Comparison

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite vs Softzoo Inventory Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite

Easily catalog your belongings by scanning barcodes or taking photos. Automatically fills in product details, tracks warranties, and helps manage collections, insurance, or even pantry items. Organize everything by category and location.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning with automatic product lookup
  • Photo capture for items
  • Organize by categories and locations
  • Warranty and expiration tracking
  • Printable QR labels for locations
  • Track lent and borrowed items
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Catalog up to 25 items free: scan a barcode and Nest Egg fills in the name, photo and details for you. No account, no subscription, your data stays on your device. Featured in the New York Times, Denver Post, Boston Globe, ABC and CNBC. More than 7 million unique items scanned and counting. WHICH NEST EGG IS RIGHT FOR YOU? • Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite (this app): free, up to 25 items, one device. • Nest Egg Home Inventory: unlimited items, copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad, plus optional extras. One-time purchase, no subscription. • Nest Egg Cloud: automatic sync across all your devices and sharing with others. Subscription. HOW PEOPLE USE NEST EGG • Home insurance: document belongings and serial numbers before you ever need to file a claim • Estate planning: keep records of assets across homes, rental properties, RVs and boats • Moving: list what goes where and check your mover's coverage • Collections: catalog books, music, Lego, wine and more • Pantry: track food, perishables and medicine with expiry alerts • Hobbies: keep parts and supplies organized • Wardrobe: catalog clothing, shoes and accessories INCLUDED IN LITE • BARCODE SCANNING Scan a barcode and we fill in the name, description, photo and more from millions of products. • CATEGORIES AND LOCATIONS Organize by category and sub-category, or by room, location and sub-location. Move many items at once with batch edit. • PHOTOS AND DETAILED RECORDS Take photos of each item and record purchase details, manufacturer, model and serial numbers, cost and notes. • WARRANTY AND EXPIRY ALERTS Get reminded before warranties expire, and cut pantry waste with expiration alerts. • ONLINE PRICE CHECK See current prices online with links to merchants. • LENDING AND BORROWING Track what you've lent and borrowed, and get alerted when it's due back. • SHARE, PRINT AND EXPORT Print with AirPrint, share by email or AirDrop, and export to CSV for Excel or Numbers, or to HTML with photos. • ICLOUD BACKUP Keep a backup of your inventory in iCloud. • 32 LANGUAGES Including Chinese, French, German and Spanish. • FAST, FRIENDLY SUPPORT Reach us from inside the app with questions or feedback. We reply quickly. UPGRADE TO NEST EGG HOME INVENTORY FOR • Unlimited items • Copy your inventory to another iPhone or iPad • QR labels for boxes, shelves and containers • Receipts, manuals and video attachments • CSV import from spreadsheets • Passcode lock and data wiping • Advanced search, filter and sort • Color tags and tag groups • Dropbox backup and transfer (Extras are optional in-app purchases in Nest Egg Home Inventory.)

About

Softzoo Inventory Tracker

Manage your business or personal inventory with this cloud-based app. Track items, SKUs, and assets with a barcode scanner and QR code reader. It records all transactions, provides operation history, and supports team collaboration and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Unlimited Warehouse/Location
  • Products and Contacts management
  • Barcode scanner and serial number management
  • Export data to Excel
  • Cloud service
  • Team Collaboration
Features
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Softzoo inventory is a cloud-based inventory management App and warehouse management App for small business and individuals to track and control the stock or inventory . It will simplify your workflow to manage items, sku, assets or home stuff. It saves each transaction when you make changes to items' quantity and tracks the whole history. It comes with a barcode scanner and QR code reader to help you scan and track upc or EAN codes, or serial numbers (SN). It works with iPhone, iPad, Web and other mobile phones. Team collaboration and cloud data backup are also supported. Boost your business, simplify your works. [Features] * Unlimited Warehouse/Location * Products and Contacts management * Record and Query operation activities and inventory count by Warehouse, Product or Contact * Barcode scanner and serial number (SN) management * Export data to Excel * Cloud service * Team Collaboration [Supported code type] Barcode, QR code, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-E, Aztec, PDF 417, ITF-14, Data Matrix, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 93, Code 39 [Subscriptions & Price] You can use this App for free. We also provide subscription Edition to offer advanced features, such as unlimited scan, multiple locations, team collaboration. [Contact us] Email: support@softzoo.com Softzoo Inc California, U.S. Terms of use: http://softzoo.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: http://softzoo.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite4 screens
Softzoo Inventory Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite at none against Softzoo Inventory Tracker's 5. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (170 vs 8). Softzoo Inventory Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 45%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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. Softzoo Inventory Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite has 170 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Softzoo Inventory Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Softzoo Inventory Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite versus Softzoo Inventory Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest Egg Home Inventory LiteSoftzoo Inventory Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (170 ratings) — better4.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings170 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncSoftzoo Inc

Customer experience

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite

All ratings170 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative51.5%

Softzoo Inventory Tracker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Softzoo Inventory Tracker

Subscriptions5
  • Individual (1 Month)$9.991 Month
  • Individual (1 Year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Team (1 Year)$199.991 Year
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  • Mini Enterprise (1 Year)$299.991 Year
  • Enterprise (1 Year)$399.991 Year

Questions

Is Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite free?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Softzoo Inventory Tracker free?
Softzoo Inventory Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or Softzoo Inventory Tracker?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite is rated higher. Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while Softzoo Inventory Tracker averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or Softzoo Inventory Tracker have ads?
Neither Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite nor Softzoo Inventory Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite or Softzoo Inventory Tracker?
Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Softzoo Inventory Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, Nest Egg Home Inventory Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Softzoo Inventory Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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