valuables.app

What It Is

Val (The Valuables App) is an iPhone home inventory app from Wishabit, LLC. It is positioned as a tool that uses AI to quickly turn real-world belongings into searchable, value-estimated, exportable asset records. It is designed for scenarios such as home inventory, insurance documentation, moving, managing multiple properties, and secondhand resale. The product is currently preparing for launch and is offering beta early access.

Core Features and Use Cases

Val is built around photo-based cataloging: users can photograph a single item, a pile of items, or an entire room, and AI helps identify objects while filling in details such as brand, model, color, and estimated value. Items can be organized by home, room, box, and storage unit, with search and filtering to help answer the question of “where did I put this?” The app also emphasizes attaching purchase history, manuals, receipts, warranty information, purchase dates, and other records to specific items, making it useful for insurance claims, moving, downsizing, estate organization, and collaboration among family members.

AI, Integrations, and Data

The terms disclose AI features including item recognition, room scanning, photo grouping, and value estimation. Current third-party AI providers include Google Gemini and OpenAI, with Anthropic and others potentially added in the future. Value estimates may use eBay market data. The app uses Apple Sign-In, and supports CSV and PDF export for insurance purposes or personal backup. However, it does not disclose any open API or enterprise-level integrations.

Pricing and Privacy

Val is currently free, and paid features or subscription tiers may be introduced in the future, but specific pricing has not been announced. On privacy, the official site emphasizes no ads, no sale of data, private by default, and user control over what is shared. Sensitive fields such as precise location and item value receive additional encryption and are designed to be readable on-device. That said, when AI features are enabled, photos and related data are sent to third-party AI providers for processing, so users should consider the sensitivity of household asset photos before using them.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

Val’s strengths are its focused use case, hierarchical organization that mirrors real household storage, and export capabilities that reduce data lock-in. Its drawbacks are that the product has not officially launched yet, so real-world recognition accuracy, stability, and Chinese-language experience remain unknown. The official materials also make clear that AI-based identification and valuation are suggestions only and require human review. It is best suited to iPhone users who care about household asset records, insurance documentation, moving organization, and secondhand resale. Availability in China, network connectivity, and payment methods have not been specified. If it cannot be used reliably, alternatives include Sortly, Encircle, Itemtopia, or a manual setup using Notion/spreadsheets together with cloud photo storage.