Crystal Inventory vs POS Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystal Inventory
Manage your business inventory and clients with ease. This app offers powerful search and filtering for items, detailed client profiles, and integrated communication tools for sales and service.
- Inventory search by vendor or item type
- Client data management
- Point-of-sale features
- SKU lookup
- Integrated email and text messaging
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With our inventory search, client management, and point-of-sale features, viewing inventory, managing clients, and writing new business has never been easier. Key Features of the Crystal Mobile app include: 1. Browse inventory by vendor or item type, and drill-down to find exactly the right items you're looking for with our unique filtering and attribute system. 2. Easily locate a reference or SKU, within seconds, to access relevant information, allowing you to quickly make decisions and provide options for your clients. 3. Quickly view and edit client data, including contact information, birthdays and anniversaries, milestones, wishlists, and more. 4. Request a SKU transfer or send a client a product photo though our integrated email and text messaging features.
POS Basic
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This is a multi-platform on-premises and personalised POS, using our proprietary database. Categorisation of commodity. easy configure the commodity and sub-items. Calculate, review, void the payment instantly. Our POS Excelsior has more features, this is a basic version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: POS Basic at 4 against Crystal Inventory's 2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crystal Inventory ships an update every 2 months, POS Basic every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystal Inventory | POS Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crystal Tech Solutions, Inc. | Thinkwider CO., LTD. |
In-app purchases
Crystal Inventory
No in-app purchases
POS Basic
No in-app purchases
