inFlow Inventory vs Flowtrac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
inFlow Inventory
Manage inventory, orders, and sales on the go. Use your phone as a barcode scanner, create invoices, and track stock levels from anywhere. Streamline team tasks and access product details easily.
- Create and manage orders
- Use phone as barcode scanner
- Assign orders to team members
- Generate product catalog with images
- Create and email invoices
- Transfer and adjust stock
- Manage product, vendor, and customer details
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inFlow Inventory is used in over 90 countries to manage inventory, sales, purchasing, and manufacturing. Our mobile app helps you stay productive from anywhere. Create and manage orders without a computer. As long as you have your iPhone you can check stock and finalize sales right on the spot, or generate new purchase orders when stock is running low. Use your iPhone as a barcode scanner. Use the built-in camera to receive new stock as it arrives. Scan items mark them as shipped. No extra equipment required. Get manufacturing work done on the shop floor. Pick raw materials for finished products or kits. Track work on timesheets for each operational step. Take the hassle out of invoicing. Generate invoices from any order and email them straight from the app. Your customers can even pay your invoices online (US & Canada only). Transfer and adjust stock at any time. Need to adjust inventory due to damaged goods? Sending something back to your main warehouse? inFlow makes these tasks easy and fast. Manage product, vendor and customer details. No need to call the back office to check on stock. inFlow gives you full access to item details and current quantities. You’ll also have vendor and customer information you need to get the job done. If you have any questions, issues or requests, please contact us at support@inflowinventory.com. We’re ready and happy to help!
Flowtrac
This app facilitates efficient inventory management by enabling barcode scanning for lookup, put away, picking, receiving, and transferring of stock. It also supports auditing, work-in-process tracking, and asset servicing through mobile devices connected to a cloud account.
- Inventory Lookup
- Put Away & Picking
- Receiving & Transferring
- Auditing Orders
- Work In Process Tracking
- Asset Servicing
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You may use either Cellular or WIFI enabled devices to connect to your registered Flowtrac cloud account. A mobile barcode scanner gun or your smartphone may be used. Features of this app include: Inventory Lookup – Find warehouse and bin location quantities by entering the Product code or scanning the barcode. Put Away – Scan Products located in a designated receiving area of the warehouse and be directed to preferred and open bin locations in the warehouse. Scan the To Bin label and move inventory from receiving areas to desired bin location. Picking – Reduces quantity on hand through either the Quick (no Order created) or the Pick Order menus. Enter product or Scan barcode, enter or scan the Bin label. Stock is removed from the bin location. Account name and reference fields provide additional information. Picking an actual Order validates and instructs operator what and where to pick products. Receiving – Increase quantity on hand through either the Quick (no Order created) or Receive Order menus. Enter product or Scan barcode, then enter or scan the Bin label. Stock is received into a bin location. Account name and reference fields provide additional information. Picking an actual Order validates and instructs operator what and where to pick products. Transferring – Transfer (move) quantity on hand through either the Quick (no Order created) or Transfer Order menus. Enter From Warehouse/Bin, then product or Scan barcode, then enter or scan theTo Warehouse/Bin label and stock is transferred. Transfer Order require both Picking From a warehouse location and then a separate function to Receive in to another warehouse location. Auditing – Audit (count) Orders are created at the Flowtrac cloud hosted site via a browser. The app will then prompt operator to choose the Audit Order and quickly move through all the locations and/or products requested on the order to be counted. Work In Process – Work (production) Orders are created at the Flowtrac cloud hosted site via a browser. The app allows picking of products and quantity as well as logging start/stop times of operators scanning their time. Work Center movement can also be scanned. Servicing Assets – Service (repair or maintenance) Orders are created at the Flowtrac cloud hosted site via a browser. The app allows picking of products and quantity as well as logging start/stop times of operators scanning their time. The orders are recorded and logged for each asset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: inFlow Inventory at weekly against Flowtrac's every 3 months. inFlow Inventory also leads on ratings volume (128 vs 7). Flowtrac's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). 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.
Flowtrac holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inFlow Inventory has 128 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of inFlow Inventory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Flowtrac's.
inFlow Inventory ships an update weekly, Flowtrac every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | inFlow Inventory | Flowtrac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Archon Systems Inc. | Flowtrac |
Customer experience
inFlow Inventory
Flowtrac
In-app purchases
inFlow Inventory
No in-app purchases
Flowtrac
No in-app purchases
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