Comparison

1inventory vs InvenioScan

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

Head to head
About

1inventory

Easily manage your inventory using your phone's camera as a barcode scanner. Automatically populate item details from global databases and store everything in a Google Sheet within your own Google Drive. Track stock levels, set expiry date alerts, and customize fields for your specific needs.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning with global database lookup
  • Automatic item detail population
  • Data stored in Google Sheets
  • Stock counting and quantity adjustments
  • Search by various criteria
  • Expiry and low stock alerts
  • Customizable fields
Features
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Your inventory in your phone. Your data in your Drive. 1inventory turns your phone's camera into a barcode scanner and keeps everything in a Google Sheet in your own Google Drive. There is no scanner to buy and no database to get locked into: open the sheet on a laptop any time, sort it, chart it or share it. SCAN IT IN Point the camera at a barcode and 1inventory searches global product databases. The name, photo and description fill themselves in, in your language. Choose a location, save, and the camera is ready for the next one. It reads twelve barcode formats and beeps, so your eyes can stay on the shelf. No barcode? Add it by hand in a few seconds. COUNT IT AGAIN Scan a product a second time and it opens with the quantity you had. Thumb it up or down, save, move on. Walk the shelf and the stocktake is done. FIND ANYTHING Search reads more than the name: part of a barcode, a word from the description, a location, or anything you typed into a field of your own. The locations view turns every place, from the pantry to the garage shelf, into a folder. KNOW IN TIME Put an expiry, warranty or service date on a product and 1inventory tells you days before it passes, by push notification or email. Set a floor on a quantity and it tells you when stock drops below it. MAKE IT YOURS Add the fields your things have: prices, dates, serial numbers, suppliers, dropdowns with your own options. Eight field types, and each one becomes a real column in your sheet. BRING YOUR LIST Already keep a list? Import a CSV file and your column headers are matched to the right fields automatically. Rows you already have are skipped, never overwritten. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE The dashboard shows products, locations, total stock and the latest change on one screen. WORK TOGETHER (PREMIUM) Invite up to four other people to an inventory. Everyone works from the same list, and the history shows what changed, who did it and when. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Sign in with Google: no form, no password. 1inventory asks only for your name, your email and permission to create files in your Drive. That is the narrowest Drive permission Google offers, so the app can open the spreadsheet it made for you and the photo folder beside it, and nothing else. Stop paying and nothing is deleted. Delete the app and the spreadsheet is still in your Drive. FOR HOMES AND SMALL BUSINESSES The pantry and the medicine cabinet, books, board games, wine and tools, the garage and the loft, or the stockroom of a small shop, workshop or office. 1inventory is built for homes and small operations. It is not a warehouse management or point-of-sale system. Available in English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese. PLANS Free: 1 inventory, 1 location, up to 100 products, 1 custom field, 1 alert rule and 5 barcode lookups a day. The free plan never expires. Premium: up to 5 inventories, unlimited locations, up to 10,000 products per inventory, up to 5 people per inventory, 15 custom fields, 50 alert rules, change history and 200 barcode lookups a day. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://1inventory.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://1inventory.io/privacy

About

InvenioScan

Features
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InvenioScan is the fast and intuitive app for professional inventory management — completely free and ad-free. Scan barcodes with your camera, record prices and automatically calculate your total stock value, look up product details from online databases, and organise multiple inventories — including PDF and CSV export. **Free & ad-free** InvenioScan is entirely free to use — no subscription, no in-app purchases, and no ads. **Scan & Capture** Point your camera at any barcode or QR code – InvenioScan recognises the product instantly and automatically fills in the product name, manufacturer, and price. Built-in text recognition (OCR) lets you scan product labels directly. Duplicate detection prevents items from being logged twice by mistake. **Prices & Stock Value** Record the unit price and quantity for each item — InvenioScan automatically calculates the total per item and the overall inventory value. Always know what your stock is worth at a glance. **Automatic Product Lookup** InvenioScan searches multiple well-known product databases automatically: • Open Food Facts (food & beverages) • Open Beauty Facts (cosmetics & care) • Open Pet Food Facts (pet food) • Open Products Facts (general products) • UPC Item DB **Personal Product Catalogue** Every scanned item is saved to your local product catalogue. On the next scan, it's recognised instantly – even completely offline. Catalogues can be exported and imported as JSON to share with colleagues. **Inventory Management** Create as many inventory events as you need – with a name, responsible person, and reference date. Each inventory shows the item count and total value at a glance. Entries can be edited, deleted, and searched at any time. **Export & Share** • PDF export with company name for professional inventory lists and catalogue overviews • CSV export for direct use in Excel or Numbers • JSON export/import of the product catalogue **Settings** Tailor InvenioScan to your needs: company name for PDF exports, currency, decimal separator (period or comma), and which online databases to query.

Screenshots

1inventory4 screens
InvenioScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InvenioScan at none against 1inventory's 2. 1inventory's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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. 1inventory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. InvenioScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
1inventory versus InvenioScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1inventoryInvenioScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSparkybitJoerg Ammann

In-app purchases

2 purchases

1inventory

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

InvenioScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1inventory free?
1inventory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InvenioScan free?
InvenioScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 1inventory or InvenioScan have ads?
Neither 1inventory nor InvenioScan shows ads.

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