Comparison

inFlow Inventory vs BarCloud

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

BarCloud

This mobile application supplements a web-based tracking solution for inventory and asset management. It allows users to scan items and track them from any location, with or without an internet connection. System administrators must configure user access before the app can be utilized.

Highlights
  • Inventory scanning
  • Asset tracking
  • Offline access
  • Web-based solution supplement
  • User access configuration
Features
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Our Add-On Mobile Inventory Management and Asset Tracking Application is a configurable supplement to our Web-Based Tracking Solution. Your system administrators need to set up access for users in order to use this app. You will be able to scan your inventory and assets, tracking them from anywhere with or without internet access.

Screenshots

inFlow Inventory4 screens
BarCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: inFlow Inventory at 4.1 against BarCloud's 3.2. inFlow Inventory also leads on ratings volume (129 vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

inFlow Inventory holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inFlow Inventory has 129 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

inFlow Inventory ships an update weekly, BarCloud fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
inFlow Inventory versus BarCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinFlow InventoryBarCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (129 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArchon Systems Inc.ASAP Systems

Customer experience

inFlow Inventory

All ratings129 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

BarCloud

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

inFlow Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

BarCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inFlow Inventory free?
inFlow Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarCloud free?
BarCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, inFlow Inventory or BarCloud?
inFlow Inventory is rated higher. inFlow Inventory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while BarCloud averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do inFlow Inventory or BarCloud have ads?
Neither inFlow Inventory nor BarCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, inFlow Inventory or BarCloud?
inFlow Inventory ships an update weekly, and BarCloud fortnightly. Most recently, inFlow Inventory was updated on October 8, 2026 and BarCloud on October 13, 2026.

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