Business · Inventory · Retail
Inventory Buddy
A stock app for small shopkeepers that flags what is running low, what is about to expire and what to buy.
Problem
Small shops lose money on stock that expires unnoticed and shelves that run empty, because tracking it by hand is slow.
Vision
A simple tool a shopkeeper can use in minutes a day, in their own language.
Core features
- 01
Barcode scanning
- 02
Stock reminders with quiet hours and snooze (web)
- 03
One backup format shared across platforms
- 04
Regional catalog and item sharing, which needs the catalog server
- 05
Optional AI assistant and photo capture, which need a proxy
Technology
Taken from the project's own build files.
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Room
- CameraX
- ML Kit
- Coil
- SwiftUI
- React
- Vite
- Dexie
- i18next
- JSZip
- Tailwind CSS
- Node.js
- Optional AI assistant
Architecture
What exists in the project today.
- Android app · barcode scanning
- Web app · IndexedDB
- Shared backup format
- Catalog server · Node
- AI proxy
- Built
- Partly built
- Planned
Screenshots and mockups
No screenshots have been published yet. They will appear here when the product is ready to show.
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Target users / Platforms / Current status
Target users
Small shopkeepers. Available in English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi (known as InventorySaathi in the regional languages).
Platforms
- Android
- iOS
- Web
- Backend
Current status
Status: Status TBAA public status will be added when the product is ready to announce.
Android is at version 1.0.0. The catalog server is not hosted and the Play Console products and release key are still pending.
Future roadmap
- 01Host the catalog server.
- 02Set up the Play Console products and the release key.
- 03Build the proxy that the AI features need.
Where to find it
Public links will be added when available.