Comparison

GAMEYE vs BoxShelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GAMEYE

Manage your entire game collection, including consoles, accessories, and guides, in one comprehensive app. Discover the value of your collection and make informed trading decisions with detailed pricing insights and extensive platform support.

Highlights
  • Track games, systems, and accessories
  • Discover collection worth
  • Community-driven database
  • Support for 100+ platforms
  • Detailed record-keeping
  • Contribute to the database
Features
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Elevate your game collecting experience with GAMEYE! Seamlessly track games, systems, accessories, guides, amiibo, and your backlog—all in one place. Uncover the worth of your collection and make savvy deals with confidence. GAMEYE 6.0 has arrived! Along with the user driven database that 5.0 brought, we are proud to now allow users to optionally sync their accounts to the website with a free account at www.GAMEYE.app! KEY FEATURES: Privacy First: No personalized tracking, no ads, and no account required. Keep your data completely local and managed by you or create a free account to sync with the website and be able to share with friends. Sync to website and share with friends! All account data private by default with the option to either go public, or only allow select people to be able to view your data. Settable on a per type basis. So have your collection private but viewable by friends but have your wishlist viewable for the whole world! You can even fully manage your collection online. All operations across mobile apps and website will synchronize to keep your data up to date. Expansive Coverage: Dive into nearly 200 platforms and an ever-growing 160,000+ game collection, complete with full regional support, rich imagery spanning pictures of the actual items to advertisements and more. You can even explore the manuals, documentation, and maps that came with them! Incredible Filtering: Filter by platform, metacritic score, release type, release region, price, price change, games you beaten or not, entries missing components, etc... Easy list creation: Use the manual adder to tick off huge lists of games at a time or use the barcode scanner. Cart Scanner: GAMEYE's own proprietary on device image recognition can immediately identify a growing list of platforms for various regions for easily adding to your collection. No AI or server used! Comprehensive Tracking: Monitor games, consoles, peripherals, guides, and amiibo, skylanders, Disney Infinity and more, and watch your collection grow! Use GAMEYE's tag system to mark up your entries however you like! Want to keep track of items you want to replace? Want to keep track of items you loaned to Ted? Thorough Record-Keeping: Keep every component, condition, and cost in check. Expanding Community Features: See how many users have the item your browsing, or how many want it. See how many users have backlog entries for a game. User-driven reviews, playtimes, and ratings coming soon! Pricing Insight: Know what your collection is worth and ensure you're always getting a good deal. Explore beautiful, interactive price history graphs. Optionally hide prices if you're not interested. Growing article repository: With our newly built, in-house tool for creating and publishing articles we plan to have an expansive list of articles spanning any and everything related to gaming. Backlog Tracking: Keep track of every play through, notes on games you've played, and how long you've played them. Contributions Welcomed: Join in by adding missing games/editions/details directly to the database at www.GAMEYE.app. JUST A FEW OF THE PLATFORMS: Nintendo NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii/U, Switch/2, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, GBA, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Sega Master System, Genesis, 32X, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear, NEC TurboGrafx, NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Series-X, PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, Vita, Evercade, Atari, Commodore, Game.com, Wonderswan, and the list goes on! If you game it, we got it!

About

BoxShelf

Visualize and manage your physical game collections with stunning 3D models and virtual bookcases. Scan boxes in seconds, organize by shelf, and rotate 3D models to appreciate every detail. Built for serious collectors to showcase their passion.

Highlights
  • Virtual bookcases with 3D box models
  • Scan game boxes with auto-cropping
  • Fully rotatable 3D game models
  • Organize games by shelf and box type
  • CSV import for bulk collection management
  • JSON backup and restore
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Your shelved collections deserve to be seen - even when no one's around to see them! BoxShelf transforms your collections into stunning virtual bookcases with warm wooden shelves, rich 3D box models, and the deeply satisfying feel of flipping through your games anytime, anywhere. This is the collection manager built for collectors. BROWSE LIKE IT'S REAL See your games exactly as they sit on your shelf. BoxShelf places each title spine-out or cover-forward on horizontally-scrollable wooden shelves, so browsing feels as natural as reaching for a box. Swipe between bookcases with a flick, and let your collection greet you the way it does when you walk into the room. SCAN ANY BOX IN SECONDS Point your camera at any game box face and BoxShelf does the rest. The built-in scanner auto-crops your image, includes a precision magnifier loupe for perfect alignment, and supports LED flash for scanning in low light. Every scratch, every crease, every price tag from the store makes your collection uniquely yours. FULLY ROTATABLE 3D MODELS Every game in your collection becomes a three-dimensional box you can hold in your hands… virtually. Pinch to zoom, drag to rotate, and inspect every face just as you would with the real thing. It's as close as we could get to reaching into your shelf from your phone. ORGANIZE YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY Create as many bookcases as you'd like! Assign games to specific shelves, and set exact box dimensions so every title sits true to size. BoxShelf supports multiple box types: Big Box, Small Box, DVD Case, Jewel Case, and Custom - each rendered faithfully on your shelves. BUILT FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS Adding your hundredth game? Your thousandth? Import your entire collection at once using a CSV file, with shelf assignments already mapped. Your data stays safe and accessible with full JSON backup and restore, plus (optional) seamless iCloud sync across all your devices. BoxShelf was made by and for the people who treat their shelves as a display, a conversation piece, and a source of joy. Give your physical collections the virtual home they deserve. Download BoxShelf and start building your virtual bookcase today.

Screenshots

GAMEYE4 screens
BoxShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: GAMEYE at 2.7K against BoxShelf's 1. GAMEYE also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BoxShelf's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BoxShelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GAMEYE has 2.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GAMEYE ships an update every 3 weeks, BoxShelf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GAMEYE versus BoxShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGAMEYEBoxShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarrison HolzhauerJoshua Kohn

Customer experience

GAMEYE

All ratings2,722 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.9%

BoxShelf

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GAMEYE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Barcode scanner not working consistently
  • App freezing and becoming unresponsive
  • Losing collection data after updates
  • Inability to scan certain game barcodes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to filter by region
  • Implement cloud sync across devices
  • Add option to manually add games
  • Introduce price history/tracking
  • Allow custom fields for collection
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  • Add support for graded games
  • Implement ability to log game progress

BoxShelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GAMEYE

No in-app purchases

None

BoxShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GAMEYE free?
GAMEYE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxShelf free?
BoxShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GAMEYE or BoxShelf?
BoxShelf is rated higher. GAMEYE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while BoxShelf averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GAMEYE or BoxShelf have ads?
Neither GAMEYE nor BoxShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GAMEYE or BoxShelf?
GAMEYE ships an update every 3 weeks, and BoxShelf every 2 months. Most recently, GAMEYE was updated on October 13, 2026 and BoxShelf on September 23, 2026.

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