Comparison

BoxPath vs ShipShow Package Tracker

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

Head to head
About

BoxPath

Effortlessly manage all your package deliveries in one place. Scan barcodes, import CSVs, and visually track statuses with color-coded indicators. Automatically delete old tracking data to maintain privacy and a clutter-free experience.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for tracking input
  • Visual status indicators (color-coded)
  • Automatic tracking data deletion
  • CSV import/export for bulk shippers
  • Customizable tracking expiry times
  • Folder and date sorting
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Welcome to BoxPath, the ultimate tool for managing your package trackings with ease. This versatile app combines the easy inputting, easy visual status and automatic deletion to simplify your tracking experiences. Key Features: 1. **Tracking Input**: saving your trackings just got easier. Quickly and easily scan your barcode to input and validate tracking number. You can also manually copy and paste your tracking number in. Another feature to input tracking that competitors lack is importing CSV files that you export from your shipping software, a useful feature for the high volume shipper. 2. **Status Checking**: BoxPath is designed to display your tracking statuses with a very easy to see design. Right away you can see what the status is by the colored light on each tracking number. Red for PROCESSING, Yellow for EN ROUTE, Blue for OUT FOR DELIVERY, and Green for DELIVERED. 3. **Auto-Deletion**: Keep your tracking secure and temporary. Set expiration times for your trackings, and they will automatically delete after a specified period, enhancing your privacy and data control. While keeping BoxPath clutter free. Let’s face it, when your package has been delivered how long do you really need it entered. BoxPath gives you the option to auto delete from timer when you add it or delay timer when the package has been delivered 4. **Customizable Expiry**: Tailor the lifespan of your trackings to your specific needs. Choose from a range of preset timeframes. 5. **Tracking Management**: Easily organize and categorize your trackings within the app. Access, edit, or delete them with a few simple taps. Sort your trackings by auto-group, folder or date. 6. **User-Friendly Interface**: BoxPath boasts an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it suitable for both beginners and tech-savvy users. 7. **Export/Import**: Export your entire list to CSV file which is importable to other browsers. Just the same you can import CSV files that other softwares generate when using our custom mapping feature. 8. **Privacy First**: We prioritize your data privacy. Your information and tracking usage are kept confidential and are not collected shared with us or any third parties. BoxPath is your trusted companion for simplifying package tracking management, ensuring data security. Whether you're an individual, a small business, or professional shipper who wants better control over their tracking numbers, BoxPath is the solution you've been looking for. Download it today and unlock the power of effortless package tracking management. Free version of BoxPath has every feature available, but by choosing BoxPath Unlimited, you will not be restricted on your counts displayed. Please support BoxPath and its developing team by unlocking to BoxPath Unlimited now.

About

ShipShow Package Tracker

This app offers comprehensive package tracking across numerous carriers with AI-powered insights and a unique, customizable humor feature. It provides real-time notifications, flexible input methods, and seamless Amazon integration to keep you informed and entertained.

Highlights
  • Unlimited package tracking
  • AI-powered commentary
  • Customizable humor levels
  • Real-time notifications
  • Amazon account integration
  • Folder organization
  • Screenshot and email import
Features
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Now on iPhone, Mac, the web, and in Claude and ChatGPT. Track unlimited packages across 1,000+ carriers, free for personal use. Connect Amazon once and your orders show up on their own, with everything that ships in one box shown as one package. And when the wait gets long, ShipShow can roast your 2 a.m. impulse buys. Only if you let it. Most tracking apps cap how many packages you can follow and lock notifications behind a subscription. ShipShow doesn't. Add as many shipments as you want, track them across 1,000+ carriers worldwide, and get an alert the moment something moves. That part costs nothing. FREE, ACTUALLY FREE - Unlimited packages for personal use across 1,000+ carriers: local, regional, international, freight. - Real-time alerts when a package ships, moves, stalls, or lands on your doorstep. - Folders for orders, gifts, returns, and "why did I buy this." - Attach a photo to any package so you remember what's actually coming. - Add tracking numbers by typing, pasting from the clipboard, or scanning the label with your camera. AMAZON ON AUTOPILOT Connect your Amazon account and your orders appear on their own. No hunting through emails for tracking numbers. - Ordered five things that shipped in one box? You see one package. Other trackers list all five separately until your list is a mess. - Endless product titles get trimmed to something you can read in a second, with product images as thumbnails. - Works across 22 regions, including amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, and amazon.co.jp. - Your login never leaves your device. We can't see it. ASK CLAUDE OR CHATGPT WHERE IT IS Connect ShipShow to Claude, ChatGPT, or any app that can talk to an MCP server, and ask in plain words. "What's arriving this week?" "Where's the lamp?" A TRACKER WITH OPINIONS ShipShow comments on your packages. You decide how much attitude it gets. - Slide the humor from dry and cold up to a full roast. - Optional profanity, off by default. - Prefer silence? Turn the commentary off and you have a fast, polite tracker. SHIPSHOW PRO (7-day free trial) Stop typing tracking numbers entirely. - Forward an order confirmation email and the tracking number appears in ShipShow on its own. - Share a screenshot or photo of a label and ShipShow reads it for you. - Smart Folders that fill themselves from the filters you pick. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Keep your entire package history forever. - API access to feed your tracking data into your own apps and workflows. - Let Claude or ChatGPT add packages and sort them into folders for you. - Beta builds and new features first. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Phone, Mac, browser, and Claude or ChatGPT. Your packages stay in sync across all of them, so it doesn't matter which one you grab. Go download it. Your packages aren't going to mock themselves. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.shipshow.net/privacy

Screenshots

BoxPath4 screens
ShipShow Package Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoxPath at 5.0 against ShipShow Package Tracker's 4.5. ShipShow Package Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. BoxPath sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShipShow Package Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BoxPath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipShow Package Tracker has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxPath ships an update every 21 months, ShipShow Package Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BoxPath versus ShipShow Package Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxPathShipShow Package Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews—72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAdam MorroneBellshare Inc

Customer experience

BoxPath

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShipShow Package Tracker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoxPath

One-time1
  • BoxPath Unlimited$4.99
2 purchases

ShipShow Package Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Month-to-Month Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Year-to-Year Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is BoxPath free?
BoxPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShipShow Package Tracker free?
ShipShow Package Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoxPath or ShipShow Package Tracker?
BoxPath is rated higher. BoxPath averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ShipShow Package Tracker averages 4.5 from 18 ratings.
Do BoxPath or ShipShow Package Tracker have ads?
Neither BoxPath nor ShipShow Package Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoxPath or ShipShow Package Tracker?
BoxPath ships an update every 21 months, and ShipShow Package Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, BoxPath was updated on October 2, 2026 and ShipShow Package Tracker on September 29, 2026.

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