5 Moving Apps To Make Your Next Move a Breeze
What’s something that takes months to plan, a whole team to complete, an entire weekend of labor, and weeks of post labor afterward? Moving! Moving just one family can be costly in both finances and time. According to data collected by MyMovingReviews.com the average price per move customer in 2016 was $3,274 for one move. There are many reasons why people move, but the consensus about moving is the same across the board. It’s extremely stressful and most people do not look forward to moving. Fortunately, there are lots of tools at your disposal to help make the moving process a little more bearable. With the development of new and convenient technologies at our fingertips, moving can be a cinch. Here are 5 Moving Apps that can help you get through move day with ease…
1. MoveAdvisor: Moving Made Easy
MoveAdvisor is a brand new state-of-the-art moving checklist app that gives you complete control over the organizational stage of your upcoming relocation. It is a personal moving helper that can help you organize your moving plans as well as provide you with a list of local movers Here are some tasks you can accomplish with MoveAdvisor:
• Complete virtual room-by-room inventory • Create a detailed week-by-week house moving timeline • Find a comprehensive list of the best movers around you who have reviews, insurance, and licenses • Calculate your moving costs
MoveAdvisor is free to use and boast that they don’t present distracting ad banners anywhere in the app. It’s also available on both Android and iPhone.
2. Moving Organizer Lite
This app is a free download with an option to upgrade to unlock additional features. The beautiful thing about Moving Organizer Lite is that it allows you to keep track of content inside your boxes by taking pictures and adding a description of each box. You can also perform a search to find certain items in case you don’t remember what box you put something in. The app offers inventory for an unlimited number of boxes. You can also backup your content to dropbox and share it between multiple devices. Another powerful feature of Moving Organizer Lite is that it allows you to print content directly from your phone.
3. My Move
Everything from reading moving reviews online to signing the actual contract with the moving company is an easy task with My Move. This app provides tips and guides to help you complete your move with success. They also offer listings of moving companies near you along with reviews as well as free estimates. Not only that, My Move also provides an interactive moving checklist to stay prepared during your move. You can also calculate a cost estimate for your specific move. My Move is available for Android and iPhone.
4. Magic Home Inventory
What better way to manage all of your possessions than with an app specifically made for just that? If you are moving, or simply need to create a list of inventory Magic Home Inventory is worth looking into. Magic Home Inventory helps you maintain a list of stuff you have, with an efficient interface and easy navigation. The inventory structure is based on real life. There are 3 types of belongings: Properties, rooms, and items. Features for this app include:
•15 Diverse categories with 300+ well-defined finer categories •Categorization aid based on 2,500+ hand-selected keywords •Custom Camera to help selecting the item on the picture •Move selection of items into any container •Advanced Search to easily find anything in moments •Sunburst chart to see a visual overview of your stuff
Not only will this app be useful for managing your things for a move, but also for assessing value and documentation for insurance purposes in case of a fire or robbery. It’s an all around great app and plus, it’s Free!
5. Moving Planner
This app is $0.99, but it’s well worth the dollar. Moving Planner enables you to summarise and remember the important things required at the time of shifting you home. Different sheets let you organize the tasks based on the time from the day of shifting. Moving Planner 1 sheet focuses on the long term planning that needs to be done. It allows you to look at a detailed overview of the months leading up to your move. While Moving Planner 2 sheet allowed you to glance at the relatively short term tasks that needs attention before moving day. There are even more optional moving sheets for different purposes that allows further sorting and organizing of your data to customize your move based on your own individual needs. In addition, you can keep even more copious notes in the ‘Notes’ section plus, you can even share your content by either e-mailing or printing to collaborate with others.
When it’s time for your next move, consider using one of these apps. We can tell you as professional service providers in the moving industry, apps like these can truly save the day. We especially love the apps that allow you to log your inventory and make it easy for you to send your list to us. These tools help all parties involved tremendously to be a cohesive team. Whether you have a small move or a big one, these moving apps can help you get the job done.
At Ease Moving Service is a state of the art moving company. Dignified in providing passionate service while assisting customers through the transitions that come along with moving. We take you on a fulfilling journey and ensure your precious cargo is handled with the best white glove care. Our professional experienced staff provide unmatched peaceful experiences by ensuring all items are properly wrapped and padded. We treat your items like they are our very own. We pride ourselves on providing a thumbs up service. We ensure each customer has an “all aboard” experience upon the initial interaction of our moving ship.
Our main objective is to protect the customer from the rockiness & natural turbulence that occurs from the nature of moving. For more information or to request a free, no-hassle quote, contact us at (615) 768-1692.