Comparison

INVENTORY vs ICS

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

Head to head
About

INVENTORY

Manage equipment issued, returned, and consumed during events. Track asset status and ensure proper maintenance reporting through a centralized database. Assign equipment to personnel by scanning tags and update inventory levels in real-time.

Highlights
  • Track issued, turned-in, and consumed inventory
  • Assign equipment to personnel via tag scanning
  • Scan equipment tags for returns
  • Real-time inventory updates
  • Equipment maintenance reporting
  • Integrates with SalamanderLive™
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Quality inventory management is an important aspect to maintaining situational awareness during events. Track inventory that is issued, turned-in, and consumed during incidents and events with Salamander’s interoperable INVENTORY APP. Assure that your equipment is properly maintained and reported on from within the INVENTORY MANAGEMENT equipment database through SalamanderLive™. Issue mode: From a mobile device, the app user can scan a Salamander personnel TAG and then scan one-to-many equipment TAGs to assign equipment to that personnel. The fixed assets will decrement in SalamanderLive as they are assigned to show they are active in the field. Return mode: Equipment can be returned to your inventory by scanning the equipment TAG. When equipment is turned in, the quantity on-hand is incremented and reflected in SalamanderLive.

About

ICS

This application simplifies the creation and sharing of ICS-214 forms. It offers an intuitive workflow for adding details and activity entries, with offline capabilities for uninterrupted work. Users can pre-populate forms with default fields to save time during ongoing incidents.

Highlights
  • Friendly workflow for details and entries
  • Offline authoring and editing
  • Shareable ICS-214 form export
  • Set default fields for pre-population
  • Optimized for field use
Features
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An easy-to-use app to help prepare and share the ICS-214 form. Friendly workflow: Add details and activity entries using a friendly workflow optimized for field use. Work Offline: Designed to work completely offline for authoring and editing activity details even while off the grid. Share Official ICS-214: When connectivity is available, use the share option to export or send out a copy of the ICS-214 form. Set Default Fields: Use the "214 Default Fields" option in settings to set defaults that will pre-populate new ICS-214 forms upon creation. This will save time when working the same incident and/or with the same team for multiple operational periods. Coming next: Support for spreadsheet format, preview the form, edit filename, attach images & location, electronically sign PDFs, and more.

Screenshots

INVENTORY4 screens
ICS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: INVENTORY at 4.7 against ICS's 4.2. INVENTORY also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

INVENTORY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of INVENTORY's written reviews are positive against 86% of ICS's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
INVENTORY versus ICS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterINVENTORYICS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrangeHook, Inc.Mike Comer

Customer experience

INVENTORY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ICS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

INVENTORY

No in-app purchases

None

ICS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is INVENTORY free?
INVENTORY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICS free?
ICS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, INVENTORY or ICS?
INVENTORY is rated higher. INVENTORY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ICS averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do INVENTORY or ICS have ads?
Neither INVENTORY nor ICS shows ads.

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