please contact me directly with questions or suggestions (hint: use the "Email Jeff..." button on all Help pages). Please do not put questions and suggestions in a review because I'll have no way to contact you.

About

Boxes

Effortlessly track all your belongings, from moving boxes to holiday decorations. Organize items by location, add details like photos and custom attributes, and generate reports. Ideal for moving, inventory, or general storage management.

Highlights
  • Organize items by space/location
  • Track box and item numbers
  • Add photos and custom attributes
  • Generate and export reports
  • Print custom labels
  • Scan QR codes and use NFC tags
  • Offline access and syncing
Features
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A powerful but simple tool to track all of your stuff. Whether you're moving houses, tracking inventory, storing holiday decorations, or packing up old items in the basement, Boxes is the app to help you get it done. Features: - Create spaces to segment your objects by room or location - The app generates and tracks the box and item numbers for you - Quickly add items to a box or directly to a space - Snap photos of your open box or items and upload them - Add values, quantities, and 7 other built-in attributes to your items - Create your own custom attributes and make them available on all of your items - Add sizes and weights to your objects - Run and export detailed, graphical reports - Share across devices - Invite team members with fine-grained roles and feature grants - Customize and print labels directly from the app onto any label or paper size - Print a manifest of your entire collection - Scan QR codes and barcodes for quick object viewing - Use NFC tags to scan and open your objects - Attach your own QR codes and barcodes to your items - Run advanced, automated actions when objects and items are scanned - Use Smart Search to peek inside boxes using your camera - Mark your objects as heavy, fragile, expensive, hazardous and/or temperature sensitive - Add tags to your objects for better categorization and searching - Add notes to your objects for a more detailed description of contents - Create aliases to customize naming or numbering schemes - Create tasks and reminders to help you with important todos - Create and set custom object statuses - Search all of your objects for specific contents, notes, tags, statuses, or attributes - Filter your view to just the objects you want to see - Quickly move objects from one space to another - Duplicate or move items across boxes - Bulk edit large sets of objects - Bulk import data via CSV file - Use custom numbering schemes - Set custom app themes - Use offline without an internet connection, then sync changes when back online - See detailed audit logs of changes to your inventory - Receive signed webhook payloads when any of your data changes - Get help right in the app via 1:1 chat with support Great as a: - Moving organizer, moving helper, or moving checklist - Home inventory collector - Inventory management system - Holiday decoration tracker - Storage facility tracking - Box scanner And so much more! User Guide: https://user.boxesapp.net/guide Privacy Policy: https://boxesapp.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://boxesapp.net/terms

Screenshots

Krafts Inventory4 screens
Boxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Boxes at Free against Krafts Inventory's $2.99. Boxes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (953 vs 22). Krafts Inventory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On ads and device support 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

Boxes is free to download; Krafts Inventory costs $2.99 up front. Boxes sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Krafts Inventory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 953 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Krafts Inventory's written reviews are positive against 91% of Boxes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Krafts Inventory ships an update every 2 months, Boxes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Krafts Inventory versus Boxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKrafts InventoryBoxes
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.8 (953 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Buddy System, LLCStackTracks, LLC

Customer experience

Krafts Inventory

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative15.1%

Boxes

All ratings953 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

Krafts Inventory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boxes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when entering large amounts of data
  • Issues with syncing data across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add multiple photos per box
  • Option to track item quantities
  • Shared access with read-only permissions
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable dashboard and manifest

In-app purchases

None

Krafts Inventory

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Boxes

Subscriptions5
  • Tier One$4.993 Months
  • Tier Two$5.993 Months
  • Tier Three$7.993 Months
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  • Tier Four$9.993 Months
  • Pro Tier$17.993 Months
One-time10
  • 75 Images$1.99
  • 10 Boxes$2.99
  • 25 Boxes$5.99
Show 7 more
  • 50 Boxes$7.99
  • 100 Boxes$9.99
  • 200 Boxes and Images$14.99
  • 400 Boxes and Images$19.99
  • Pro Add-On$25.00
  • Lifetime Unlock$34.99
  • Lifetime Unlock Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Krafts Inventory free?
Krafts Inventory costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxes free?
Boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Krafts Inventory or Boxes?
Boxes is rated higher. Krafts Inventory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Boxes averages 4.8 from 953 ratings.
Do Krafts Inventory or Boxes have ads?
Neither Krafts Inventory nor Boxes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Krafts Inventory or Boxes?
Krafts Inventory ships an update every 2 months, and Boxes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Krafts Inventory was updated on September 22, 2026 and Boxes on September 23, 2026.

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