Sidestock vs Countstead

Sidestock is the inventory and profit tracker for hobby sellers — without the spreadsheet. Whether you sell handmade ceramics on Etsy, vintage finds at weekend markets, or sneakers on the side, Sidestock keeps your stock, sales, and profit organized in one place on your iPhone. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Every item tracks cost, price, and margin at a glance • Profit reports by week, month, or year — revenue, costs, and real profit • Best-seller rankings so you know what to make or buy more of • Sale history keeps its original prices and costs, so past reports stay accurate even when you re-price SELL FAST • Log a multi-item sale in seconds: tap or scan products into a basket and complete them in one go • Scan a barcode to sell the exact product — or the exact variation • Adjust price per sale for discounts and bundles STOCK WITHOUT SPREADSHEETS • Restock Scan: point the camera at a box of new arrivals and watch quantities climb, with per-scan undo • Product variations, your way: Size, Color, Material — any groups you define, up to 100 combinations per product • Shared or per-variation barcodes, matching how your products are actually labeled • Organize with your own categories and tags, then filter and search by them — or find any product by scanning it YOUR DATA, EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE ELSE • iCloud sync backs up your full inventory — photos included — and restores it automatically on a new device • Works fully offline; syncs when you're back • No account to create. Your data lives on your device and in your personal iCloud — we never see it, collect it, or track you PLAYS WELL WITH SHOPIFY • Export your inventory as a Shopify-ready CSV — variations map to Shopify options and variants natively • Link items by Handle so exports update existing products instead of duplicating them • Import your Shopify catalog, variants included, to get started in minutes • Plain CSV export of items and sales for your own records or accountant ONE PRICE, FOREVER Sidestock is free to try with up to 10 items — every feature included. One single purchase unlocks unlimited items. No subscription. No ads. No upsells. Built for makers, flippers, and side-hustlers who'd rather be selling than bookkeeping.

Countstead helps small businesses know what they have, where it is, and what is running low—without adopting an ERP or warehouse system. Count kitchen stock in kg and litres, set low-stock levels, and export a stocktake. WORK OFFLINE Keep items, counts, locations, and history available on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. No account is required for local use. SCAN AND FIND ITEMS Use the camera to scan a barcode or QR code and find an item you already track, or prefill its code when creating a new item. Countstead reads codes on device and does not query an external product catalogue. TRACK EVERY MOVEMENT Record stock in, stock out, recounts, corrections, and transfers. Each change is added to a clear activity history so the original record remains visible. KNOW WHAT IS WHERE Track balances by location and move stock explicitly between shelves, vans, storerooms, and storefronts. CATCH LOW STOCK Set a threshold for an item at a location, then use the Low Stock report to see what needs attention. BRING YOUR DATA WITH YOU Import up to 10,000 rows from CSV. Export items, locations, balances, events, transfers, and activity as a documented CSV package. Countstead is iPhone-first and adapts to iPad. Local inventory remains usable without an account or connection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/