Comparison

StockScan vs AC Control

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

Head to head
About

StockScan

Features
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Count your stock, review uncounted items and share the results as a spreadsheet. StockScan keeps your inventory count organized from the first item to the final file. Built for warehouses, workshops and service vans, StockScan lets you scan barcodes or enter your own item numbers, record quantities and review your progress. Core counting works offline. COUNT FREELY OR FOLLOW A CHECKLIST Start with an empty inventory or import a fixed item list from Excel, CSV or TSV. Uncounted required items stay visible. Before completing a fixed inventory, count each one or explicitly skip it. Extra items are marked separately. USE YOUR OWN PRODUCT DATA Import your product catalog to see matching names and units when you scan. Calculate quantities as you enter them, such as packs ร— units per pack, and add comments where needed. PUT THE RESULTS TO WORK Share your count as CSV and continue in your spreadsheet software. Pro adds Excel reports, target-versus-actual review and comparisons between completed inventories. Keep completed counts in history for reference. GET READY FOR THE NEXT COUNT Reset a fixed inventory to count its checklist again. With Pro, you can also create inventories from saved templates and share difference reports. COUNT FROM YOUR WRIST Use the single-item counter on your paired Apple Watch. Pro adds count lists for multiple items. Live Activities show your inventory progress on supported devices. START FOR FREE One active inventory with up to 100 distinct items, product catalog and checklist imports, completion, history and unlimited CSV export. Explore the workflow with the sample inventory before starting your own. DO MORE WITH PRO Pro removes the free version's list and item limits and adds Excel export, Fast Scan, templates, target-versus-actual review, inventory comparisons, difference reports and Watch count lists. Optional private iCloud sync keeps your data available across your own devices. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch and Polish. Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription with Apple Family Sharing. The price and billing period are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Eligible purchasers of the original paid app retain Pro access. Existing inventory data remains visible and can still be exported as CSV without Pro. Start with your item list, or scan your first item. Privacy policy: https://nature0ne.github.io/stockscan-website/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Compatible Bluetooth handheld scanners in HID/keyboard mode require StockScan Pro.

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AC Control

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One remote for every smart air conditioner in your home. AC Control discovers and operates Wi-Fi air conditioners on your local network without forcing you to install a separate app for every brand. Open the app, tap Scan, and the units around you appear in seconds โ€” sorted by protocol, ready to control. The app reads accessories already paired in your Apple Home, listens for Matter announcements, polls Daikin BRP069 adapters via REST, and watches the standard broadcast ports used by Tuya, Midea, and Gree. No cloud round-trip. No login. No tracking. DETECTS - HomeKit accessories (mDNS _hap._tcp) โ€” Apple-certified ACs and thermostats - Matter 1.2+ devices (mDNS _matter._tcp + _matterc._udp) โ€” Room Air Conditioner cluster, Thermostat, Fan - Daikin BRP069A/B/C adapters (mDNS _dkapi._tcp + HTTP REST) โ€” native Daikin local API - Tuya / Smart Life devices (UDP broadcast 6666 / 6667) โ€” Midea, Hisense, TCL, Pioneer, Kelvinator and 500+ rebrands - Midea V3 native protocol (UDP broadcast 6445) โ€” Comfee, Toshiba Wi-Fi adapter, Senville, Inventor - Gree EWPE Smart (UDP broadcast 7000) โ€” Gree-branded ACs and global rebadges - Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals โ€” Matter commissioning, HomeKit Accessory Protocol BLE FEATURES - Live temperature dial with mode-aware color (cool / heat / dry / fan / auto) - Temperature controls with min and max limits read from each device - Mode selector โ€” auto, cool, heat, dry, fan - Fan speed picker โ€” auto, low, medium, high, turbo - Swing โ€” off, vertical, horizontal, both - Power toggle with sensory feedback - Per-protocol color-coded badges and capability chips - Pull-to-refresh scan - Empty state with clear next steps - Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass effects and Dynamic Type - VoiceOver labels on every interactive element PRIVACY AC Control does not require an account. There is no signup, no profile, no cloud login. Every byte of discovery and control traffic stays inside your home network โ€” the app never sends your AC list, IP addresses, or commands to any server owned by us. - No third-party analytics SDKs - No advertising identifiers (IDFA, ATT) - No telemetry, no crash reporting, no fingerprinting - HomeKit framework data is read-only and used in-process - Local Network and Bluetooth permissions are used only for AC discovery - UserDefaults stores UI preferences only (selected tab, scan toggle) - Keychain stores Tuya local key credentials when you pair a Tuya AC, used solely for LAN control INDIE-BUILT, NO STRINGS AC Control is hand-built by an indie developer. No upsells, no nags, no tier system. Honest about what it does and what it doesn't โ€” Tuya, Midea, and Gree LAN scan requires Apple's multicast networking entitlement, which is approved per-app; the in-app banner makes the status visible. LINKS Privacy Policy: https://legal.ingenieria.dev/ac-control/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://legal.ingenieria.dev/ac-control/terms-of-use.html Support: https://legal.ingenieria.dev/ac-control/support.html License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

StockScan4 screens
AC Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StockScan at Free against AC Control's $4.99. StockScan also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). AC Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

StockScan is free to download; AC Control costs $4.99 up front. StockScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. AC Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StockScan ships an update every 8 days, AC Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
StockScan versus AC Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStockScanAC Control
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSascha BommelsChristian Irack Flores Maldonado

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StockScan

Subscriptions2
  • StockScan Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • StockScan Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
None

AC Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StockScan free?
StockScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AC Control free?
AC Control costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do StockScan or AC Control have ads?
Neither StockScan nor AC Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StockScan or AC Control?
StockScan ships an update every 8 days, and AC Control every 2 months. Most recently, StockScan was updated on October 25, 2026 and AC Control on October 28, 2026.

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