Is the home inventory app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

15 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-11-02. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many home inventory apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

Newcomers rarely survive Only 1 of 7 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings; 21 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

1/7

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

3/10

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2026

of 51 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "cot home inventory" suggested after typing 39% (position 0).

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are home inventory apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

5 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 39.99 USD to 264.99 USD.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Stock & Inventory Simple:StoDo	22,961	149.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $149.99 per item	updated 2026-10-29
KitchenPal: Pantry Inventory	6,656	49.99 USD — IAP $1.99 - $49.99 per item	updated 2026-10-30
Inventory Management App -Zoho	5,018	264.99 USD — IAP $1.99 - $264.99 per item	updated 2026-10-23
Home Inventory & Food: InvenDo	1,724	49.99 USD — IAP $2.99 - $49.99 per item	updated 2026-10-30
HouseBook - Home Inventory	1,224	39.99 USD — IAP $4.99 - $39.99 per item	updated 2026-06-26

REVENUE CHARTS

Do home inventory apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a home inventory app, and which keywords does nobody target?

3 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: encircle home inventory, track home items, home inventory management.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
encircle home inventory	18	nobody — 0/10
track home items	18	nobody — 0/10
home inventory management	22	nobody — 0/10
track home assets	12	1/10
in home inventory	15	1/10
cot home inventory	17	1/10
everspruce home inventory	19	1/10
home inventory pantry tracker	21	1/10

7 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top home inventory apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (0).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the home inventory app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

Not yet measured on the App Store.