Comparison

inFlow Inventory vs Cin7 Core MES

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

Cin7 Core MES

This manufacturing execution system allows shopfloor personnel to view and execute production tasks in real-time. It integrates with Cin7 Core to manage stock movements and accounting transactions, enabling efficient production tracking and management.

Highlights
  • Real-time production task viewing
  • Start, suspend, and complete operations
  • Track actual time and quantities
  • Specify output location and batch/serial numbers
  • Consume components and manage wastage
  • Add and view notes and attachments
  • Put away and pick finished products and components
Features
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Cin7 Core Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform allows human resources on the shopfloor to view required information and execute production actions in real time from their workstation or devices. Actions executed in the MES application are passed to Cin7 Core to initiate stock movements and accounting transactions and vice versa. Users can only view production tasks that have been assigned to them: - Start, suspend, and complete operations - Track actual time elapsed in an operation - Specify output location - Specify batch/serial # and expiry date of finished products - Enter actual produced and wastage quantities - Consume components for production - Edit operation components and resources to reflect actual quantities - View notes and attachments - Add notes and attachments to an operation - Put away finished products - Pick finished products and components from shopfloor work centers - Put away picked items to any organization location Production Run, Production Order, Capacity Planner and Scheduler in Cin7 Core are updated in real time.

Screenshots

inFlow Inventory4 screens
Cin7 Core MES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: inFlow Inventory at 50% against Cin7 Core MES's 0%. inFlow Inventory also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (129 vs 2). Cin7 Core MES's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inFlow Inventory has 129 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Cin7 Core MES's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

inFlow Inventory ships an update weekly, Cin7 Core MES every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
inFlow Inventory versus Cin7 Core MES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinFlow InventoryCin7 Core MES
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (129 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings129 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArchon Systems Inc.Cin7 Americas, Inc.

Customer experience

inFlow Inventory

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

Cin7 Core MES

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

inFlow Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Cin7 Core MES

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is inFlow Inventory free?
inFlow Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cin7 Core MES free?
Cin7 Core MES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, inFlow Inventory or Cin7 Core MES?
inFlow Inventory is rated higher. inFlow Inventory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Cin7 Core MES averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do inFlow Inventory or Cin7 Core MES have ads?
Neither inFlow Inventory nor Cin7 Core MES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, inFlow Inventory or Cin7 Core MES?
inFlow Inventory ships an update weekly, and Cin7 Core MES every 2 weeks. Most recently, inFlow Inventory was updated on October 21, 2026 and Cin7 Core MES on October 10, 2026.

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