| Legend | Tally |
| Better on Palm OS | 5 |
| Better on Windows Mobile | 13 |
| Missing from both | 15 |
| General Features | Palm OS | Windows Mobile |
| Multiple databases | yes | yes |
| Stores per database | 100 | 100 |
| Categories per database | 100 | 100 |
| Items per database | 65533 | 65533 |
| Data fields per item | 5 text, 13 non-text | 5 text, 13 non-text |
| Per-store prices and aisles | yes | yes |
| Popup calculator for number fields | yes | yes |
| Search for items across all databases | yes | yes |
| Icons associated with items | yes | - |
| Alarms | yes | - |
| Auto-delete items | yes | yes |
| Repeating items | - | - |
| Private items [1] | yes | yes |
| Private databases | - | - |
| Built in Help text | context sensitive help for 10 screens | searchable hyperlinked help file with over 20 topic, and context sensitive help for over 20 screens |
| High resolution device support | yes | yes |
| Landscape mode support | yes | yes |
| Documented database format | - | - |
| API for other apps to access databases | - | - |
| Import/Export Features | Palm OS | Windows Mobile |
| Import from HS1 | yes | unnecessary [2] |
| Import from HS2 | yes | yes |
| TXT Import/Export | up to 6 of 17 fields | up to 6 of 17 fields |
| XML Import/Export | - | - |
| CSV Import/Export | - | - |
| List View Features | Palm OS | Windows Mobile |
| All/Needed/NotNeeded views | yes | yes |
| Custom views | - | - |
| Filter by multiple categories | - | yes |
| Filter by multiple stores | - | yes |
| Sort | up to 3 fields | up to 3 fields |
| Manual item ordering | - | - |
| Resizable columns | yes | yes |
| Hide column headers | - | yes |
| Fields available as columns | 14 of 17 fields | 14 of 17 fields |
| In-place editing (as text) | 4 columns | optional, 4 columns |
| In-place editing (checkbox, popup menu) | 5 columns | 6 columns |
| Columns editable via other screens | 5 columns | 8 columns |
| Lookup | yes | yes |
| Hit highlighting (enhanced Lookup) | - | yes |
| Row Colors | yes | yes |
| One handed mode | yes | yes |
| Quick Pane (enhanced one handed mode) | - | yes |
| Checkout | yes | yes |
| Total | yes | yes |
| Purge Items | yes | yes |
| Reset Items | yes | yes |
| Best Buy | yes | yes |
| Price difference and percentage (enhanced Best Buy) | - | yes |
| Variable row height | Auto, or limit to 1-3 lines | Auto, or limit to 1-3 lines |
| Customize the font choices | - | any installed font, 6-13 point size, bold, narrow |
| Tip window when scrolling | optional | unnecessary [3] |
| New item | yes | yes |
| Delete item | yes | yes |
| Copy item | yes | yes |
| Copy item to different database | yes | yes |
| Beam item (infrared) | - | - |
| Send item (Bluetooth) | - | - |
| Automatically learn aisle ordering | - | - |
| Picklist of favorite Units | yes | - |
| Picklist of favorite Aisles | - | - |
| Details Screen Features | Palm OS | Windows Mobile |
| Details screen | yes | yes |
| In-place editing (as text) | - | 7 fields |
| In-place editing (checkbox, popup menu) | 4 fields | 5 fields |
| Fields editable via other screens | 8 fields | unnecessary |
| Next/Prev item in Details screen | yes | yes |
| Select Stores screen | yes | yes |
| Next/Prev in Select Stores screen | yes | yes |
| Note screen integrated into Details screen | - | yes |
| Select Stores screen integrated into Details screen | - | yes |
| Shows store with best price | yes | yes |
| Database Management Features | Palm OS | Windows Mobile |
| Open databases from memory | yes | yes |
| Open databases from card | yes | yes |
| Detect card insert/remove | - | yes |
| Show count of Needed items | yes | yes |
| New database | yes | yes |
| Delete database | yes | yes |
| Rename database (display name) | yes | yes |
| Rename database (file name) | N/A | - [4] |
| Copy database | yes | yes |
| Move database | N/A | - [4] |
| Move to/from card | yes | yes |
| Beam database (infrared) | yes | - [4] |
| Send database (Bluetooth) | yes | - [4] |
| Synchronize database between two devices | - | - |
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