Comparison

Stock Solution Operative App vs Inventor

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

Head to head
About

Stock Solution Operative App

Features
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The CEF Operative App allows you to gain control and visibility of your engineer's van stocks. Features include: Allows engineers/operatives to report stock usage from their vans generating a daily pick list for replenishment. Allows the user to generate requests for additional parts needed for a repair from a stock catalogue. Has an intelligent search facility. Works both offline and online uploading an order automatically as soon as 3G/4G or Wifi is connected. Can store images of parts for easy identification.

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Inventor

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The SmartStores solution family enables customers to effectively manage and control usage of indirect material in both storeroom environments and van stock management. It provides realtime enterprise wide visibility and control over your indirect materials to make sure that you are getting the most out of your indirect materials investment. Inventor-e SmartVan is a stock management solution that enables customers to effectively manage and control usage of indirect material on vans. It comprises a SmartVan iOS application that is downloaded to a compliant device with NFC (Near Field Communication) capability. This is linked in real time through 3G/4G to Inventor-e’s cloud-based SourcererTM software. The SmartVan App allows individual users to issue items to themselves or against a job code. The user logs in with their PIN. If job codes are required for allocation, then they are preloaded into Sourcerer and automatically appear on the user’s screen when logged in. If job codes are used, SmartVan will prevent items being issued unless a job code has been selected. The user then simply taps the phone against an Inventor-e NFC tag on the appropriate product bin - this creates the pick list of items and allows the user to enter quantities required. When the list is complete the user ends the transaction by tapping β€˜Confirm Items Issued’. To use this application you need to have a user account setup in Sourcerer. Your device will need to be activated before it can connect to Sourcerer.

Screenshots

Stock Solution Operative App3 screens
Inventor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Inventor at every 3 weeks against Stock Solution Operative App's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stock Solution Operative App ships an update every 2 months, Inventor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Stock Solution Operative App versus Inventor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStock Solution Operative AppInventor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStock Right Now LimitedInventor-e

In-app purchases

None

Stock Solution Operative App

No in-app purchases

None

Inventor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stock Solution Operative App free?
Stock Solution Operative App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inventor free?
Inventor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stock Solution Operative App or Inventor have ads?
Neither Stock Solution Operative App nor Inventor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stock Solution Operative App or Inventor?
Stock Solution Operative App ships an update every 2 months, and Inventor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stock Solution Operative App was updated on October 25, 2026 and Inventor on October 10, 2026.

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