Low-stock alerts Pro
Know before the shelf is empty.
Set a minimum on any item. When stock drops below it, Stowbook lets you know and adds it to a To restock list you can share as a shopping list.
Inventory tracker for iPhone and iPad
Know what you have. And where it is.
Stowbook is the inventory app for small businesses and homes. Snap a photo and the item fills itself in, scan a barcode to count stock, and find anything by place, from the stockroom shelf to bin 3 in the garage.
- Free for 100 items
- iPhone and iPad
- No account
Little Fern Café
Items
248items
1,932units
$14,860value
Search items, barcodes, places
AllLow stock · 3Back roomFront counter
Coffee beans, house blend
Back room › Shelf A
2 bagsLowOat milk, 1 L
Back room › Fridge
0 cartonsOutPaper cups, 12 oz
Back room › Shelf B
640OKStoneware mug
Front counter › Retail
18OKFig soy candle
Front counter › Retail
32OKKraft mailer boxes
Back room › Shelf C
4Low
Made for
- Shops and cafés
- Resellers and makers
- Contractors and vans
- Home inventory for insurance
- Moving and storage units
- Collections
Features
AI photo entry Pro
Snap a photo. Get a finished item.
Point the camera at almost anything and Stowbook drafts the item card for you: name, brand, model, category, condition, tags and an estimated value. Shoot a whole shelf to add up to 30 items at once, or a receipt or packing slip to stock in every line.
- It’s a draft. You check every field before it’s saved.
- Values are marked “AI estimate”. Barcodes and serial numbers are only filled in when they’re visible, never invented.
- The photo is read once and never stored on our server.
Free includes 3 AI scans to try. Pro includes up to 300 a month.
Identified 1 item
35 mm SLR film camera
Study › Shelf 2
- Category
- Cameras & photo
- Brand
- Kestrel
- Model
- K2 Program
- Condition
- Good
- Value
- $180–240 AI estimate
- Tags
Barcode inventory
Scan to find, add or count.
One camera reads barcodes, QR labels and printed text, right on your iPhone, no connection needed. Scan a product to jump to it and adjust stock with a tap, or start a new item with the barcode already filled in.
- EAN, UPC, Code 128, QR and the other common formats.
- Read model and serial numbers off a label instead of typing them.
- Every change is logged: added, sold, used, moved, restocked.
- Barcode
- Text
- AI Photo
- AI Shelf
- Receipt
Paper cups, 12 ozBack room › Shelf B
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Places
Everything has a place. Now you know which.
Nest places as deep as you like: Home › Garage › Shelf B › Bin 3, the shop’s back room, the work van, the storage unit across town. Each place shows what’s inside and what it’s worth, and moving an item is a drag or a scan.
- Unlimited places, free.
- Search everything, or just ask: “drill batteries in the van” on iPhones with Apple Intelligence.
- Separate inventories for the shop and the home (Pro).
HomeGarageShelf BBin 3
- Home9 rooms412 items$38,940
- Garage3 shelves, 12 bins96 items$6,120
- Shelf B4 bins24 items$1,310
- Bin 3Batteries and chargers11 items$214
- Work vanTools and fittings57 items$9,460
Stay stocked, stay sorted
Never run out. Never dig through boxes.
QR labels Pro
Label the bin. Scan to see inside.
Print QR labels for bins, shelves and items on standard Avery sheets or any printer. Scan one with your iPhone and the bin opens in Stowbook, contents and all.
Reports and home inventory
A home inventory for insurance, done in an afternoon.
Walk room by room and snap what you own. Stowbook turns it into a clean PDF with photos, serial numbers, purchase dates and values, grouped by room with totals. Keep it for your renters or homeowners policy, a move, or the day you hope never comes.
- PDF reports: full inventory, by place, low stock, insurance (Pro).
- CSV export and import, friendly with spreadsheets.
- Receipts and warranty dates kept with each item.
Reports are made on your device. Values are your own figures or AI estimates; your insurer decides what a claim needs.
Home inventoryPrepared Nov 13, 2026 · 212 items · 9 rooms
Replacement value$48,215
Living room · 38 items
| Over-ear headphones, wirelessBought Mar 2025 · S/N 4HX-20931 | $349receipt | |
| Desk lamp, enamelBought Aug 2023 | $180owner |
Study · 24 items
| 35 mm SLR film cameraKestrel K2 Program · Good | $180–240AI estimate |
Generated by Stowbook. Values are owner-entered or AI estimates.Page 3 of 14
And everything around it
Built for iPhone and iPad, all the way through.
iPhone and iPad
Scan on the shop floor with your iPhone, sort the stockroom on a big iPad screen with drag and drop.
iCloud sync
Your inventory follows you across your devices through your own iCloud account. No sign-up.
Widgets
Low stock, total value and a quick scan button on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Siri and Shortcuts
“Add 3 to coffee beans.” “How many AA batteries?” Hands full, stock updated.
Full history
Every add, sale, move and count on every item, with a one-tap quantity control and haptics.
Custom fields Pro
SKU, supplier, bin size, anything. Plus price, cost, value, warranty and condition built in.
Import and export
Bring a spreadsheet or another app’s CSV with a mapping preview. Export any time.
Smart on device
Barcodes, text and category suggestions work offline, for everyone, at no cost.
Private by design
Your inventory is yours. We never store it.
What you own and where you keep it is nobody else’s business. Stowbook keeps it on your devices and in your own iCloud.
Your device, your iCloud
Items, photos, receipts and values live on your iPhone and iPad and sync through your private iCloud. Never through us.
One photo per AI scan
An AI scan sends that one photo to be read, then it’s discarded. We never log or keep it.
No account
No sign-up, no email, no password. A random install ID is all our server knows.
No ads, no trackers
No advertising or tracking SDKs. Our own usage stats never include your items, and you can switch them off.
The details are in the privacy policy.
Pricing
Free for your first 100 items.
Go Pro when you outgrow it: unlimited items, AI scans, reports, labels and alerts, at a fair price.
Free
$0
For a home or a small shelf, for as long as you like.
- 1 inventory, up to 100 items
- Unlimited places
- Barcode, QR and text scanning on device
- CSV export
- iCloud sync across your devices
- 3 AI photo scans to try
Stowbook Pro
- Monthly$7.99per month
- 7-day free trialYearly$59.99per year, save 37%
- Lifetime$99.99one payment
- Unlimited inventories and items
- AI photo, shelf and receipt scans
- PDF reports and the insurance report
- QR label printing
- Low-stock alerts and restock list
- Custom fields
- Widgets with values
- Everything in Free
Prices in US dollars; the App Store shows the price in your currency. The free trial is for the yearly plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. AI scans have a fair-use limit of 300 a month.
Questions
Good to know.
What can I keep track of with Stowbook?
Anything you can count or photograph. Shops track stock and supplies, resellers track what’s listed and where it’s stored, contractors track tools and materials across vans and storage units, and households keep a home inventory for insurance, a move, the pantry or a collection. Each item can have photos, a quantity and unit, a place, price, cost and value, barcode, SKU and serial number, tags, notes, purchase and warranty dates, a receipt and custom fields.
Is Stowbook a good Sortly alternative?
For many people, yes. Sortly is a capable, business-first inventory platform with web access and team plans. Stowbook is built for people who want a fast, iPhone- and iPad-first inventory app with AI photo entry and simple pricing: $59.99 a year, or $99.99 once. Export a CSV from the app or spreadsheet you use today and import it into Stowbook with a column-mapping preview.
If you need several people in different Apple accounts editing one inventory at the same time, a team platform may suit you better for now.
How does AI photo identification work? Is it accurate?
Take a photo and Stowbook sends that one image over an encrypted connection to our server, which asks Google’s Gemini AI to identify it and returns a draft: name, brand, model, category, condition, tags and an estimated value range. Our server doesn’t keep the photo. It works well for most everyday products; it can be wrong about exact models and values, so you review every field before saving. Values are estimates, not appraisals.
Can I use it as a home inventory for insurance?
Yes. Photograph your belongings room by room, add receipts, serial numbers and values, and export an insurance-ready PDF with photos and totals (Pro). Keep a copy somewhere safe outside your home, such as Files or email. Your insurer decides what evidence a claim needs, so check your policy too.
Does it work without an internet connection?
Yes. Your inventory, barcode and QR scanning, text recognition and reports all work offline. Only AI scans need a connection, and iCloud catches up with your other devices when you’re back online.
How does sync between iPhone and iPad work?
Stowbook stores your inventory in your private iCloud database, so every iPhone and iPad signed in to the same Apple Account stays in sync. We never see it, and there’s no Stowbook account to create.
What happens to my items if I stop paying for Pro?
Nothing is deleted. Your items stay on your devices and in your iCloud, and CSV export is free. Pro features such as AI scans, PDF reports, labels and alerts stop until you subscribe again, and adding items beyond the free limit needs Pro.
How do I cancel?
Any time, in your iPhone’s Settings → your name → Subscriptions. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for. Cancel at least 24 hours before a trial ends to avoid being charged.
More answers on the support page.
Know what you have. Starting today.
Free for one inventory and 100 items. No account, no setup call, no spreadsheet.