Comparison

Retail Mobile Inventory vs Centric Product Notes

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

Head to head
About

Retail Mobile Inventory

Streamline inventory management for Retail Pro systems. Capture and upload barcode scans for physical inventory, receiving, and transfers. Check prices and quantities quickly, even offline.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning
  • Inventory management
  • Receiving and transfers
  • Price and quantity checking
  • Offline functionality
  • Item detail display
Features
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RETAIL MOBILE INVENTORY Capture and Upload Barcode Scans to Retail Pro 8, 9 and Prism! FoundryLogic Retail Mobile Inventory works with the Retail Pro version 8, 9 and Prism Point Of Sale Systems. KEY FEATURES * Fast and easy to use * Works online or offline * Simple price and quantity checking * Support Physical Inventory, Receiving and Transfers * Displays item details including Price, On-Hand Quantity, Size, and Color * Supports search by Description, UPC, ALU, Item# and more SUPPORTED SCANNERS * Honeywell Captuvo * Infinite Peripherals Linea Pro and Infinea iOS compatible scanners * KOAMTAC iOS compatible scanners * All Bluetooth Apple HID-compatible scanners FREE TRIAL Retail Mobile Inventory is free to download from the App Store. Install the app on your iOS 9.3.5 (or later) device and run it using our test server on the Internet. Register for a Free Trial on FoundryLogic’s website, and then download our Demo and Tutorial Guide for instructions to connect to our Internet demo server. REQUIREMENTS * Retail Mobile Inventory app running on your iOS 9.3.5 (or later) device * Barcode Scanner * FoundryLogic Retail Mobile Suite version 4 or later * Retail Pro version 8, 9 or Prism Point Of Sale system PURCHASE Contact your Retail Pro Business Partner to purchase and install a complete system in your store. About FoundryLogic LLC FoundryLogic LLC is a Retail Pro Development Partner. FoundryLogic has been developing and supporting mobile apps for the Retail Pro Point Of Sale system since 2004. Retail Mobile Inventory is widely used by merchants around the world. Please see our website for more information.

About

Centric Product Notes

Features
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The Product Notes App allows you to take PLM with you to when you are reviewing competitive products.  Using an iPhone or iPad, you can capture product notes, images, and pricing.  If you have a Centric 8 PLM account, you can sign in to automatically upload your product notes to your Centric 8 PLM server, removing the need to reenter data.

Screenshots

Retail Mobile Inventory4 screens
Centric Product Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Retail Mobile Inventory at every 5 weeks against Centric Product Notes's every 4 months. Retail Mobile Inventory also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). 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

Retail Mobile Inventory ships an update every 5 weeks, Centric Product Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Retail Mobile Inventory versus Centric Product Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetail Mobile InventoryCentric Product Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFoundryLogic LLCCentric Software Inc

In-app purchases

None

Retail Mobile Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Centric Product Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retail Mobile Inventory free?
Retail Mobile Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Centric Product Notes free?
Centric Product Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retail Mobile Inventory or Centric Product Notes have ads?
Neither Retail Mobile Inventory nor Centric Product Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retail Mobile Inventory or Centric Product Notes?
Retail Mobile Inventory ships an update every 5 weeks, and Centric Product Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Retail Mobile Inventory was updated on September 24, 2026 and Centric Product Notes on October 26, 2026.

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