# BoxSmartly > BoxSmartly is a moving box inventory app for iPhone and iPad (iOS 17+). Give every packing box a QR label, then scan or search to instantly find what you packed. Free to start, with a one-time Pro upgrade: $34.99 standard, $19.99 or $13.99 in some regions. No account required. Family Sharing enabled. Made by an independent developer — not a warehouse or business inventory system. Works with any container you pack: cardboard moving boxes, plastic totes, storage bins, rented moving crates, and removal boxes or packing cartons outside the US. In the app, every container is tracked as a box. Also known as: Box Smartly, BoxSmartly App. ## Pricing and plans BoxSmartly is a moving box inventory app for iPhone and iPad. Start free, upgrade once when you outgrow the caps. No account required. ### Free — $0 Everything you need to try the app on a small move. **Caps:** - Up to **10 boxes** - Up to **10 items per box** - Up to **15 checklist tasks** **Included:** - Four free labeling methods — print Avery sheets, use blank claim labels, pair your own stickers, or write your own code by hand (no printing or scanning) - Voice entry for adding items - Scan a box to see its contents - Search across every box and item - Optional iOS Spotlight search, off by default (turn on in Settings) - Home Screen and Lock Screen widget showing packing progress - Branded inventory PDF export - 15-task moving checklist - Post-move Unpacking Flow (guided, room-by-room, with a per-box tip and search-to-find) - Keep With Me — a free list for boxes that travel with you, not the truck. ### Pro — $34.99 one-time (USD) A single in-app purchase — no recurring charge for this tier. **Regional prices (USD equivalent):** - Standard — $34.99: e.g. United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan - Middle — $19.99: e.g. Argentina, Albania, Algeria, Armenia - Low — $13.99: e.g. India, Pakistan The App Store charges in your local currency, so the exact amount may differ. **Everything in Free, plus:** - Unlimited boxes, items, and checklist tasks - Box photos and the Box Gallery view - iCloud backup to your own private iCloud account - CSV export for spreadsheets, alongside the free branded PDF export - Suggested unpacking order and Tonight's Essentials list, both personalized further with Apple Intelligence - Smart features included at no extra cost - Moving Day Manifest, Utility Setup Tracker, and AI Packing Coach — new in this release. ### Platform and requirements - iPhone and iPad - iOS 17 or later - **Not available on Android** - **No account required** — your inventory lives on your device - **Family Sharing** is enabled: one purchase covers up to six family members - The Pro purchase is **giftable** via the App Store ## Frequently asked questions ### What's the best way to keep track of what's in each moving box? Number every box, log what goes in it as you pack, and label it with the room it's going to. A searchable list beats writing the contents on the box — you can find "phone charger" without opening five boxes. BoxSmartly does this on iPhone and iPad: label each box, tote or bin, add items by typing or voice, then scan the label or search to see which box has it. ### Is it really a one-time price? Yes. Pro is a single in-app purchase ($34.99 in the US; lower in some regions) with no recurring charge for this tier, and existing purchasers keep their original price. There are no ads anywhere in the app. Family Sharing is enabled, so one purchase covers up to six family members, and you can gift it through the App Store. ### Do I need an account? No account, no sign-up, no password. Download BoxSmartly and start packing immediately. Your boxes, items and lists stay on your iPhone or iPad, and on Pro you can back them up to your own private iCloud account if you want a copy elsewhere. ### Does it work without internet? Yes for the parts you use while packing: creating boxes, adding items, printing or pairing labels, scanning QR codes and searching all work with no connection. iCloud backup is an optional Pro feature that syncs through your own private iCloud whenever you're back online. ### What if I don't want to print labels? Sure — skip printing entirely and write your own code on the box. Every box gets a short code with nothing to print or scan to set up; write it on with a marker and type it back into the app to find that box later. If you'd rather stick with a QR code, you can pair your own stickers by scanning a blank QR code, or scan blank claim labels and assign them to boxes as you pack. All four labeling methods are free. ### Does BoxSmartly work with plastic totes and storage bins, not just cardboard boxes? Yes. In the app every container is a "box," and it doesn't matter what it's made of. Cardboard moving boxes, plastic totes, storage bins, suitcases and rented moving crates all work the same way: give it a label, add what's inside, then scan or search to find it. On curved or textured plastic, the hand-written code or your own stickers can be easier than a paper label. ### Can I use BoxSmartly with rented moving crates? Yes. Crate rental companies usually ask you to remove labels before returning the crates, so pick a method that comes off cleanly. With the hand-written code, BoxSmartly generates a short code for each box; write it on the crate's label with a marker, then type it back in to find that crate. Choose your labeling method before your first box — it applies to the whole move. Check your rental company's label rules first. ### I'm moving house outside the US — does it work with removal boxes and packing cartons? Yes. Removal boxes, packing cartons and moving boxes all work the same way, and the app is in English. The printable QR label sheets are sized for US Avery 5163 and 5160 labels, so outside the US the hand-written code or your own QR stickers may be the easier choice. Core capture, scanning and search work offline. ### What devices are supported? iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later. Android isn't supported yet. Speaking a sentence to add several items, and box summaries, need Apple Intelligence outright: iOS 26 on Apple Intelligence–capable hardware (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an M-series iPad), with Apple Intelligence turned on in Settings. Everything else — including the Packing Coach's curated answers — works on any supported iPhone or iPad; only the Coach's generated answers to questions outside its library need Apple Intelligence too. ### What do the smart features do? Photo-to-items, packing tips, room suggestions, and the Packing Coach's curated answers all work in Pro on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. Adding a box by speaking, one-line box summaries, and the Packing Coach's generated answers to questions outside its library need Apple Intelligence on supported devices — all included in Pro at no extra cost. ### Can I use BoxSmartly after the move? Yes. Your boxes, items and labels stay exactly as you left them once the move is done, so plenty of people keep BoxSmartly running as a permanent inventory for the garage, the attic, the basement or a rented storage unit — scan a box and you know what's inside. ### What happens to my boxes if I stay on Free? Nothing is ever deleted or locked away. You keep every box, item and photo you've already created, and you can still scan, search, edit and print labels for them. The free limits only stop you adding beyond 10 boxes, 10 items per box, and 15 checklist tasks. ### Does BoxSmartly upload my photos or data? The smart features never upload anything — suggestions are generated on your device, and an Add-from-Photo picture is never saved. Your optional iCloud backup on Pro goes to your own private iCloud, not to us. With your consent, the app also sends anonymous usage counts, like which screens are opened — never item, box or room names, photos, location, or search text. ### Can I add items by voice? Yes, and the basic version is free for everyone: hold the mic and speak one item at a time. With Pro on a device that supports Apple Intelligence, you can speak a whole sentence and it becomes several items, each with its own packing tip. It's the same mic either way — it just does more on a capable device. ### Can I export my inventory? Yes. Every tier can export a branded PDF of a box or the whole move for free. Pro adds a CSV export — raw box, item and room rows — for spreadsheets. ### Can I find a box from outside the app? Yes, if you turn it on. Settings has an optional Spotlight search toggle — off by default — that lets iOS surface your boxes by name, so you can find one without opening BoxSmartly first. ### Is there a widget? Yes — a free Home Screen and Lock Screen widget shows how many boxes you've packed, broken out by room, right from your device. ### Is there help for unpacking, too? Yes — for free. A guided, room-by-room unpacking queue lets you mark boxes off, skip, and undo as you go, with progress tracked across the whole move and a quick tip on every box. Search finds an item mid-unpack and takes you straight to the right box, even in another room. Pro adds a suggested unpacking order and a ready-made list of tonight's essentials, both included at no extra cost — the suggested order and tips get more personalized on devices with Apple Intelligence. ### What's new for moving day itself? A Moving Day Manifest to check boxes onto the truck and off again, a Utility Setup Tracker for switching over electric, water, gas, and internet, and a free Keep With Me list for what travels with you. All three are new — the Manifest and Utility Tracker are Pro, Keep With Me is free for everyone. ## Links - Website: https://boxsmartly.com - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/boxsmartly-moving-boxes/id6785816410?pt=129101572&mt=8 - Summary: https://boxsmartly.com/llms.txt - Support: https://boxsmartly.com/support - Contact: hello@boxsmartly.com Last updated: October 2026