What a inventory management app needs
- Item catalog with barcode scanning
- Stock in/out with quantity tracking
- Low-stock alerts
- Locations/bins
- CSV import/export
The screens
| Screen | What it does |
|---|---|
| Items | Searchable catalog with stock levels |
| Scan | Barcode scan → item, quick +/- stock |
| Item Detail | History, location, reorder point |
| Alerts | Below-reorder-point list |
| Settings | Locations, export, team, billing |
The data model
Item: name, barcode, reorderPoint, locationIdStockMove: itemId, delta, date, userId, noteLocation: name
The build prompt (copy this)
Paste this into ShipNative and it becomes a working React Native app with these screens, navigable in a live preview, in about two minutes:
“An inventory app for a small retail shop. Item catalog with barcode scanning (camera), stock in/out with movement history, reorder points with a low-stock alert list, locations, CSV export. Screens: Items, Scan, Item Detail with history, Alerts, Settings with team members. Per-seat monthly billing.”
Then iterate with small, screen-specific prompts (“make the primary button bigger”, “add an empty state”), preview on your own phone, and export the full Expo project whenever you want. The full method: how to build an app with AI.
How it makes money
B2B per-seat or per-location ($15–40/mo). Ten shops beat ten thousand consumers.
Implementation and the revenue math for every model: how to make money from an app. When you’re ready to ship: App Store and Google Play publishing guides.
Build it now
The prompt above is free to run at shipnative.dev — working inventory management app on your phone today, full code export, no credit card.