Comparison

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite vs RoomStack

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

RoomStack

Features
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RoomStack is the simplest way to photograph and catalog everything you own — room by room — so you always know what you have and what it's worth. Built for insurance readiness: if fire, theft, or a flood ever hits, you'll have a complete, valued, photographic record ready to hand your insurer. It's just as useful for moving, estate planning, or peace of mind. PHOTO-FIRST & FAST Snap a photo and the item already exists. Add value, category, brand, and serial number later — or not at all. Fly through a whole room in minutes. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Property → Room → Item. Start with the ready-made "My Home" and its common rooms, then rename, add, or remove anything. SEE WHAT YOU'RE WORTH One headline total, broken down by property and category. Items you haven't priced are tracked separately so your total stays honest — and one tap walks you through them, saving each value as you go. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, nothing collected. Optional iCloud backup & sync keeps a copy in your own private iCloud — only you can see it. An optional Face ID lock keeps the app itself to yourself. ROOMSTACK PRO (one-time purchase) Unlimited items and properties, iCloud backup & sync, and PDF & CSV reports ready to hand an insurer. No subscription.

Screenshots

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite4 screens
RoomStack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite at none against RoomStack's 1. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). RoomStack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. RoomStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, RoomStack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite versus RoomStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest Egg Home Inventory LiteRoomStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncChristopher Mancliere

In-app purchases

None

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RoomStack

One-time1
  • RoomStack Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite free?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoomStack free?
RoomStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or RoomStack have ads?
Neither Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite nor RoomStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or RoomStack?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and RoomStack every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite was updated on October 21, 2026 and RoomStack on October 25, 2026.

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