# Inventory Bot vs Trade Routes

The clearest difference is rating: Trade Routes at 5.0 against Inventory Bot's 4.4. Trade Routes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Inventory Bot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (212 vs 3). On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Inventory Bot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Trade Routes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Trade Routes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory Bot has 212 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Inventory Bot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trade Routes's.

Inventory Bot ships an update every 5 weeks, Trade Routes weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Inventory Bot | Trade Routes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (212 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inventory-bot/id1599747004/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-routes/id6805200264/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **212** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#55** | — |
| Size | 84 MB | 76 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Inventory Bot](https://appshunter.io/developer/1599747186) | [Tyler Schwenk](https://appshunter.io/developer/6805200267) |

## What reviewers say

### Inventory Bot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inventory-bot/id1599747004)

**Currently charting:** #55 Top Grossing · Shopping (US App Store)

This app monitors major retailers for hard-to-find and in-demand products, providing real-time restock notifications. It can also automatically purchase items for you with a subscription and offers custom tracking for any product via URL.

**Highlights:** Real-time restock notifications, Automated product purchasing (subscription), Custom product tracking via URL, Monitors major retailers, Tracks collectibles, electronics, toys, and more, Eliminates manual website refreshing

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base Notifications | $4.99 | per month |
| Inventory Bot Notifications | $8.99 | per month |
| AutoBuy | $11.99 | per month |
| AutoBuy (Annual) | $99.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and reliable for high-demand items
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
- 💡 Automates ordering process
- 🤝 Helpful and supportive community/developer
- ⏱️ Saves time and hassle

**What reviewers complain about**

- 😞 Does not work for many users
- 🐛 Errors out during purchase attempts
- ❌ No response to support emails
- 📉 Limited compared to competitors
- 🐌 Slow notifications compared to others

**Reported bugs**

- Errors out every time it tries to buy from Amazon
- Discover links are invalid or expired
- Doesn't alert users
- Struggles to remove products from monitoring list
- Cannot enable notifications on iPhone

**Requested features**

- More checkout automation compatibility for other retailers
- Improve functionality for Canadian users
- Clearer explanation of free trial and paid features


### Trade Routes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trade-routes/id6805200264)

A peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling trading cards, including Pokémon and MTG. Users can trade singles, slabs, bulk collections, and custom art directly, avoiding middleman fees.

**Highlights:** Buy and sell trading cards, Direct user-to-user transactions, No middleman fees, Trade singles, slabs, and collections, Support for Pokémon and MTG cards

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Inventory Bot free?

Inventory Bot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Trade Routes free?

Trade Routes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Inventory Bot or Trade Routes?

Trade Routes is rated higher. Inventory Bot averages 4.4 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while Trade Routes averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Inventory Bot or Trade Routes have ads?

Trade Routes shows ads; Inventory Bot does not.

### Which is updated more often, Inventory Bot or Trade Routes?

Inventory Bot ships an update every 5 weeks, and Trade Routes weekly. Most recently, Inventory Bot was updated on November 7, 2026 and Trade Routes on October 31, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*