For candle makers, soap makers, jewelers and other small-batch sellers
Know your true cost and profit on every handmade item.
MakerTally is a simple inventory and cost tracker for handmade sellers. It keeps track of your materials and finished stock, works out what each item really costs you to make, and shows your margin. You update it by typing one plain sentence, like “bought 10 lb soy wax for $28” or “made 12 lavender candles”.
Try it with sample dataSee pricing
Free Starter plan. No account and no card needed to try it.
How it works
1. Add your materials and recipes
List what you buy (wax, oils, wicks, beads) and what goes into each product. The app starts with sample data you can edit.
2. Type what happened
Purchases, batches and sales, in plain words. The assistant updates stock and average costs, and lists every change it made.
3. See cost, profit and what to restock
Cost per item, margin, gross profit on each sale, low-stock flags and a shopping list for your next batch.
What the assistant does
Logs supply purchases
Adds the stock and recalculates the average cost you paid per pound, ounce or piece.
Records batches
Deducts every material in the recipe and adds finished items. If something is short, it stops and tells you what is missing instead of guessing.
Shows real cost per item
Cost per unit, margin, and how many you can make from what is on the shelf right now.
Records sales
Reduces finished stock and shows revenue, cost of goods and gross profit for that sale.
Builds a shopping list
Ask what to buy to make 20 more, and get the quantities and an estimated spend.
Shows its work
Every change the assistant makes is listed under its reply, and the activity log keeps a record.
Why MakerTally
Many small makers track materials in spreadsheets because dedicated tools can feel like more software than a side business needs. MakerTally is meant to be the simple middle ground: a real database behind a chat box, priced for shops that are just getting organized.
MakerTally gives estimates for running your shop. It is not accounting or tax advice. For tax filings, check with a qualified professional.
Who runs MakerTally and how your data is handled
Made by Dressmor, LLC
MakerTally is operated by Dressmor, LLC. Questions go to a person at Contact@aireadyhub.tech.
Payments through Stripe
Paid plans check out on Stripe. MakerTally never sees your card number. Cancel anytime from Manage billing in the app.
Your data
Your inventory is stored in a Postgres database (Neon). There are no accounts, so we don’t ask for your name or email to use it, and there are no ad trackers. Export a CSV anytime, reset your workspace from the app, or email us to delete your data. See the privacy policy.
How replies work
The assistant is an AI, not a person. Your messages are read by an AI model (OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini, reached through Vercel AI Gateway), which records changes using a fixed set of actions. Each AI-written reply is labeled. If the model is unavailable or busy, a built-in command reader that follows fixed rules handles the message instead, and the reply says so. AI can misunderstand or make mistakes, so check the tables after each change. It only changes data in your own workspace, and only through the actions listed under each reply. Want to reach a person? Email Contact@aireadyhub.tech.