Comparison

Craftable Inventory vs COGS

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

Head to head
About

Craftable Inventory

Streamline bar and restaurant inventory audits with barcode scanning and a fast calculator. This app allows you to perform routine inventory checks efficiently, even with unreliable WiFi, by storing counts locally and syncing them later.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning
  • Fast calculator
  • Offline count storage
  • Cloud sync
  • Location selection
  • Sorting options
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The Craftable Inventory app allows you to fly through bar and restaurant inventory audits with ease. With barcode scanning and a fast calculator, completing your routine inventory has never been easier! Just sign in with your Craftable account, choose which location you'd like to perform the audit on, and set your sorting options. Unreliable WiFi in your storage locations? No problem! Craftable Inventory stores your counts locally and syncs them with the cloud once internet connection is resumed. Never lose another count again!

About

COGS

This app provides restaurant brands with comprehensive control over inventory, recipes, and food/beverage costs. It empowers teams to enhance control, accuracy, and profit margins across all locations. The mobile version requires an active license for the web software.

Highlights
  • Inventory count entry for multiple locations
  • Mobile dashboard with sales information
  • Cost alerts for inventory items
  • Alerts for key business activities
  • Recipe and food cost management
Features
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COGS-Well gives restaurant brands complete control over inventory, recipes, and food and beverage costs. We empower your team to drive control, accuracy, and stronger margins across every location. What sets us apart is a very comprehensive feature set, paired with the industry’s most responsive and consultative support. Our platform adapts to your business needs, and our service experts work with your team to ensure measurable results. Please note that the COGS-Well Mobile app can only be used with an active license for the web version of the software. This app allows COGS-Well customers to: • Enter inventory counts for multiple locations • View the mobile dashboard with sales information • See cost alerts (changes in the cost of an inventory item) • View alerts related to key business activities

Screenshots

Craftable Inventory4 screens
COGS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: COGS at 5.0 against Craftable Inventory's 3.9. Craftable Inventory's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COGS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Craftable Inventory has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Craftable Inventory ships an update monthly, COGS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Craftable Inventory versus COGS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraftable InventoryCOGS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFNBTech IncCOGS-Well

Customer experience

Craftable Inventory

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

COGS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Craftable Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

COGS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Craftable Inventory free?
Craftable Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COGS free?
COGS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Craftable Inventory or COGS?
COGS is rated higher. Craftable Inventory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while COGS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Craftable Inventory or COGS have ads?
Neither Craftable Inventory nor COGS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Craftable Inventory or COGS?
Craftable Inventory ships an update monthly, and COGS every 7 months. Most recently, Craftable Inventory was updated on October 3, 2026 and COGS on October 15, 2026.

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