Comparison

Inventory Control with Scanner vs Random Drawer

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

Random Drawer

This app helps you generate random numbers within a specified range, with an option to exclude certain numbers. It also allows you to create and manage lists of names for random selection, with features to remove drawn items and import lists from files. A history of past draws is maintained for each list.

Highlights
  • Random number generation
  • Number blacklisting
  • Name list creation
  • Random name drawing
  • Remove drawn items
  • Import lists from files
  • Draw history tracking
Features
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Random Drawer is the perfect tool to generate random numbers and randomly draw names from a list. The process is very simple: to generate random numbers, just enter the initial number and the final number. It is also available a convenient "blacklist", which allows you to exclude some numbers from the draw. Directly from the application you can create your name lists, from which you can make draws. Immediately after a draw you can also remove the items you have just chosen from the list, so that the drawer won't draw them again. If you want, you can even import lists from external files! You can also keep track of your previous draws with a history for every list. Random Drawer is a completely free application: you can draw an unlimited amount of names, and create an indefinite number of lists. You will not be asked to pay to unlock additional features!

Screenshots

Inventory Control with Scanner4 screens
Random Drawer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inventory Control with Scanner at 4.4 against Random Drawer's 2.9. Inventory Control with Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (609 vs 34). Random Drawer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (63% vs 46%). On price 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. Random Drawer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventory Control with Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory Control with Scanner has 609 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Inventory Control with Scanner's written reviews are positive against 63% of Random Drawer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inventory Control with Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Drawer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Inventory Control with Scanner versus Random Drawer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventory Control with ScannerRandom Drawer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (609 ratings) — better2.9 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings609 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarkode Limited CompanyFabio Giuliani

Customer experience

Inventory Control with Scanner

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

Random Drawer

All ratings34 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.4%

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

Random Drawer

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
None

Random Drawer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inventory Control with Scanner free?
Inventory Control with Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Drawer free?
Random Drawer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inventory Control with Scanner or Random Drawer?
Inventory Control with Scanner is rated higher. Inventory Control with Scanner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 609 ratings, while Random Drawer averages 2.9 from 34 ratings.
Do Inventory Control with Scanner or Random Drawer have ads?
Random Drawer shows ads; Inventory Control with Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Inventory Control with Scanner or Random Drawer?
Inventory Control with Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Random Drawer every 2 months. Most recently, Inventory Control with Scanner was updated on September 22, 2026 and Random Drawer on September 19, 2026.

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