Stoqly vs Countstead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stoqly
Streamline inventory management for small businesses with AI-powered features. Automate stock updates from invoices, log sales effortlessly, and gain insights with a comprehensive dashboard. Supports multiple languages and offers team access.
- AI-powered invoice import
- Smart sales logging
- Barcode scanning
- Low-stock alerts
- Cloud sync and team access
- Advanced analytics and reports
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Track stock without the spreadsheet headache. (15 languages now) Stoqly is a powerful yet simple inventory app built for small businesses - cafes, shops, pharmacies, warehouses, salons, and any team that counts stock for a living. NEW: AI-POWERED FEATURES Invoice Import Snap a photo of any purchase invoice. Stoqly's AI reads the supplier, items, quantities, and prices - your stock updates automatically. No manual entry, no errors. Smart Sales Log sales by voice, photo, text, CSV, or PDF. Stoqly's AI maps every item to your inventory and deducts stock in seconds. CORE FEATURES Storage Areas - organise stock by shelf, fridge, room, or zone Barcode Scanner - scan EAN, UPC, QR, Code 128, and more. No hardware needed. Dashboard - total inventory value, low-stock counts, activity feed Low-Stock Alerts - push notification the moment stock falls below your threshold Bulk Import - bring in your existing stock list from CSV or Excel in minutes Inventory Counting - count with or without a scanner, every count timestamped Multi-Currency - set your currency and all figures update throughout the app PRO FEATURES Cloud Sync - real-time sync across all your devices, works fully offline Team Access - invite staff with role-based permissions (Owner or Member) Advanced Analytics - trends, category charts, full inventory history PDF Reports - export a branded inventory report whenever you need it AI Reorder Suggestions - know what to reorder before you run out FREE PLAN - Up to 5 storage areas - Unlimited inventory items - Barcode scanner - Basic dashboard and activity feed - CSV export - Low-stock push alerts PRO - $4.99/month or $39.99/year Includes a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime from iPhone Settings - Apple ID - Subscriptions. Questions or feedback? Visit vishuddhi.in/stoqly Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countstead
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Countstead is an inventory app for small businesses on iPhone and iPad. Record what comes in and goes out, count what is on the shelf, scan barcodes and see what is running low, even with no internet connection. No account is needed to start. It is built for shops, market stalls, makers, resellers, cafés and kitchens, salons and repair workshops: small businesses that keep physical stock and have outgrown a spreadsheet, without taking on an ERP or warehouse system. WORKS OFFLINE Items, counts, locations and history live on your iPhone or iPad and work without a connection. Your inventory stays on the device unless you turn on sync. SCAN BARCODES Scan a barcode or QR code with the camera to open the item and record stock. Scan a code you have not used yet and Countstead offers to create the item with the code filled in. Codes are read on the device and matched against your own items; nothing is looked up online. RECORD EVERY MOVEMENT Record stock in, stock out, counts, corrections and transfers between locations. Every change is added to the item's history, so the original entry stays visible. Quantities can be whole units or decimals, such as kilograms and litres. SEE WHAT NEEDS ATTENTION Set a low-stock level for each item at each location, and the Low Stock view lists everything at or below it. Add best-before dates to see what is expiring soon. Reports show what your stock is worth at cost. KEEP ITEMS ORGANIZED Give each item a photo, SKU, barcode, unit, unit cost, sale value, notes and tags, and find it by searching as you type. YOUR DATA, BACKED UP A snapshot is a complete copy of your inventory, with quantities, history and photos, saved on this device. Share it to keep it somewhere else, and restore it on this device or another one. Import up to 10,000 rows from a CSV file or Excel workbook, and export everything as CSV whenever you like. COUNTSTEAD PRO The free app holds up to 30 active items at one location. Countstead Pro is an optional subscription that adds: • Unlimited items • More than one location • Sync across your devices, set up separately with Sign in with Apple • Low-stock and expiry alerts on this device • Reorder suggestions from your usage • Guided counts • What moved, by period • Retail value and margin • Printable barcode label sheets • A PDF inventory summary and filtered CSV reports • Automatic daily backups on this device Countstead is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countstead.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Countstead at none against Stoqly's shown. Countstead also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Stoqly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Countstead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stoqly ships an update fortnightly, Countstead every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Stoqly | Countstead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karthikeyan Paramasivam | Imdad Ismail |
Customer experience
Stoqly
Countstead
In-app purchases
Stoqly
- Stoqly Pro$4.991 Month
- Stoqly Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
Countstead
- Countstead Pro Monthly$10.001 Month
- Countstead Pro Annual1 Month trial$90.001 Year









