Altametrics Inventory Pro vs McLane SourceLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altametrics Inventory Pro
Manage your inventory efficiently from your handheld device. This app allows you to perform all inventory tasks, from taking stock to tracking food costs by monitoring usage variances. Generate reports for insights into inventory levels and control surplus investments.
- Take inventory anytime
- Items sorted by category and location
- Generate inventory reports
- Control food costs and usage variance
- Real-time sync with eRestaurant
- Advanced item search
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The Altametrics Inventory Pro mobile application, bundled with easy-to-use features to manage inventory, gives manager the freedom to manage inventory via handheld devices. Application facilitates performing all inventory-related tasks ranging from taking inventory to tracking and controlling food cost by keeping an eye on Variance in Actual vs. Theo. usage of items. Features • Take inventory of items anytime. • Items, sorted by categories and storage locations, to ease process of taking inventory. • Generate inventory reports for an insight to key information regarding inventory levels. • Control surplus investment in inventory as well as variance between Actual vs. Theo. usage of items. • Establish a real-time sync with the Inventory module in eRestaurant. • Advanced Search options to find items from the whole list.
McLane SourceLink
This app allows foodservice customers to place orders for products supplied by McLane company. It supports multiple stores and allows for both scheduled and unscheduled orders. Users can also manage profile items and categories, and view past, current, and future order events.
- Multiple store support
- Scheduled order placement
- Unscheduled order placement
- Profile item and category maintenance
- Order calendar event viewing
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McLane SourceLink is a ground up redesign of the current web application made specifically for iOS devices. This app allows foodservice customers to place orders for products supplied by the McLane company. Features • Multiple store support • Place scheduled orders. • Place unscheduled orders. • Profile item and category maintenance • View calendar events of past, current and future orders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Altametrics Inventory Pro at 87% against McLane SourceLink's 10%. Altametrics Inventory Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 27). McLane SourceLink's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Altametrics Inventory Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Altametrics Inventory Pro has 1.4K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Altametrics Inventory Pro's written reviews are positive against 10% of McLane SourceLink's.
Altametrics Inventory Pro ships an update every 2 months, McLane SourceLink every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Altametrics Inventory Pro | McLane SourceLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 1.9 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altametrics Inc | McLane |
Customer experience
Altametrics Inventory Pro
McLane SourceLink
Bugs and requests
Altametrics Inventory Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing during inventory counts
- Inventory data disappearing or being overwritten
- Sync issues causing inconsistent data
- Freezing and lagging when scrolling through items
Requested features
4 requests- Improved offline functionality
- Enhanced search and filtering options
- Inventory forecasting and predictive analytics
- Integration with more POS systems
McLane SourceLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Altametrics Inventory Pro
No in-app purchases
McLane SourceLink
No in-app purchases
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