Comparison

Portable Inventory vs Simple Spreadsheet

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

Head to head
About

Portable Inventory

Easily track the quantity of any items, from personal belongings to business inventory. Set warning levels and organize items into groups for quick visual identification. Monitor item changes and view detailed statistics and rankings.

Highlights
  • Track item counts
  • Set warning levels
  • Organize items by groups
  • Visual item status indicators
  • View item statistics and rankings
  • Change log for items and groups
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Portable Inventory helps you to keep track of the count of anything you want. Personal stuff, office supplies, product storage, etc. You can add different items into the app, set its initial count, warning count, and separate items by groups. Each item will be displayed as different colors on the main page, so that you can add or reduce the count. When an item’s count is equal or less than the warning count, a little yellow triangle with an excalmatory mark will be display on the item, and the group it belongs to. In addition, the app provided various functions to see statistics for your items or groups. You can check out the increasing, or decreasing ranking list of your items or groups in a specified time period. You can also see the change logs for all items and groups. The app works both on iPhone and iPad, and fully supports iCloud. You may edit your items across all your devices and your data will be safely stored in iCloud. And of course you can wipe out all data as you need.

About

Simple Spreadsheet

Create and edit spreadsheets with ease. Import Excel files, add charts, and generate PDFs. Offers templates and advanced cell editing features for various organizational tasks.

Highlights
  • Import and edit Excel (xlsx) files
  • Create tables and charts
  • Generate PDF and print sheets
  • Insert images and checkboxes into cells
  • Support for common Excel functions
  • Export to Excel (xlsx) files
Features
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This is a spreadsheet app can let you create sheets and edit sheets. Import excel(xlsx) files, create sheets, tables, charts, generate PDF, print sheets through AirPrint. Create sheets by templates. -Import excel(xlsx) files, view and edit worksheets in workbook. -Search in sheets. -When edit sheets, you can select multiple cells, select a whole row or column, even the whole sheet. -Support merge cells, adjust height of row and width of column. -You can insert image, checkbox and progress/column bar into cell. -Select range, then generate charts, share charts to friend. -Quick sum, insert formula, popular excel functions support. -Generate sheet to image, generate pdf. -Print preview, print through AirPrint. -Export to excel(xlsx) files, share to friends. Whenever you create class calendar, record expense and saving, todo list, grocery list, make travel plan, etc. Simple SpreadSheet may meet your needs. Please refer to our terms and privacy when you download and use this app. To use all the features this app provided, please unlock SpreadSheet PRO. by purchase it in the app. We provide one time purchease and auto-renew subscription year by year. *Subscription will automatically renew each year, within 24 hours of it's expiration. Your credit card will charged through your iTunes account.To stop auto-renewal, turn off the feature in your iTunes account settings at last 24 hours prior to your subscription's expiration. Current, active subscriptions cannot be cancelled. Any suggestions, please email to 354822@qq.com Terms of Use: http://sheetsliteus.qqzhuti.net/terms Privacy Policy: http://sheetsliteus.qqzhuti.net/privacy

Screenshots

Portable Inventory4 screens
Simple Spreadsheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Spreadsheet at 4.6 against Portable Inventory's 4.1. Simple Spreadsheet also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 220). Portable Inventory's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, 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. Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Spreadsheet sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Spreadsheet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Spreadsheet has 6.9K ratings behind it against 220, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Portable Inventory's written reviews are positive against 44% of Simple Spreadsheet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Portable Inventory versus Simple Spreadsheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortable InventorySimple Spreadsheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (220 ratings)4.6 (6.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2206.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd.WEN WU LI

Customer experience

Portable Inventory

All ratings220 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral12.4%
Negative14.9%

Simple Spreadsheet

All ratings6,874 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative44.8%

User reviews

Portable Inventory

From 220 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient inventory tracking
  • 💡 Customizable color coding
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and data loss
  • 🔀 Difficulty in reorganizing inventory
  • 💡 Limited color options
  • 🔀 Issues with syncing across devices

Simple Spreadsheet

From 6.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 👍 Good for basic needs
  • 👍 Spreadsheet functionality
  • 👍 Helpful for small businesses

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Limited functionality without paying
  • 🔒 Inability to print or export data
  • 🐛 Data loss and sync issues
  • 🐛 Keyboard and navigation problems

Bugs and requests

Portable Inventory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inventory counts resetting to zero unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit item names after creation
  • Issues with importing large inventory lists

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add photo support for inventory items
  • Ability to set minimum stock levels
  • Option to sort and rearrange inventory lists
  • Implement a reset function to reset all counts to zero
  • Add push notifications for low stock items
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  • Improve sharing and collaboration features

Simple Spreadsheet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Data disappearing or changing unexpectedly
  • Inability to login or access purchased features
  • Sync and backup issues across devices
  • Overlapping UI elements and poor layout

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to zoom out and see full spreadsheet
  • Option to insert and delete columns/rows
  • Improved sharing and collaboration features
  • More advanced formula and formatting options
  • Better tutorials and user guides

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Portable Inventory

One-time3
  • Complete Version$1.99
  • Pro Version$7.29
  • Pro Version$9.99
6 purchases

Simple Spreadsheet

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 year3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time5
  • Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 Month$0.99
  • Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 3 month$1.99
  • Unlock SpreadSheet Pro 1 year$3.99
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  • Unlock SpreadSheet PRO Forever$4.99
  • Unlock SpreadSheet PRO Forever$9.99

Questions

Is Portable Inventory free?
Portable Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Spreadsheet free?
Simple Spreadsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Portable Inventory or Simple Spreadsheet?
Simple Spreadsheet is rated higher. Portable Inventory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while Simple Spreadsheet averages 4.6 from 6.9K ratings.
Do Portable Inventory or Simple Spreadsheet have ads?
Neither Portable Inventory nor Simple Spreadsheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portable Inventory or Simple Spreadsheet?
Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Spreadsheet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Portable Inventory was updated on September 22, 2026 and Simple Spreadsheet on September 22, 2026.

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