Borrow vs HomeInventory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Borrow
Easily track items you lend to or borrow from friends. Features over thirty categories and automatic reminders to ensure timely returns. Syncs data across all devices for convenient access.
- Track lent and borrowed items
- Over 30 predefined categories
- Automatic reminders
- Contact friends via email, SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram
- Cross-device syncing
- Access data anytime, anywhere
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Do you sometimes lend DVDs or PC games to your friends? Do you occasionally borrow money for lunch at the cafeteria? Have you ever wondered who you lent your favorite CD to? With Borrow, you can easily track borrowed and lent items. Over thirty predefined categories make tracking a breeze. After a while, the app sends you a reminder. This way, you can remind your friends via email, SMS, WhatsApp, or Instagram to return your items or politely ask for an extension. This helps you keep track and ensures that nothing gets lost! Furthermore, Borrow works on all your devices and automatically syncs your data so you can access it anytime, anywhere.
HomeInventory
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Home Inventory makes it easy to keep track of what you own—and exactly where you put it. Organize your home the way it actually works. Create rooms and add locations within them, from closets and cabinets to shelves and drawers. Add household items to each space so you can find what you need without searching through the house. Use photos to make inventory faster. Photograph a space and Home Inventory can identify items in the image, helping you add multiple objects without entering everything individually. With Home Inventory, you can: • Organize items by room, closet, cabinet, shelf, drawer, or other location • Create locations inside other locations for detailed organization • Add photos to your rooms and storage spaces • Identify household items from a photo • Add and edit individual objects, including quantities and notes • Search your inventory to quickly find an item • See exactly where an item is stored • Keep track of recently added items Whether you’re cataloging an entire home or just trying to remember which drawer you put something in, Home Inventory gives everything a place—and helps you find it again. Find Anything. Anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeInventory at none against Borrow's 3. Borrow's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Borrow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HomeInventory asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Borrow | HomeInventory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Totzek | Kuhu Tanvir |
In-app purchases
Borrow
- Cup of Coffee$1.99
- Piece of Cake$3.49
- Pizza$7.99
HomeInventory
No in-app purchases








