Shelfr vs OPENCatman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelfr
This platform automates and manages planograms for FMCG and CPG companies across various markets and channels. It allows for the creation of store-specific planograms quickly, with features like camera-powered shelf measurement and offline generation.
- Automate planogram management
- Generate store-specific planograms
- Measure shelves with ARKit camera
- View nearby stores on map
- Save planograms to stores
- Offline planogram generation
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Shelfr is a platform that helps FMCG and CPG companies manage and automate their planograms across multiple markets, regions and trade channels. Shelfr offers the necessary granularity to achieve store-specific planograms in a matter of seconds. Users can simply select brand, channel and generate store specific planograms. Users can measure the Shelf using the camera powered by Apple ARKit Users can view list of stores nearby via a list and a map view Users can save planograms under their corresponding stores Users can generate planogram with no Internet connection. (Offline mode)
OPENCatman
Streamline product cataloging for planograms. Scan barcodes, capture images, and input dimensions to quickly add products to your visual merchandising plans.
- Barcode scanning
- Product photo capture
- Dimension input
- Planogram creation
- Product database management
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Completing your database of product photos to include in your OPENCatman planograms has never been so quick and easy. Scan the product using its barcode, take the photo, fill in its dimensions, and find the loaded product ready to be placed in a planogram in the free application for making and analyzing planograms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shelfr at 4.0 against OPENCatman's 1.0. Shelfr also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shelfr holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Shelfr ships an update every 3 weeks, OPENCatman every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelfr | OPENCatman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piranha Byte FZ LLC | SLGK SA DE CV |
Customer experience
Shelfr
OPENCatman
In-app purchases
Shelfr
No in-app purchases
OPENCatman
No in-app purchases
