WhereMate vs StowVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhereMate
Record where you store items using voice, text, or photos. Quickly retrieve the location, associated notes, and images of anything you've saved. Organize items within boxes and print QR labels for easy scanning.
- Log items with voice, text, or photos
- Fast retrieval of item location and notes
- Organize items within boxes
- Printable QR labels for boxes
- Private, on-device storage
- Light and Dark mode support
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Put it away. Find it later. Just say where you put something — "the charger is in the kitchen junk drawer" — and WhereMate files the thing and the place. Months later, ask, and see the place, the photo and your note. • Say it, type it, or snap a photo. One sentence is enough. • Find anything fast: the place first, then the box, the photo and your note. • Every save shows what was saved, with Undo and one-tap fixes. • Places hold boxes, and boxes hold things. Know what's in every box. • Print a QR label for any box, or save it as a PDF. Scan the label with WhereMate to see inside. • Made for iPhone and iPad, in Light or Dark. Private by design Your library stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing is sent to us. Speech and photo recognition run on your device. On supported devices, Apple's on-device language model helps understand what you said; everywhere else WhereMate's own rules do the same job, on your device. Simple pricing Free for your first 5 things. One purchase unlocks unlimited things and every label design. No subscription. If you used WhereMate before version 6.0, unlimited things stay free for you. Great for passports and documents, rings and keepsakes, chargers and spare keys, seasonal bins, storage units and moving boxes.
StowVault
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Know exactly what you own — and prove it when it matters. StowVault is a private, offline home inventory app. Catalog everything in your home room by room, attach photos and receipts, and generate polished PDF reports ready for insurance claims, moving, or estate planning. Your data stays yours. Everything is stored locally on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking — and it works anywhere, even without internet. ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Structure your inventory by property → room → item • Add photos, purchase price, serial number, and purchase date to every item • Attach receipts, warranty cards, and manuals right to the item • Find anything fast with instant search NEVER MISS A WARRANTY • Get a reminder 30 days before an item's warranty expires • See items with expiring warranties at a glance on the home screen INSURANCE-READY REPORTS • Export professional PDF reports with photos and estimated values • Totals per room and per property — exactly what insurers ask for • Pro: export a complete ZIP archive with the PDF plus every photo and document SAFE AND PORTABLE • One-tap local backup of your entire inventory • Restore on a new phone in seconds • Works in English and Thai FREE VS PRO Free: 1 property, up to 20 items, PDF export with watermark. Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): unlimited properties and items, watermark-free PDFs, full ZIP export. Perfect for homeowners, renters, collectors, and anyone preparing an insurance claim or a move. Download StowVault and take stock of what you own — before you need to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StowVault at 15.0 against WhereMate's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. WhereMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StowVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WhereMate ships an update weekly, StowVault every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhereMate | StowVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HS Technologies, LLC | Piyanat Saphiman |
In-app purchases
WhereMate
- Unlock WhereMate$9.99
StowVault
- Homebase Pro$0.99
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