Sortly just raised their prices. Again. We’re talking $49 a month — $588 a year — to keep track of what’s in your garage bins. If that made you do a double take, you’re in the right place.
Here’s the honest breakdown.
What happened with Sortly
Sortly used to be a decent app for regular people. Then they chased the business market — warehouses, small businesses, teams — and the prices went with it. Plus is $49/month now. Advanced is $99. Ultra is $149. People on Reddit have been losing their minds over it. Bills jumping $400, $500 a year overnight. Folks who just wanted to know what’s in their storage unit suddenly paying business software prices.
It’s not that Sortly is bad. It’s that it stopped being for you. It’s a warehouse tool now. You just need to find your drill.
What StuffFinder does
StuffFinder is built for one thing: you open a bin, you know what’s in it. The big feature is position labels — you print a label, stick it on the bin, and it’s got the bin number and a QR code that pulls up everything inside. Nobody else does this.
Bin #9 — Auto Parts, Garage. 12 items, quantities, QR code. Print it, stick it on.
Print it at home. Tape it on. Done. Your wife, your kid, whoever — they point their phone at the bin and see exactly what’s in it. No app to download. No account needed to view. Just scan and go.
Any phone camera. Scan the code. See what’s inside. That’s it.
Also — no app store needed. StuffFinder runs in your browser and installs to your home screen like an app. iPhone, Android, iPad, laptop — all of it. No waiting on App Store approvals. No “storage almost full” popup. Just go to the site and add it. Nobody else in this category does that.
And it works offline. Lose your wifi in the garage? No problem — your inventory is cached on your device. You can still look stuff up, add new items, even take photos. Everything syncs back up when you’re connected again. If you’re not signed in, a PIN gets you in so you’re never locked out.
One feature no other app has: position numbers
Every container gets a position number. Not just a name — a numbered spot in a real location. Shelf 1, Position 5. That number prints on every label, big enough to read across the garage.
Now you can talk about your stuff like an address. "Honey, grab tote 5 off shelf 1." Done. No scanning. No hunting. Anyone in the house can find anything without ever opening the app.
When you reorganize — and you will reorganize — just update the position numbers in the app and reprint. Reprinting is free. Move tote 1 to position 5, reprint that label, and the system stays accurate. No manual spreadsheet. No masking tape.
Sortly has no equivalent of this. Neither does any other app in this category. It's a small idea that makes a big difference once you've used it.
What it looks like
Photo grid shows every item in a bin with a picture. Way faster than reading a list. Search is even better — type a couple letters and it tells you the exact bin and where that bin lives.
Photo grid — see everything at a glance. Bin #9, Auto Parts, Garage.
Type “oil fil” — boom, 3 results. Bin number, location, quantity. Go get it.
Bin #9, Garage. You knew that before you walked out there. That’s the whole point.
Feature comparison
| Feature | StuffFinder | Sortly |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3 containers, 30 items | 100 items, 1 user |
| Works on any device, no app store Unique | ✓ | ✗ |
| Position / numbered labels Unique | ✓ | ✗ |
| PDF label printing (free) | ✓ | Paid only |
| QR code per container | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo per item | ✓ | ✓ |
| Barcode scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full-text search | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSV export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document attachments per item | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple locations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline mode (cached, add items, syncs) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Consumables / fractional inventory Unique | ✓ | ✗ |
| Family / shared access | Household plan | Paid plans |
Pricing — side by side
This is where it ends for most people.
Free tier is enough to try it for real — set up your garage, your storage unit, whatever. See if it clicks before you put a card in.
Where Sortly is still better
Straight talk: Sortly’s native app is more polished. If you’re running a small business with a team and need audit logs, user permissions, and integrations — Sortly’s advanced tiers have all that. StuffFinder isn’t trying to be that.
If you want to know what’s in your bins without paying $50 a month, StuffFinder is the move.
Bottom line
Try it free. Three containers, 30 items, no card required. Set up your garage or your storage unit. Print a label. Stick it on a bin. Scan it with your phone.
If it works for you, $39 a year is less than a tank of gas.