INVENTORY vs MACH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
MACH
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A sophisticated CAD, mapping, and communication platform for Public Safety agencies. Improve officer safety by sharing the location of your GPS-enabled iOS device with other MACH users. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: INVENTORY at every 3 months against MACH's every 13 months. MACH's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
INVENTORY ships an update every 3 months, MACH every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INVENTORY | MACH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OrangeHook, Inc. | Technology Enterprise Group, Inc. |
In-app purchases
INVENTORY
No in-app purchases
MACH
No in-app purchases
