Comparison

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite vs BottleScan

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 Lite

Easily catalog your belongings by scanning barcodes or taking photos. Automatically fills in product details, tracks warranties, and helps manage collections, insurance, or even pantry items. Organize everything by category and location.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning with automatic product lookup
  • Photo capture for items
  • Organize by categories and locations
  • Warranty and expiration tracking
  • Printable QR labels for locations
  • Track lent and borrowed items
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Catalog up to 25 items free: scan a barcode and Nest Egg fills in the name, photo and details for you. No account, no subscription, 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. WHICH NEST EGG IS RIGHT FOR YOU? • Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite (this app): free, up to 25 items, one device. • Nest Egg Home Inventory: unlimited items, copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad, plus optional extras. One-time purchase, no subscription. • Nest Egg Cloud: automatic sync across all your devices and sharing with others. Subscription. HOW PEOPLE USE NEST EGG • Home insurance: document belongings 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 where 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 INCLUDED IN LITE • 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. • PHOTOS AND DETAILED RECORDS Take photos of each item and 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. • LENDING AND BORROWING Track what you've lent and borrowed, and get alerted when it's due back. • SHARE, PRINT AND EXPORT Print with AirPrint, share by email or AirDrop, and export to CSV for Excel or Numbers, or to HTML with photos. • ICLOUD BACKUP Keep a backup of your inventory in iCloud. • 32 LANGUAGES Including Chinese, French, German and Spanish. • FAST, FRIENDLY SUPPORT Reach us from inside the app with questions or feedback. We reply quickly. UPGRADE TO NEST EGG HOME INVENTORY FOR • Unlimited items • Copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad • QR labels for boxes, shelves and containers • Receipts, manuals and video attachments • CSV import from spreadsheets • Passcode lock and data wiping • Advanced search, filter and sort • Color tags and tag groups • Dropbox backup and transfer (Extras are optional in-app purchases in Nest Egg Home Inventory.)

About

BottleScan

Easily track your baby's milk bottles with a simple QR code scanning system. Never forget when a bottle was filled or last used. Durable, human-readable labels ensure effortless bottle management.

Highlights
  • QR code scanning for bottle tracking
  • Track milk quantity and last feeding
  • Dishwasher/Baby Brezza safe labels
  • Human-readable bottle names
  • Low effort system for easy adherence
Features
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Welcome to BottleScan! The idea is simple. Keep track of your baby's bottles. How much milk is in the fridge? When was the last feeding? When was this bottle filled? Is this the bottle I just pulled out? Or the one I just filled? Or is it the one from yesterday? Never wonder again. The system is simple. Use the QR code scanner already built into your iPhone's Camera app. Scan when you fill. Scan when you feed. No trying to find the app hidden somewhere among your home screens while holding a hungry crying baby. Low effort means a system that's easy to stick to. The labels are Dishwasher / Baby Brezza safe. Stick 'em on, and they stay. They also come with human-readable names so you can tell bottles apart at a glance. Labels at https://bottlescan.etsy.com

Screenshots

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite4 screens
BottleScan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BottleScan at 5.0 against Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite's 4.5. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite's advantage is ratings volume (170 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BottleScan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite has 170 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, BottleScan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite versus BottleScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest Egg Home Inventory LiteBottleScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (170 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncRichard Paul

In-app purchases

None

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite

No in-app purchases

None

BottleScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite free?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BottleScan free?
BottleScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or BottleScan?
BottleScan is rated higher. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while BottleScan averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or BottleScan have ads?
Neither Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite nor BottleScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or BottleScan?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and BottleScan every 5 weeks. Most recently, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite was updated on October 29, 2026 and BottleScan on October 30, 2026.

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