Comparison

Inventory Stash vs Spool Hoarder

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

Head to head
About

Inventory Stash

Features
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Inventory helps you keep track of what you own—whether it’s gear at home, supplies at work, or items in storage. ADD & ORGANIZE • Add items with name, quantity, and optional notes • Attach photos to any item so you can identify it at a glance • Choose from built-in categories (Electronics, Clothing, Food & Beverages, Tools, Furniture, Sports, Beauty, Office Supplies, and more) or create your own • Filter and search your list to find items quickly STAY IN CONTROL • See at a glance how many items you have and total quantity • View which category you use most • Soft-delete items and review them in a history list—restore by mistake or remove forever when you’re sure PRIVACY & FLEXIBILITY • Use the app fully on-device with no account—your data stays on your iPhone • Optional cloud sync (when enabled) keeps your inventory in sync across devices • Dark and light themes for comfortable use any time Ideal for home inventories, collections, gear lists, storage units, small business stock, or simply knowing what you have and where. Get started in seconds—no sign-up required.

About

Spool Hoarder

Features
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Take control of your 3D printing filament, projects, and print costs from your iPhone or iPad. Spool Hoarder keeps an accurate, searchable inventory, tracks usage, and shows what each print really costs. Filament Inventory, Organized Add, edit, favorite, and group spools. Give each one a status — active, used up, sold, gifted, or discarded — so a spool you no longer have stays in your history instead of being deleted. Record what you got for sold spools, and restore any record later. Capture brand, material, color and hex, spool size, purchase source, price and currency, storage location, and remaining weight. Weight can be entered as filament only or as a total scale reading. Save print settings like nozzle and bed temperature, flow ratio, and K-factor, and attach photos and color references. Inventory Assistant Ask about your collection in plain language — "show my Polyterra spools" or "how much PLA do I have left?" Runs on-device and offline, with no credits used. An optional cloud mode answers broader questions. Smart Spool Capture Scan a barcode and let a built-in filament catalog fill in brand, material, and color. Use AI-assisted recognition on spool photos, or import spools by pasting an order's text. You review everything before saving. Location metadata is stripped from photos before any scan leaves your device, and cloud features ask for your explicit consent first. Locations and NFC Organize spools by shelf, bin, or room with structured storage locations, including duplicate merging and safe deletion. Bind NFC tags to spools and locations: scan a tag to jump straight to a spool, or check spools in with one tap. Projects and Usage Tracking Create projects and assign one or more spools. Log filament usage with automatic inventory deduction, compare required versus actual usage, and keep notes, history, and reprints connected to each project. Print Cost and Planning Estimate print costs from filament weight and spool price, with optional factors like electricity, depreciation, failure rate, markup, and shipping. Spool prices, print costs, and reports each carry their own currency, so mixed-currency collections stay accurate. Turn an estimate into a project or a usage log. Printer Profiles and Tuning Create printer profiles and store tuning details for your setup, with built-in Bambu Lab presets. Reuse tuned values when logging projects or estimating costs. Analytics and Insights View inventory summaries, material breakdowns, brand and color distribution, monthly usage, and low-stock and aging spools. An exit ledger shows what sold spools brought in versus what they cost. Core summaries are free; Pro adds deeper analytics. Import, Export, and Backup Import and export spool data as CSV, and create backups you can restore anytime. Spool Hoarder works offline by default, with light and dark mode, multiple themes, accessibility support, and layout preferences. Spool Hoarder Pro Pro unlocks: • Unlimited spools (the free plan tracks up to 50 current spools) • Unlimited projects and printer profiles • Advanced analytics • Optional cloud sync across your devices • Monthly AI scan credits for cloud-based recognition Spool Hoarder Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: start with a 1-month free trial, then $19.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. AI scan credit packs are also available as one-time purchases. Some features depend on device capabilities or subscription status. Cloud sync and AI-assisted recognition require network access. Spend less time guessing and more time printing. Terms of Use: https://spoolhoarder.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://spoolhoarder.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Inventory Stash3 screens
Spool Hoarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inventory Stash at none against Spool Hoarder's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spool Hoarder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Inventory Stash asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Inventory Stash versus Spool Hoarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventory StashSpool Hoarder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzaid farouqiMIDDLEPATH LABS, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Inventory Stash

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spool Hoarder

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Inventory Stash free?
Inventory Stash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spool Hoarder free?
Spool Hoarder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Inventory Stash or Spool Hoarder have ads?
Neither Inventory Stash nor Spool Hoarder shows ads.

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