ToteCubby vs ToolVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToteCubby
Organize your storage spaces by creating virtual rooms and adding storage units. Instantly find any item by typing its name, with results showing its exact location down to the container. Supports custom units, color-coded containers, and inventory printing.
- Instant live item search
- Visual storage unit layouts
- Customizable container colors
- Photo scanning for bulk item addition
- Printable inventory lists
- Data backup and restore
- Light and dark mode
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Create rooms like your garage, shed, closet, or pantry. Add storage units such as cubbies, shelves, toolboxes, drawer cabinets, and small parts organizers. Place color coded containers into grid layouts, then fill them with your items. The real power is search. Start typing and ToteCubby instantly shows you exactly where an item is stored, down to the room, unit, and container. Tap a result and the app scrolls directly to the highlighted container. Features: • Instant live search to find items as you type • Visual grid layouts for all storage units • 98 container colors to match real bins and totes • Photo scanning to snap a picture of a handwritten or typed list and bulk add items • Customizable unit types including cubbies, shelves, toolboxes, drawer cabinets, and small parts organizers • Room items for loose items that do not need a container • Move items between containers with a tap • Print your full inventory sorted by room • Backup and restore your data • Light and dark mode • All data stored locally on your device for privacy and speed Perfect for organizing garages, craft rooms, workshops, sheds, closets, pantries, and anywhere you store things. Free to use with up to 50 items. Upgrade to ToteCubby Pro for unlimited items at $1.99 per month. Privacy Policy: https://totecubby.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ToolVault
Manage your tool inventory, track loans, and monitor who has borrowed items. Organize tools with detailed information, including photos and purchase history. The free version supports up to 10 tools, with an optional Pro upgrade for unlimited features.
- Track tools and borrowers
- Monitor active and overdue loans
- Search and filter inventory
- Add tool photos and details
- Send borrower nudges
- Local JSON backup and import
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ToolVault helps you keep track of the tools you own, where they are, and who has borrowed them. Build a private inventory for your workshop, garage, club, or small team. Add tools with categories, brands, model numbers, locations, purchase details, notes, photos, serial numbers, and warranty dates. When someone borrows a tool, ToolVault keeps the loan history close to the tool and borrower, so you can see what is out, what is due back, and what is overdue. Features: • Track tools, borrowers, active loans, due dates, and loan history • Search and filter your inventory by status, category, brand, and location • See at-a-glance stats for active tools, active loans, overdue loans, collection value, and category distribution • Import selected contacts as borrowers • Add tool photos from your photo library • Send borrower nudges by message or email • Schedule local due-date reminders • Export and import a local JSON backup ToolVault is local-first. There is no account required and no cloud service required. Your inventory is stored on your device. The free version supports up to 10 active tools. ToolVault Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited tools, tool photos, reminders, borrower nudges, JSON backup export/import, custom categories, warranty tracking, serial-number fields, and Pro themes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ToteCubby at 5.0 against ToolVault's 1.0. ToteCubby also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. ToteCubby sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and ToolVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ToteCubby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | ToteCubby | ToolVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curtis Dove | Dale Townsend |
In-app purchases
ToteCubby
- ToteCubby Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
ToolVault
- ToolVault Pro$4.99









