BarCounting Smart Scale vs Need List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarCounting Smart Scale
Manage your beverage inventory with this app and a smart scale. It helps count wine and liquor bottles and generates spreadsheet files for accounting and POS systems.
- Beverage inventory count
- Wine and liquor bottle tracking
- Spreadsheet file generation
- Accounting software export
- POS system integration
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BarCounting and the Smart Chef Scale help you to perform inventory count of wine and liquor bottles, and generate spreadsheet files for exporting to all types of accounting/POS software.
Need List
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Looking for an easy-to-use inventory app? NeedList lets you build your own structure — create categories, subcategories, items and invoices just the way you like! Customize colors, priorities, and layouts to suit your needs. Plus, printing and organizing your lists has never been easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BarCounting Smart Scale at 12.0 against Need List's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BarCounting Smart Scale | Need List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ReFleX Wireless Inc. | Emanuel Luna |
In-app purchases
BarCounting Smart Scale
No in-app purchases
Need List
No in-app purchases
Questions
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