Garage Inventory vs ToolVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Garage Inventory
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Take control of your warehouse inventory with our user-friendly stock count barcode scanner app.
ToolVault
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. ToolVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Garage Inventory asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Garage Inventory | ToolVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Garage LLC | Dale Townsend |
In-app purchases
Garage Inventory
No in-app purchases
ToolVault
- ToolVault Pro$4.99
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