Comparison

Garage Inventory vs ToolVault

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

Head to head
About

Garage Inventory

Features
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Take control of your warehouse inventory with our user-friendly stock count barcode scanner app.

About

ToolVault

Features
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ToolVault helps you keep track of the tools you own, where they are, and who has borrowed them. Build a private inventory for your workshop, garage, club, or small team. Add tools with categories, brands, model numbers, locations, purchase details, notes, photos, serial numbers, and warranty dates. When someone borrows a tool, ToolVault keeps the loan history close to the tool and borrower, so you can see what is out, what is due back, and what is overdue. Features: β€’ Track tools, borrowers, active loans, due dates, and loan history β€’ Search and filter your inventory by status, category, brand, and location β€’ See at-a-glance stats for active tools, active loans, overdue loans, collection value, and category distribution β€’ Import selected contacts as borrowers β€’ Add tool photos from your photo library β€’ Send borrower nudges by message or email β€’ Schedule local due-date reminders β€’ Export and import a local JSON backup ToolVault is local-first. There is no account required and no cloud service required. Your inventory is stored on your device. The free version supports up to 10 active tools. ToolVault Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks unlimited tools, tool photos, reminders, borrower nudges, JSON backup export/import, custom categories, warranty tracking, serial-number fields, and Pro themes.

Screenshots

Garage Inventory3 screens
ToolVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garage Inventory at none against ToolVault's 1. Garage Inventory also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). ToolVault's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ToolVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garage Inventory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garage Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, ToolVault every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Garage Inventory versus ToolVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarage InventoryToolVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size47 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDigital Garage LLCDale Townsend

In-app purchases

None

Garage Inventory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ToolVault

One-time1
  • ToolVault Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Garage Inventory free?
Garage Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToolVault free?
ToolVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Garage Inventory or ToolVault have ads?
Neither Garage Inventory nor ToolVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garage Inventory or ToolVault?
Garage Inventory ships an update every 6 weeks, and ToolVault every 6 days. Most recently, Garage Inventory was updated on September 19, 2026 and ToolVault on September 12, 2026.

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