LadingEvery box, on the truck and off it.
Lading is an iPhone app for tracking a move. Photograph each box, print a label in its room's color, scan it onto the truck and off again, and see exactly what's missing.
Free to download, with a one-time Lading Pro purchase for bigger moves. For iPhone, iOS 26.0 or later. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Sample labels. Yours print in the colors you choose for each room.
How a move works
- Add your roomsEach room gets its own color and a short code.
- Photograph each boxShow the contents, pick the room, save. Lading numbers the box for you.
- Print labelsTwo per box. A big number, the room color and a QR code.
- Load the truckTap Start Loading, then scan each label as the box goes on.
- Unload and checkScan each box off at the new home. Anything missing is listed for you.
What's in it
- Move Crew (Lading Pro)
- Invite family, friends or movers to pack and scan with you. Each box records who packed it and who scanned it, with the date and time. The invite expires on a date you choose (7, 14 or 30 days) and you can extend it. Helpers use Lading free.
- Photos of the open box
- Up to five per box. Lading suggests a short description such as Kitchen or Books, worked out on your iPhone. Use it, change it, or type your own.
- Box size
- Mark each box Small, Medium, Large or X-Large, using the standard moving-company sizes (1.5 to 6 cubic feet). Lading can suggest a size from a photo of the outside when the size is printed on the box.
- Room colors
- Every room has a color and a short code. Color is never the only clue: the room name and code are always printed beside it.
- Labels that scan
- A large box number like 7 of 42, a QR code on a white panel, and the room color. Print on Avery 5164-style sticker sheets, plain Letter paper or 4×6 thermal labels.
- Scan on, scan off
- Each scan records the time and the vehicle. A box scanned twice isn't counted twice. A label that isn't in your list can be added as a new box on the spot.
- Door signs
- One big sign per room, in the room's color, to tape up at the new home before you unload.
- A missing list
- Every box that was loaded but never scanned off, grouped by room, with the vehicle it was on.
- Priority and Fragile
- Flags that show on the label so the right boxes get opened first and handled gently.
On your iPhone
- Screenshot: Before the truck leaves
Three boxes aren't accounted for. Keep scanning, or continue and mark them missing. - Screenshot: After unloading
The box that didn't arrive, and the truck it was loaded on. - Screenshot: Missing boxes
Everything still missing, grouped by room.
Your boxes stay yours
- No account to create and nothing to sign in to.
- No ads, no analytics and no tracking.
- Photos, rooms and scans are stored on your iPhone.
- iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud, and you can turn it off.
- With Move Crew, only the people you invite see your boxes, and only thumbnails are shared, never full-size photos.
Read the full privacy policy.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. There's no sign-up, no ads and no tracking. Your boxes live on your iPhone.
Where is my data?
On your iPhone: boxes, photos, rooms and scans. While iCloud sync is on, which is the default, a copy also lives in your own private iCloud. You can turn sync off in Settings.
Are my photos uploaded to work out suggestions?
No. Suggestions are worked out on your iPhone.
Do I need a printer?
Printing is the easiest way, with AirPrint or a shared PDF. Without one, you can still add boxes, and type a box number on the Scan tab instead of scanning a label.
What does it cost?
Free to try with one room and up to 20 boxes, every feature included. Lading Pro is a one-time purchase (currently $6.99 in the US) that covers your whole move: unlimited boxes and rooms, plus Move Crew. No subscription. You can also try a sample move before using your own boxes.
Can friends and movers help?
Yes, with Move Crew, part of Lading Pro. You invite helpers from the share sheet. They see box numbers, descriptions, rooms and thumbnails, mark boxes packed and scan them. Every record keeps a name and a time. Helpers use Lading free, and everyone needs to be signed in to iCloud.
What happens when a crew invite expires?
Helpers stop seeing boxes and can't scan, and their phones leave the crew. Your phone removes the shared copy the next time you open Lading. Your own boxes and the scans helpers recorded stay with you.
Does it work on iPad or Android?
Not yet. Lading is for iPhone only.
What if a label won't scan?
Hold the phone 6 to 12 inches away in good light with the label flat, use the flashlight button, or tap Type number and enter the number printed on the label.
More answers are in the user guide.
Support
Something not working, or a move that needs a feature Lading doesn't have yet? Write to me.
Tell me your iPhone model, your iOS version and the Lading version (shown in Settings), and what you were doing when it happened. Please don't send photos of your belongings unless I ask.