# shelf — Track your film collection

> Personal movie library app for tracking physical film collections. (iPhone/iPad app by Shortcut Studios.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelf/id6738400450 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shortcut Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1780683148)
- Category: Entertainment, Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-11-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelf/id6738400450/reviews.md

## What is shelf?

shelf is your personal movie library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, helping you track the films you own in different formats through a beautifully crafted experience.

For everyone who's passionate about movies, keeping track of your library shouldn't feel like work. shelf steps in as your elegantly designed physical media tracker, helping you organise your entire film shelf in one visually stunning virtual space. 


Your Film Collection, Beautifully Displayed:
Log your movie collection into a stunning digital shelf. Browse your films in an elegant grid view that showcases poster artwork, or switch to a detailed list view when you need more information at a glance. The customisation features also let you pick your favourite poster or background to display your films exactly like you want them.

Smart Organisation:
Display your shelf exactly how you want it. Sort and filter your movies by any criteria that matters to you—be it alphabetical, release years or formats. shelf's intuitive interface makes reorganising your collection feel natural and effortless.

Format Tracking:
Whether you're a dedicated 4K collector or mixing physical and digital, shelf helps you track exactly how you own each film. Add movies to your collection in 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, DVD, or digital formats. Never accidentally buy the same movie twice in the same format again.

Rich Film Details:
Dive deeper into your collection with comprehensive information about each film. Discover or rediscover details about directors, cast members, ratings, and runtimes at in a clean and readable format.

Collection Statistics:
Understand your film collection like never before with shelf's beautiful statistics view. Explore your average film ratings, total collection size, most-collected directors, and other fascinating insights about your carefully curated library.

Backup and Transfer:
Your collection is precious, and shelf keeps it safe. Easily backup your entire library for safekeeping or seamlessly transfer it to a new device. No more losing your app data when upgrading your phone, and no account needed! Already tracking your collection elsewhere? Bring it into shelf by importing from a .csv file. 


I hope you enjoy using the shelf app as much as I enjoyed making it!

## Key features

- Digital movie shelf display
- Sort and filter by criteria
- Track multiple film formats
- View rich film details
- Collection statistics
- Backup and import functionality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelf/id6738400450/reviews.md

### 5/5 — my muse

*2026-08-20, version 1.2*

i’ve been waiting so long for an app like this, thank you 🙏

### 5/5 — Great, Clean, Simple

*2026-07-23, version 1.2*

I found this app because of a facebook group I am in for enthusiasts of physical media, and I am so happy I did. It is clean, required no login or account, and just does what it says - gives me a neat way to catalog my discs. I don’t want any more features than it already has, it’s really just a nice thing to feel like you’re organised in some way. Thanks for making this app, making it free, and keeping it simple 🙏🏻

### 5/5 — Great free database tool

*2026-07-22, version 1.2*

Really easy to input movie names and format, with clean interface and attractive design. Would appreciate the movie runtime being displayed on the main shelf page so it’s easier to decide what to watch based on movie length, and also would prefer that numbered films (e.g. 1917) appear at the top rather than the bottom, but these are fairly minor suggestions. Highly recommend

### 5/5 — Great app, perfect functionality

*2026-07-12*

Love it, especially being able to add custom tags. Would love to see the ability to upload our own cover images for movies and add custom box sets/collectors editions that aren’t in the app currently.

**Developer response:** You can! But not directly to shelf... if you upload them to TMDB (the database we pull our movies from), it'll appear on shelf in a couple days - as well as Letterboxd, etc who all pull from the same place.

Hot tip!

### 4/5 — Android Compatibility?

*2026-07-09, version 1.1.2*

Perfect app to track your movie collection however it is only available on Apple
Have not been able to know all my movies since switching to android

### 5/5 — Fantastic app

*2026-07-08*

I don’t generally like writing reviews for apps, but I’m writing this one today because I can tell that this app is cared for. It is user friendly and incredibly unproblematic. I will absolutely be donating for the betterment of this app; it’s the least I can do for being able to keep track of all of my tapes! The only thing that I would change is being able to catalog TV shows, but I don’t have that many yet so I’m not worried about it for now. Thank you for being so passionate about your creation!

**Developer response:** Thank you so so much for your kind words! That means so much to know people are loving the app that much (I also hate writing app reviews).

TV shows are pretty tricky unfortunately, but maybe in a future release... I only have a couple myself too.

Best thing I've read today.

### 3/5 — Gorgeous app for movie collection.

*2026-05-25*

I love the design of this app. It’s very simple, but very functional. It would be great if scanning was added. The app also doesn’t populate collections of films like the Back to the Future: Trilogy, etc. These additions would make this a 5-star app. My fear is the app is abandoned, however, as there hasn’t been any update in a while.

**Developer response:** Hi there! I did look into adding scanning into the app but all of the barcode scanning services are all very expensive and not able to justify it while keeping the app free to use :(

I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying the app though and the aesthetics of it - that was what I was looking for myself!

### 5/5 — no notes

*2026-05-07*

this is the absolute perfect app so i can stop buying doubles of vhs tapes! i have noticed a few different things weren’t on here including tim curry’s IT and a movie of Zorro.  other than that: no notes. beautiful simple app. thank you!!!

**Developer response:** Oh amazing! So happy to hear you like the app it's great to hear from you. You can try searching for the name of the movie + the year (for example, Oppenheimer 2023) and see if that works for you.

### 5/5 — Excellent App! Exactly What I Was Looking For To Catalogue My Movies

*2026-04-20, version 1.1.2*

So pleased with this simple to use, streamlined app. I was looking for a central place to catalogue all my movie titles and this is perfect. 
It located all the movies I searched for, even the obscure ones. 
So much easier to decide what to watch using this than the picture-less spreadsheet I was using before.
The cover art and descriptions are great for remembering the movie.
The sorting feature is really useful to organise films by release date. It would be useful to have a way to set your own default sorting method as it always reverts to alphabetical when you restart the app.
The tags are also really useful, I use them to keep track of films I haven’t watched yet. It would be useful to be able to change the name of the tag as the only choice at the moment is to create a new one if you want to change the name.
I also noticed the app crashes after I try to remove a tag from a film, when I click back to return to the main list.
After restart the tag is still there.
Other than that, everything works perfectly. I love the clean interface and zero distractions, it’s a really easy and satisfying app to use.
Big thanks to the developer for making this available, I really like it.

### 5/5 — Most Visually Appealing App!!!

*2026-04-04*

Ok! I’ve been looking for the best app for tracking my dvd collection. Every one I have tried either doesn’t have the functionality I need, Is to buggy, cost too much or is just plain ugly. BUT….. I think I found the one. This app is beautiful simple to use and has moat the features you need without the extra bloat. 

I love this app and I can’t wait to see what other improvements will be made.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much! That means a lot to me as I'm a solo developer and made this because I found all the same issues with all the other apps too. Glad you're enjoying the app.

## Frequently asked questions about shelf

### What formats can I track with shelf?

shelf allows you to track films in various physical and digital formats, including 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copies. This helps prevent accidental duplicate purchases of the same movie in the same format.

### Can I customize how my movie collection looks in shelf?

Yes, shelf offers customization features for your film collection display. You can choose between an elegant grid view showcasing poster artwork or a detailed list view. You can also select your favorite poster or background for each film.

### Does shelf offer any insights into my movie collection?

shelf provides a statistics view to help you understand your film collection better. You can explore insights such as your average film ratings, total collection size, and most-collected directors.

### Is it possible to back up or transfer my movie collection from shelf?

Absolutely. shelf allows you to easily back up your entire library for safekeeping or seamlessly transfer it to a new device. No account is needed for this process.

### Can I import my existing movie collection into shelf?

Yes, shelf supports importing your collection from a .csv file. This makes it convenient to bring your existing movie tracking data into the app.

### What devices is shelf available on?

shelf is currently available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. This allows you to manage your film collection across your Apple ecosystem.

### How often is shelf updated?

shelf was last updated on January 3, 2026, with version 1.1.2. This indicates recent development and ongoing support for the application.

### What is the user sentiment for shelf?

shelf has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, indicated by its rating of 5.0 stars from 4 ratings. This suggests users are highly satisfied with its functionality and design.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-07-21

V1.2
- Your collection now backs up automatically with iCloud
- Rename custom tags
- Your sort preference is now remembered on relaunch
- Fixed a crash when removing a tag from a film
- Removed Ultron

### 1.1.2 — 2026-01-03

V1.1.2:
- Added the ability to sort your collection by movie runtime
- Updated copyright

V1.1.1:
- Fixed a bug where format tags would get squashed if there was too many on a movie's details page
- Fixed auto keyboard focus functionality when expanding the Search Collection search bar

V1.1:
ONE YEAR OF SHELF! Finally, we've updated the app to be even better and add features everyone has been asking for. 

- Added support for iOS 26 and liquid glass
- Added the ability to make and delete custom tags for anything you'd like (YES, it's finally here!)
- Added searching for films that are only one or two letters
- Added poster lightboxes
- Updated movie detail views for a more modern look
- Improved backup functionality
- Improved responsive design for smaller devices
- Improved image caching
- Improved memory usage
- Bug fixes
- Removed Ultron

### 1.1.1 — 2025-12-02

V1.1.1:
- Fixed a bug where format tags would get squashed if there was too many on a movie's details page
- Fixed auto keyboard focus functionality when expanding the Search Collection search bar

V1.1:
ONE YEAR OF SHELF! Finally, we've updated the app to be even better and add features everyone has been asking for. 

- Added support for iOS 26 and liquid glass
- Added the ability to make and delete custom tags for anything you'd like (YES, it's finally here!)
- Added searching for films that are only one or two letters
- Added poster lightboxes
- Updated movie detail views for a more modern look
- Improved backup functionality
- Improved responsive design for smaller devices
- Improved image caching
- Improved memory usage
- Bug fixes
- Removed Ultron

### 1.1 — 2025-11-26

ONE YEAR OF SHELF! Finally, we've updated the app to be even better and add features everyone has been asking for. 

- Added support for iOS 26 and liquid glass
- Added the ability to make and delete custom tags for anything you'd like (YES, it's finally here!)
- Added searching for films that are only one or two letters
- Added poster lightboxes

- Updated movie detail views for a more modern look
- Improved backup functionality
- Improved responsive design for smaller devices
- Improved image caching
- Improved memory usage

- Bug fixes

- Removed Ultron

### 1.0 — 2024-11-20

No release notes.

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