A free inventory app for a small business, on your phone
You need to know what is on the shelf and what is in the back room, but a warehouse system with a computer and a scanner is too much for one shop. Shelf runs on your phone: the camera reads barcodes, a photo of the box fills the product card, and every delivery is kept as its own batch.
No card needed. The first 30 days all of Smart.
What you get
- No computer and no separate scanner: the phone camera reads barcodes.
- A photo of the supplier invoice fills quantities and purchase prices.
- Each delivery is its own batch with its own price and date, the earliest sells first.
- Stock-take: count the shelf, Shelf shows the difference and what the shortage cost.
- Running low: from the last 4 weeks of sales, how many days stock lasts and how much to order.
- Bring your list in from Excel or CSV, and export it back to Excel.
Questions and answers
Is it really free?
Yes. The Free plan covers one shop with stock, dates, receiving and reports, plus 200 AI photos a month (about 30 new products). Smart is $15 a month, and a new shop gets all of Smart for the first 30 days.
Do I need a barcode scanner?
No. The phone camera reads barcodes. Shelf runs in the phone browser and as an Android app from Google Play. On iPhone it works in the browser.
Can I import my Excel list?
Yes. Upload your existing list from Excel or CSV, and export to Excel whenever you need it.
Does it work for several shops or a warehouse and a shop?
Yes. Goods can be sent from one place and taken in at the other with the same batch, date and price. Each extra shop is $5 a month.