Comparison

InStock Now vs MobileFlare

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for inventory
  • Pre-populated item database
  • Add custom items
  • Export inventory data
  • Supports multiple devices
Features
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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.

About

MobileFlare

Features
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MobileFlare (Mobile Flare) is a free safety alert app for crowded events. If something goes wrong - a medical emergency, a personal threat, dangerous crowd pressure or dehydration - flash your phone screen in the appropriate colour to signal for help. No shouting required. No signal required. No searching for a steward in the dark. Just hold a button. Hold your phone up. Help comes to you. HOW IT WORKS ------------------------ Open MobileFlare (Mobile Flare). Four buttons. Press and hold the one that matches your situation. Your screen flashes at full brightness in the correct colour. Hold it above your head. Anyone who can see it knows exactly what you need. RED :: Personal Safety / Assault YELLOW :: Crowd Pressure GREEN :: Medical Emergency BLUE :: Water Please (calm static screen — non-flashing) Signals flash at different speeds as well as different colours, so they can be identified by rhythm alone. This helps users with red/green colour blindness distinguish between signals clearly. Help friends find you in a crowd. Pick a colour from the new spotlight sub-menu and hold up your screen: a solid, non-flashing colour will help you stand out. Colours are distinctly different from the emergency colours. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ------------------------ → Works with no mobile signal, no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth → No registration, no account, no login, no tracking → Zero data collected - we don't know you exist → No adverts, no in-app purchases, free forever → Instant to use - under a second to activate → Maximum screen brightness during activation → Forces portrait orientation - works in any grip → Dark interface designed for venue environments FOR PARENTS ------------------------ Young people attend more live events than ever - often without adults who would know what to do in an emergency. At a sold-out standing concert, ambient noise can exceed 100 decibels. Shouting for help won't carry more than a few people in any direction. MobileFlare (Mobile Flare) gives the instinct to reach for a phone, somewhere useful to go. Show your child, friends and family the four colours before their next event. That thirty-second conversation could matter. ABOUT MOBILEFLARE (MOBILE FLARE) ------------------------ Built by one person, a father of daughters. Based on personal experiences of seeing emergencies unfold at live events, no-one knowing how to correctly attract attention, and witnessing how long it takes to locate someone who needs help in a crowd. MobileFlare is free. It will always be free. Learn more at https://mobileflare.app

Screenshots

InStock Now3 screens
MobileFlare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MobileFlare at none against InStock Now's 1. MobileFlare also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. InStock Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MobileFlare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InStock Now ships an update every 22 months, MobileFlare fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
InStock Now versus MobileFlare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInStock NowMobileFlare
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKelly Technology Inc.Emmelle Studios

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InStock Now

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

MobileFlare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InStock Now free?
InStock Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileFlare free?
MobileFlare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InStock Now or MobileFlare have ads?
InStock Now shows ads; MobileFlare does not.
Which is updated more often, InStock Now or MobileFlare?
InStock Now ships an update every 22 months, and MobileFlare fortnightly. Most recently, InStock Now was updated on September 23, 2026 and MobileFlare on October 5, 2026.

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