Comparison

SmartPO vs Z5 Count

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SmartPO

This app streamlines purchasing and electronic invoicing for non-acute healthcare facilities. It allows users to build, approve, and manage orders and contract prices from multiple vendors, with mobile barcode scanning for easy order creation and inventory management.

Highlights
  • Order management
  • Contract price management
  • Electronic invoicing
  • Barcode scanning for order creation
  • Order approval
  • Inventory receiving
Features
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SmartPO™ is a simple purchasing and electronic invoicing system built to fit the needs of Non-Acute Healthcare Facilities. Our software provides a complete order management and contract price management solution, while allowing users to build orders, approve orders, view order confirmations, or manage contract prices from multiple vendors. Our mobile app allows users to create orders in a variety of ways, including scanning barcodes with their mobile devices. Users will also have the ability to approve orders and receive orders into inventory.

About

Z5 Count

This application facilitates on-site physical inventory counts for various facilities, including hospitals and clinics. It enables near real-time tracking, auditing, and valuation of stock, with options to mark consigned and expired items.

Highlights
  • On-site physical inventory counts
  • Near real-time counting
  • Inventory auditing
  • Inventory valuation
  • Consigned inventory marking
  • Expired inventory marking
Features
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Z5 Count is an app published by Z5 Inventory to perform Physical Inventory Counts on-site, in facilities such as Hospitals, Veterinary Clinics, Dental Practices etc.. It allows for near-real-time counting, auditing and valuation of inventory on hand, and the ability to denote consigned and expired inventory.

Screenshots

SmartPO4 screens
Z5 Count3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartPO at 5.0 against Z5 Count's 4.5. Z5 Count's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartPO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartPO ships an update monthly, Z5 Count every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SmartPO versus Z5 Count: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPOZ5 Count
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMedProcure, LLCZ5 Inventory Inc.

Customer experience

SmartPO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Z5 Count

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

SmartPO

No in-app purchases

None

Z5 Count

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartPO free?
SmartPO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Z5 Count free?
Z5 Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartPO or Z5 Count?
SmartPO is rated higher. SmartPO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Z5 Count averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do SmartPO or Z5 Count have ads?
Neither SmartPO nor Z5 Count shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartPO or Z5 Count?
SmartPO ships an update monthly, and Z5 Count every 5 weeks. Most recently, SmartPO was updated on September 19, 2026 and Z5 Count on September 21, 2026.

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