Comparison

STVU vs My Inventory Tracker

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

Head to head
About

STVU

Easily monitor your Securitytronix IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. The app offers live viewing, timeline playback, and motion detection alerts for real-time security.

Highlights
  • Remote camera monitoring
  • Live viewing
  • Timeline playback
  • Motion detection alerts
  • QR code setup
Features
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The STVU app is designed to work with certain Securitytronix IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs that support cloud P2P connectivity. STVU provides an easy way to monitor your cameras remotely. With QR code functionality, simply create an account at Star4live.com, scan the QR code from your recording device, and you are ready to start live viewing and remote playback. Key features include: Motion detection alarm notification, timeline playback, and real time monitoring.

About

My Inventory Tracker

Easily catalog your home valuables with photos, details, and receipts. Organize items by location and category, track their status, and access your inventory offline for emergency preparedness. Collaborate with family members and maximize insurance benefits.

Highlights
  • Catalog belongings with photos and details
  • Organize by location and category
  • Track item status and archive old items
  • Offline access and iCloud backup
  • Share inventory with family members
Features
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Effortlessly track the valuables in your home! NEW — AI-Powered Item Entry: Just take a photo. Apple Intelligence analyzes your item and fills in the details for you, making it faster than ever to build your inventory. All analysis happens privately on your device — your photos and data never leave it. (Requires an Apple Intelligence–compatible device.) 1. Inventory Management: Catalog your belongings using a simple and intuitive interface. Take photos of your items, add a few details, attach receipts or proofs-of-purchase and you're done! 2. Organization: Organize your inventory by location and category for easy access. Sort, filter and search to easily find what you're looking for. 3. Emergency Preparedness: Access your inventory anytime, anywhere, in case of disasters. Everything is backed up to iCloud and available across all of your devices. 4. Maximize Insurance Benefits: Document everything you own so you're adequately covered — and prepared — in the unlikely event of an insurance claim. 5. Export & Report: Generate polished PDF reports organized by location or category, or export to CSV for use in any spreadsheet app. 6. Status Tracking: Keep track of which items need more details. Archive items you no longer own without losing your hard work. 7. Collaborate: Share your home with family members so that everyone has access. 8. Private by Design: No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your inventory lives in your iCloud, period. One price, yours forever. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

STVU4 screens
My Inventory Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: STVU at Free against My Inventory Tracker's $1.99. STVU also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). My Inventory Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). 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

STVU is free to download; My Inventory Tracker costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STVU ships an update every 11 months, My Inventory Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
STVU versus My Inventory Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTVUMy Inventory Tracker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecurityTronixMichael Watts

Customer experience

STVU

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Inventory Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STVU

No in-app purchases

None

My Inventory Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STVU free?
STVU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Inventory Tracker free?
My Inventory Tracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do STVU or My Inventory Tracker have ads?
Neither STVU nor My Inventory Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STVU or My Inventory Tracker?
STVU ships an update every 11 months, and My Inventory Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, STVU was updated on June 1, 2026 and My Inventory Tracker on September 7, 2026.

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