Comparison

ToteCubby vs Truly Simple Inventory

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Truly Simple Inventory

Easily track your possessions for insurance, personal records, or collections. Log item details, attach photos of receipts and manuals, and receive warranty alerts. Organize by location and generate custom reports.

Highlights
  • Organize items by location
  • Full item records with photos
  • Warranty expiration alerts
  • Maintenance logs
  • Insurance report export
  • Serial number scanning
Features
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Truly Simple Inventory was built to help you track the things you own. Whether you’re a homeowner documenting belongings for insurance purposes, a renter keeping track of personal gear, a collector bringing order to your hoard, or just someone trying to remember all those serial numbers and warranty dates, this app gives you a reliable, easy-to-use record of your possessions. It's designed to be calm, practical, and highly functional. You can easily record where each item is kept in your house, what it cost, its serial number, and safely store photos of receipts and PDFs of user manuals. There's a one-time, lifetime in-app purchase that allows for an unlimited number of items and unlocks the export tools, but you can add up to 10 items and use all the core features for free, forever. Features: • Organize items by location (Living Room, Garage, Office, etc.) and drag them between rooms. • Full item records: easily log name, make, model, serial number, and purchase price. • Attach photos of the item, along with its receipt and user manual. • Set warranty expiration dates and get automatic alerts before they run out. • Maintenance logs: track service history, dates, costs, and notes (great for appliance repairs or oil changes). • Generate an "Insurance Report" export—a clean PDF grouped by location specifically designed for home insurance claims (CSV and general PDF exports also available). • Use your camera to automatically scan and read serial numbers. • Data syncs automatically across all your Apple devices via iCloud.

Screenshots

ToteCubby4 screens
Truly Simple Inventory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ToteCubby at 15.1 against Truly Simple Inventory's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ToteCubby sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Truly Simple Inventory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ToteCubby against 5.0 for Truly Simple Inventory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
ToteCubby versus Truly Simple Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToteCubbyTruly Simple Inventory
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurtis DoveColin Wright

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ToteCubby

Subscriptions1
  • ToteCubby Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
1 purchases

Truly Simple Inventory

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ToteCubby free?
ToteCubby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Truly Simple Inventory free?
Truly Simple Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToteCubby or Truly Simple Inventory?
ToteCubby and Truly Simple Inventory are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ToteCubby or Truly Simple Inventory have ads?
Neither ToteCubby nor Truly Simple Inventory shows ads.

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