Indie Bucks | Progress tracker vs MerchCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Indie Bucks | Progress tracker
This tool helps indie developers estimate their monthly revenue. Input your current proceeds and get a forecast for the end of the month, along with a daily average.
- Monthly revenue estimation
- Daily average calculation
- Proceeds tracking
- Simple interface
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A simple tool for indie developers to estimate their monthly revenue based on the current performance. Nothing fancy you input your proceeds since the 1st of the months and the app will give you an estimate of the total proceeds you could make at the end of the month as well as an ongoing daily average.
MerchCount
Manage your small business inventory, sales, and transaction history with this streamlined app. Track stock levels, receive restock alerts, and generate professional invoices. Your data is stored locally for speed and privacy, with optional iCloud sync.
- Track stock, sales, and history
- Low-stock alerts
- Barcode/QR code scanning
- Generate PDF invoices
- CSV export/import
- Local data storage with iCloud sync
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MerchCount is the inventory app for small businesses that want clarity, not clutter. Track stock, sales, and history in one place-without the bloat of big POS systems. Everything lives on your device (with optional iCloud sync), so your data stays yours and stays fast. See your business in one place • Recently sold items, revenue, and units sold • Total inventory value and low-stock alerts • Bar chart analytics that update as you filter • Week, month, or custom date ranges Inventory that actually helps you • Name, quantity, price, total value calculated for you • Restock alerts and notes per item • Link existing codes or generate barcodes/QR codes per item; scan to jump straight to it. • Every change is logged on the item’s history Transactions that tell the full story • Sold, returned, restocked, damaged, lost, or manual adjustments • Full history per item plus an overview of all activity • Clean, filterable analytics: units sold and revenue for any period Find anything, fast • Search items, transactions, notes, folders, and dates • Scan a barcode to open the matching item instantly Professional invoices • Create PDF invoices from any sale • Add your logo, business info, and customer details • Line items, tax, discount, and payment notes • Print or share straight from the app Your data, your way • Export and import CSV for backups, tax prep, or moving to another system MerchCount keeps you in control of your stock without the complexity. Built for small business!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Indie Bucks | Progress tracker at 5.0 against MerchCount's 4.5. Indie Bucks | Progress tracker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). MerchCount's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Indie Bucks | Progress tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MerchCount has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Indie Bucks | Progress tracker ships an update every 7 months, MerchCount weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Indie Bucks | Progress tracker | MerchCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edouard Barbier | Amil Kolontarov |
Customer experience
Indie Bucks | Progress tracker
MerchCount
In-app purchases
Indie Bucks | Progress tracker
No in-app purchases
MerchCount
No in-app purchases
Questions
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