Collections
A collection tracking app that knows where things live
Itemlist catalogs a collection the way it physically exists: shelves, boxes, binders inside boxes. Shareable with your household or a fellow collector, searchable down to the serial number, and clear about the collections it is the wrong app for.
Organization
Organized like the shelf it sits on
Most catalog tools give you a flat list with tags. A real collection does not live in a flat list. It lives in a binder, inside a box, on a shelf, in the spare room. Itemlist mirrors that: locations hold rooms, rooms hold containers, and containers nest inside other containers, so the binder inside the box on the shelf has an address. Items that sit out in the open go directly in the room.
Each item carries multiple photos plus fields for brand, model, value, condition and serial number. Search covers the name, notes, description, retailer, brand, model, serial number and condition, across every item, container, room and location at once. The question a collector actually asks is not "do I own this?" but "which box is it in?", and that is the question Itemlist answers.
The barcode scanner reads a code as text: it fills an item's serial number field, and it doubles as a search input, so you can pull up a cataloged item by scanning it. What it does not do is look anything up.
Sharing
A collection you do not keep alone
A collection is rarely one person's knowledge. Your partner wants to know which bin the holiday board games are in; a fellow collector helps you catalog a big haul. With Pro, you share a location with any Itemlist user, with editor and viewer roles, and the people you share with do not need Pro themselves. Everyone sees the same catalog, and updates sync to all of you.
The free tier is the full app capped at 100 items and 20 containers, with no cap on locations, so home, the storage unit and the parents' attic can all live in one inventory before you pay anything. CSV export is free too. The honest limitation: Itemlist runs on iPhone and iPad only, so it is not the pick for an Android household.
Per location on Pro. The people you share with do not need Pro.
Honest scope
When Itemlist is the wrong tool
Some collections want a vertical app, and pretending otherwise would waste your time. If you collect vinyl and want to scan a record and get the pressing, artist and market price filled in, you want a Discogs-style app. If you catalog books and expect ISBN lookup, you want an app built on a book database. If you track trading cards for their market value, you want a price tracker.
Itemlist does none of that. It does not auto-fill artist, title, edition or pricing data, and we would rather tell you that here than have you find out after downloading. What it is: one simple place for what you physically own and where it is, across every kind of collection at once, in the same app that tracks the rest of your home.
The field
Other collection apps worth knowing
We build Itemlist, so read these with that in mind. Every app here was verified live against the App Store in July 2026.
iCollect Everything.
The long-running category leader, with 13,290 App Store ratings and an update as recent as June 2026. If you want a dedicated collections app with per-category depth, this is the incumbent to look at first.
Classifier Collection Tracker.
A smaller direct competitor, rated 4.52 from 65 ratings and updated in April 2026. Actively maintained, much earlier in its life.
Shelf.
Takes a social angle on collecting, at 42 ratings. Worth a look if showing your collection to other collectors is the point for you.
My Collections.
Another small dedicated tracker, at 43 ratings.
Several names that still appear in older roundups have gone unmaintained or left the App Store entirely, which is why this list is short. We only name apps we could verify as alive.
FAQ
Collection tracking questions
Can I use Itemlist for multiple types of collections?
Yes, and in one inventory. The hierarchy is generic: a location holds rooms, rooms hold containers, and containers nest inside other containers. Vinyl on one shelf, board games in the closet, trading cards in binders inside a box. Each collection gets the structure it physically has, and search covers all of them at once.
Does the barcode scanner look up titles, artists or prices?
No. The scanner reads a barcode as text: it fills the serial number field on an item, and it works as a search input, so you can find a cataloged item by scanning it. It does not fetch artist, title, edition or pricing data from a database. If auto-lookup is the feature you want, a vertical app for your collection type is the better tool.
Does Itemlist work offline?
Yes. You can browse and edit your collection without an internet connection, and your changes sync when you are back online. Useful in a basement, a storage unit, or anywhere the boxes live.
Can I back up my collection?
Yes, for free. Itemlist exports each location to a CSV spreadsheet with 23 columns, including values and serial numbers, so your catalog is never locked in. Photos are not part of the export; they stay in the app.
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Every collection, one address book
Locations, rooms, containers nested in containers, shared with the people who care about the collection too. Photos, serial numbers, search and free CSV export. Free to start on iPhone and iPad.
Free to start on iPhone and iPad