Comparison

Inventory Control with Scanner vs Scanify

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

Head to head
About

Inventory Control with Scanner

Organize and track your inventory with a powerful barcode scanner. Quickly add, update, and manage item details, stock levels, and prices. Generate and print custom barcode labels for your products. Supports offline use and data syncing across devices with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for items
  • Manual item entry
  • Customizable categories and storage
  • Barcode label generation
  • Offline mode
  • Data syncing across devices
  • Customizable reports
Features
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Inventory Control with Scanner is an inventory management, stock tracking, and barcode scanner app for professionals, small businesses, and personal inventory workflows. Track products, equipment, supplies, stock levels, prices, and item information from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Scan barcodes to find items quickly, add inventory, adjust stock, and keep recently scanned products ready for follow-up. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT • Add, search, update, and organize inventory items. • Track stock, product information, and prices. • Add items manually or with the built-in barcode scanner. • Attach product images and organize categories, storage areas, suppliers, merchants, and currencies. BARCODE SCANNER • Scan barcodes to find, add, open, or adjust stock items. • Keep recently scanned items available while you continue scanning. • Use the built-in camera scanner or compatible Bluetooth barcode scanners. BARCODE & LABEL GENERATION • Create and print barcode labels for products and inventory. • Print on standard A4, US Letter, and roll formats. • Supports EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, QR, and QR Mini. PRO FEATURES • Sign in with Apple. • Work offline without requiring Wi-Fi or a data connection. • Sync data between your devices with an eligible subscription. REPORTS & CUSTOMIZATION • Create, print, email, and share professional PDF reports. • Import and export CSV files. • Add custom attributes and personalize reports for your workflow. STARKODE PRO Part of the Starkode Pro series for professionals working across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Need help? Contact support@starkode.com. SUBSCRIPTION Starkode membership is month-to-month with no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Cancel anytime from your device. Privacy Policy: https://starkode.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://starkode.com/terms/

About

Scanify

This app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes to help you find deals, compare prices, and read reviews. It also allows you to create and export your own codes, and navigate the retail market more intelligently.

Highlights
  • Scan all barcode types
  • Compare prices from major retailers
  • Read customer reviews
  • Scan all QR code types
  • Create and export QR codes
  • Scan codes from photos
  • History of scans and creations
Features
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Meet Scanify - The Quickest & most Intelligent QR & Barcode scanner. Ever! The problem it solves: Scanify makes navigating the retailer market faster and easier. Get access to tons of lucrative deals for online and local stores and become a smart consumer! Scan barcodes on books, electronics, DVDs, grocery items, in fact, on any retail product you can imagine! Locate nearby stores, compare prices, discover deals, go through customer reviews and save your bucks! Scanify also lets you scan and decode all the QR codes around you, including website URLs, contacts, calendar events, geo-locations, plain text, email address, email message, telephone number, SMS message, Wifi Network and many more. It also allows you to create & export all kinds of QR & Barcodes, from scratch, with just a few taps. Key Features: - Scan all types of barcodes including UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, PDF 417 etc. - Compare prices and product details from thousands of retailers including all major retailers like Amazon, eBay, BestBuy, Walmart, Costco, Target, Buy.com, etc. - Check Customer Reviews to get better idea of quality of the product you are looking at! - Safely buy online from within the app - Scan all types of QR Codes, Data Matrix & Aztec Codes - Auto-decode all types of QR codes including website URLs, contacts, calendar events, geo-locations, plain text, email address, email message, telephone number, SMS message, Wifi Network and many more. - Embedded web browser, map navigator, contacts / events addition, and SMS / email sending, for the decoded QR Codes - Change the colors of the QR Code images, save to your photo library, email as image files, share on social media sites or print them. - Built-in safety checker for malicious websites for QR Codes containing website URLs - Create & Export your own QR Codes & Barcodes of all types - Scan Barcodes & QR codes from photos in your device's Camera Roll - Option to directly type in the barcode instead of scanning - All your scanning & creation activity is automatically saved in your History - LED flashlight option when scanning in dark - Vibrate and/or beep sound after successful scans

Screenshots

Inventory Control with Scanner4 screens
Scanify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inventory Control with Scanner at 4.4 against Scanify's 2.5. Inventory Control with Scanner also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 11%) and ratings volume (609 vs 13). Scanify's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). 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. Inventory Control with Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Scanify sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventory Control with Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory Control with Scanner has 609 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Inventory Control with Scanner's written reviews are positive against 11% of Scanify's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inventory Control with Scanner versus Scanify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventory Control with ScannerScanify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (609 ratings) — better2.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews — better10.7% of reviews
Number of ratings609 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarkode Limited CompanyDylogicApps Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Inventory Control with Scanner

All ratings609 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral13.4%
Negative40.2%

Scanify

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative82.1%

Bugs and requests

Inventory Control with Scanner

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Entire app disappeared and backup failed
  • Inventory data disappeared after updates
  • Duplicating entries
  • Crashing, freezing, or not working after updates
  • Camera not functioning
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  • Unable to enter or update stock levels
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Incorrect date/time on transactions

Requested features

17 requests
  • Order lists by sku or serial number, not just alphabetically
  • Generate serial numbers
  • Connect to a broader variety of printers
  • Delete all for items
  • Ability to upload a csv file that replaces current stock items
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  • Reset inventory to zero to do full count
  • Use third party bar scanner with app
  • Option to add serial numbers for products with color variations
  • Ability to move products between 2 warehouses
  • Generate reports of sales by day or monthly
  • Ability to share inventory with other users
  • Import data from Excel or other sources
  • Ability to calculate average consumption of products in stock
  • Search by barcode or QR code
  • Automatic deduction of stock when scanning items out
  • Ability to set taxes and see taxable/non-taxable totals
  • Show total profit

Scanify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Inventory Control with Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Inventory Management Premium Access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Suite7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Inventory Tracker Suite Annual$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Scanify

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is Inventory Control with Scanner free?
Inventory Control with Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanify free?
Scanify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inventory Control with Scanner or Scanify?
Inventory Control with Scanner is rated higher. Inventory Control with Scanner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 609 ratings, while Scanify averages 2.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Inventory Control with Scanner or Scanify have ads?
Neither Inventory Control with Scanner nor Scanify shows ads.

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