Comparison

MoveBox vs Homeshift

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

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MoveBox

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Find what you need tonight, then check which boxes actually arrived. MoveBox connects your moving plan, numbered boxes, selected trips and first-night essentials on iPhone and iPad. PACK AND FIND THE RIGHT BOX Give each box a permanent physical number, a destination room, contents and a photo. Search labels, contents and rooms; filter fragile, heavy and open-first boxes. Eight room colors also appear on printable labels and the manifest. Duplicate similar boxes, mark them unpacked and see packing and unpacking progress. Pro rapid packing keeps the room and handling choices ready for the next box. Pro galleries hold up to 12 ordered photos per box, with a chosen cover and full-size zoom. CONNECT YOUR FIRST NIGHT Start with 18 editable essentials, add your own and link each need to its actual box. The locator shows where it is and whether that box is packed, loaded or confirmed at the destination. An unchecked delivery stays outstanding. CHECK EACH SELECTED TRIP Choose the exact boxes leaving together, check loading and record departure. Reconcile arrivals by room, correct a mistaken check, record delivery issues and resolve them. Dated movement notes keep the event time separate from the time you recorded it. These are your manual checks, not live vehicle tracking. KEEP A DATED HANDOFF Pro saves a frozen trip handoff PDF with the selected inventory, departure and recorded checks. Later box edits or arrival checks do not rewrite that saved document. Open the complete native PDF, then save, share or print it. PLAN BEFORE MOVING DAY Set your moving date and work through an editable eight-week plan with 48 tasks, practical notes and completed weeks that fold away. Keep 25 editable address-change entries, using regional government and postal-service examples for a new move. Compare mover quotes with contacts, notes and historical Canadian-dollar amounts; mark your choice booked. PRINT AND TAKE YOUR RECORDS Pro includes numbered box-label PDFs, a room-grouped inventory manifest PDF, a moving-day checklist PDF and inventory CSV for spreadsheets. Preview the actual documents before saving, sharing or printing. Complete JSON backups include boxes, photos, rooms, plan, lists, quotes, trip history and saved handoffs. Review an incoming backup before replacing the current move; MoveBox first verifies a separate local safety copy. Backup and recovery remain available without Pro. FREE AND PRO A new installation can save one useful box with one photo, try one single-box trip and use the first two weeks of the plan, essentials, address list and quotes. Existing installations retain their prior ten-box allowance. Saved records remain accessible and editable when Pro is inactive. Pro adds unlimited boxes, multiple selected trips, room arrival reconciliation, rapid packing, ordered photo galleries, frozen handoffs, all eight weeks and PDF/CSV exports. Choose Monthly, Yearly or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Apple Account settings. Eligible introductory offers disclose the first month and regular renewal price before purchase. Restore existing purchases with the same Apple Account; Lifetime has no renewal. No MoveBox account is required. Moving records stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. Contact Support sends the message and diagnostics you review. Privacy: https://innovalabworks.com/a/movebox/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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/

Screenshots

MoveBox4 screens
Homeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Homeshift at every 5 days against MoveBox's fortnightly. MoveBox's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. MoveBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Homeshift sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoveBox ships an update fortnightly, Homeshift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MoveBox versus Homeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoveBoxHomeshift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorksPeter Bognar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MoveBox

One-time1
  • MoveBox Lifetime$79.99
6 purchases

Homeshift

Subscriptions2
  • Homeshift Cloud Month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Homeshift Cloud Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Scanning$4.99
  • Planning$4.99
  • Unlimited$9.99
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  • Homeshift Complete$14.99

Questions

Is MoveBox free?
MoveBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Homeshift free?
Homeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MoveBox or Homeshift have ads?
Neither MoveBox nor Homeshift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoveBox or Homeshift?
MoveBox ships an update fortnightly, and Homeshift every 5 days. Most recently, MoveBox was updated on October 23, 2026 and Homeshift on October 24, 2026.

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