The Best Cross-Platform Home Inventory App (Works on Every Device)
Updated June 10, 2026
If your household mixes an iPhone, an Android tablet, and a laptop — or you simply do not want your inventory stranded when you switch phones — the platform your home inventory app runs on matters more than any single feature. Here is how to think about it, and how to keep your records with you everywhere.
Why cross-platform matters for a home inventory
A home inventory is only useful if you can reach it when you need it: at the store checking whether you already own something, on the couch adding a new purchase, or at the insurance office after a flood. If your app only runs on one kind of device, your inventory is trapped there. Switch from an iPhone to a Pixel and you may lose access entirely. Share a household where one person is on Android and another on iOS, and you cannot both use the same list.
Many of the best-known home inventory apps are iOS-only or Android-only. That is fine until it is not — until the day the device breaks, the platform changes, or you simply want to add something from your laptop.
Native apps vs. web apps: what cross-platform really means
There are two ways an app can run on lots of devices. A company can build and maintain a separate native app for each platform — one for the App Store, one for Google Play — which is expensive and often means features lag on one side. Or the app can run in the browser as a web app, so the same version works on any device with a modern browser: iPhone, Android, iPad, Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Modern web apps can also be added to your home screen as a Progressive Web App, or PWA. You get an icon that opens full-screen like any other app — no app store required, and no separate download to keep updated.
What to look for in a cross-platform home inventory app
- Runs in any browser, so it works on every phone, tablet, and computer you own
- One account that syncs everywhere — add an item on your phone, see it on your laptop
- A photo for each item, since proof matters for insurance and resale
- Warranty and return tracking so you do not miss deadlines
- An export option, like a PDF, for insurance claims
- A genuinely usable free tier, not a 10-item trial
How Stowly stays on every device
Stowly is a web app, so there is nothing to install from an app store. Open it in any browser on your phone, tablet, or computer, sign in once, and your inventory is the same everywhere. On iPhone or Android you can add it to your home screen in a tap, so it opens full-screen like a native app.
The free plan is genuinely full: unlimited items, unlimited rooms, photos, maintenance reminders, and barcode scanning — no credit card. Paid plans add more photos per item, insurance-ready PDF export, and other power features, but you never hit a wall just for cataloging your home.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work on both Android and iPhone? Yes — because it runs in the browser, the same Stowly works on any modern phone on both platforms, plus tablets and computers.
Is there an app to download? No app store needed. Open it in your browser and, if you like, add it to your home screen so it behaves like an installed app.
Is it free? Yes. The free plan includes unlimited items, no credit card required.