Why do moving apps make relocation easier?
The right moving apps cut hours off your relocation by handling task lists, inventory, laundry, transit, and selling unwanted items in one place.
In many ways, moving has never been easier. Full-service Florida local movers cover the essentials, from packing, loading and storage to auto transport and even junk removal. But as all tenants and homeowners know, a move brings with it many small time-consuming tasks that add disruptions. Fortunately, there is a solution: the simple convenience of moving apps.
Moving apps can help you in many different ways. They can help you organize your time, find someone to manage mundane chores, sell your stuff online and even find the best route to work once you settle in your new city. With mobile access to plan your move, from quotes to truck tracking, the right combination of apps replaces dozens of spreadsheets, phone calls, and sticky notes. The following 10 apps cover those topics and then some. While they won’t make your move completely stress-free, they can help with many moving-related headaches.
Mobile Moving Apps: Key Takeaways
- The Good Greek mobile app delivers free moving quotes, real-time truck tracking, complimentary concierge services, and a $25 Refer-A-Friend reward on iPhone and Android
- Task management, inventory, and side-chore apps — MoveAdvisor, Sortly, TaskRabbit, Rinse, OfferUp — cover the planning and logistics gaps a full-service mover doesn’t fill
- Map apps by moving phase — pre-move declutter (OfferUp), packing inventory (Sortly), moving day truck tracking (Good Greek), and post-move settling (Magicplan, Transit)
Best moving apps that reduce moving stress
These 10 apps cover planning, packing, inventory, laundry, transit, and selling: every gap a full-service mover doesn’t fill.
The following apps are available to make your move much less stressful through the use of innovative technology. They can help you better plan, move and get to know your new location.
1.Good Greek Moving & Storage Company App
There is a Free Good Greek mobile app for iPhone and Android. You can request a moving quote, transfer utilities, track the truck in real time, and earn $25 with Refer-A-Friend.
We recently discussed why hiring a full-service moving company is best. Now you can request a quote for a move directly from the Good Greek mobile app, available free on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app turns your phone into a relocation command center, managing every step of a move without leaving the home screen.
Notable features inside the app:
- Complimentary Concierge Services — transfer mail, transfer utilities, and get best rates on alarm, internet, and home services (free of charge)
- Moving & Storage — request a quote, review estimate and contract, confirm move status, and track the truck with real-time ETA to origin and destination
- Realty — search properties in the app, buy or sell with Good Greek Realtors
- Insurance — instant quotes for Homeowner’s, Renter’s, Auto, Life, Commercial, and Moving Insurance
- Loans — submit info to find the best loan for your next property or business
- Auto Transport — quote, track, and review documents for car shipping
- Junk & Debris Removal — schedule pickups and track removal trucks
- Refer-A-Friend — earn $25 every time a friend downloads the app and completes any Good Greek service
Get your Good Greek for Apple, Android.
2. Google Keep Moving App
There is a list-making app for moving checklists, voice notes, and shared lists with color-coded organization.
Google Keep Moving App works well in day-to-day life, but it’s especially helpful during a move. The list-making app makes it easy to keep track of important things on your moving list such as “things to toss out” or “everyone to contact to change my address.” Features offer the ability to add photos, create voice notes, share notes or lists with others, color code lists, and much more.
Get Google Keep for Apple, Android
3. TaskRabbit Moving App
On-demand background-checked workers for moving chores — assembly, lawn care, TV mounting, painting, and more.
Moving also comes with many different little chores, like assembling new furniture or finding new lawn care services. TaskRabbit makes finding people who do these chores much easier. The list of services from background-checked providers on TaskRabbit include lawn care, grocery shopping, and delivery, TV mounting, repair person jobs, painting, and much more.
Get TaskRabbit for Apple, Android
4. MoveAdvisor Moving App
A dedicated moving task management app with timelines, packing coordination, and garage-sale planning.
MoveAdvisor is one of the best moving task management apps. It can help you create a timeline for your move, contact all the services you need, help you coordinate packing, and put together that garage sale you plan to get rid of stuff you don’t need.
Get MoveAdvisor for Apple, Android
5. OfferUp Moving App
An online garage sale app — post items for free, haggle with buyers, and offload before the move.
<p> Speaking of stuff you don’t need, what do you plan to do with it if you don’t have time for a garage sale? OfferUp provides an answer, giving you the opportunity to make some cash by essentially holding an online garage sale. You can post your items for free and haggle with potential buyers.
Get OfferUp for Apple, Android
6. Roomi Moving App
A vetted roommate matching app for compatibility-based searches and coordinated apartment viewings.
Need a roommate? Good ones are rare, scary ones are plentiful. The Roomi app takes the guesswork out of finding a good roommate. Simply answer the questions in the app that help find compatible roommates (fellow cat lovers and non-smokers, for example). You can even coordinate viewing places together so you can meet before making the fateful decision. Bottom line: It makes it easier to find a roommate who won’t drive you crazy, or steal your stuff.
7.Chipolo Moving App
A Bluetooth tracker app for keys, wallets, and personal items — never lose anything during a move.
Chipolo offers a way to “find your missing personal items without losing your mind.” Keys top the list of items people lose seemingly every other day, especially during a move, but the Chipolo app works with any personal item. By attaching the Chipolo chip to your keyring (or in your purse, wallet, etc.) you can find it by pressing a button on the app that makes the device ring.
Get Chipolo for Apple, Android
8. Sortly Moving App
A visual moving inventory app with photo tagging and room-by-room organization.
The best moving services will manage your packing and unpacking for you. However, if you’ve decided to do it yourself, the Sortly app can help. It gives you the ability to create an inventory of all your belongings, including photos, and then organize them however you want (by room, by item type, etc.). It’s a proven inventory management system also used by small businesses.
9. Rinse Moving App
On-demand laundry pickup, dry cleaning, and wash-and-fold — 7 days a week during and after the move.
Handling the laundry might be one chore too many when you’re trying to move. The Rinse app connects you with a laundry service that operates seven days a week. The service manages dry cleaning, wash and fold, hang dry, and even leather cleaning services. This is a great service during the move and as you settle into your new place.
10. Magicplan Moving App
A floor plan app that maps your new space and lets you plan furniture placement before move day.
You’re likely not an interior decorator or architect. So, you need all the help you can get measuring the space of your new home and finding out where to place furniture ahead of time. With Magicplan, you can create a complete floor plan using measurements from your new place, and then try different alternatives for furniture placement. It’s good enough that contractors use it, so it should work for you.
Get Magicplan for Apple, Android
11.Transit Moving App
A public transportation app that maps your commute in 135+ cities, essential for navigating a new city.
Once you move into your new home, figuring out how to get from Point A to Point B is one of the biggest challenges. With TransitApp, you can map out the commute from your home to your job in 135+ cities (and growing). It’s especially useful for those who take public transportation.
Get Transit for Apple, Android
You can now get an array of moving services with a few taps on the app. As Florida’s top provider of specialty moving services, we’re pleased to contribute to making our clients’ lives a little bit easier.
Convenient local moving services in Florida, Nevada, and nationwide
Good Greek Moving & Storage provides dependable local and long-distance moving services across Florida, Nevada, and serving nationwide. When you need a fast, affordable home or business relocation, speak with our team today. Call (561) 683-1313 or request a free moving quote.
Best Moving Apps: Frequently asked questions
Where can I download the Good Greek Moving & Storage app?
The Good Greek mobile app is available free on the Apple App Store for iPhone and on Google Play Store for Android. Search “Good Greek” in either store to download.
Is the Good Greek mobile app free to use?
Yes. Download and use are free, no subscription. The complimentary concierge service (mail transfer, utility transfer, internet and alarm rate shopping) is included at no cost. Quotes for moving, storage, insurance, loans, auto transport, and junk removal are also free through the app.
Can I track my mover in real time with the Good Greek app?
Yes, the Track the Truck feature shows the real-time ETA to your origin and destination addresses on move day. You can also see the names of the Good Greek team assigned to your move, review your estimate and contract, and confirm move status from your phone.
Does the Good Greek app have a referral reward?
Yes. The app’s Refer-A-Friend feature pays $25 every time a friend downloads the Good Greek app and completes any Good Greek service, moving, storage, insurance, realty, auto transport, or junk removal.
