Comparison

Inventory Now vs Nest Egg

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

Head to head
About

Inventory Now

Manage your retail inventory from purchase to sale with barcode scanning, real-time sync, and integrated checkout. Track products, generate invoices, and monitor profits effortlessly. Ideal for small businesses and resellers.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning
  • Real-time multi-device sync
  • Integrated checkout via Square
  • Order and payment tracking
  • Invoice and receipt generation
  • Low stock alerts
  • Import/export via CSV
Features
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Know what you have, where it is, and your take home profits at a glance. Inventory Now tracks every item from purchase to sale — barcode scanning, real-time team sync, Square checkout, and true profit after expenses. Built for resellers, small shops, and any team managing stock across locations. SCAN ANYTHING — Use your camera or an external scanner to find or add items instantly. Generate your Barcodes and SKUs. WIth Smart Scan: snap a photo and we'll create the item for you, with a suggested retail price. SELL AND GET PAID — Create orders and take payments. Accept in-person payments through Square Point of Sale and Tap to Pay. Track order status, customer details, refunds and returns. Send professional invoices and receipts in seconds. KNOW YOUR REAL PROFIT — Track unit cost and auto-calculate sale prices and margins. Log expenses so your profit numbers are real. See inventory value, sales, and profit at a glance. WORK AS A TEAM — Sync across devices and team members, so everyone sees the same stock. Run stocktake sessions together: scan what's on the shelf, reconcile against what the system says, and review the report as the numbers come together. CONNECT YOUR CHANNELS — Sync with Shopify. Push listings to eBay with one click and track the orders that come back. Send expenses and revenue to QuickBooks. NEVER RUN OUT — Get notified when stock dips low. Inventory Now estimates days of stock remaining and lets you set your own reorder thresholds by quantity or lead time. ORGANIZE IT YOUR WAY — Name, category, subcategory, UPC, SKU, location, images, notes, and custom fields. Add variants and track quantities across multiple locations. Sort, filter, and search to find anything instantly. Move data in and out with CSV import and export. Use Average cost basis for first-in-first-out cost calculations. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK — Use it on iPhone, iPad, MacOS and any device with a web browser. Your data is backed up automatically and can be restored at any time. SUBSCRIPTIONS — Inventory Now is free to try. Full functionality requires a service subscription: Personal — core inventory tracking for a single user, from $10 / mo. Professional — for teams and advanced features, from $20 / mo. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.inventorynow.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.inventorynow.com/privacy-policy Questions? support@inventorynow.com

About

Nest Egg

Manage business inventory on the go with this intelligent tracking solution. Scan items, monitor stock levels, and collaborate with your team. Offers quick setup, easy integration, and customizable stock management features.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for quick item entry
  • Real-time stock level tracking
  • Team collaboration features
  • Customizable stock management
  • Price checking and merchant links
  • Label printing (QR and barcode)
  • Cloud sync and data backup
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Nest Egg – Cloud Inventory Management Trusted by 10,000+ businesses and organizations in over 142 countries, Nest Egg® is the cloud-based inventory management app that replaces spreadsheets with real-time inventory control. Manage products, assets, warehouse stock, rentals, donations, collections, and production inventory from anywhere. Featured by The New York Times, ABC, CNBC, The Boston Globe, The Denver Post, and more, Nest Egg® helps businesses reduce inventory mistakes, improve efficiency, and make smarter purchasing decisions. FEATURES Inventory Management • Track products, stock, supplies, consumables, assets, and collections • Record purchases, sales, transfers, returns, adjustments, internal consumption, donations, and inventory shrinkage • Set low-stock alerts and organize inventory by categories, tags, warehouses, locations, bins, and custom fields • Customizable PDF reports Barcode Scanning & Warehouse Management • Manage inventory across multiple warehouses and locations • Built-in barcode scanner plus Bluetooth scanner support • Instantly add products from millions of UPCs • Print customizable barcode and QR code labels Purchase Orders & Sales Orders • Link purchase orders and sales orders to inventory movements • Track complete inventory history from receiving to fulfillment • Manage customer, vendor and manufacturer information Rental & Asset Tracking • Track rental equipment, tools, business assets, museum collections, library items, and valuables • Know who has each item, when it's due back, and receive return reminders • Track ownership, unit costs, replacement costs, maintenance, and rental history Lot, Batch & Expiration Tracking • Track serial numbers, lot numbers, batch numbers, and expiration dates • Ideal for food, medical, laboratory, manufacturing, and regulated inventory Custom Label Printing • Print barcode and QR code labels on Avery® laser sheets or Brother®/DYMO® continuous and pre-cut label rolls • Create fully customizable labels for products, assets, shelves, bins, and locations Complete Audit Trail • Every transaction is recorded with the date, time, and user • Maintain complete inventory history for accountability and compliance Cloud Sync & Team Collaboration • Secure cloud backup with bank-level encryption • Real-time sync across phones, tablets, and computers • Multi-user configurable access with activity tracking Global Ready • Supports 30+ languages • Automatically converts between 150+ currencies for international and multi-currency businesses Perfect for retailers, wholesalers, warehouses, manufacturers, nonprofits, schools, churches, contractors, healthcare providers, laboratories, rental businesses, museums, collectors, and growing small businesses. START FREE Manage up to 100 inventory items for free. Paid plans start at just $0.99/month, and every subscription includes a 2-week free trial. Stop guessing what's in stock. Replace spreadsheets with a powerful cloud inventory management system that helps you track inventory, assets, rentals, consignments, donations, warehouse stock, and production—all from one easy-to-use app. SUBSCRIBING Subscriptions are priced according to your region. The price will be shown before you confirm payment with your mobile store account. All subscriptions auto-renew at the end of the period unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your mobile store account gets charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The mobile store account settings on your device allow managing your subscription including changing auto-renew settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Our Terms Of Use: https://nestegg.cloud/terms-of-use/ Our Privacy Policy: https://nestegg.cloud/nest-egg-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Inventory Now4 screens
Nest Egg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inventory Now at 77% against Nest Egg's 20%. Inventory Now also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Nest Egg's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Inventory Now sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month and Nest Egg sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventory Now holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory Now has 693 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Inventory Now's written reviews are positive against 20% of Nest Egg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inventory Now ships an update every 5 days, Nest Egg every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Inventory Now versus Nest Egg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventory NowNest Egg
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (693 ratings) — better4.3 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings693 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerlogan seaseNest Egg Labs, Inc

Customer experience

Inventory Now

All ratings693 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.0%

Nest Egg

All ratings48 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

Bugs and requests

Inventory Now

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inventory data disappearing
  • Exporting CSV files not working
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to add multiple photos per item
  • Option to sort and filter inventory
  • Integration with sales/POS systems
  • Detailed reporting and analytics
  • Decimal support for cost/pricing
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  • Reorder quantity and max stock alerts

Nest Egg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Inventory Now

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Subscription7 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Basic Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro Subscription7 Days trial$239.991 Year
8 purchases

Nest Egg

Subscriptions8
  • Standard Subscription, Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Enhanced Subscription, Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Starter Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • Professional Subscription, Mo.14 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Basic Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Standard Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$42.991 Year
  • Enhanced Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$85.991 Year
  • Professional Subscription,Yrly14 Days trial$169.991 Year

Questions

Is Inventory Now free?
Inventory Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nest Egg free?
Nest Egg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inventory Now or Nest Egg?
Inventory Now is rated higher. Inventory Now averages 4.7 out of 5 from 693 ratings, while Nest Egg averages 4.3 from 48 ratings.
Do Inventory Now or Nest Egg have ads?
Nest Egg shows ads; Inventory Now does not.
Which is updated more often, Inventory Now or Nest Egg?
Inventory Now ships an update every 5 days, and Nest Egg every 6 weeks. Most recently, Inventory Now was updated on October 26, 2026 and Nest Egg on October 24, 2026.

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