Moving box inventory app with QR labels

Which box has the coffee maker?

BoxSmartly is the moving box inventory app that gives every packing box a QR label — scan it or search it to find anything you packed in seconds. No more digging through a wall of taped-up boxes.

Free to start · One-time upgrade · Core features work offline · No account needed

BoxSmartly home screen showing 8 boxes with status counts, box gallery, and room-coded box cards

How it works

From packing tape to peace of mind.

Three simple steps. No account, no setup, no learning curve.

1

Create a box

Add a box and list what goes inside. Type it, or tap the mic and speak.

2

Label it

Print a QR sheet, use your own stickers, scan a blank label to claim it, or skip printing and write your own code on the box.

3

Find it fast

On moving day, scan a box to see what's inside — or search every box for one thing.

Smart features

You still have to pack the box. You don't have to type what's in it.

Snap a photo of a packed box, get a packing tip on any item, or start from what people usually pack in a room — BoxSmartly proposes it, you approve before anything's added. On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, add a whole box by speaking one sentence, or get a one-line summary of what's inside. All included in Pro, no extra cost.

Say “a lamp, two picture frames, and a stack of books” and it becomes separate items, each with its own packing tip — generated on device, nothing added until you approve it.

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Interactive preview

Try BoxSmartly before you download

Tap through the story: from moving chaos to labeled, searchable boxes.

Cluttered moving day scene with cardboard boxes, tape, and packing paper

Step 01 / 10

Moving day is chaos.

Every box looks the same and nothing is where you think it is.

Unpacking

You know which box has the coffee maker. Now what do you open first?

Once the truck's unloaded, BoxSmartly keeps helping — box by box, room by room. Work through a guided unpacking queue, mark boxes off as you go, undo if you change your mind, and see your progress across the whole move. Pro adds a suggested order, a ready-made list of tonight's essentials, and a quick tip for every box — all included, no extra cost.

Unpack screen showing 40 boxes ready across 8 rooms, with Tonight's Essentials and per-room progress
All Boxes sheet showing a suggested unpack order that can be reordered by draggingTonight's Essentials card for a bathroom box with a quick handling tip and Mark unpacked and Skip for now buttons

Features

Built for real moving days.

Small details that make packing (and unpacking) feel calm.

01

FIND anything you packed.

Search every box by item, name, room, or tag. Type 'passports' and see exactly which box.

Search results for 'Wooden' finding items across Living Room, Kids Room, and Storage boxes

02

SCAN the box, see inside.

Point your camera at a QR label and instantly see what's packed — no unpacking to check.

Scanning a QR label on a moving box, showing Box 2 Living Room contents preview

03

TRACK every box, every room.

A room-coded dashboard with status from Packing to Delivered. Nothing left behind.

Grid of boxes color-coded by room with packing status and tags like Fragile, Sealed, Unpack First

04

ADD items by voice.

Hands full? Add items with on-device dictation — no typing, no accounts.

Add by Voice screen showing dictated items added hands-free to a box

05

PLAN the whole move.

A built-in checklist walks you from Before Move through Moving Day to Settle In — so nothing important slips.

Moving checklist grouped by Before Move, Moving Day, and Settle In with progress tracking

06

PRINT QR labels your way.

Three free ways to print or pair a QR label: detailed labels (Avery 5163), blank claim sheets (Avery 5160), or pair your own stickers. Prefer no printing at all? Write your own code by hand — see the FAQ.

Printable QR label sheet showing 8 boxes with room, name, and tag for movers

07

WIDGET packing progress, right on your Home Screen.

Add the BoxSmartly widget to see how many boxes are packed without opening the app — Home Screen and Lock Screen, always current.

Large BoxSmartly Home Screen widget showing 25 of 40 boxes packed, per-room progress bars, box status breakdown, and checklist progress
Medium BoxSmartly Home Screen widget showing a 25 of 40 progress ring next to the first four roomsSmall BoxSmartly Home Screen widget showing a 25 of 40 boxes packed progress ring

Private by default

What happens to your data?

No account required

Core features work offline

Inventory stays on your device

No ads, no ad tracking

No IDFA and no App Tracking Transparency prompt. Item names, photos, location and search text are never collected.

Pricing

One simple price. Yours for life.

Start free. Upgrade once when you're ready.

BoxSmartly Free versus Pro feature comparison
FeatureFreePro ($14.99 one-time)
BoxesUp to 10Unlimited
Items per boxUp to 10Unlimited
Checklist tasksUp to 15Unlimited
Box photosNot includedIncluded
Box GalleryNot includedIncluded
iCloud backupNot includedTo your own private iCloud
Smart featuresNot includedIncluded, no extra cost
Data exportBranded PDFBranded PDF + CSV for spreadsheets

Free

Start packing today.

Enough to try it end-to-end with your first few boxes.

$0to start
  • Up to 10 boxes
  • 10 items per box
  • 15-task moving checklist
  • QR labels (print or your own)
  • Voice entry
  • Scan & search
  • Optional iOS Spotlight search (off by default)
  • Branded inventory PDF export
One-time purchase. Yours for life.

Pro

Everything, unlocked.

For the whole move, and every storage box after.

$14.99one-time
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited boxes, items & tasks
  • Box photos + Box Gallery
  • iCloud backup to your own private iCloud
  • Smart features included, no extra cost
  • CSV export for spreadsheets
  • One-time purchase — no recurring charge for this tier
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FAQ

Good questions.

Still curious? Email hello@boxsmartly.com — a real person replies.

Is it really a one-time price?+

Yes. Pro is a single $14.99 in-app purchase with no recurring charge for this tier, and 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.

What devices are supported?+

iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later. Android isn't supported yet. Two smart features — speaking a sentence to add several items, and box summaries — additionally need Apple Intelligence: 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 works on any supported iPhone or iPad.

What do the smart features do?+

Photo-to-items, packing tips, and room suggestions work in Pro on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. Adding a box by speaking and one-line box summaries need Apple Intelligence on supported devices — both 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 — every suggestion is generated on your device, and an Add-from-Photo picture is never saved. The only thing that leaves your device is your own iCloud backup on Pro, which goes to your private iCloud account, not to us. You can turn it off any time.

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. Pro adds a suggested unpacking order and a quick tip for every box, both included at no extra cost — the suggested order and tips get more personalized on devices with Apple Intelligence, but the baseline works for every Pro user on iOS 17 or later.

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Pack smarter.
Find anything.

Free to start — upgrade once when you're ready.

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iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free to start

Muhammad Ali Shahid, founder of BoxSmartly

A note from the founder

Hi — I built BoxSmartly after one too many moves where “the kitchen box” turned out to hold bath towels. I wanted a moving box organizer that was dead simple: label a box with a QR code, note what’s inside, and actually find anything you packed later — by scanning, not guessing. No account, no ads. If it saves you one frustrated afternoon during your next move, it’s done its job.

— Muhammad Ali Shahid, Founder, BoxSmartly

About

About BoxSmartly

BoxSmartly is a moving box inventory app for iPhone and iPad. It gives every packing box a QR label and keeps a searchable list of what's inside, so you can find anything you packed with a scan or a search.

It's made by Muhammad Ali Shahid, an independent developer, and launched in July 2026. The app is free to start; a one-time $14.99 in-app purchase unlocks Pro. Family Sharing is enabled, so one purchase covers the whole household.

BoxSmartly is not a warehouse or business inventory system, not an insurance valuation tool, and not available on Android. It's a home-move and household-storage app for families.