InStock Now vs My Common Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InStock Now
Easily manage your store's inventory by scanning item barcodes. The app includes a pre-populated database for bars and liquor stores, allowing you to add new items and export your updated inventory to other devices.
- Barcode scanning for inventory
- Pre-populated item database
- Add custom items
- Export inventory data
- Supports multiple devices
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Take inventory in your store or bar by scanning the barcode of each item. The app is pre-populated with a database of items commonly found in a bar and liquor store or package store, but other items can be added by scanning the barcode of each item, and the updated database can then be exported to other devices, if desired.
My Common Lists
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The application allows you to create items (things you need to do or goods you want to buy) and lists with different combinations of these items. Mark some items as finished/bought. Manage lists as you wish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Common Lists at none against InStock Now's 1. My Common Lists also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. InStock Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Common Lists asks for nothing beyond the download.
InStock Now ships an update every 22 months, My Common Lists every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InStock Now | My Common Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | Yevhen Lepekha |
In-app purchases
InStock Now
- Remove Ads$5.99
My Common Lists
No in-app purchases
