Comparison

Assetsy vs DealTrail

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

Head to head
About

Assetsy

Easily track your belongings with AI-powered item identification, custom organization, and shared access. Quickly catalog items with photos or barcodes, and manage your inventory for home, business, or insurance purposes.

Highlights
  • AI item identification and suggestions
  • Catalog items with photos or barcodes
  • Customizable folders, fields, and tags
  • Shared workspaces for teams and family
  • Import and export data from spreadsheets
  • Attach photos, receipts, and documents
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Assetsy is an inventory app for small business. Add items by photo, track how much you have, and get an alert before something runs out, expires or sits too long. Alerts Before Problems Start Assetsy checks your inventory in the background and shows you what needs attention today. Each alert explains the problem in plain words and suggests one thing to do about it. Add Items in Seconds - Photo capture — AI recognizes the item and fills in the name, category and details - Smart import — bring in your current inventory spreadsheet as it is - Barcode search — scan a barcode to pull up the item you need What Assetsy Keeps Track Of - Low stock alerts, based on the minimum level you set for each product - Expiry dates on supplies, stock and anything else with a shelf life - Warranty dates on tools, equipment and devices - A daily summary of what needs your attention Inventory Count Count everything, or just one folder or tag. If you stop halfway, the count is saved and you can pick it up later. When a number does not match, Assetsy asks you to count that item again before you explain the difference. Every finished count is saved on its own and stays in your count history. Set It Up Your Way - Custom fields: Min Level, Purchase date, Expiry, Warranty, Barcode, Serial number, SKU, Product link, Notes, Attachments - Tags and folders to organize your inventory - Separate workspaces for different businesses or locations - Team members, each with their own level of access Made for Small Business Inventory Shops and online sellers tracking products and reorder points. Salons, clinics and beauty studios tracking supplies and expiry dates. Repair and service businesses tracking parts. Contractors and field teams tracking tools and equipment. Rental businesses tracking equipment out on jobs. Built for owners and small teams, without a warehouse behind them. Your Data Stays Available You can view and export your inventory at any time, on any plan. Plans Assetsy is free to use with a limited number of items. Premium removes the limit — monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions include a 7-day free trial and can be cancelled at any time. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DealTrail

This app helps independent professionals track projects, clients, and revenue without the complexity of a CRM. It offers features like project stages, client overviews, service rates, and tax calculations, all synced privately via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Project stage tracking
  • Client project & revenue overview
  • Service/item rate saving
  • Hourly or flat-rate pricing
  • Tax bracket integration
  • Step checklists for progress
  • Revenue trend charts
  • CSV data export
Features
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DealTrail is the project tracker for independent professionals. Your clients, projects, tasks and the money behind them, in one calm app, without the cost or complexity of a CRM. Free to try. One optional purchase to own it forever. No subscription, no account, no ads. ____________________ WHAT DEALTRAIL DOES • Projects: follow every job from Lead to Working to Done, then archive it • Tasks: add them right on the project, flag what matters, and work through everything in the Tasks tab • Home: your pipeline at a glance: what's working, what's waiting, what's done and what's overdue • Clients: every client with their projects and revenue • Items: save your rates once and add them to any project • Hourly or flat-rate pricing, per project • Tax built in: each project keeps its own rate • Revenue Trends: monthly and yearly charts of completed work • Spreadsheet export: everything in one .xlsx file, free, anytime • Widgets: your next tasks and your pipeline on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen • New Task from Control Center, the Action button, Siri or Shortcuts • App icon badge: count projects, tasks, flags or what's overdue, only if you want it • iPhone and iPad, synced privately through iCloud • Light or true-black dark appearance ____________________ FREE TO TRY. PAY ONCE TO OWN. Start free with up to 3 active projects, 3 clients and 5 saved items: the full workflow, with no time limit. Tasks are unlimited. When you're ready, one purchase unlocks DealTrail Pro for life: unlimited projects, clients and items, Revenue Trends and custom tax brackets. One-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. Bought DealTrail when it was a paid app? You already own Pro, automatically. ____________________ BUILT SIMPLE, BY DESIGN • No invoicing: keep using your accountant or the tools you already have • No contact import: add clients as you go • No attachments: your files stay in the Files app • No notification spam: the only nudge is a badge, when you want it • No learning curve: open the app, add a project, add a task, done • Not a CRM, on purpose. CRMs are for teams. DealTrail is for you. Every missing feature is a decision, not an oversight. ____________________ PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No data collection, ever. Your projects, clients and numbers sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. We never see any of it. ____________________ PERFECT FOR Photographers & Videographers · Graphic & Web Designers · Home Contractors & Tradespeople · Consultants & Coaches · Freelance Writers & Editors · Music Producers & DJs · Event Planners · Tutors & Instructors · Personal Trainers · Any independent professional who tracks client work and gets paid for it.

Screenshots

Assetsy4 screens
DealTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DealTrail at none against Assetsy's shown. DealTrail also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Assetsy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (94 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Assetsy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and DealTrail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DealTrail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assetsy has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Assetsy's written reviews are positive against 100% of DealTrail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assetsy ships an update weekly, DealTrail every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Assetsy versus DealTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssetsyDealTrail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (94 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings94 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSARAFAN LLCImprove Art Inc.

Customer experience

Assetsy

All ratings93 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

DealTrail

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Assetsy

Subscriptions2
  • Inventory Tracker Pro monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Inventory Tracker Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Inventory Tracker Pro Lifetime$249.99
1 purchases

DealTrail

One-time1
  • DealTrail Pro (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is Assetsy free?
Assetsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DealTrail free?
DealTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Assetsy or DealTrail?
DealTrail is rated higher. Assetsy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while DealTrail averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Assetsy or DealTrail have ads?
Assetsy shows ads; DealTrail does not.
Which is updated more often, Assetsy or DealTrail?
Assetsy ships an update weekly, and DealTrail every 4 months. Most recently, Assetsy was updated on November 8, 2026 and DealTrail on November 9, 2026.

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