Comparison

Krafts Inventory vs Libib

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

Head to head
About

Krafts Inventory

Organize your craft supplies and projects with this flexible inventory app. It allows for custom categories, detailed project tracking, and barcode scanning to manage your materials efficiently. Keep your crafting organized and accessible.

Highlights
  • Inventory of supplies and tools
  • Track projects through completion
  • Customizable categories and fields
  • Add item and project photos
  • UPC barcode scanning
  • Scan items while shopping
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Track Crafts Inventory and Projects Custom-designed with the help of experienced crafters, Krafts is smart about helping you organize your materials and projects. You can add and edit categories to suit your needs. The built-in UPC scanner uses your device’s camera to scan barcodes and automatically fetch product images (if available online). While shopping, you can scan barcodes in the store to easily check if you have those items in your inventory. You can also “flag” items that have special significance (e.g., need restocking). Krafts is not affiliated with any supplier or retailer, so the app never tries to sell you stuff. The data in the app are YOUR data — no ads, promos, or company videos. Krafts is more complicated than similar inventory apps, but that’s because it’s flexible and does so much more. Please read the extensive Help section in the app (and online at: http://mat.buddy.com/krafts). Features: • Maintain inventory of supplies and tools. • Enter new project ideas and track projects through to completion. Add more details along the way. • Designed for any craft. • Create your own categories (e.g., “Card Stock,” “Tools,” “Books”). • Add customized fields to each category (e.g., “Name,” “Quantity,” “Company,” “Photo”). • Keeps photos of your items and completed projects. • Scan UPC barcodes using the camera (only some codes have online data, see below). • Scan store items while shopping to check for matches in your inventory. • Add item photos using the camera or barcode scan. • Help page assists with learning the app. • Tutorial mode: help and tips for every screen. • In-app Backup/Restore to/from your desktop PC. • Email or print your entire database for safekeeping. The scanner uses a public database to convert UPC codes to text. The database does not include all barcodes, and new ones are being added daily. However, even if a barcode is not in the database, Krafts will still save the number to allow match-ups when scanning the same barcode in your stash or a store. Please contact me directly with questions or suggestions (hint: use the "Email Jeff..." button on all Help pages). Please do not put questions and suggestions in a review because I'll have no way to contact you.

About

Libib

Easily catalog your books, movies, music, and games by scanning barcodes. Organize your personal library and manage your collection through a connected website, adding notes, ratings, and tags.

Highlights
  • Scan books, board games, movies, music, and video games
  • Barcode scanner
  • Tag, review, and rate items
  • Add notes to items
  • Publish your library online
  • Syncs with website
Features
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Libib is a small org and home library cataloging app that allows you to scan in your books, board games, movies, music and video games. Mobile app works in concert with Libib's website, where you can tag, review, rate, import, make notes and publish your library! Includes a built-in high quality barcode scanner! We are committed to your privacy: • We do not have advertisements • We do not sell or share your data

Screenshots

Krafts Inventory4 screens
Libib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Libib at Free against Krafts Inventory's $2.99. Libib also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Krafts Inventory's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On review sentiment, 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

Libib is free to download; Krafts Inventory costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Libib holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libib has 1.2K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Krafts Inventory's written reviews are positive against 74% of Libib's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Krafts Inventory ships an update every 2 months, Libib fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Krafts Inventory versus Libib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKrafts InventoryLibib
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better74.0% of reviews
Number of ratings221.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB82 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Buddy System, LLCLibib, Inc.

Customer experience

Krafts Inventory

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative15.1%

Libib

All ratings1,179 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews496 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Krafts Inventory

From 22 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 👍 Great for inventory management
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Excellent customer support
  • 👍 Allows for photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scanner not working reliably
  • 🐛 Syncing across devices is difficult
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Not user-friendly for beginners
  • 🐛 Limited photo options

Libib

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing personal libraries
  • 🚀 Efficient barcode scanning
  • 👍 Customizable collections
  • 👍 Generous free plan with high item limit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent barcode recognition
  • 🔍 Limited search and sorting options
  • 👎 Lack of book cover display in list view
  • 👎 Inability to add custom cover images for manual entries
  • 👎 Frustrating to navigate when making edits

Bugs and requests

Krafts Inventory

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App closes down when taking a photo
  • Barcode scanner does not find items
  • App crashes when entering new items
  • Alphabetization and manual ordering not working
  • Scanner creates duplicate items if not careful
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  • Camera button requires multiple taps
  • Use photo button requires multiple taps
  • Google Images integration is buggy
  • Scanner not working
  • Scanner does not recognize many barcodes
  • Scanner says 'no matches found'
  • No landscape setting

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add a search function
  • Improve barcode scanning accuracy
  • Sync across devices seamlessly
  • More photo options (e.g., 5 instead of 2)
  • Improve flag/switch functionality
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  • Add a global search by product or company name
  • Allow viewing catalog on PC
  • Add Dropbox or Box sync ability
  • Create a blank version for different libraries (books, toys, etc.)
  • Make pictures in lists bigger
  • Improve Google Images integration
  • Add notes field
  • Add iPad-1s (iOS 5) and Universal support
  • Allow printing lists
  • Improve photo gallery for full-screen swiping
  • Search tags

Libib

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes after adding multiple items
  • Deleted items not recoverable
  • Syncing issues between app and website versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort by author, series, or publication date
  • Option to view collections in grid/cover view
  • Functionality to mark books as read/unread
  • Integration with e-book/reading apps
  • Sharing/collaboration features for libraries

In-app purchases

None

Krafts Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Libib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Krafts Inventory free?
Krafts Inventory costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Libib free?
Libib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Krafts Inventory or Libib?
Libib is rated higher. Krafts Inventory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Libib averages 4.4 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Krafts Inventory or Libib have ads?
Neither Krafts Inventory nor Libib shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Krafts Inventory or Libib?
Krafts Inventory ships an update every 2 months, and Libib fortnightly. Most recently, Krafts Inventory was updated on October 23, 2026 and Libib on October 29, 2026.

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