Inkventory vs Inventaro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Inventaro
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Inventaro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inkventory asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inkventory ships an update every 2 weeks, Inventaro fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inkventory | Inventaro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unleashed Soft. | Daniel Bittner |
In-app purchases
Inkventory
No in-app purchases
Inventaro
- Pro$1.99








