Comparison

Sift vs Stocksmith Forge

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

Head to head
About

Sift

Streamline your creative business operations with this app. Create custom client inquiry forms, manage projects, communicate directly with clients, and block unavailable dates to optimize your schedule. Save time on administrative tasks to focus on your creative work.

Highlights
  • Custom inquiry forms
  • Interactive inquiry list
  • Project view with messaging
  • Client communication
  • Schedule blocking
  • Payment tracking
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Sift makes managing your creative business a seamless experience! Create custom inquiry forms, communicate with clients, view project details, and manage your schedule from one place. No more wasted time jumping between different apps, searching through your inbox, or responding to let people know you are unavailable. Sift saves creative small business owners time on the administrative side of things so that they have more time to do what they love, CREATE! CUSTOM INQUIRY FORMS Create forms for your potential clients to fill out when inquiring about your product or service. No two businesses are exactly alike which is why you will be able to create forms that are perfectly tailored to your unique business. INTERACTIVE INQUIRY LIST As soon as a client fills out your form, their inquiry pops up into your Inquiry list! From here you can quickly accept or decline them with the click of a button which will automatically send them an email to let them know your response! If you need to look more into what exactly they are requesting, click on their inquiry to see all of their responses to the question in your form. PROJECT VIEW Tap on your accepted inquiry from your list to view all of the project details. In this view you will be able to see their form response, you will be able to message them and view all of your conversations & attachments that may have been sent back and forth, as well as keep track of their payments. All of the details you need for a client's project are in one place. CLIENT MESSAGING Sift’s messaging system allows you to send emails and attachments to your clients without having to ever go into your email. All of the emails you send will remain with the rest of the project details so that you have easy access to them! Don’t worry, your clients will not have to download the app to receive your communications. Every message you send will show up in their inbox as a normal email would! SCHEDULE BLOCKING In your settings, you can block off dates that you are unavailable. Build in breaks for yourself! This setting will automatically sync with the date selector that your clients see in your form, preventing them from submitting an inquiry for that date. No more time spent saying no to clients or being guilted into taking on a client when you are already booked! Sift is free to download and available for iOS mobile devices. Exclusive offers and much more will be available. Follow us on Instagram @meet.sift for more information! Your personal data is securely stored on Sift. Check out our privacy policy and terms below. Please contact us to submit feedback, suggestions or issues. This will help keep the Sift community safe and up-to-date. Support: hello@siftmobileapp.com Terms of Service: https://app.termly.io/document/terms-of-use-for-ios-app/7eb8dbd6-7c72-4cc4-95ba-154be6ddb635

About

Stocksmith Forge

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Stocksmith Forge is the inventory and costing app for makers who turn 3D prints into sales. Track every spool, every part, every print — and know your real margin before you ship. INVENTORY • Filament, components, packaging — tracked in the right units • Stock alerts before you run out mid-print • NFC RFID scanning for tagged spools (Pro add-on) BOM COSTING • Bill of Materials per product • Material cost auto-calculated from your purchase history • Add labor, machine time, packaging as Cost Components (Pro) • Live cost price, margin and recommended sell price LISTINGS • Track Etsy, eBay and own-shop listings • Out-of-date warnings when costs change • Per-listing margin tracking FORGE (PRODUCTION) • Log each print or batch; stock decrements via BOM • Daily, weekly, monthly throughput REPORTS (Pro) • Inventory value, average margins, top materials • CSV export for accounting WORKS YOUR WAY • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Locale-aware currency and numbers • Offline-first; no account required PRO UNLOCK Unlimited materials, products and listings; Reports; Cost Components; Backup. Lifetime or Yearly. NFC ADD-ON Read RFID tags on compatible spools. Privacy first: data stays in your iCloud. No tracking, no ads. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sift4 screens
Stocksmith Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sift at 15.1 against Stocksmith Forge's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Stocksmith Forge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sift versus Stocksmith Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiftStocksmith Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRETAMOZO GROUP LLCJelle Oostmeijer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions1
  • Sift Pro$9.991 Month
4 purchases

Stocksmith Forge

Subscriptions2
  • NFC Spool Scanning Yearly$0.991 Year
  • Stocksmith Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • NFC Spool Scanning$7.99
  • Stocksmith Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stocksmith Forge free?
Stocksmith Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sift or Stocksmith Forge have ads?
Neither Sift nor Stocksmith Forge shows ads.

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