Inventory Control with Scanner vs E Stock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Barcode scanning for items
- Manual item entry
- Customizable categories and storage
- Barcode label generation
- Offline mode
- Data syncing across devices
- Customizable reports
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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/
E Stock
Manage your inventory with this user-friendly stock management tool. Track items, inputs, outputs, customers, suppliers, and perform exports. Easily import and export data via CSV files for PC or Mac compatibility.
- Item tracking
- Input/output management
- Customer and supplier management
- Inventory control
- Data export via CSV
- Product photo integration
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E-Stock is a stock management application (items, inputs/outputs, customers/suppliers, inventories, exports, etc.) that is easy to use and very functional. Choose product photos from your phone gallery or take a photo With integrated search tools, easily find your articles Import/export all of your data via a CSV file (spreadsheet), for example to reuse this data on PC or Mac. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: E Stock at 100% against Inventory Control with Scanner's 46%. Inventory Control with Scanner's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (609 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Inventory Control with Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and E Stock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inventory Control with Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory Control with Scanner has 609 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of E Stock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inventory Control with Scanner | E Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (609 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 609 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starkode Limited Company | Samson KADJA |
Customer experience
Inventory Control with Scanner
E Stock
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
E Stock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inventory Control with Scanner
- Inventory Management Premium Access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Premium Suite7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Inventory Tracker Suite Annual$99.991 Year
E Stock
- Monthly subscription(1 month)$17.991 Month
- Monthly subscription(3 months)$34.993 Months
- Monthly subscription(6 months)$44.996 Months
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- Yearly subscription(1 year)$69.991 Year
Questions
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