Switch to AssetVault in 30 seconds. One-time $19.99. No cloud. No accounts. Never a subscription bump.
We can't leak what we don't have.
Sortly stores your inventory on their servers. AssetVault stores it on your phone, in SQLite. There is no AssetVault server holding your data — there's nothing to breach, nothing to sell, nothing to lose if we go under. That's also why we can charge once: no servers means no recurring infrastructure cost to fund with a sub.
If you've used Sortly, you know the rhythm. Take a photo of an item. Sortly hands you a blank form with 12 fields. Name, category, value, location, serial, condition, purchase date, purchase price, notes, photos, custom fields, custom fields. Every. Single. Item.
We tried Sortly with a bottle of lotion. The "smart photo" feature gave us a blank form to fill out by hand. So we built AssetVault, where the photo actually identifies the item — winery, vintage, varietal pre-filled for wine; set, number, condition for cards; brand, model, year for watches. 13 categories. AI Photo ID is a Collector+ feature, available on a 7-day free trial.
If you've been adding items to Sortly one tedious form at a time and wondering why the most-marketed feature doesn't work, this is why we exist.
| Sortly | AssetVault | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $4.99/mo → $500/yr (legacy users hiked) | $19.99 once, forever |
| Your data | On their servers | On your phone only |
| Export (CSV + photos + JSON) | Paywalled | Free at every tier |
| Face ID / biometric lock | Removed from free | Face ID, fingerprint, iris — always free |
| Take a photo, get item filled in | Manual form — you fill in every field | AI Photo ID identifies the item, fills 13 categories v1.2 |
| Offline editing | Reverts on sync (known issue) | Actually offline-first |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| AI photo identification | Not available | Collector+ tier |
| AI Pre-Grade ("Should I grade?") | Not available | Collector+ tier v1.2 |
| Condition timeline (dated wear photos) | Not available | Collector+ tier v1.2 |
| Encrypted backup (.avbk for cloud) | Not available | All tiers v1.2 |
| Bulk photo import (one shot → many items) | Not available | Collector+ tier v1.2 |
| Live market pricing | Not available | Collector+ tier |
| PDF insurance reports | Paywalled | Pro tier |
| Free trial of paid AI features | No paid AI | 7-day Collector+ trial |
Free tier: 5 items, full app access, no account, no cloud.
Pro ($19.99, one-time): Unlimited items, CSV import, PDF insurance reports, full export (CSV + JSON + photos ZIP) — take everything with you anytime.
Collector+ ($9.99/mo, optional, 7-day free trial): AI photo identification, AI Pre-Grade for cards/comics, condition timeline (dated wear photos), bulk photo import (one shot of a shelf splits into items), barcode lookup, live market pricing. Only if you want them. Not required for anything Sortly does. Cancel before day 8 = $0.
Sortly's photos are stored on their servers. They don't come out in the CSV. When you import, re-attach them by tapping items in AssetVault and picking from your Photos app — or, if you saved photos to your device before leaving, they'll already be there.
Yes. AssetVault is built to work offline; it needs no server to function. We commit to never introducing a paywall on features that are Pro today. If a price change ever happens, it only affects new buyers.
Yes. The only external services the app touches are RevenueCat (for purchase verification), Sentry (crash reports that never include your items), and optionally Gemini (for AI photo ID — only if you enable Collector+). Everything else is local SQLite on your phone.
Use "Full Export" in Settings at any time. You get a ZIP with your data as CSV + JSON + all photos. Drop it into any spreadsheet or any other inventory app. You're never locked in.