Comparison

Krafts Inventory vs Airtable

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

Airtable

Build custom apps and organize your life with a flexible database solution. Create checklists, manage contacts, catalog collections, and track projects with customizable templates or from scratch. Collaborate in real-time with others on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Create custom apps
  • Flexible checklists
  • Organize collections
  • Manage contacts
  • Project management
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Template library
Features
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Airtable is the easy way to create your own connected apps. From indie filmmakers to cattle farmers, creators and creatives around the world are using Airtable to organize their lives, their way. Use Airtable to create flexible checklists, organize collections or ideas, and manage customers or contacts — all in one place. Get started instantly with a variety of templates ranging from home improvement to store inventory, or easily piece together your own layout from scratch. With Airtable, your iOS device suddenly becomes a database creation powerhouse — designed to let you easily swipe and tap your way to fully custom databases. It’s collaborative in real-time, so you can share with friends and teammates and always see their latest changes. Here are some ways that Airtable is being used today: ▸ Organizing People and Customers * Sales and customers * Recruiting * Public relations and media lists * Business development * Personal CRM * Volunteer management * Sports clubs * Boy or Girl Scouts ▸ Cataloging Collections, Ideas, and Inventory * Store or restaurant inventory * Product catalogs * Personal clothing collections * Pet medical history * Cattle and farm inventory * Frequent flyer accounts * Camping supplies ▸ Managing Projects and Tasks * Team project management * Events and conferences * Blog editorial calendars * Wedding planning * Building inspection checklists * Planning out novels * Study guides * Film production Organize anything you can imagine with Airtable!

Screenshots

Krafts Inventory4 screens
Airtable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Airtable at Free against Krafts Inventory's $2.99. Airtable also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (25K vs 22). Krafts Inventory's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Airtable 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

Airtable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airtable has 25K 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 59% of Airtable'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, Airtable fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Krafts Inventory versus Airtable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKrafts InventoryAirtable
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.8 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better58.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2225K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB136 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Buddy System, LLCFormagrid

Customer experience

Krafts Inventory

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

Airtable

All ratings25,051 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews849 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.1%

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

Airtable

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful and flexible
  • 💡 Versatile for many use cases
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Great organizational tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Limited mobile functionality
  • 🔒 Lack of offline access
  • 🔒 Missing key features on mobile
  • 🔒 Unstable performance on mobile

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

Airtable

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening templates
  • Issues with uploading and viewing images
  • Unreliable syncing between devices
  • Unexpected data loss or reset when using the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline access and caching
  • Improved mobile views and functionality
  • Ability to edit formulas and create new field types on mobile
  • Keyboard shortcuts and power-user features
Show 1 more
  • Better integration between desktop and mobile apps

In-app purchases

None

Krafts Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Airtable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Krafts Inventory free?
Krafts Inventory costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Airtable free?
Airtable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Krafts Inventory or Airtable?
Airtable is rated higher. Krafts Inventory averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Airtable averages 4.8 from 25K ratings.
Do Krafts Inventory or Airtable have ads?
Neither Krafts Inventory nor Airtable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Krafts Inventory or Airtable?
Krafts Inventory ships an update every 2 months, and Airtable fortnightly. Most recently, Krafts Inventory was updated on October 23, 2026 and Airtable on November 1, 2026.

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