Guides
Barcode & inventory know-how.
Practical how-tos, comparisons and background knowledge for anyone who wants to count stock faster.
Use cases
Moving: track boxes & household items
Number your boxes, scan them with one photo and check them off when you unload.
Scan ISBN: catalog books by photo
Capture whole stacks of books with one photo, for libraries, used-book sales and buying.
Tool tracking for contractors
Number your tools and log them per truck or job site with a photo.
IT asset inventory
Inventory laptops, monitors and accessories with asset tags and serial numbers.
How-tos
iPhone inventory count: 5-step guide
Load the list, photograph shelf by shelf, see what is missing. Step by step.
Create an inventory count sheet: template & guide
Column layout, expected-vs-counted formula and tips. Build your own in five minutes.
Inventory for restaurants, clubs & small stockrooms
Counting stock in small organizations, without an expensive system.
Counting methods
Physical inventory count: timing & process
The classic year-end count, with a step-by-step checklist.
Perpetual inventory & cycle counting
Counting throughout the year instead of all at once: how it works.
Inventory shrinkage
Spot the causes, reconcile expected vs. counted in Excel and 7 ways to reduce shrink.
Comparisons & decision guides
Handheld barcode scanner vs. smartphone app
What makes sense for a small business? Plus three ways to manage inventory with your phone.
Barcode not scanning? 7 reasons
The most common causes and how to fix them. With a quick checklist.
Basics & background
UPC, EAN, Code 128 & QR: which barcode for what?
The most important barcode formats compared, and where they are used.
Check digits explained
How the last digit of a barcode is calculated, with a calculator to try it out.
Documents and PDF
Scan a document on iPhone
With Notes, with Files or Preview, and with Scan2List. When each way is the right one.
Edit a scanned document
Add text, change printed text, sign, and copy the text out of the scan.
Fill in and sign a form
Scan a form, fill in the fields, tick boxes, sign and send it back as a PDF.
Free tools
Check digit calculator
Calculate the check digit for EAN-13, EAN-8 and UPC-A, or validate a barcode.
Barcode label generator
Create an item table, generate EAN-13 or Code 128 barcodes and print them.
Inventory template for Excel
Free inventory list template for businesses, clubs and home inventory.