Comparison

Inkventory vs Inventaro

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

Head to head
About

Inkventory

Organize your hobby paint collection with this app. Scan barcodes to add paints, explore new colors, and manage favorites and wishlists. Syncs across devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Manage paint collection
  • Scan paint bottle barcodes
  • Explore new colors
  • Mark favorite paints
  • Create wishlists
  • Sync across devices
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Welcome to Inkventory, the essential app for hobbyists to manage, explore, and discover paints effortlessly. Whether you're a miniature painter, artist, or hobby enthusiast, Inkventory is your go-to tool for organizing your paint collection and exploring new colors. Over 13,000 paints from Vallejo, Citadel, AK Interactive, AMMO, The Army Painter, Tamiya, Scale75, Reaper Miniatures, Pro Acryl, Green Stuff World, Liquitex, Mr. Hobby, Revell, Angelus, Turbo Dork, Two Thin Coats, The Colour Forge and Dirty Down — colors, references and barcodes, all built into the app and searchable offline. Scan a barcode to add a pot to your stock in seconds. Mark favorites, keep a wishlist, and find the closest match to any color across every brand. Save your paint recipes layer by layer, so a scheme you painted months ago is still repeatable. Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud. Download now and take control of your paint inventory!

About

Inventaro

Features
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Inventaro - Simple Inventory Tracker Keep track of anything with Inventaro. Whether you're managing tools, supplies, collections, or equipment, Inventaro lets you organize items your way with custom categories and flexible fields. Create categories for different types of items, then define exactly the fields you need: text, numbers, or checkboxes. Add global fields that appear across every category, or keep fields scoped to a single one. Each item is easy to find with built-in search and barcode scanning. Features: - Organize items into categories, each with a custom icon - Custom fields per category: text, number, and checkbox types - Global fields shared across all categories - Search by name, field value, or scan a barcode - Sort items alphabetically or by date added - Full backup export and import (JSON) - CSV import and export - Multiple theme colors

Screenshots

Inkventory4 screens
Inventaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkventory at none against Inventaro's 1. Inkventory also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, 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. Inventaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inkventory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkventory ships an update every 2 weeks, Inventaro fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Inkventory versus Inventaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkventoryInventaro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnleashed Soft.Daniel Bittner

In-app purchases

None

Inkventory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Inventaro

One-time1
  • Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Inkventory free?
Inkventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inventaro free?
Inventaro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inkventory or Inventaro have ads?
Neither Inkventory nor Inventaro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkventory or Inventaro?
Inkventory ships an update every 2 weeks, and Inventaro fortnightly. Most recently, Inkventory was updated on October 24, 2026 and Inventaro on October 24, 2026.

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