Reftab vs GoCodes Asset Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reftab
Manage and track your business assets with a mobile-first solution. Scan tags, assign items, schedule maintenance, and update locations from your phone or tablet. All changes sync instantly to your online dashboard.
- Scan barcodes and QR codes
- Assign assets to users
- Move assets between locations
- Conduct routine maintenance
- Sync changes to dashboard
- Customizable asset management
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Reftab provides customizable and mobile asset management and maintenance software. Use your mobile phones and tablets to scan asset tags, quickly assign assets to users, conduct routine maintenance and move assets between locations. 1) Quickly scan barcodes and qr-codes 2) View details and make changes on equipment 3) Check assets in / out to anyone and move assets between locations. 4) Conduct routine maintenance. Every change made on your mobile devices gets synced to your Reftab dashboard. Easy to use and quick to setup from anywhere.
GoCodes Asset Tracking
Manage your assets and track inventory with this mobile scanner app. It works with patented QR code labels and cloud-based software to quickly check in/out, update, and view asset details. Capture GPS locations, add photos, and receive reorder notifications for efficient inventory management.
- Integrated QR barcode scanner
- Scan all common barcodes
- Rapid check in/out of assets
- Track and manage inventory quantities
- Get inventory reorder notifications
- Capture GPS location
- Add photos to asset descriptions
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GoCodes provides a Total Asset Tracking & Inventory Management service that includes everything you need to manage your assets. Our service includes easy-to-use, secure cloud-based software, mobile apps & patented QR bar code labels so you get everything you need to create your total solution. The GoCodes mobile app enables you to manage your assets and track inventory using your smartphone and GoCodes patented QR code labels. This app is specifically designed to work with GoCodes cloud-based software. Includes the following features: * Integrated QR bar code scanner * Support for scanning all common bar codes * Rapidly check in/out single and multiple assets by scanning the QR code * Rapidly view and update single and multiple assets by scanning the QR code * Track and manage inventory quantities * Get inventory reorder notifications * Copy and swap asset information by scanning the bar code * Search for and check in/out assets in groups * Search for and update assets in groups * View asset locations on a map * Capture GPS location information for each asset * View custom data fields * View and select from custom pick lists * Responds to gestures for updates * Add photos to asset descriptions * View photos full screen * Optimized for iPhone & iPad This app is designed to work with the GoCodes Asset Management software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Reftab at none against GoCodes Asset Tracking's shown. Reftab also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). GoCodes Asset Tracking's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (395 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoCodes Asset Tracking holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoCodes Asset Tracking has 395 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Reftab's written reviews are positive against 82% of GoCodes Asset Tracking's.
Reftab ships an update every 4 weeks, GoCodes Asset Tracking every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reftab | GoCodes Asset Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (395 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 395 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reftab LLC | GOCODES, INC. |
Customer experience
Reftab
GoCodes Asset Tracking
In-app purchases
Reftab
No in-app purchases
GoCodes Asset Tracking
No in-app purchases
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