Comparison

Nest Egg vs LVE

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

LVE

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LVE is inventory management for workshops, businesses and job sites. Scan an article, book it in, out or to another place, and see at once what is where. No account, no server, even without a connection. SCAN INSTEAD OF TYPING The camera reads barcodes, QR codes and serial numbers, from EAN and Code 128 to Data Matrix and GS1. Zoom, flashlight and camera switching help with small labels. Scan a location label and the articles that follow are booked right there. YOUR STOCK UNDER CONTROL - Articles with photo, purchase and sales price, minimum stock, barcodes and accessories - Locations in areas, shelves and bins, each with its own QR label - Goods receipt, issue, transfer and stock count, stock per location - Serial numbers tracked through every booking - A search that understands typos, umlauts and abbreviations DELIVERY NOTES ON SITE Pick a recipient, scan the material, let them sign on the iPhone and share the delivery note as a PDF or send it by email. HAND OUT AND LEND EQUIPMENT Hand tools, laptops or measuring devices to employees and external borrowers, with condition, replacement value, accessories and photos. The borrower signs the conditions on the device and you get a handover protocol as a PDF. A return only counts once both sides have signed and every accessory is back. Return dates show what is overdue. PRINT LABELS For articles and locations on Niimbot printers over Bluetooth, on any AirPrint printer and on network label printers with ZPL or Brother QL. REPORTS Stock value at purchase and sales prices, stock by location, reorder list, slow movers, count sheets, movements and consumption. With Pro as PDF, Excel or CSV. WORK AS A TEAM Sync your inventory between your devices through iCloud or share it with your team. Companies can also connect LVE to their own server; its protocol is openly documented. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU LVE stores everything on your device. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking. LVE PRO AND TEAM For free you manage up to 100 articles with all basic features. Pro adds unlimited articles, your own logo on documents, network label printers, reports as files and sync between your devices. Team adds the shared inventory, your own server and penalties for late returns. Pro and Team are available monthly or yearly with a two-week free trial, Pro also as a one-time purchase. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nest Egg4 screens
LVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nest Egg at 3 against LVE's —. Nest Egg also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.1). On price 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

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 LVE sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nest Egg versus LVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNest EggLVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNest Egg Labs, IncDXT Systems GmbH

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
5 purchases

LVE

Subscriptions4
  • LVE Pro, monthly$3.991 Month
  • LVE Team, monthly$12.991 Month
  • LVE Pro, yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • LVE Team, yearly14 Days trial$129.991 Year
One-time1
  • LVE Pro, one-time$69.99

Questions

Is Nest Egg free?
Nest Egg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LVE free?
LVE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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