Comparison

QTally vs Portable Inventory

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

Head to head
About

QTally

This app helps you track custom values and goals with a gesture-driven interface. Group tallies, set custom increments, and assign values that increase with your count. Set timed or untimed goals and personalize your experience with custom colors and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Group tallies
  • Custom increment amount
  • Assign values to tallies
  • Set timed and untimed goals
  • Customizable colors
  • Gesture-driven UI
  • History tracking and editing
  • Today widget for lock screen counting
Features
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QTally is an easy to use tally counter app that allows you to track custom values and goals. Features: Group your tallies Set custom increment and decrement amounts independently Assign a value (integer, decimal, or currency) to your tally, which will increase proportionally to your tally count Set a goal or limit — daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, or untimed if you have no time constraints Set goals based on count or value Confetti celebration when you reach your goal Assign a custom colour to identify your tallies more easily and personalise your experience View tally and value history Export tallies Widgets in multiple sizes (small, medium, large, extra large) — increment, decrement, or undo directly from your home screen Lock screen widgets so you can count without even unlocking your phone Apple Watch app with complications to count right from your wrist Speak count, play sounds, vibrate when counting Set reminders — on an interval, a set number of times per day, or at specific times Dark mode (or follow your system appearance) for low light environments Gesture driven UI: Tap to increment (or swipe up) Swipe down to decrement Long press for a quick-action menu: increment, decrement, view history, or open tally in full screen History: View hourly history over a 24 hour period View daily, weekly, monthly and yearly history Filter history by group See your count history alongside any associated value and/or goal progress View all actions made to your tally and exactly when they were made, down to the millisecond Edit history Export history as CSV

About

Portable Inventory

Easily track the quantity of any items, from personal belongings to business inventory. Set warning levels and organize items into groups for quick visual identification. Monitor item changes and view detailed statistics and rankings.

Highlights
  • Track item counts
  • Set warning levels
  • Organize items by groups
  • Visual item status indicators
  • View item statistics and rankings
  • Change log for items and groups
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Portable Inventory helps you to keep track of the count of anything you want. Personal stuff, office supplies, product storage, etc. You can add different items into the app, set its initial count, warning count, and separate items by groups. Each item will be displayed as different colors on the main page, so that you can add or reduce the count. When an item’s count is equal or less than the warning count, a little yellow triangle with an excalmatory mark will be display on the item, and the group it belongs to. In addition, the app provided various functions to see statistics for your items or groups. You can check out the increasing, or decreasing ranking list of your items or groups in a specified time period. You can also see the change logs for all items and groups. The app works both on iPhone and iPad, and fully supports iCloud. You may edit your items across all your devices and your data will be safely stored in iCloud. And of course you can wipe out all data as you need.

Screenshots

QTally4 screens
Portable Inventory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QTally at 4.5 against Portable Inventory's 4.1. Portable Inventory's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. QTally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QTally holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 496 and 220 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of QTally's written reviews are positive against 73% of Portable Inventory's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QTally ships an update every 2 weeks, Portable Inventory every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QTally versus Portable Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQTallyPortable Inventory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (496 ratings) — better4.1 (220 ratings)
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews72.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496 — better220
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan StojadinovicChengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd.

Customer experience

QTally

All ratings490 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative23.5%

Portable Inventory

All ratings220 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral12.4%
Negative14.9%

User reviews

QTally

From 496 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clean and simple UI
  • 🚀 Versatile and customizable
  • 📊 Useful analytics and charts
  • ⌚️ Apple Watch support
  • 💰 Reasonable one-time purchase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔄 Tallies resetting or rearranging
  • 🔒 No backup/sync functionality
  • 🔢 Inability to edit/delete tallies
  • 🗂️ Poor group/category management

Portable Inventory

From 220 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient inventory tracking
  • 💡 Customizable color coding
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss
  • 🔀 Difficulty in reorganizing inventory
  • 💡 Limited color options
  • 🔀 Issues with syncing across devices

Bugs and requests

QTally

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to change tally color
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Sync issues between iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Tallies randomly resetting to zero
  • Exporting data not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit and delete tallies
  • Implement iCloud/cloud sync between devices
  • Allow reordering and renaming of groups/categories
  • Add option to automatically reset tallies on a schedule
  • Improve Apple Watch integration and complications

Portable Inventory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inventory counts resetting to zero unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit item names after creation
  • Issues with importing large inventory lists

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add photo support for inventory items
  • Ability to set minimum stock levels
  • Option to sort and rearrange inventory lists
  • Implement a reset function to reset all counts to zero
  • Add push notifications for low stock items
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  • Improve sharing and collaboration features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QTally

One-time1
  • QTally Pro$5.99
3 purchases

Portable Inventory

One-time3
  • Complete Version$1.99
  • Pro Version$7.29
  • Pro Version$9.99

Questions

Is QTally free?
QTally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portable Inventory free?
Portable Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QTally or Portable Inventory?
QTally is rated higher. QTally averages 4.5 out of 5 from 496 ratings, while Portable Inventory averages 4.1 from 220 ratings.
Do QTally or Portable Inventory have ads?
Neither QTally nor Portable Inventory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QTally or Portable Inventory?
QTally ships an update every 2 weeks, and Portable Inventory every 3 weeks. Most recently, QTally was updated on September 20, 2026 and Portable Inventory on September 22, 2026.

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