Encircle home inventory alternative — Neatkept vs Encircle

Encircle had a Home Inventory feature with free usage. Today it is a field app for restoration and claims companies. Here is what to use for a list of your own things.

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NeatkeptEncircle
Made forHouseholds keeping track of their own thingsRestoration companies and insurance claims work ("3,000+ restoration shops")
For homeownersThat is what it is forThe current site has no homeowner product; in a Google Play reply (Dec 2025) Encircle wrote about "the decision regarding the free usage" of its Home Inventory feature
Platforms and languagesiPhone and iPad (iOS 18 or later), Mac (Apple silicon), Android 14 or later and the web; twenty-eight languagesiPhone and iPad (iOS 18 or later), Android and web; English, Danish, French and Spanish (as the App Store lists)
Adding things from a photoOne photo of an open box or a shelf; AI proposes a list of the things in itPaid add-on; one photo, and AI writes the item, brand, model and quantity for that item
LabelsPrint A4 sheets of QR labels from the app or the browser; scan a label to open or move a boxPrint QR label sheets from the web app; scan to put items in boxes and boxes in locations
PlacesProperty, room, storage, shelf and box, with several homes in one treeClaim, structure, room and box, plus locations such as vaults, pods and trucks
SharingOwner, editors and viewers, invited with a one-time linkUnlimited users on every plan; Admin and Limited Permissions sets
ReportsInsurance report per home with photos, places and values, as PDF and CSVExcel spreadsheet, PDF photo sheet, Schedule of Loss, box summary, XactContents import and carrier-specific Excel reports
Where data is storedEU (Frankfurt, Germany)Canada (Microsoft Azure); SOC 2 Type 2
Price to startFree to start; paid plans for households that scan a lot with AI or have more membersNo free plan; a 14-day trial without a card for professionals. Field Documentation from $285 a month billed monthly, on a 12-month contract (USD)

What Encircle is today

Encircle describes itself as "the go-to field app built for restorers", for property restoration companies and the insurance claims work around them. Its site says more than 3,000 restoration shops use it. In a reply to a Google Play review in December 2025, Encircle Inc. mentioned "Encircle's Home Inventory feature" and wrote: "We understand the decision regarding the free usage is disappointing". The current site offers no product for homeowners. If you used it to list your own things, this page is for you.

Where Encircle fits better

  • Restoration and claims work. Moisture maps, drying logs, floor-plan scanning with Send to Xactimate, IICRC-aligned scopes written by AI, e-signatures and Stripe payments. Neatkept does none of this.
  • Claim reports. A Schedule of Loss for adjusters, XactContents import and carrier-specific Excel reports, beside a PDF photo sheet and a box summary.
  • Integrations. Verisk and XactAnalysis, PSA, iRestore, Zapier and a public API.
  • Big teams. Every plan includes unlimited users and storage.

If you run a restoration company or handle claims for clients, Encircle is built for that job.

Where Neatkept fits better

  • Made for your own home. A household holds your homes, rooms, shelves and boxes. You add things when they come in, find them later and move them, every day, not only after damage.
  • Many things from one photo. Photograph an open box or a shelf and Neatkept proposes everything it sees. You keep, edit or drop each one. Nothing reaches the AI until you allow it.
  • A list your insurer can read. Insurance report lists every thing in a home with its photo, place, quantity and value. Things without a value come first so you can fill them in. Totals are counted per currency, and you get an A4 PDF or a CSV.
  • Labels for your boxes. Print a sheet of QR labels from the app or the browser, or write a code like W01 with a marker. A scan opens the box.
  • EU hosting, free to start. Your inventory and photos are stored in Frankfurt, Germany. You can start for free; paid plans are for households that scan a lot with AI or have more members.

Neatkept runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and the web, in twenty-eight languages.

Questions and answers

Can I still use Encircle for my home inventory?

Encircle's current site offers no product for homeowners. Its plans and its free trial are aimed at restoration and insurance professionals. In a reply to a Google Play review in December 2025, Encircle wrote about the decision on free use of its Home Inventory feature.

Is Neatkept made for insurance claims?

Neatkept is a home inventory for everyday use. Its insurance report gives you, the homeowner, a PDF and a CSV of a home's things with photos, places, quantities and values, to hand to your insurer. It does not make adjuster documents. See insurance report.

Where is my data kept?

Neatkept stores your inventory and photos in the EU, in Frankfurt, Germany. Encircle hosts its data in Canada on Microsoft Azure. See your data.

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Neatkept for this

A list for the insurer

You're renewing the home insurance, and the insurer asks what's in the house and what it's worth. The list is already in your phone.

Unpack after moving

The move is done and the hallway is full of boxes you won't unpack this month. One photo per box, and you still know what's in each.

Capture from a photo

Photograph an open box or a shelf. Neatkept lists what it sees, and you decide what to keep.

Insurance report

A list of everything in a home, with photos and values, ready for your insurer.

All your places

Every home you have, in one tree. Things sit in a box or right on a shelf, and each one has a full path.

Your data

Your inventory is stored in the EU, nothing reaches AI without your yes, and you can take it all with you.