BoxSmartly vs Homeshift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoxSmartly
Organize your move by scanning QR codes on boxes to quickly see their contents. Search for specific items across all boxes, track utility setup, and get AI-powered packing advice. Streamline your packing and unpacking process with smart tools and checklists.
- QR code scanning for box contents
- Search items across all boxes
- Voice-activated item entry
- Moving checklist with due dates
- Utility setup tracker
- AI-powered packing advice
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Which box has the coffee maker? Where did you put the passport? With BoxSmartly you scan a label or ask your home, and see exactly where it is. BoxSmartly is a QR-first organizer for the move and the home you keep. Pack with boxes and totes, label them your way, then map every room, shelf and bin so you always know where things are. FOR YOUR MOVE Free for up to 10 boxes, 10 items per box, and a 15-task checklist, with an optional Pro upgrade below. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a box or tote and list what's in it. 2. Label it with a printed QR, your own sticker, or a code you write by hand. 3. Scan a box to see its contents, or search everything to find one thing. FIND ANYTHING, FAST • Search every box by item, name, room, or tag • Find a box straight from Spotlight search • Filter by room or status so you always know what's where LABEL YOUR WAY • Detailed QR labels with box number, room, and tags (Avery 5163) • Blank QR sheets you claim as you pack (Avery 5160) • Your own third-party QR or barcode stickers • Or skip printing and scanning: write a short code on the box, type it back in to find it STAY ORGANIZED WHILE MOVING • A source room and a destination room for every box • Track status from Packing to Delivered, then a guided Unpacking Flow room by room • A moving checklist with due dates, plus Keep With Me for what rides with you • Packing progress in a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget • Add items by voice with on-device dictation PRO One-time purchase. Yours for life. Pro adds: • Unlimited boxes, items, and tasks, and backup to your own iCloud • Moving Day Manifest with a suggested load order, and a Utility Setup Tracker with day-of reminders • Packing Coach answers, AI-written on supported devices, plus a built-in library • Snap a photo of an open box for item suggestions, and get a quick packing tip while typing • A suggested unpacking order per room and a Tonight's Essentials pick, with per-box tips on supported devices • On supported devices: an AI summary of each box, and add items by speaking a full sentence • Box photos and the Box Gallery, and CSV export of your inventory FOR YOUR HOME Done moving? Set up Home and every box you packed becomes part of the home you keep. Not moving at all? Start with your rooms, shelves and bins. SET UP HOME — free for up to 15 things • Rooms and places inside places: room, cabinet, shelf, bin, as deep as you need • Ask your home: "where is the passport?" returns the room, shelf and bin • A photo, a category and notes on every item • One repeating job with a reminder, like changing the air filter • Recall Check for the US, UK, EU and Canada: check an item against official recall lists, one at a time, on your device • Inventory reports in PDF or CSV • 30 days to undo a deletion BOXSMARTLY HOME SUBSCRIPTION Monthly or yearly, and it adds: • Unlimited items • What you paid, condition, warranty, serial numbers, receipts, manuals, and what you've lent out • More repeating jobs, and reminders before a warranty ends or a loan is due • Recall Check for everything you own, with alerts • Smart cataloguing from a photo, and backup to your own iCloud Charged to your Apple Account. Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account required • Core capture, scanning, and search work offline • Your inventory stays on your device, and is backed up to your own iCloud with Pro or Home • Recall Check matches on your device; the list of what you own is never sent anywhere • Smart suggestions run on your device or with Apple's Private Cloud Compute, never stored. Your photos are never uploaded for smart suggestions. • No ads Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Homeshift
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Homeshift is a moving inventory for iPhone and iPad. It is for anyone who is moving and does not want to search through twenty boxes to find one thing. You pack a box, photograph what went into it and stick a QR label on top. Three weeks later the boxes are standing in the new place and you are looking for the kettle. You scan the label and see straight away what is in which box. Homeshift keeps everything on your device: boxes, items and photos. The app works without an account and without an internet connection. If you are moving with somebody else, you can sign in and share the move. That part is optional. BOXES AND ROOMS • Number, title, room and note for each box • Status from Open through Packed and Arrived to Unpacked • Mark a box as fragile, attach photos • Search across every box and its contents RECORDING THE CONTENTS WITHOUT MUCH TYPING • Quick entry understands quantities: "4 plates" becomes 4x plate • Photograph the contents of a box and add the recognized items with one tap • Scan labels and printed text live with the camera • Packing suggestions that fit the room • Image recognition runs on the device. No photo leaves your iPhone. QR LABELS TO STICK ON • Print-ready labels with a QR code, box number, title and room • One scan opens the box directly in the app • All labels at once as a PDF, and you decide what goes on them TASKS WITH A TIMELINE • 58 suggestions for a move, sorted into paperwork, packing, old place, new place, moving day and afterwards • The due dates follow moving day. If the date moves, the tasks move with it • A date you set yourself stays unchanged • Task board with Backlog, Active and Done, with drag and drop on iPad NOT ONLY BOXES • Furniture list with what happens to each piece: take it along, sell it or dispose of it • Damage report for the handover, with severity, photos and PDF export • Storage for the cellar, the attic and lockups, kept apart from the move and with its own labels • AR mode that shows you the contents above every box in the room • Several moves side by side, switched with one tap MOVING TOGETHER, IF YOU WANT TO • Sign in with Apple or Google, put the move into the cloud and invite helpers by link or QR code • Changes appear on every device right away • Roles: work along, or read only • Photos are transferred only if you switch that on • You can stop sharing at any time and delete your account in the app at any time ON IPAD • A sidebar instead of a tab bar, list and detail side by side • The same data as on the iPhone EXPORT AND BACKUP • PDF manifest, CSV table or JSON archive • If you want it, syncing between your own devices through your own iCloud account, photos included and without an account with us • Widget with a countdown to moving day and your packing progress Homeshift follows the language of your device. HOMESHIFT CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION The app is free and works without an account. Only moving together through the cloud is a subscription: • Homeshift Cloud, monthly, 1-month term • Homeshift Cloud, yearly, 12-month term The price in your currency is shown in the app and under "In-App Purchases" on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within the last 24 hours of that period. You can manage and cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://homeshift.ch/en/privacy/
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Verdict
BoxSmartly and Homeshift are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BoxSmartly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Homeshift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BoxSmartly ships an update weekly, Homeshift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoxSmartly | Homeshift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Ali Shahid | Peter Bognar |
In-app purchases
BoxSmartly
- BoxSmartly Pro$14.99
Homeshift
- Scanning$5.99
- Planning$5.99
- Unlimited$6.99
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- Homeshift Complete$14.99








