Comparison

Stock Control vs Inventory Management

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stock Control

Manage inventory levels across multiple locations to prevent stockouts. Scan barcodes for quick updates, set low-stock alerts, and collaborate with your team. Ideal for businesses, job sites, or home organization.

Highlights
  • Multi-location stock tracking
  • Barcode scanning for updates
  • Low-stock alerts
  • Team collaboration and access control
  • Product image and details view
  • Past order history
Features
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Never run out of products or supplies again! The Stock Control app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac helps you manage your stock levels, ensuring you always have what you need, when and where you need it. Whether you’re running a business, managing supplies for jobs, or keeping your home inventory organised, this app is designed to help you keep track of your stock levels. How can Stock Control help you or your business? • Stay Organised Across All Locations - Keep track of product quantities across multiple storage locations. Whether it’s your warehouse, van, or office, you’ll always know what’s in stock and where it is. • Update Stock in Seconds - Use your device’s camera to scan product barcodes for fast updates. Quickly find and open the product info view to adjust its details or quantities for each location. • Never miss a reorder - Set low-stock alerts for each product in every location and get timely notifications. Avoid the stress of running out of essential items by reordering before it’s too late. • Collaborate with Your Team - Easily share your stock list with team members, giving them access to view and update product quantities. You can even control which locations each person can access and revoke permissions at any time. • Reduce Wasted Time and Costs - Avoid unnecessary trips to the store by ensuring your vans and shelves are always fully stocked, helping you save time, reduce costs, and keep projects or sales on track without interruptions. • Keep Customers and Projects on Track - Whether it’s customer treatments, job site supplies or product sales, Stock Control can help you make sure that you do not miss a delivery, treatment, or sale due to lack of stock. Features Designed for Your Needs • View all your products with images, titles, and quantity values. • Choose from multiple display and sorting options for a customised view. • Easily update stock with a slideover view for product details and quantities. • Set low stock values to be alerted when you need to reorder or restock items at a certain location. • Keep a record of past orders, including order numbers, dates, quantities, and notes, with quick links to reorder. • Manage multiple storage locations effortlessly. • Share stock information with team members and manage their access to specific locations. Why Download Stock Control? Stock Control is more than just an app—it’s your partner in staying organised, proactive, and efficient. Reduce wasted time and money on stock issues. Start taking control of your stock now! - Subscription Details - Stock Control requires a month to month subscription after your 14 day free trial. Your subscription can be cancelled at any time. No long term commitment required. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Price may vary by location. Privacy Policy: https://smudge.app/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://smudge.app/app-terms

About

Inventory Management

Manage your inventory using your smartphone's camera for barcode scanning. Track receipts, shipments, and adjustments with real-time stock information and historical data. Offers continuous or single scan modes with adjustable intervals for efficient data entry.

Highlights
  • Camera barcode scanning
  • Product and customer registration
  • Warehousing and shipping tracking
  • Real-time inventory inquiry
  • Continuous and single scan modes
  • Inventory adjustment
  • Historical data access
Features
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Camera barcode scanning inventory management ※ Changed from paid to free. - Ads will be displayed at the bottom, and they will be removed if you switch to the paid version. ■ How to use 1. Product Master Registration 2. Customer (purchase/sales place) registration 3. Warehousing and shipping can be used after registering the product master and customer. ■ Inventory management -Receipt, warehousing return, release, shipment return, inventory adjustment (When scanning the barcode, the product's current stock and inventory storage location information are also displayed) -Past date data can be changed -Current Inventory: Real-time inventory inquiry -Inventory by date: Inventory inquiry by date -Billing receipt: Inquiry by date of basic inventory, stocking, warehousing return, delivery, shipment return, inventory adjustment, and end stock data ■ Barcode Scanner -Scan the barcode with the smartphone's camera to change the quantity on the same screen -Support continuous scan, single scan -Continuous scan specifies the scan interval time -Increase quantity and support line addition mode for duplicate scans -Accurate barcode scanning by changing the scan area in real time -Camera zoom in/out -Supports optimal barcode scanning function by selecting camera lens [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Privacy Policy] https://blog.naver.com/gwise/222703219470

Screenshots

Stock Control4 screens
Inventory Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inventory Management at 3.7 against Stock Control's 1.0. Inventory Management also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Stock Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stock Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and Inventory Management sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventory Management holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Stock Control's written reviews are positive against 92% of Inventory Management's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stock Control ships an update every 6 weeks, Inventory Management weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stock Control versus Inventory Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStock ControlInventory Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas CoomerHyeonmyeong Ji

Customer experience

Stock Control

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Inventory Management

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Stock Control

Subscriptions6
  • Tier 114 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Tier 2$24.991 Month
  • Tier 3$49.991 Month
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  • Tier 1 (1 year)14 Days trial$59.001 Year
  • Tier 2 (1 year)$249.001 Year
  • Tier 3 (1 year)$499.001 Year
1 purchases

Inventory Management

Subscriptions1
  • All Access$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Stock Control free?
Stock Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inventory Management free?
Inventory Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stock Control or Inventory Management?
Inventory Management is rated higher. Stock Control averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Inventory Management averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Stock Control or Inventory Management have ads?
Inventory Management shows ads; Stock Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Stock Control or Inventory Management?
Stock Control ships an update every 6 weeks, and Inventory Management weekly. Most recently, Stock Control was updated on October 14, 2026 and Inventory Management on October 20, 2026.

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