Handwriting "kitchen" on 40 boxes in Sharpie works until you are staring at a wall of identical brown boxes in a dark new hallway. A good labeling system tells you the room, the contents, and the priority at a glance. Some people want a physical label printer paired with an app, others just want a free digital list. We covered both, plus the honest tradeoffs of each.
If you want labels that look sharp and survive the move, a Brother P-touch with the iPrint&Label app is the best buy, with Dymo a close second. On a zero budget, Google Keep or Apple Notes plus a marker and box numbers is genuinely all most people need. Whatever you print, tie it to a real packing plan so your labels actually map to your unpacking priorities.