Compare home inventory apps
Owning things isn't one task. You need to know what you have, take care of it while it's yours, and eventually pass it along or let it go. Most apps are built around acquiring more. Stuffolio is built around understanding what's already here. This page is a calm, honest comparison so you can pick what fits your household.
Two Approaches: Snapshot vs Lifecycle
"Home inventory" can mean different things. Most apps do a great job with a snapshot: what you own, where it is, and how to export a report. Stuffolio is built around something slightly different: ownership changes over time, and the history becomes useful.
Snapshot inventory
Best when the goal is documentation: insurance, moves, audits, and organizing by rooms/boxes.
- "What do we own right now?"
- Photos, categories, locations
- Exports & reports
- Often optimized for labeling, folders, and simple workflows
Lifecycle ownership (Stuffolio)
Best when the goal is decisions over time: coverage changes, repairs, support claims, and remembering what was actually worth buying.
- Acquire → Own → Move On
- Warranty phases (what's covered now, not just expiration)
- Support/claim context (case numbers, RMAs, outcomes)
- Decision memory: "Would I buy this again?"
Identify the item, find manuals and DIY help/parts, and make a smarter purchase decision.
Warranties, coverage phases, maintenance, repairs, recall alerts, and support/claim history.
Decide repair vs replace, track donations for tax deductions, record "would buy again," and pass along with context.
Feature Comparison
Every app in this list handles the basics: photos, categories, notes, and export. The rows highlighted below show where they differ — features only Stuffolio offers are marked with a subtle highlight.
"Not documented" means we couldn't verify it from public sources.
| Feature | Stuffolio | Under My Roof | Itemtopia | Sortly | Home Contents | Nest Egg | Everspruce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision | iPhone, iPad, Web | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision |
| Quick Item Entry | ✓ Photo, voice, receipt scan, import | ✓ Voice entry mode | ✓ Voice, receipt forward | ✓ Batch import | ✓ Quick camera mode | ✓ Barcode auto-fill | ✓ Batch mode |
| AI Item Identification | ✓ Stuff Scout (photos) | ◐ Apple Intelligence | ✓ Item Intelligence | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI Product Research | ✓ Manuals, parts, values | ✗ | ◐ Value estimation | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ Online price check | ✗ |
| Warranty Tracking | ✓ With coverage phases | ✓ Standard + renewable | ✓ Expiry reminders | ◐ Date-based alerts | ◐ Basic info storage | ◐ Expiry alerts | ◐ Date field (Plus only) |
| Coverage Phases (Full → Parts Only) | ✓ | Not documented | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Component-Based Warranties | ✓ Per-part coverage | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Apple Wallet Warranty Cards | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Product Recall Alerts (CPSC) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| RMA/Claim Tracking | ✓ Full workflow | ✓ Claims management | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Support Call Logging | ✓ Rep names, case numbers | Not documented | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Maintenance Reminders | ✓ Category-based | ✓ With notifications | ◐ AI-assisted | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Product Ratings | ✓ 1–5 stars + "Buy Again" | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Value Tracking Over Time | ✓ Snapshots + depreciation | ◐ Multiple valuations | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Purchase values | ✗ | ◐ Current value (Plus) |
| Price Watch (Replacement Cost) | ✓ History, alerts, charts | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Insurance Documentation | ✓ Profile + claim prep | ✓ Coverage analysis | ◐ Export | ✓ Reports | ✓ PDF reports | ◐ CSV/HTML export | ✓ Export |
| Donation Tracking (Tax Deductions) | ✓ FMV + tax records | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Estate/Legacy Planning | ✓ Legacy Wishes | ◐ Heir assignment | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Loan Tracking (Lend/Borrow) | ✓ With reminders | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Lending tracker | ✗ |
| iCloud Sync | ✓ Your iCloud | ✓ Your iCloud | ◐ Cloud sync | ◐ Sortly cloud | ◐ iCloud or WiFi | ◐ iCloud/Dropbox | ◐ Cloud backup |
| Family Sharing (Apple) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | ◐ Per-user pricing | ◐ Per-user pricing | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ Up to 3 users free |
| Household Sharing (Real-time) | ✓ Real-time sync + permissions | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | ✗ | ✗ | Not documented |
| Barcode Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ 7+ formats | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ UPC auto-lookup | ✓ QR codes |
| Languages | English | English | English | English | English | 32 languages | English |
| Siri & System Integration | ✓ 25+ commands, Spotlight, Widgets, Visual Intelligence | ◐ Siri Shortcuts | ◐ Siri, Widgets | ✗ | ◐ Basic Siri | ✗ | ◐ Basic Siri |
| Export Formats | CSV, PDF, Excel | CSV | CSV, receipts | CSV, PDF | PDF reports | CSV, HTML | CSV, PDF |
| Pricing | $9.99 one-time + optional AI ($2.99/mo or $19.99/yr) | Free (10 items) or $34.99/yr | Free (20 items) or ~$50–79/yr | Free (100 items) or $24–149/mo | Free (25 items) or $5.99 one-time | Free lite or ~$5–10 IAP | Free (50 items) or subscription |
✓ = Supported ◐ = Partial/Limited ✗ = Not available Not documented = Could not verify
AI assistance when you ask — silent when you don't.
Unlike apps that analyze data continuously in the background, Stuffolio's AI runs only when you explicitly ask for help.
What "lifecycle" looks like in practice
A lifecycle approach only matters if it helps on real days: the day something breaks, the day you're on hold with support, and the day you're deciding whether to buy that brand again.
Warranty coverage phases
Many warranties change over time: full coverage early on, parts-only later. Some products have different periods per component. When something fails, Stuffolio shows what you're covered for today.
Apple Wallet warranty cards
Stuffolio generates Apple Wallet passes for your warranties. Pull up coverage at the repair shop without opening the app.
Recall alerts
Stuffolio checks your items against the CPSC recall database. If something you own is recalled, you'll know. None of the other apps in this comparison offer recall monitoring.
Support and claims history
Case numbers, rep names, what was promised, RMA details, outcomes. Boring until the third call, when it becomes the whole point.
Price Watch
That mixer you paid $350 for in 2022 costs $550 to replace today. Price Watch tracks replacement costs with history charts and alerts so you're never under-insured.
Donation tracking
Stuffolio tracks donations with fair market value so you have documentation at tax time. Organized data instead of scattered receipts.
Decision memory
Rate every item. Track "Would I buy this again?" Five years from now, you'll remember what held up and what didn't.
Privacy
Your inventory syncs through your iCloud, not ours. AI features send only what's needed for that query. We don't see your data and don't use it to train models.
Who is this for?
Stuffolio fits best when knowing what you own isn't enough and you need to decide what to do about it.
Homeowners with insurance
You need proof of what you own and what it would cost to replace. Stuffolio tracks replacement costs over time and generates claim-ready reports with photos and receipts.
Thrift shoppers and resellers
You find deals at thrift stores, flea markets, and garage sales. Stuff Scout identifies items from photos, Price Watch tracks what they're worth, and the full history travels with the item if you sell it later. Not just a flipping calculator — a place for everything you decide to keep.
People managing warranties
You're tired of digging through emails for case numbers and coverage details. Stuffolio keeps the full support history, tracks coverage phases, and puts warranty cards in Apple Wallet.
Families planning ahead
You want to document who gets what. Legacy Wishes lets you record intentions privately, shared only with the people you choose.
Anyone who's been burned by a bad product
You wish you'd remembered that the last one from that brand was terrible. Product ratings and the "Would I buy this again?" field build that memory over time.
Declutterers
You're downsizing or simplifying. Stuffolio tracks what you donate (with fair market value for tax deductions), what you sell, and what you let go. Legacy Wishes lets you earmark specific items for specific people — so the "Move On" phase is just as intentional as the "Own" phase.
If you mostly need a quick catalog for a move, a snapshot app may be a better fit. The section below has recommendations.
Where others excel
In fairness, here are areas where other apps may be a better match:
- Under My Roof has 3D room scanning, renovation tracking with before/after photos, and household supplies with low-stock alerts — features Stuffolio doesn't offer. It's an App Store Editors' Choice and the most mature consumer inventory app available.
- Itemtopia can generate AI-written sell listings with dedicated webpages — useful if you frequently buy and resell items. It also supports email receipt forwarding and 7+ barcode formats.
- Sortly is built for businesses and teams with web access, QR label printing, and permissions. Note: Sortly's pricing reflects this focus ($24–$149/month tiers) and may not fit personal use.
- Home Contents is the most affordable option at $5.99 one-time (no subscription). Straightforward, no-nonsense insurance documentation. If a simple catalog is all you need, it's hard to beat on value.
- Nest Egg supports 32 languages — far more than any competitor. It also has a lending/borrowing tracker and barcode auto-fill from a large UPC database.
- Everspruce can be a great fit if your priority is a simpler, less "system-like" experience.
- Memento Database is hard to beat for technical users who want to design their own database structure.
There isn't one "best" app. The best choice depends on what you want to accomplish. If what you want is a static catalog, you may prefer a snapshot-first app. If what you want is ownership history that helps future decisions, Stuffolio is built for that.
No other home inventory app can identify items from photos. Stuff Scout is a built-in feature of Stuffolio, not a separate app. Below, we show how it compares to dedicated identifier apps so you can see what you're getting as part of your inventory.
What Stuff Scout adds to your inventory
Stuff Scout is a feature, not a standalone product. But it holds up well against dedicated identification apps. Here's a reference comparison.
"Not documented" means we couldn't verify it from public sources.
| Feature | Stuff Scout (Stuffolio) | ValueMyStuff | Curio | Relico | Marcel | Antique Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, Web | iPhone, iPad | iPhone | iPhone | iPhone |
| Category Breadth | ✓ Thrift finds, vintage, collectibles, modern, tools, anything | ✓ Antiques, art, jewelry, collectibles | ✓ Antiques, art, collectibles | ◐ Antiques, vintage | ◐ Antiques, art, furniture | ◐ Antiques, art, collectibles |
| Multi-Photo Analysis | ✓ Primary + detail angles (maker's marks, labels, back) | ✓ Multiple uploads | ◐ Single photo | ◐ Single photo | ◐ Single photo | ◐ Single photo |
| Natural Language Refinement | ✓ Story-first: "It was my grandmother's, from Germany in the 1940s" | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Confidence Gate | ✓ Asks "Is this right?" before saving | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Context Veracity | ✓ Evaluates your notes critically; speculation treated as hypothesis | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Category-Specific Valuation | ✓ Routes to Reverb, eBay, etc. per item category | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Value Estimation | ✓ Multi-source (eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, etc.) | ✓ Expert appraisals | ✓ AI estimates | ✓ AI estimates | ✓ AI estimates | ✓ AI estimates |
| Expert Human Appraisal | ✗ | ✓ Certified appraisers | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Recent Sold Comparables | ✓ With platform, date, condition, links | ◐ | ◐ | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Historical Context / Provenance | ✓ Era, manufacturer, cultural significance | ✓ Expert research | ✓ Collector-grade research | ◐ Basic history | ◐ Basic history | ◐ Basic history |
| Analysis Depth Options | ✓ Quick ID (~15s), With Pricing (~35s), Full Appraisal (~55s) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Save to Full Inventory | ✓ One-tap save with warranties, insurance, lifecycle | ✗ | ◐ Own collection | ◐ Own collection | ✗ | ✗ |
| Receipt Scanning (OCR) | ✓ Auto-fills store, date, price | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pricing | Included with $9.99 app + AI ($2.99/mo or $19.99/yr) | From $9.99/appraisal or subscription | $39.99/yr | Free + premium | Free + premium | Free + premium |
✓ = Supported ◐ = Partial/Limited ✗ = Not available Not documented = Could not verify
What makes Stuff Scout different
You can talk to it
After Scout identifies an item, it asks: "Is this right?" Say "Almost" and you can add context in plain language. "It was my grandmother's, from Germany in the 1940s" tells the AI more than a dropdown ever could. The AI now evaluates your notes critically: specific facts (serial numbers, maker's marks) get verified against visual evidence, while speculation ("I think it might be...") gets investigated, not accepted blindly.
Real example: a violin scanned from photos alone was estimated at $300-500. Adding the maker's mark (Ernst Roth) raised it to $800-1,200. Adding the serial number and date (1945) reached $4,500.
Three depth levels
Quick ID (~15s) at the flea market. With Pricing (~35s) when you're deciding whether to buy. Full Appraisal (~55s) for the complete picture: history, collector notes, research tips, and marketplace comparables.
Identify, then take care of it
Dedicated identifier apps stop at "here's what it is." In Stuffolio, the scan is the first step of ownership. One tap saves the result, and from there you track warranties, monitor value, document for insurance, and plan who gets it someday.
When a dedicated identifier might be a better fit
If identification is your only need and you don't need inventory management, these apps are worth a look:
- ValueMyStuff connects you to certified human appraisers. If you need a formal valuation for insurance or estate purposes, a human expert carries weight that AI cannot.
- Curio is the most established collector identification app with 11,000+ ratings. Great for collection management without the full inventory overhead.
- Relico and Marcel offer fast AI identification with clean, focused interfaces.
- Antique Identifier covers a similar range for antiques and collectibles at a lower price point.
Stuff Scout's advantage is context: the identification flows into your inventory, where you track warranties, document for insurance, monitor value over time, and plan who gets it someday. It's not a better identifier. It's an identifier built into a better ownership system.
How Stuff Scout compares to thrift & flipping tools
Dedicated flipping apps help you buy low and sell high. Stuffolio helps you buy, keep, track, and eventually sell or pass along. Different tools for different goals.
- Underpriced AI ($12/mo, 30 scans) pulls resale pricing from eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, and more. Great if flipping is your only goal.
- ThriftAI (subscription) offers real-time AI item recognition with profit calculators and fee estimates.
- WorthPoint (subscription) is a deep database of sold auction prices going back decades. Best for obscure items with auction history.
Stuff Scout's advantage: identification is just the start. The item flows into your inventory, where you track what you paid vs. what it's worth now, document it for insurance, monitor value over time, and decide when to flip, keep, donate, or pass it on. Not just a flipping calculator — a place for everything you decide to keep.
See how it all works together on the Features page: warranty phases, AI identification, recall alerts, donation tracking, and more.
Cost Comparison Calculator
See how costs compare over time. Stuffolio's one-time purchase means you pay once and keep it — the AI subscription is optional.
Stuffolio
Under My Roof
Itemtopia
Sortly
* Prices based on publicly listed rates as of April 2026. Sortly's $24/mo is their lowest annual plan; monthly plans range up to $299/mo. Stuffolio without AI costs $9.99 total, regardless of how long you use it.
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