# RailShelf: Model Trains — Rolling stock & layouts

> Rolling stock & layouts (iPhone/iPad app by InnovaLabWorks.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/railshelf-model-trains/id6790140211 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [InnovaLabWorks](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888514726)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France)
- Released: 2026-07-17
- Data updated: 2026-07-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/railshelf-model-trains/id6790140211/reviews.md

## What is RailShelf?

Your whole fleet, one roster in your pocket.

RailShelf catalogs a model train collection the way a railroader thinks: what runs, in which scale, wearing whose paint, wired for DCC or not, and what it is worth to you. Add an item in seconds, snap a photo, and the roster does the counting.

What you get:

- A catalog built for rolling stock: scale (with the real ratio and track gauge attached), road name and number, type from steam locomotive to caboose, manufacturer, era, and a condition grade from new in box to project piece.
- DCC at a glance: mark each locomotive DC only, DCC ready, DCC fitted, or DCC sound, and watch the fleet's decoder share on the roster and in Stats.
- Locomotive service notes: log wheel cleanings, lube, decoder installs, coupler swaps, repairs, and tune-ups per item. The workbench queue flags locomotives with no note in 180 days.
- Layout project checklists that start real: four built-in build plans (4x8 starter layout, switching shelf, DCC conversion, club module) with phased tasks from planning to operations, plus your own tasks.
- Wiring and scenery notes: a categorized notebook per project, so which wire went where and what the ground cover recipe was never fades.
- A want list filed by manufacturer, with grail-to-someday priorities and your target prices totalled. Found one? One tap moves it onto the roster.
- Paid vs value notes: log what you paid and what each piece is worth to you. RailShelf shows per-item deltas and fleet totals. Your own numbers, never scraped market prices.
- Collection stats (Lifetime): fleet value, items by scale, top road names, fleet mix, DCC readiness, growth over time, and the workbench queue.
- A shareable Roster Report PDF and a spreadsheet-ready CSV of every item (Lifetime).
- A built-in scale and gauge guide: nine standard scales from G to Z plus common narrow gauge combinations, with real ratios and track gauges.
- Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud.
- Private by design: no account, no ads, no tracking, and a Delete All My Data control.

Free and Lifetime:

RailShelf is free for up to 20 roster items and 3 layout projects, with everything on the item itself: photos, DCC status, condition, money notes, service log, and the want list. A single one-time purchase, the Lifetime unlock ($14.99 USD), opens unlimited items and projects, the Stats room, and the report exports, for good. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it never renews.

RailShelf is an independent app for cataloging a collection you already own. It fetches no market data and is not affiliated with any railroad or manufacturer.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RailShelf Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-07-17

No release notes.

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