Comparison

ShelfLog vs StockWotch

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

Head to head
About

ShelfLog

Manage your business or home inventory with this app. Track items, quantities, costs, and stock levels. Features barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, and export options for detailed reporting.

Highlights
  • Add items with details and photos
  • Fast stock counting
  • Search by name, barcode, or location
  • Low-stock and out-of-stock alerts
  • Barcode and QR label lookup
  • Export inventory to CSV/PDF
  • Local backup and restore
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ShelfLog is an inventory tracker for small business inventory, home inventory, reseller inventory, storage bins, supplies, and warehouse stock counts. Use it to: - Add items with quantity, category, location, cost, price, notes, and photos - Count stock fast with plus and minus controls - Search by name, barcode, SKU, category, or location - Track low-stock and out-of-stock items - Use barcode and QR labels for item lookup - Export inventory to CSV or PDF - Make a local backup and restore it later - Review inventory value, cost, sales value, and profit estimates ShelfLog works without an account for local inventory tracking. Free includes local photos plus camera or manual barcode/QR lookup. Lifetime Local Pro is a one-time local unlock for unlimited items and locations, advanced filters, inventory value, QR label creation, CSV/PDF exports, alerts, reminders, photo ZIP backup, and manual backup/restore. This release is local-only. Inventory, photos, and backup files stay on your device and are not uploaded to a ShelfLog inventory server. ShelfLog is not a POS system, accounting app, tax app, or marketplace integration. It is a focused mobile inventory tracker for counting stock, organizing items, finding products, exporting records, and keeping local backups. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polenest.com/privacy

About

StockWotch

Easily manage your physical inventory using your phone. Scan barcodes to add and track items, sync data in real-time across your team, and receive alerts for low stock. Organize items by category and location, and generate reports.

Highlights
  • Barcode & QR scanning
  • Real-time cloud sync
  • CSV import & export
  • PDF reports
  • Categories & locations
  • Stale-item alerts
  • Analytics dashboard
Features
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Track every item you own, sell, or manage — right from your phone. StockWotch is the fastest way to run a physical inventory. Scan a barcode to add or find an item in seconds, keep counts accurate across your whole team, and know instantly what's running low. WHY STOCKWOTCH - Barcode & QR scanning — add and look up items in seconds - Real-time cloud sync — your whole team sees the same inventory - CSV import & export — bring your existing spreadsheet in, get your data out - PDF reports — share clean inventory summaries in a tap - Categories & locations — organize by room, shelf, site, or type - Stale-item alerts — get flagged when something hasn't moved - Analytics dashboard — see SKUs, quantities, and trends at a glance BUILT FOR Small businesses, resellers, collectors, warehouses, offices, makers, and anyone who needs to know what they have and where it is. Start free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited items and collaborative team syncing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.stockwotch.com/legal/eula.html

Screenshots

ShelfLog2 screens
StockWotch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StockWotch at 100% against ShelfLog's 0%. StockWotch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. ShelfLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StockWotch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StockWotch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ShelfLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of StockWotch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShelfLog ships an update every 3 weeks, StockWotch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShelfLog versus StockWotch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfLogStockWotch
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJIHOON LIMMICHAEL CHABLER

Customer experience

ShelfLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

StockWotch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShelfLog

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Sync Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cloud Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Local Pro$3.99
None

StockWotch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShelfLog free?
ShelfLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StockWotch free?
StockWotch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShelfLog or StockWotch?
StockWotch is rated higher. ShelfLog averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StockWotch averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ShelfLog or StockWotch have ads?
Neither ShelfLog nor StockWotch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShelfLog or StockWotch?
ShelfLog ships an update every 3 weeks, and StockWotch every 2 weeks. Most recently, ShelfLog was updated on October 6, 2026 and StockWotch on October 28, 2026.

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