Comparison

Portable Inventory vs Z5 Count

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

Z5 Count

This application facilitates on-site physical inventory counts for various facilities, including hospitals and clinics. It enables near real-time tracking, auditing, and valuation of stock, with options to mark consigned and expired items.

Highlights
  • On-site physical inventory counts
  • Near real-time counting
  • Inventory auditing
  • Inventory valuation
  • Consigned inventory marking
  • Expired inventory marking
Features
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Z5 Count is an app published by Z5 Inventory to perform Physical Inventory Counts on-site, in facilities such as Hospitals, Veterinary Clinics, Dental Practices etc.. It allows for near-real-time counting, auditing and valuation of inventory on hand, and the ability to denote consigned and expired inventory.

Screenshots

Portable Inventory4 screens
Z5 Count3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Z5 Count at none against Portable Inventory's 3. Z5 Count also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Portable Inventory's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Z5 Count asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Z5 Count holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portable Inventory has 220 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, Z5 Count every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Portable Inventory versus Z5 Count: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortable InventoryZ5 Count
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (220 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings220 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd.Z5 Inventory Inc.

Customer experience

Portable Inventory

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

Z5 Count

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

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

Z5 Count

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Portable Inventory

One-time3
  • Complete Version$1.99
  • Pro Version$7.29
  • Pro Version$9.99
None

Z5 Count

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portable Inventory free?
Portable Inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Z5 Count free?
Z5 Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Portable Inventory or Z5 Count?
Z5 Count is rated higher. Portable Inventory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while Z5 Count averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Portable Inventory or Z5 Count have ads?
Neither Portable Inventory nor Z5 Count shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portable Inventory or Z5 Count?
Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Z5 Count every 5 weeks. Most recently, Portable Inventory was updated on September 27, 2026 and Z5 Count on September 21, 2026.

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