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BoxTrack vs HomeZada for your home inventory

HomeZada is a whole-home management app with an inventory inside. BoxTrack is an inventory, box-label and moving app. Here's how to choose.

HomeZadaVSBoxTrackPax, BoxTrack's mascot, pointing
Pick HomeZada

if you want one place for your whole house: the inventory plus maintenance schedules, projects and home finances.

Pick BoxTrack

if you mainly want the inventory, with photos doing the typing, plus QR labels for boxes and bins and tools for moving and storage.

At a glance

YesHas itPaid plan or limitedPaid plan or limitedNoNoNot found on their siteNot found on their site
HomeZadaBoxTrack
FocusWhole-home managementInventory, boxes and moving
PhonesiPhone, Android, webAny phone's browser
Free optionYesFree plan with inventoryPaid plan or limitedFree for 1 box (5 items)
Photo AIYesYes, photos and videoYesYes, one item or a whole box
Insurance reportYesYesPDF report with photos and values
Excel exportYesYes, per the companyYesExcel and CSV
Maintenance and projectsYesNo
QR labels for boxes and binsNot found on their siteNot foundYes
Moving toolsNoNot its focusYesWeights, check-in, customs list
Ticks in the chart aboveOut of 7. ✓ counts 1, ½ (paid plan or limited) counts a half.
BoxTrack5.5
HomeZada5

We picked these rows and we make BoxTrack, so read it with that in mind. Every fact links to its source below.

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The details

Why this comparison

HomeZada and BoxTrack both help you keep a home inventory with photos and values, but they come at it from different directions. We make BoxTrack, and here's an honest comparison.

HomeZada

HomeZada is a home management platform for homeowners, on iPhone, Android and the web. Its inventory fills in rooms for you, groups things by category and shows value by room. The company says its AI picks out items in photos and video, and reads barcodes, receipts and name plates. It has a free plan that includes home inventory, and it makes reports for insurance. Beyond the inventory, it tracks maintenance and remodeling projects.

Some app store reviews complain about subscriptions, logins and crashes, so try it before you commit.

BoxTrack

BoxTrack runs in any phone's or computer's browser. Make a box for each room, closet or bin, and snap each thing. AI fills in names, quantities and replacement values, and a photo of a whole shelf or open box can give several items. You get used and replacement values, serial numbers, purchase dates and a PDF report with every photo and value, plus Excel and CSV export.

Where it's different: every box or bin gets a QR label you print on standard sticker sheets, and a scan with any phone camera shows what's inside. For a move, you get box weights, a moving-day check-in that shows which boxes haven't arrived, and a box-by-box customs list for moving abroad.

Our honest take

If you own a house and want to track its upkeep as well as your belongings, HomeZada covers more ground. If you rent, move often, use a storage unit, or just want the inventory done fast, BoxTrack is more focused. BoxTrack is new and a web app, and a whole home needs a paid plan after the free box, with a 72-hour free trial.

More: how to make a home inventory for insurance.

About BoxTrack’s plans: the free plan is 1 box with up to 5 items, with every feature to try. On paid plans, Starter has up to 5 boxes and 10 AI photo scans a month; Plus has up to 49 boxes, unlimited AI scans (whole boxes too), the insurance PDF report, Excel and CSV export, sharing and custom fields; Unlimited adds unlimited boxes and Ask Pax, the AI assistant. New accounts get 72 hours free on any paid plan.