Portable Inventory vs ToolKeeper
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.
ToolKeeper
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ToolKeeper helps you keep track of your tools, remember who you loaned them out to, and when you should get them back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ToolKeeper at none against Portable Inventory's 3. ToolKeeper also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Portable Inventory's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Portable Inventory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ToolKeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, ToolKeeper every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portable Inventory | ToolKeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (220 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd. | Luke Pilkington |
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
ToolKeeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Portable Inventory
- Complete Version$1.99
- Pro Version$7.29
- Pro Version$9.99
ToolKeeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Portable Inventory free?
Is ToolKeeper free?
Do Portable Inventory or ToolKeeper have ads?
Which is updated more often, Portable Inventory or ToolKeeper?
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