Comparison

Home·Inventory vs Whereable

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

Head to head
About

Home·Inventory

Features
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Home Inventory helps you organize and manage items around your home. You can record item names, categories, storage locations, purchase dates, and expiration dates, so you always know what you have, where it is, and what needs attention soon. It is especially useful for food, medicine, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and other household items that need regular checking. Key features: • Save and manage household items • Organize items by storage location • Track expiration and due dates • Get reminders before items expire • View simple inventory statistics • Supports Chinese and English Home Inventory is designed for people who want a clearer view of what they store at home and when items need to be used, replaced, or restocked.

About

Whereable

Easily track items, their locations, and expiry dates. Share inventory with family, manage moving boxes, and get smart reminders for medicine, cosmetics, and pantry items. Offers AI assistance for item creation and retrieval, with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Instant item search by name, room, or category
  • Expiry date and warranty tracking
  • Family sharing with customizable access
  • Moving mode with checklist and QR labels
  • AI-powered item creation and voice input
  • Dashboard with item value and expiring soon alerts
  • Exportable weekly reports
Features
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Whereable — where is it, and when does it expire? Find out instantly. Add an item with one sentence or a photo, and Whereable remembers the room, the box, the expiry date and the warranty. Share it with your family so nobody has to ask "where is the passport?" again. ■ FIND THINGS INSTANTLY Search by name, room, location, category or barcode. Siri can answer for you too: "Where are the passports in Whereable?" ■ NEVER MISS AN EXPIRY Expiry dates, period-after-opening (PAO) reminders, warranty tracking and low-stock alerts for the things you actually use — medicine, cosmetics, pantry, cleaning supplies. ■ FAMILY SHARING — NOT EVERYONE NEEDS AN ACCOUNT Add a name-only member for the grandparent or child who doesn't use a phone much, assign items to them, then pick a family member as their Guardian to help manage those items, including private ones. Invite up to 6 family members so everyone sees the same shelf, filter lists by owner, and decide per item whether it is shared with the family or private to you. Boxes can belong to a member too. ■ MOVING MODE Create boxes, pack with a checklist, seal them, print QR labels, then scan each box at the new home so everything goes back where it belongs. ■ TOPIC VIEWS Family medicine box, private medicine box, my cosmetics, my wardrobe — focused views that show what expires soon, what is running out and what you have not used in months. ■ AI BUTLER, PRIVATE BY DESIGN One-sentence item creation, voice input and photo tagging run on your device first, with private cloud or cloud fallback only when needed. Ask things like "which medicines expire soon?" or "what should I wear to meet a client tomorrow?". Your AI history and long-term memory stay on your device. ■ YOUR HOME AT A GLANCE Dashboard with total items, total value, expiring soon and a weekly report you can export as PDF for insurance. No ads. No selling your data. Available in English, 简体中文, Español, Deutsch, Français, 日本語 and 한국어. Whereable — smart item management for a more organized life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://whereable.techbrain.online/privacy

Screenshots

Home·Inventory4 screens
Whereable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Home·Inventory at 15.0 against Whereable'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Home·Inventory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Whereable sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home·Inventory ships an update every 2 weeks, Whereable weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Home·Inventory versus Whereable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome·InventoryWhereable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer陌鑫 段秀江 郭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Home·Inventory

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
5 purchases

Whereable

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Months trial$14.991 Year
  • Family Yearly3 Months trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime · Personal$39.99
  • Lifetime · Family$69.99

Questions

Is Home·Inventory free?
Home·Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whereable free?
Whereable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home·Inventory or Whereable have ads?
Neither Home·Inventory nor Whereable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home·Inventory or Whereable?
Home·Inventory ships an update every 2 weeks, and Whereable weekly. Most recently, Home·Inventory was updated on November 5, 2026 and Whereable on October 31, 2026.

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