Comparison

aInventarium vs MerchCount

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

Head to head
About

aInventarium

Features
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An Home or Small Business Inventory platform, where you can organise your products by categories and Families. You can benefit from permanent inventory in your pocket, where your can register all types of products (groceries, medication, furniture, electronic equipments...). Now, you only buy what you really need. you can also provide to your insurance company a list of the items that you have at home. And much more ...

About

MerchCount

Manage your small business inventory, sales, and transaction history with this streamlined app. Track stock levels, receive restock alerts, and generate professional invoices. Your data is stored locally for speed and privacy, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Track stock, sales, and history
  • Low-stock alerts
  • Barcode/QR code scanning
  • Generate PDF invoices
  • CSV export/import
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
Features
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MerchCount is the inventory app for small businesses that want clarity, not clutter. Track stock, sales, and history in one place-without the bloat of big POS systems. Everything lives on your device (with optional iCloud sync), so your data stays yours and stays fast. See your business in one place • Recently sold items, revenue, and units sold • Total inventory value and low-stock alerts • Bar chart analytics that update as you filter • Week, month, or custom date ranges Inventory that actually helps you • Name, quantity, price, total value calculated for you • Restock alerts and notes per item • Link existing codes or generate barcodes/QR codes per item; scan to jump straight to it. • Every change is logged on the item’s history Transactions that tell the full story • Sold, returned, restocked, damaged, lost, or manual adjustments • Full history per item plus an overview of all activity • Clean, filterable analytics: units sold and revenue for any period Find anything, fast • Search items, transactions, notes, folders, and dates • Scan a barcode to open the matching item instantly Professional invoices • Create PDF invoices from any sale • Add your logo, business info, and customer details • Line items, tax, discount, and payment notes • Print or share straight from the app Your data, your way • Export and import CSV for backups, tax prep, or moving to another system   MerchCount keeps you in control of your stock without the complexity. Built for small business!

Screenshots

aInventarium4 screens
MerchCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MerchCount at weekly against aInventarium's every 4 months. aInventarium's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aInventarium ships an update every 4 months, MerchCount weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
aInventarium versus MerchCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraInventariumMerchCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulo SilvaAmil Kolontarov

In-app purchases

None

aInventarium

No in-app purchases

None

MerchCount

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aInventarium free?
aInventarium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MerchCount free?
MerchCount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do aInventarium or MerchCount have ads?
Neither aInventarium nor MerchCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aInventarium or MerchCount?
aInventarium ships an update every 4 months, and MerchCount weekly. Most recently, aInventarium was updated on September 15, 2026 and MerchCount on August 30, 2026.

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