Portable Inventory vs Labelife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Labelife
This app offers a comprehensive solution for label printing and management. It caters to diverse needs across industries, businesses, and personal use, simplifying the entire process.
- Label template library
- PDF import and batch printing
- Image batch printing
- Intuitive interface
- Industry-specific templates
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Labelife is a software that provides users with one-stop label printing and management services, suitable for the diversified label needs of various industries and scenarios. Whether it is a corporate user, an individual merchant or a personal label enthusiast, Labelife can provide efficient and convenient services, making label printing and management easier and more convenient. [Label Template] Covering industry templates such as supermarkets, electricity, logistics and transportation, to meet the needs of different industries [PDF Printing] Support PDF import and cropping, easily realize PDF batch printing [Image Printing] Support batch import of images, handle a large number of image printing tasks at one time [Easy to Use] Simple and intuitive interface design, you can quickly get started without professional training Thank you for using labelife. If you have any questions during use, you can give feedback in "Feedback" and we will deal with it in time. Term of Use：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Portable Inventory at 73% against Labelife's 23%. Portable Inventory also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (220 vs 72). Labelife's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Labelife sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Portable Inventory holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Portable Inventory's written reviews are positive against 23% of Labelife's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Portable Inventory | Labelife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (220 ratings) — better | 3.0 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 22.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #155 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd. | PHOMEMO PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Portable Inventory
Labelife
User reviews
Portable Inventory
From 220 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Labelife
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Works with Phomemo printer
- 🚀 Convenient Bluetooth printing
- 💡 No account required
- 👍 Simple interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and reconnections
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Buggy after updates
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🐛 Printing issues
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
Labelife
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Incorrect label printing
- Formatting problems with imported files
- Disappearing fonts and icons after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add more font options
- Improve label customization tools
- Implement batch printing
- Add support for metric units
- Improve PDF handling and editing
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- Provide better documentation and instructions
In-app purchases
Portable Inventory
- Complete Version$1.99
- Pro Version$7.29
- Pro Version$9.99
Labelife
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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- Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
