What is Toolstash?
Toolstash is a free iOS app for homeowners and hobbyists who want to track the tools they own, where each one is stored, who they lent them to, and which neighbors nearby own tools they could borrow. The app uses photo recognition and an AI chat helper to make adding and using a tool inventory faster.
Why Toolstash works
Most home workshops are a slow leak of misplaced or lent out tools that get rebought because no one remembers who has them. Toolstash centralizes the inventory and lending history in one app, so the next weekend project starts with a working list of what you own and what a neighbor might lend you instead of a trip to the hardware store.
Toolstash features
- AI photo add. Snap a photo of a tool and the app identifies it and adds it to the inventory automatically so cataloging is not a manual chore.
- Location tracking. Record where each tool is stored so users find a specific drill or wrench fast instead of searching the garage.
- Lending log. Track which friend or neighbor borrowed each tool so nothing gets forgotten or lost for months.
- Borrow nearby. Discover tools that nearby Toolstash users have shared, useful for one off needs like a tile saw.
- AI DIY chat. In app chat helper that gives DIY suggestions based on the user's actual tool list so advice is grounded in what is on hand.
Who Toolstash is for
- Homeowners building up a workshop over time who want to stop rebuying tools they already own but cannot find.
- Active hobbyists in woodworking, cycling repair, or auto work who borrow and lend often and need a record of who has what.
- Neighborhood groups in tight communities where members already share tools and want a shared inventory to make borrowing simpler.
- Renters with small toolkits who need occasional access to bigger tools from a neighbor for a one off project.
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