Home Inventory App for Insurance, Moving, and Household Items

What a home inventory is for

A home inventory is a record of the things you own and what they are worth. Most people only think about it after a fire, a flood, or a break-in, when they have to list everything from memory. A household inventory app lets you build that record in short sessions and keep it current as you buy, move, or sell things.

The same list helps in everyday situations too: you can find the serial number of a laptop, check when a warranty ends, see what is in a storage box, or show a buyer the receipt.

Set up your home inventory room by room

Start with the structure, then add items. A room-by-room layout is the easiest to keep up to date because you always know where an item belongs.

1. Create a collection for your home.
2. Add a Room field with your rooms, such as Kitchen, Living Room, Bedroom, Garage, and Basement. With Pro, you can also make a folder for each room, and subfolders for a closet, a shelf, or a numbered storage box.
3. Add fields for the other details you want to keep (see the list below). You can add or change fields later.
4. Start with the most valuable items: electronics, appliances, jewelry, furniture, and tools. Then do one room per session.
5. Add new purchases on the day you buy them. Take a photo of the item. With Pro, also add a photo of the receipt.

What to record for each item

After a loss, insurers usually ask what the item is, how you can prove that you owned it, and what it was worth. These fields answer those questions:

• Photos: one photo per item in the free version, up to 15 with Pro. With Pro, photograph the item, the serial number plate, and the receipt.
• Name, brand, and model: the details you need to find a replacement of the same kind and quality.
• Serial number: type it in a text field. If the serial number is printed as a barcode, you can scan it.
• Purchase date and price: what you paid and when.
• Current or replacement value: you enter the value yourself. The app does not estimate prices.
• Warranty end date: so you know if a repair is still covered. A date alert can remind you before the warranty ends.
• Room and condition: where the item is and whether it works, needs repair, or is broken.
• Notes and links: where you bought it, a link to the product page, or a policy number.

Use your home inventory for an insurance claim

After a loss, your insurer will ask what you owned, what it was worth, and how you can prove it. A photo of the item, the serial number, the purchase date, and (with Pro) a photo of the receipt make that answer much easier.

• Export the list (Pro): export a collection, a folder, or filtered items to Excel. You choose the fields, and the export can include the item photos.
• Keep a copy away from your home (Pro): a list that is only on a phone in the house can be lost with the house. With Pro, you can back up to Google Drive or use cloud sync.
• Update it once a year: check values and add new purchases before you renew your policy.

The app is not an insurer or an appraiser. It cannot tell you what your policy covers or promise that a claim will be paid. For a full list of what to document, see the home inventory checklist for insurance claims.

Use it when you move

Before a move, your inventory becomes your box list. Add a Box field (or, with Pro, a folder for each box), record which items you pack, and photograph fragile items before they go in. With Pro on Android, you can also print labels for your boxes. Read more in the guide to organizing storage boxes with QR codes and the moving inventory checklist.

Add items faster with barcodes and photos

Barcode and QR code scanning is free. Scanning saves the code to the item, so you can find the item again by scanning it. With Pro, barcode lookup can also fill in the product name, image, and description, and you can identify an item from a photo to fill in its details. The free version includes 5 lookups of each kind in total, so you can try them. You always check the result before you save it.

Many household items do not have a barcode: furniture, art, jewelry, or older tools. For those, take a photo and type the details. See how scanning works in the inventory app with barcode scanner page.

Offline use and privacy

Your inventory is stored on your device, and you can view and edit it without an internet connection. Cloud sync is optional and off by default; it is part of Pro. The app does not show ads and does not ask for access to your location.

Some features go online when you use them: barcode lookup sends the scanned code, and photo identification sends the photo you select. The app also sends usage analytics and error reports. Details are in the privacy policy.

Share the inventory with your family (Pro)

With Pro, you can invite family members to a collection as viewers or editors. Editors can add and change items, and viewers can only see the list. Everyone works with the same list.

Free vs Pro

You can build a home inventory with the free version: one collection with a Room field, a photo, and the details of each item. Pro is for people who want folders, several photos per item, a spreadsheet export, a backup outside the phone, or the inventory on several devices or with other people. The table shows the main differences; other features may also be part of Pro.

Who this app is not for

• You want the app to value your things. The app does not look up market prices or appraise items. You enter values yourself.
• You need a business asset system. If you need purchase orders, reports for a team, or detailed user permissions, a business inventory tool fits better.

Related guides and pages

Guides for building your home inventory, and pages for other things you keep at home.