diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2fb06c3..06c50be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmt = ["dep:defmt"]
 std = []
 # Enable the implementation of the map Key trait for ArrayVec and ArrayString
 arrayvec = ["dep:arrayvec"]
-alloc = []
+alloc = ["defmt/alloc"]
 heapless = ["dep:heapless"]
 heapless-09 = ["dep:heapless-09"]
 _test = ["dep:futures", "dep:approx", "std", "arrayvec", "alloc", "heapless"]
diff --git a/src/cache/key_pointers.rs b/src/cache/key_pointers.rs
index 6abacad..d598117 100644
--- a/src/cache/key_pointers.rs
+++ b/src/cache/key_pointers.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ use core::{fmt::Debug, num::NonZeroU32};
 
 use crate::map::Key;
 
+use super::list::List;
+
 pub(crate) trait KeyPointersCache<KEY: Key> {
     fn key_location(&self, key: &KEY) -> Option<u32>;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ pub(crate) trait KeyPointersCache<KEY: Key> {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
 pub(crate) struct CachedKeyPointers<KEY: Eq, const KEYS: usize> {
-    key_pointers: [Option<(KEY, NonZeroU32)>; KEYS],
+    key_pointers: List<Option<(KEY, NonZeroU32)>, KEYS>,
 }
 
 impl<KEY: Eq, const KEYS: usize> CachedKeyPointers<KEY, KEYS> {
@@ -22,12 +24,23 @@ impl<KEY: Eq, const KEYS: usize> CachedKeyPointers<KEY, KEYS> {
 
     pub(crate) const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            key_pointers: [Self::ARRAY_REPEAT_VALUE; KEYS],
+            key_pointers: List::Arr([Self::ARRAY_REPEAT_VALUE; KEYS]),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub(crate) fn new_heap(n: usize) -> Self
+    where
+        KEY: Clone,
+    {
+        Self {
+            key_pointers: List::from_elem_vec(Self::ARRAY_REPEAT_VALUE, n),
         }
     }
 
     fn key_index(&self, key: &KEY) -> Option<usize> {
         self.key_pointers
+            .as_slice()
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
             .filter_map(|(index, val)| val.as_ref().map(|val| (index, val)))
@@ -39,8 +52,9 @@ impl<KEY: Eq, const KEYS: usize> CachedKeyPointers<KEY, KEYS> {
     }
 
     fn insert_front(&mut self, value: (KEY, NonZeroU32)) {
-        self.key_pointers[KEYS - 1] = Some(value);
-        move_to_front(&mut self.key_pointers, KEYS - 1);
+        let keys = self.key_pointers.len();
+        self.key_pointers[keys - 1] = Some(value);
+        move_to_front(self.key_pointers.as_mut_slice(), keys - 1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ impl<KEY: Key, const KEYS: usize> KeyPointersCache<KEY> for CachedKeyPointers<KE
             Some(existing_index) => {
                 self.key_pointers[existing_index] =
                     Some((key.clone(), NonZeroU32::new(item_address).unwrap()));
-                move_to_front(&mut self.key_pointers, existing_index);
+                move_to_front(self.key_pointers.as_mut_slice(), existing_index);
             }
             None => self.insert_front((key.clone(), NonZeroU32::new(item_address).unwrap())),
         }
@@ -64,12 +78,12 @@ impl<KEY: Key, const KEYS: usize> KeyPointersCache<KEY> for CachedKeyPointers<KE
     fn notice_key_erased(&mut self, key: &KEY) {
         if let Some(existing_index) = self.key_index(key) {
             self.key_pointers[existing_index] = None;
-            move_to_back(&mut self.key_pointers, existing_index);
+            move_to_back(self.key_pointers.as_mut_slice(), existing_index);
         }
     }
 
     fn invalidate_cache_state(&mut self) {
-        *self = Self::new();
+        self.key_pointers.as_mut_slice().fill(None);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cache/list.rs b/src/cache/list.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..782bbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cache/list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//! A `List` enum which allows to treat a boxed slice or an array the same way
+//! once created.
+//!
+//! It does this by having a generic usize parameter and discarding that
+//! when being used as a boxed slice.
+//!
+//! BS stands for boxed slice.
+//!
+//! Obviously when alloc feature is disabled only the array is available.
+
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec};
+
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub enum ListKind {
+    Arr,
+    /// Boxed Slice
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    BS(usize),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
+pub enum List<T, const N: usize = 0> {
+    Arr([T; N]),
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    BS(Box<[T]>),
+}
+
+impl<T, const N: usize> List<T, N> {
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub fn from_elem(elem: T, list_kind: ListKind) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Copy,
+    {
+        match list_kind {
+            ListKind::Arr => Self::Arr([elem; N]),
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            ListKind::BS(n) => Self::BS(vec![elem; n].into()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn from_elem_vec(elem: T, n: usize) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Clone,
+    {
+        Self::BS(vec![elem; n].into())
+    }
+
+    pub const fn from_elem_arr(elem: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Copy,
+    {
+        Self::Arr([elem; N])
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T] {
+        match self {
+            Self::Arr(a) => &a[..],
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            Self::BS(bs) => bs,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [T] {
+        match self {
+            Self::Arr(a) => &mut a[..],
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            Self::BS(bs) => bs,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            Self::Arr(_) => N,
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            List::BS(bs) => bs.len(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, const N: usize> core::ops::Index<usize> for List<T, N> {
+    type Output = T;
+
+    fn index(&self, index: usize) -> &Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            Self::Arr(a) => a.index(index),
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            Self::BS(bs) => bs.index(index),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, const N: usize> core::ops::IndexMut<usize> for List<T, N> {
+    fn index_mut(&mut self, index: usize) -> &mut Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            Self::Arr(a) => a.index_mut(index),
+            #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+            Self::BS(bs) => bs.index_mut(index),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cache/mod.rs b/src/cache/mod.rs
index 837f9ad..8832569 100644
--- a/src/cache/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cache/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use self::{
     page_states::{CachedPageStates, UncachedPageStates},
 };
 
+pub(crate) mod list;
+
 pub(crate) mod key_pointers;
 pub(crate) mod page_pointers;
 pub(crate) mod page_states;
@@ -286,6 +288,17 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> PageStateCache<PAGE_COUNT> {
             key_pointers: UncachedKeyPointers,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Construct a new instance on the heap, generics are discarded
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn new_heap(page_count: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            dirt_tracker: DirtTracker::new(),
+            page_states: CachedPageStates::new_heap(page_count),
+            page_pointers: UncachedPagePointers,
+            key_pointers: UncachedKeyPointers,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Default for PageStateCache<PAGE_COUNT> {
@@ -360,6 +373,17 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> PagePointerCache<PAGE_COUNT> {
             key_pointers: UncachedKeyPointers,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Construct a new instance on the heap, generics are discarded
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn new_heap(page_count: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            dirt_tracker: DirtTracker::new(),
+            page_states: CachedPageStates::new_heap(page_count),
+            page_pointers: CachedPagePointers::new_heap(page_count),
+            key_pointers: UncachedKeyPointers,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Default for PagePointerCache<PAGE_COUNT> {
@@ -439,6 +463,17 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize, KEY: Key, const KEYS: usize> KeyPointerCache<PAGE_
             key_pointers: CachedKeyPointers::new(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Construct a new instance on the heap, generics are discarded
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn new_heap(page_count: usize, keys: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            dirt_tracker: DirtTracker::new(),
+            page_states: CachedPageStates::new_heap(page_count),
+            page_pointers: CachedPagePointers::new_heap(page_count),
+            key_pointers: CachedKeyPointers::new_heap(keys),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize, KEY: Key, const KEYS: usize> Default
diff --git a/src/cache/page_pointers.rs b/src/cache/page_pointers.rs
index 81b3bbf..0afba72 100644
--- a/src/cache/page_pointers.rs
+++ b/src/cache/page_pointers.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use crate::{
     NorFlashExt, PageState, calculate_page_address, calculate_page_index, item::ItemHeader,
 };
 
+use super::list::List;
+
 pub(crate) trait PagePointersCache: Debug {
     fn first_item_after_erased(&self, page_index: usize) -> Option<u32>;
     fn first_item_after_written(&self, page_index: usize) -> Option<u32>;
@@ -31,14 +33,14 @@ pub(crate) trait PagePointersCache: Debug {
 // and so Option can make use of the niche so we save bytes
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
 pub(crate) struct CachedPagePointers<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> {
-    after_erased_pointers: [Option<NonZeroU32>; PAGE_COUNT],
-    after_written_pointers: [Option<NonZeroU32>; PAGE_COUNT],
+    after_erased_pointers: List<Option<NonZeroU32>, PAGE_COUNT>,
+    after_written_pointers: List<Option<NonZeroU32>, PAGE_COUNT>,
 }
 
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Debug for CachedPagePointers<PAGE_COUNT> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{{ after_erased_pointers: [")?;
-        for (i, val) in self.after_erased_pointers.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, val) in self.after_erased_pointers.as_slice().iter().enumerate() {
             if i > 0 {
                 write!(f, ", ")?;
             }
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Debug for CachedPagePointers<PAGE_COUNT> {
             }
         }
         write!(f, "], after_written_pointers: [")?;
-        for (i, val) in self.after_written_pointers.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, val) in self.after_written_pointers.as_slice().iter().enumerate() {
             if i > 0 {
                 write!(f, ", ")?;
             }
@@ -70,8 +72,16 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Debug for CachedPagePointers<PAGE_COUNT> {
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> CachedPagePointers<PAGE_COUNT> {
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            after_erased_pointers: [None; PAGE_COUNT],
-            after_written_pointers: [None; PAGE_COUNT],
+            after_erased_pointers: List::from_elem_arr(None),
+            after_written_pointers: List::from_elem_arr(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn new_heap(n: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            after_erased_pointers: List::from_elem_vec(None, n),
+            after_written_pointers: List::from_elem_vec(None, n),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -133,8 +143,8 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> PagePointersCache for CachedPagePointers<PAGE_COUN
     }
 
     fn invalidate_cache_state(&mut self) {
-        self.after_erased_pointers = [None; PAGE_COUNT];
-        self.after_written_pointers = [None; PAGE_COUNT];
+        self.after_erased_pointers.as_mut_slice().fill(None);
+        self.after_written_pointers.as_mut_slice().fill(None);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cache/page_states.rs b/src/cache/page_states.rs
index 555719f..e4164aa 100644
--- a/src/cache/page_states.rs
+++ b/src/cache/page_states.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 
 use crate::PageState;
+use crate::cache::list::List;
 
 pub(crate) trait PageStatesCache: Debug {
     fn get_page_state(&self, page_index: usize) -> Option<PageState>;
@@ -10,13 +11,13 @@ pub(crate) trait PageStatesCache: Debug {
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
 pub(crate) struct CachedPageStates<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> {
-    pages: [Option<PageState>; PAGE_COUNT],
+    pages: List<Option<PageState>, PAGE_COUNT>,
 }
 
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Debug for CachedPageStates<PAGE_COUNT> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "[")?;
-        for (i, val) in self.pages.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, val) in self.pages.as_slice().iter().enumerate() {
             if i > 0 {
                 write!(f, ", ")?;
             }
@@ -36,7 +37,14 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> Debug for CachedPageStates<PAGE_COUNT> {
 impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> CachedPageStates<PAGE_COUNT> {
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            pages: [None; PAGE_COUNT],
+            pages: List::from_elem_arr(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+    pub fn new_heap(n: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            pages: List::from_elem_vec(None, n),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ impl<const PAGE_COUNT: usize> PageStatesCache for CachedPageStates<PAGE_COUNT> {
     }
 
     fn invalidate_cache_state(&mut self) {
-        *self = Self::new();
+        self.pages.as_mut_slice().fill(None);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c9b29af..589f085 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use core::{
 use embedded_storage_async::nor_flash::NorFlash;
 use map::SerializationError;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 mod alloc_impl;
 #[cfg(feature = "arrayvec")]