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Store & Forget
Snap an item, app auto-fills desc, find it later no digging
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Snap an item, app auto-fills desc, find it later no digging
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A local-first home inventory app for Android. Snap a photo of what you store, Smart Scan fills in the item's details for you, and later you just search in plain words to see the exact box or shelf it is in. No labeling system, no digging through every box. Everything you catalog stays on your device, and you can start without an account.
local-first is such a smart move for something like this. one thing that would really help me use it long term is bulk photo capture for packing or unpacking days, like rapid fire snapping several items at once and having smart scan queue them up in the background rather than waiting on each one before snapping the next. would make cataloging a whole closet way less tedious.
@nevzatakal1e4q Thanks Nevzat. Packing and unpacking days are exactly when cataloging turns into a slog, so this one hits home. Right now Multi-item Smart Scan takes one photo of a full box and splits it into separate items, but what you are describing is different: fire off snap after snap and let the scans finish in the background so you never wait between shots. That alone would make clearing a whole closet way less tedious. It is high on my list and I am starting on it soon. I will come back to this comment when it is ready for you to try.
@nevzatakal1e4q Good day, the Fire & Forget feature has been released which does exactly what you describe. Snap continuously until you empty the box. Location assignment is done before of after the snap burst. You can even change the location mid way if you have multiple boxes by either selecting the spot manually or by scanning the box's QR code. At the end, you will have a session summary where you will be able to review your snaps in case you want to re-assign some stuff.
You can also check the Share & Forget feature that let's you share your inventory to your family members.
Thank you for using the app and keep on snapping!
Love the local-first approach and the no-account start is a nice touch. One thing that would make this a keeper for me: let me add a "where it usually lives" hint per item so Smart Scan can suggest the box or shelf before I even search, saving a tap when I have a pile of similar things.
@tubadoukanaxqp Thank you, that genuinely means a lot. The no-account start was the one piece I refused to compromise on, so I am glad it landed for you. Your idea is a good one. A per-item hint for where something usually lives, so Smart Scan can suggest the box or shelf before you even search, would save real taps when you are logging a pile of similar things. We already track sub-locations for the exact drawer or box, so this sits right on top of that. It is on my list and I am starting on it soon. I will come back here when there is something for you to try.
finally tried this and the smart scan nailed the details on a box of cables i just took a quick photo of, saved me typing it all out. local only feels great too.
@nesrin383254 This made my day, thank you Nesrin. A box of cables is the exact mess I built this for, since that is the stuff you never want to type out by hand. Glad the local-only side feels right too, that was the whole point. If you ever hit something the scan gets wrong, tell me, I read every note.
A nice idea would be to add the option to back up the inventory to a personal cloud like Google Drive or Dropbox as an encrypted file. It keeps the local-first feel while giving peace of mind if the phone is lost or replaced.
@umutfct Good news on part of this, Umut. Store and Forget already backs your inventory up to your own private Google Drive folder, both automatically and on demand, and it restores when you replace or reset your phone. It goes to a folder only the app can see, not your main Drive. Two honest gaps against what you described: the backup file is not encrypted yet, and there is no Dropbox path, though on Android you can save a manual backup file to any storage provider you have set up. Encryption at rest is a fair ask and I have noted it. You will find all of this in Settings, under Backup and Sync.
Since this lives entirely on-device, adding a simple way to back up or export the catalog to a single file would give peace of mind in case a phone is lost or replaced.
@tuncay2tva Good news, Tuncay, that already ships. On Android you can save your whole catalog to a single backup file and drop it wherever you keep files, your own Google Drive, local storage, or Nextcloud. It bundles every item and photo into one file you can restore from later. There is also an automatic Google Drive backup if you want it hands-off. Both live in Settings, under Backup and Sync. Honest note: the file itself is not encrypted yet, which is on my list to add.
Tried it on a few kitchen boxes and the smart scan picked up details I would have skipped, like brand and size. Search by plain words actually finds the right shelf fast, which is the part I always hoped an inventory app would get right.
@osmanyavuzu0v3 Thank you Osman, this is the review I hoped for. Brand and size are exactly the details people skip when they catalog by hand, so having the scan catch them is half the value. And you named the other half: plain words search that actually lands on the right shelf. That is the part I spent the longest getting right, so it means a lot that it worked for you.