Comparison

Nest Egg vs Inventory Box

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

Head to head
About

Nest Egg

Manage business inventory on the go with this intelligent tracking solution. Scan items, monitor stock levels, and collaborate with your team. Offers quick setup, easy integration, and customizable stock management features.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for quick item entry
  • Real-time stock level tracking
  • Team collaboration features
  • Customizable stock management
  • Price checking and merchant links
  • Label printing (QR and barcode)
  • Cloud sync and data backup
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Nest Egg – Cloud Inventory Management Trusted by 10,000+ businesses and organizations in over 142 countries, Nest Egg® is the cloud-based inventory management app that replaces spreadsheets with real-time inventory control. Manage products, assets, warehouse stock, rentals, donations, collections, and production inventory from anywhere. Featured by The New York Times, ABC, CNBC, The Boston Globe, The Denver Post, and more, Nest Egg® helps businesses reduce inventory mistakes, improve efficiency, and make smarter purchasing decisions. FEATURES Inventory Management • Track products, stock, supplies, consumables, assets, and collections • Record purchases, sales, transfers, returns, adjustments, internal consumption, donations, and inventory shrinkage • Set low-stock alerts and organize inventory by categories, tags, warehouses, locations, bins, and custom fields • Customizable PDF reports Barcode Scanning & Warehouse Management • Manage inventory across multiple warehouses and locations • Built-in barcode scanner plus Bluetooth scanner support • Instantly add products from millions of UPCs • Print customizable barcode and QR code labels Purchase Orders & Sales Orders • Link purchase orders and sales orders to inventory movements • Track complete inventory history from receiving to fulfillment • Manage customer, vendor and manufacturer information Rental & Asset Tracking • Track rental equipment, tools, business assets, museum collections, library items, and valuables • Know who has each item, when it's due back, and receive return reminders • Track ownership, unit costs, replacement costs, maintenance, and rental history Lot, Batch & Expiration Tracking • Track serial numbers, lot numbers, batch numbers, and expiration dates • Ideal for food, medical, laboratory, manufacturing, and regulated inventory Custom Label Printing • Print barcode and QR code labels on Avery® laser sheets or Brother®/DYMO® continuous and pre-cut label rolls • Create fully customizable labels for products, assets, shelves, bins, and locations Complete Audit Trail • Every transaction is recorded with the date, time, and user • Maintain complete inventory history for accountability and compliance Cloud Sync & Team Collaboration • Secure cloud backup with bank-level encryption • Real-time sync across phones, tablets, and computers • Multi-user configurable access with activity tracking Global Ready • Supports 30+ languages • Automatically converts between 150+ currencies for international and multi-currency businesses Perfect for retailers, wholesalers, warehouses, manufacturers, nonprofits, schools, churches, contractors, healthcare providers, laboratories, rental businesses, museums, collectors, and growing small businesses. START FREE Manage up to 100 inventory items for free. Paid plans start at just $0.99/month, and every subscription includes a 2-week free trial. Stop guessing what's in stock. Replace spreadsheets with a powerful cloud inventory management system that helps you track inventory, assets, rentals, consignments, donations, warehouse stock, and production—all from one easy-to-use app. SUBSCRIBING Subscriptions are priced according to your region. The price will be shown before you confirm payment with your mobile store account. All subscriptions auto-renew at the end of the period unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your mobile store account gets charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The mobile store account settings on your device allow managing your subscription including changing auto-renew settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Our Terms Of Use: https://nestegg.cloud/terms-of-use/ Our Privacy Policy: https://nestegg.cloud/nest-egg-privacy-policy/

About

Inventory Box

Manage your inventory with an intuitive app designed to reduce waste and automate tasks. Gain a comprehensive overview of your stock, understand item performance with statistics, and receive timely notifications for low quantities. Streamline purchasing and invoicing with QuickBooks integration and utilize powerful forecasting tools for optimal ordering.

Highlights
  • Intuitive inventory tracking
  • Multi-platform inventory view
  • Performance statistics
  • Low quantity and timed notifications
  • QuickBooks integration
  • Sales forecasting
  • Automated task reduction
Features
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Easy, intuitive inventory management app that allows you to track inventory across multiple platforms. Built to reduce waste and busy work while automating common tasks. The app gives you a full view of what is in your inventory and statistics that help you understand what is your best and worst performing item. Low quantity and timed notifications to keep you up to date on what is happening in real time. Integration with quickbooks to streamline purchase orders and invoices. Powerful tools like plotting and sales forecasting to help you decide how much inventory to order, all powered by the Facebook prophet engine.

Screenshots

Nest Egg4 screens
Inventory Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inventory Box at 100% against Nest Egg's 20%. Inventory Box also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Nest Egg's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 9). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nest Egg sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Inventory Box sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inventory Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest Egg has 48 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Nest Egg's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inventory Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest Egg ships an update every 6 weeks, Inventory Box every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nest Egg versus Inventory Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest EggInventory Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (48 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncSocial Good Analytics

Customer experience

Nest Egg

All ratings48 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

Inventory Box

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Nest Egg

Subscriptions8
  • Standard Subscription, Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Enhanced Subscription, Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Starter Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
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  • Professional Subscription, Mo.14 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Basic Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Standard Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$42.991 Year
  • Enhanced Subscription, Yearly14 Days trial$85.991 Year
  • Professional Subscription,Yrly14 Days trial$169.991 Year
3 purchases

Inventory Box

Subscriptions3
  • Basic Plus$4.991 Month
  • Advanced Subscription$49.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription$94.991 Month

Questions

Is Nest Egg free?
Nest Egg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inventory Box free?
Inventory Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nest Egg or Inventory Box?
Inventory Box is rated higher. Nest Egg averages 4.3 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Inventory Box averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Nest Egg or Inventory Box have ads?
Nest Egg shows ads; Inventory Box does not.
Which is updated more often, Nest Egg or Inventory Box?
Nest Egg ships an update every 6 weeks, and Inventory Box every 2 months. Most recently, Nest Egg was updated on September 16, 2026 and Inventory Box on June 1, 2026.

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