Head to head

Cratify vs TotePilot.

TotePilot is a web app for organizing storage totes, with AI photo scans and free printable QR labels. Cratify runs on iPhone, Android and the web, built around your possessions, your collections and your household.

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Cratify page for Sam Parker showing his possessions as a photo grid: an amethyst geode and an ammonite fossil on Sam's Shelf, and black youth soccer cleats and a blue kids' backpack in the Mudroom Cubbies
Everyone in your household gets a page with what's theirs, and where each possession is kept.

The short version

Where Cratify is different.

Both use AI to fill in what you own from a photo, and both print QR codes. These are the three places they part ways.

Everything you own

Cratify is built around your possessions, wherever they're kept, with collections that span rooms and places and a page for each person. TotePilot is built around storage totes and what's inside them.

Apps for your phone

Cratify has apps for iPhone and Android, plus the web, all in sync. TotePilot runs in your browser and can be added to your home screen. Its blog says native apps are on its roadmap.

Your household, on the free plan

Sharing is included on every Cratify plan, including the free one. TotePilot's household sharing comes with its Pro plan, for 2 members.

Side by side

Cratify and TotePilot, point by point.

TotePilot's column comes from its own website, FAQ and blog, checked in October 2026.

Cratify compared with TotePilot
What to check Cratify TotePilot
Built aroundWhat the app expects you to track.
Homes: your possessions, your collections and your household, including who owns what.
 Storage totes and what's inside them. Each tote has a name and a place it lives, and its blog says a tote can be any container, from a toolbox to a suitcase.
DevicesWhere you and the people you live with can use it.
Apps for iPhone and Android, plus the web, all in sync.
 A web app for phones, tablets and computers that you can add to your home screen. No App Store or Google Play app as of October 2026.
Adding possessionsA whole home is hundreds of possessions. Entry speed decides whether you finish.
Snap a photo and AI names it, with a suggested category, description and tags. 50 AI scans a month free, unlimited with Lifetime. Multi-Scan names up to 15 possessions from one photo with Lifetime.
 Snap a photo of a tote's contents and AI detects the items and suggests names, categories and tags for you to review. Limited AI scans on Free, unlimited on Pro.
Where it's keptReal homes nest: a container on a shelf, in a closet, in a room.
Containers inside containers, in rooms and places. Open any container to see everything inside it, all the way down, with totals.
 Totes, each with a location. Search finds an item down to its location and tote name.
QR codes and labelsTelling what's in a container without opening it.
Print a QR code for any possession or container on any printer, free on every plan. Handmarks scan the name you already wrote (adding them comes with Lifetime).
 Free printable QR labels with your tote's name, on plain paper, Avery sheets or thermal label printers. Scanning one opens that tote's contents.
Sharing with your householdEveryone who lives there should be able to look it up.
Share a location, a room or a single container, as editor or view-only, with people on iPhone, Android or the web. Included on every plan.
 Household sharing on Pro, for 2 members, who can view, search, scan and update items. The owner can keep a tote private.
Photos per possessionFront, back, serial number, receipt.
Up to 20 photos per possession with Lifetime.
 1 photo per item on Free, up to 3 on Pro.
What it costsAs of October 2026.
Free for up to 250 possessions. Lifetime is $49.99 once, a launch price rising to $99 on Dec 1, 2026. It never renews.
 Free for up to 5 totes. Pro is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year.

TotePilot's plans and features may change. Its website has the current answers.

An honest take

Who should pick TotePilot.

TotePilot is a focused tool for storage totes, and its free printable labels are a real plus. For some households it's the better fit.

Pick TotePilot if…

What you want to track lives mostly in storage totes.

  • You want free printable QR labels that show each tote's name, on plain paper, Avery sheets or a thermal label printer.
  • You'd rather use a web app you add to your home screen than install one from an app store.
  • You want search that reads text in your photos, like model and serial numbers, with Pro.
  • You're moving and want a lost tote's label to show your name and email to whoever scans it.
  • You'd like a PDF inventory report and a ZIP export of your data, with Pro.

Pick Cratify if…

You want to know everything you own, not just what's in storage.

  • You want apps from the App Store and Google Play, plus the web, all in sync.
  • You want a free plan with no time limit, and one payment instead of a subscription when you need more.
  • You want to note whose each possession is, from the kids to the dog, with a page for each person.
  • You want collections that span rooms and places, like the camping gear or the holiday decorations.
  • You want to share with the people you live with on every plan, including the free one.

Both let you start free, so you can try each with a few of your own possessions before you decide.

Adding possessions

One photo. Every possession named.

Point your camera at a shelf, a closet or a garage wall. Multi-Scan finds each possession in the photo, names it and files it in that container, and you can fix any name it got wrong.

  • One possession at a time works on every plan: 50 AI scans a month on Basic, unlimited with Lifetime.
  • Multi-Scan comes with Lifetime: up to 15 possessions from one photo.
  • Have three of the same possession? Set a quantity instead of adding it three times.
Cratify Multi-Scan on a garage shelf: fourteen possessions outlined and named, including a white cooler box, a camping lantern and a red plastic sled

Pricing

Free to start. Pay once, own it forever.

Your home isn't something you rent month to month, and knowing what's in it shouldn't come with a monthly bill.

Basic
$0 / forever
Start organizing today, no credit card
  • Up to 250 possessions
  • Up to 50 containers
  • 2 locations, 5 rooms
  • 50 AI scans per month
  • Sharing with your household
  • Print QR codes, and scan Handmarks your household adds
Start free
Stacky, the Cratify mascot, peeking out of a cardboard box Launch price
Lifetime
$49.99 once
Rises to $99 on Dec 1, 2026
  • Unlimited possessions, containers, rooms and locations
  • Unlimited AI identification
  • Multi-Scan: up to 15 possessions from one photo
  • Add Handmarks to any container
  • 20 photos per possession
  • Retail barcode scanning
  • Every future feature included
  • No subscription, no renewal
Get Lifetime

New accounts can try Lifetime free for 3 days first, with no card and no automatic charge.

FAQ

Cratify vs TotePilot, answered.

What's the main difference between Cratify and TotePilot?

TotePilot is a web app for organizing storage totes, with AI photo scans and free printable QR labels. Cratify has apps for iPhone and Android and runs on the web, and it's built around your possessions, your collections and who owns what, wherever they're kept.

Is TotePilot free?

TotePilot's Free plan covers up to 5 totes, with 1 photo per item and limited AI scans. Pro is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, as of October 2026, and adds unlimited totes, up to 3 photos per item, unlimited AI scans, household sharing for 2 members, and PDF and ZIP export.

Is Cratify free?

Yes. The Basic tier gives you 250 possessions, 50 containers, 2 locations, 5 rooms and 50 AI scans per month, free, with no time limit and no credit card. When you need more, Lifetime unlocks everything for one payment of $49.99 (launch price, rising to $99 on Dec 1, 2026).

Is Lifetime a subscription?

No. Lifetime is one payment that unlocks unlimited possessions and AI identification, Multi-Scan, adding Handmarks, product barcode scanning and every future feature. It never renews.

Does TotePilot have an iPhone or Android app?

Not as of October 2026. TotePilot runs in your browser, and you can add it to your home screen on iPhone or Android. Its blog says native apps are on its roadmap. Cratify has apps on the App Store and Google Play and runs on the web, all in sync.

Can my household share the inventory?

Both can. TotePilot's household sharing comes with Pro, for 2 members, who can view, search, scan and update items. In Cratify, you share a location, a room or a single container as editor or view-only, with people on iPhone, Android or the web, on every plan.

Can I print QR labels with Cratify?

Yes. Print a QR code for any possession or container on any printer, free on every plan. Handmarks scan the name you already wrote on a container (adding them comes with Lifetime).

More comparisons

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