Portable Inventory vs Pendulum
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.
Pendulum
This app helps you manage your pen pal relationships by tracking correspondence. Record when you send and receive letters, note writing materials, and set reminders to stay in touch. Sync your data across devices for seamless management.
- Track sent and received letters
- Record pen, ink, and paper used
- Set reminders to write and post
- Monitor letter delivery times
- iCloud sync across devices
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Pendulum - keep track of your pen pals! • Add your friends, record when you send them letters or they send something to you. See how long it takes for your letters to arrive! • Record what pen, ink, and paper you used to write to each person, to keep the variety going each time you write. • Reminders to write back, or to post letters you've written but have sat by the front door for ages; you won't forget to stay in touch again. • Sync via iCloud, so you can keep up to date regardless of what device you have to hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Portable Inventory at 220 against Pendulum's 16. Portable Inventory also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Pendulum's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Pendulum sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Portable Inventory against 4.2 for Pendulum. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portable Inventory has 220 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Portable Inventory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pendulum's.
Portable Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, Pendulum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portable Inventory | Pendulum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (220 ratings) | 4.2 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Wangqi03 Technology Ltd. | Benjamin Cardy |
Customer experience
Portable Inventory
Pendulum
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
Pendulum
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
Pendulum
- Extra Fine Tip$0.99
- Fine Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
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- Broad Tip$5.99
- Stub Tip$9.99
Questions
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