Snap photos to track inventory & sales—zero typing, mobile magic for shops.
Non-technical small business owners waste time daily on SaaS tools with steep learning curves and inadequate mobile apps, hindering efficient management.
StockSnap uses phone camera to log stock in/out via photo tags or simple counts, building a visual inventory dashboard viewable on mobile. It auto-alerts low stock and generates daily sales recaps from receipt snaps, ditching complex spreadsheets. Ideal for retail owners checking stock on-the-go.
Non-technical small business owners managing daily operations
Photo-based logging with visual shelf scans, offline-first, vs. data-entry heavy tools.
professional
Snap item photo, tag quantity in/out.
Grid of item photos with levels.
Push when below threshold.
Photo receipt for daily sales tally.
Logs photos/counts offline.
Attach supplier info per item.
Daily reports download.
Basic image classify.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| threshold | int | No |
| image_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| item_id | uuid | No |
| quantity_change | int | No |
| log_date | timestamp | No |
| photo_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/itemsList inventory
/api/itemsAdd item with photo
/api/stock-logsLog stock change
/api/salesLog daily sales snap
/api/alertsFetch low stock
50 photos/mo
Solo shop
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 1% | $70 | $840 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 4% | $2,100 | $25,200 |
StockSnap's mobile photo tracker keeps inventory perfect without typing a word.
Join retail owner Discords/FB groups, offer free Pro for video demo/test, target 40 indie shops via Instagram DMs with 'snap your shelf' challenge.
POS tie-in
Hardware required, desktop focus
Pure mobile photo, no POS
Reports
Complex entry
Visual snap simplicity
Photo data accumulation for predictive restock + user-generated item library.
2024 retail mobile scanning boom with camera AI accessibility.
Photo storage costs
Compression + tier limits
Retail tech aversion
Video tutorials
Offline photo sync fail
Local storage + queue
Low LTV if seasonal
Annual discounts
Success: 18+ hate typing stock
Success: 90% accuracy self-report
Success: 3% paid conv
Success: 15% referral signups
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