Tool tracking software that knows who has what
Put a QR label on every tool. Your crew scans to take it and scans to return it, and every tool carries a name until it comes back. From any phone, on any brand of tool.
Tools don't disappear. They walk.
A grinder leaves the shop in someone's van and stays there for three weeks. Nobody stole it, nobody logged it, and you bought a second one on Thursday. Across US jobsites, walked-off tools and equipment add up to as much as a billion dollars a year, and less than a quarter ever comes back. The quiet version costs you too: the annual stocktake that eats a full day, and the duplicates on the shelf that prove nobody knew what you owned.
No name on anything
Five people swear they returned the laser. The laser disagrees. Without a record, every missing tool turns into a round of interviews.
The duplicate shelf
You find three stud finders during the move. You bought the second and third because the first two were "gone". They were in vans.
The all-day audit
Counting the tool room by hand takes a Saturday. So it happens once a year, and the list is wrong by February.
Label once, scan forever
Label your tools
Print QR labels from the app and stick one on every tool. A drill, a ladder, a torque wrench: if it leaves the shop, it gets a label. An afternoon covers most small fleets.
Scan to take
A worker scans the label and the tool checks out under their name, with the time and the job. Two taps on the phone they already carry.
See who has what
Open the app and read the list: which tool, whose hands, which van or site, since when. The question "where's the laser?" takes four seconds to answer.
Scan to return
Back at the shop, scan again. The tool checks in, the name clears, and your inventory matches the wall.
Built for tools that move
QR labels you print yourself
Generate and print labels from the app. No proprietary tags, no hardware order, no waiting.
Check-in and check-out
Every tool carries a name and a timestamp while it's out. People look after what has their name on it.
Any brand, one list
DeWalt, Makita, Hilti, the no-name angle grinder: one register for everything you own, not one app per manufacturer.
Vans and sites as locations
See which tools sit in which van and on which job. Transfers take two taps.
Photos for the lookalikes
Two identical drills, one with a worn chuck. The photo tells them apart, and condition is documented by date.
Works where the signal doesn't
Scan in a basement or a parking garage. Everything syncs when the phone finds the network.
Tool tracking without per-tool pricing
Enterprise tool tracking charges 5 to 15 dollars per tool, per month, before hardware. Track 80 tools and the bill runs 400 to 1,200 dollars a month for software your crew will use twice a day. HomyScan charges a flat plan price, whatever you label. Your 80th tool costs the same as your first: nothing extra.
See pricingQR labels, Bluetooth tags or RFID?
Three ways to tag a tool, three price points. For a small crew, QR covers the fleet for the price of a label sheet. Put a Bluetooth tag on the two or three tools that would ruin your month, and skip the RFID gate.
QR labels
- Any phone camera scans it
- Print them yourself, no order
- Needs a human to scan
Bluetooth tags
- Pings its position near a phone
- Worth it on a €2,000 laser
- Absurd on a €30 clamp
RFID gates
- Reads whole crates hands-free
- Needs gates and readers
- Warehouse budgets only
HomyScan runs on QR and barcodes: the phone your crew already carries is the only hardware.
Tool tracking questions
How do I track who has which tool?
Label each tool with a QR code, and have your crew scan it at take and return. The tool shows the holder's name, the time and the job until it checks back in.
Do I need special tags or hardware?
No. You print QR labels from the app on a regular printer, and any phone camera scans them. Laminated labels or label tape hold up on tools that live outside.
What about small tools and hand tools?
Label what hurts to lose, skip the rest. Most crews label power tools, test gear and ladders, and track boxes of hand tools as one item.
Should I use AirTags instead?
On two or three high-value tools, a Bluetooth tag is a good complement. On a whole fleet, the tags cost more than the tools. QR labels cover the fleet, Bluetooth covers the heartbreakers.
Does it work with mixed brands?
Yes. One register for every brand you own. Manufacturer apps like ON!Track or ONE-KEY only see their own tools.
Does it stop theft?
No software stops a thief. What changes: every tool carries a name and a timestamp, so tools stop vanishing quietly, and the duplicates stop. Accountability shrinks the losses.
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Put a name on every tool
15 days free. No credit card. Label the shop this week.