Shelf: App for Collectors appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Shelf is 78 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Shelf User Reviews

Name: Shelf: App for Collectors
Rating: 4.4 (48 reviews)

Shelf: App for Collectors

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📊 Productivity

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Customer Experience

Positive experience78.6% of reviews

Neutral3.6% of reviews

Negative experience17.9% of reviews

~ Based on 28 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Shelf Safe?

Shelf: App for Collectors appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Shelf is 83/100.

This assessment is based on 48 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

85.4% of ratings point to a safe experience

4.2% of ratings suggest some concerns

10.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 48 App Store ratings for Shelf.

Is Shelf Legit?

Shelf: App for Collectors appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Shelf is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Amazing app but please fix bugs🙏

I was looking for an app to keep track of my childhood toys collections and i accidentally found this app. It’s so aesthetically pleasing and easy to use, in other words perfect ❤️ But while making my first collection i’ve encountered some issues that really ruin my experience and i really wish for them to be fixed. So: 1) When editing your collection if you add any attributes and later you want to change them (delete/edit names/add new ones) they are not showing in collection editor no more so that means you either have to add them again (and if you do so the previous ones will be removed) or just accept it…i had to redo my toys descriptions from scratch because i wanted to add new attributes and all of the previous ones were removed 💔 2) i have no idea why this keeps happening to me but when i make a full description of my toy with attributes - after some time these attributes become blank again and disappear from toys descriptions. It happens from time to time and even if i add them again they are still disappearing after some time. They are co convenient but it’s impossible for me to use this feature and i have to add all of the toy attributes into description because this is the only thing that stays. + A suggestion - 1) add tag search by your collection only, i don’t really need the global one but i wish i could search toys with the same tags and attributes in my collections. 2) I wish i could select all of my items and transfer them between collections at once, like organising pins on pinterest. Though if you fix all of the bugs that i’ve mentioned i literally would stick to your app forever and support it🙏🙏 Thank your for your job i love you 🫶

fadingdusk

7 days ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for such a detailed review and for highlighting these issues. We really appreciate it. We’re sorry that the problems with attributes affected your experience, especially after you’d already spent time organizing and describing your collection. We’ll investigate these issues and work on fixing them. We’ve also noted your suggestions about searching by tags and attributes within your own collections, as well as bulk moving items between collections. We’ll definitely consider them as we continue improving Shelf. If you notice anything else, or if you can share any additional details about when the attributes disappear, please feel free to message us anytime through the in-app chat or by email. It would really help us track down the issue. Thank you again for using Shelf, for your support, and for taking the time to help us make it better!

I really like this app, but…

I use it to keep track of my 1000+ sticker collection. It recently crashed on my phone. I’d love to have the option for my collection to be downloaded as a PDF list (even if it’s not photos included) so I still have the list as a back up if this happens. It’s an easy app to use and I use it almost daily. That’s my only suggestion.

Sleepyheadbeauty

a month ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for the feedback and for trusting Shelf with a 1,000+ sticker collection! We’re really glad to hear you use the app almost every day. Exporting a collection as a PDF or another backup-friendly format is a great suggestion, and we’ve added it to our feature requests. We also have a monitoring system in place that helps us track crashes and other technical incidents, so we’re aware of issues when they occur and continuously work on improving stability. That said, if you ever encounter anything unexpected or unusual, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us right away. Thanks!

Great

Extremely easy to use and useful! I’ve been looking for an app like this for a while

PooeyPauli

a month ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much! We really appreciate your feedback. As we continue adding new features, keeping Shelf straightforward, intuitive, and easy to use will always be one of our top priorities.

Please fix number sorting bug!

I am enjoying this app very much! But unfortunately alphabetical sorting for item entries does not go past the first digit. For example, my collections have ID numbers and I’d love to be able to view them in numerical order, but since the sorting only tracks the first digit, it breaks the logic on any number over 9 (37 sorts after 136 because it only sorts the first number, so 3 goes after 1)! Would be eternally grateful if this was updated!!

courndog7

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback. We’ve already made adjustments to the sorting logic to handle numerical values correctly. The fix will be included in one of our upcoming builds. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, and we’re glad you’re enjoying Shelf!

Just what I needed

I’ve been wanting a reliable and straightforward app to digitally display my collection on and despite some minor things it’s great!

D0ubletake

3 months ago

Amazing app!!!

Amazing app for collectors and very easy to use!

laura_potter04

4 months ago

Such a cool app…but

I was so excited to try this app out!! I have alot of collections and want to be able to organize them. But unfortunately I can’t make collections it just pops up a message about a stream error??? and whenever I had tags the app just freezes and stops working.

emmmmooo

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. We did identify an issue that affected some users, and it has now been fixed. Going forward, the quickest way to report bugs is via our email, as reviews go through moderation and can delay the process. Reaching out directly helps us respond faster and improve the app more effectively. As a startup, we’re continuously improving, and occasional issues can happen. We really appreciate your understanding.

Can’t make a collection

Every time I make a collections gives me an error - makes the app useless

HB steph

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. There indeed was a problem affecting some users, and it has now been resolved. For future reference, reporting bugs via our email is a faster and more effective way to reach us. Reviews go through moderation, which takes additional time and doesn’t help us address issues as efficiently. As a startup, the project may occasionally have bugs. Thank you for your understanding.

Good in theory, needs improvement.

Very slow usually and occasionally just straight up doesn't load. Right now I can only see one item out of the over 200 that I've uploaded, nothing is loading in any collection of mine. There is also no website or anything, so no way to share your items with someone who doesn't have the app.

Alastair M.

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks, we really appreciate you taking the time to share this. We’re constantly working on improving the app and making it more stable, but as we’re still an early-stage product, issues like this can unfortunately happen from time to time. What you’re describing definitely shouldn’t be the normal experience, so we’d love to look into it and fix it as quickly as possible. If you’re open to it, please reach out to us with a bit more detail (device, app version, etc.) and that will help us pinpoint the issue faster. Also, regarding sharing: a web view for shared items is something we’re actively working on.

Not much here

The app is very basic and doesn’t offer much. Way better choices out there.

kfpeanut

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. Shelf is intentionally designed to be simple and focused, the goal is to help collectors catalog real items quickly without unnecessary complexity. We’re continuously adding new features, but we prefer to keep the app clean and easy to use instead of overloading it. If there’s something specific you feel is missing, feel free to tell us.

I want to love it but…

This app has almost everything I’m looking for, but the photo part is so aggravating. I don’t particularly care if the background is edited out but the app won’t accept pics that it can’t remove the background from. Similarly, editing a photo (to crop it, specifically) is impossible. The app just freezes and crashes. If I can’t take a decent picture and upload it to the item, what’s the point? 🥲

Pleased as punch 👊

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. You can use photos with a background and there is a toggle available for that. We’ve also received a number of requests regarding the editor and are actively working on improvements. Please stay tuned for updates.

clean ui !

was looking for something to track my gundam collection, and i really wasn’t having much luck with specialized apps like the people who collect cards or comics get, but i did find this gem of an app ! i really appreciate how clean it is, and how you can add pictures as well as price and collections. :)

Open offhandedly the bear

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much! We’re working to bring more features!

A few suggestions!

I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE THIS APP! I use it to keep track of my physical media like CDs, DVDs, and vinyl. This app is so so so useful BUT I do have a few suggestions to make it even better :)

1. A BARCODE SCANNER. This would be so useful so I can just scan the barcode on the backs of my CDs to automatically have all the information there, I think it would improve the app greatly ^^

2. I think a really good feature to add would be a wishlist, like you add items normally but it goes into a wishlist section🥹

I know it’s only two things, sorry😢 Looking forward to what this app adds next, I love it sm. Keep it up, devs!

nothingjust.salem

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you! We’ll take your suggestions into account, conduct research on the possibility of implementing barcodes and also propose a wishlist option.

Great for any type of collectors

We a good future in this app if managed correctly

Saulcc19

8 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks a lot. Appreciate your support!

Good app

This app is pretty good, there are a couple things that could make it better but the one that sticks is the search functionality, I can’t search my own collections based on key words tags etc, which can make looking thru large collections hard.

Wiso gee

9 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for sharing. We are passing all requests to the development team and will do our best to address them in order of priority. Please stay tuned for updates.

Great Collection app

Has been great so far and I love the lay out of it and how it makes my collection look but I wish I could better organize the attributes on my items like sort them and or compare them to my other items

panda1268tj

9 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for sharing, we’ve noted your request and will work on the improvements.

Too many bugs

The app freezes whenever I try to add an item description or attribute. It also doesn’t let you edit the item picture: either it automatically removes the background (and half your item with it) or it adds a big white background to it, which makes it ugly in the catalog.

vadersmoon

9 months ago

dream app !!

i was JUST thinking.. "huh i wish there was an app where i could just take pictures of my collections and organize it all myself" i give the app store a search and HERE WE ARE ! JUST WHAT I NEED ' only 4 stars though because it's a bit slower than i'd like. but overall i love it and would recommend if you are a collector of collections !

opossumren

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the honest feedback, we really appreciate it. We’ll keep improving, including performance.

Friends

Great app!! I can catalog all my niche toys!! I just wish I could share my catalogs with friends :(

Spongebobstan98

10 months ago

I like this app a lot... but

1. Is there anyway you could add the ability to not automatically have the backgrounds be transparent? I have to undo the transparent button everytime I add an item.
2. Is there anyway you could add buttons to sort the collections (like A-Z, newest to oldest, oldest to newest, etc)?
3. Is there anyway you could add filters (a search bar) on our profiles so we can search tags/categories to find our items easily?
I really love this app, I just think there could be more features to make it better.

TacoKitten987654321

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! 1. We intentionally set backgrounds to transparent by default because we think it gives everything a cleaner look. But we get that it doesn’t suit everyone, so we’re thinking about adding a setting in your profile that lets you pick your own default if you’d rather keep the original background. 2. The idea for adding buttons to sort collections alphabetically or by date is a good point. We’re discussing how to add these buttons correct. 3. Yes, we understand how important search is. We’re working on it in the main feed first and we plan to roll the same feature out to user profile. Thanks again for your feedback and it really helps us figure out what to build next.