SF TimeTable vs Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SF TimeTable
Get real-time Muni departure predictions for buses, trains, streetcars, and cable cars in San Francisco. Features home and lock screen widgets, push notifications, and Siri shortcuts for quick access to transit information.
- Real-time Muni departure predictions
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Push notifications for departure times
- Siri Shortcuts support
- Stop browser with connection info
- Apple Watch app with synced favorites
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TimeTable offers quick access to Muni departure predictions throughout the city of San Francisco in a beautiful, easy-to-read format. Features: • Lightning fast access to Muni train, bus, streetcar, and cable car departure predictions • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for Muni alerts and delays • Departure prediction tracking on your Lock Screen and push notifications when it's time to leave for the stop • Shortcuts support; just ask Siri to find N-Judah predictions with TimeTable • Focus filters support; see only the stops that are important to your current focus • Stop browser for detailed connection information • Also available on Apple Watch with favorites stops and routes synced via iCloud
Shelf
Pin photos, text, or app shortcuts to your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Customize the appearance with themes, colors, and fonts. Access content with a tap or use Siri and App Shortcuts for automatic launching.
- Pin photos, text, and app shortcuts
- Dynamic Island and Home Screen support
- Customizable themes, colors, and fonts
- Always-on display integration
- App Shortcuts and Siri integration
- Quick access with a tap
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Shelf lets you pin content to the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen! Create shelves that display a photo, text, or quick links to open apps, shortcuts, or websites. Each are visually customisable; apply themes or manually change colours and fonts. Thanks to the iPhone 14 Pro’s always-on-display, shelves can be viewed at a glance - with actions a simple tap away. Automatically launch shelves with App Shortcuts support, such as when a Focus is turned on, or ask Siri "Create a Text Shelf" to quickly pin a spoken comment to your Lock Screen. More types of shelves will be coming soon, such as; a Timer, Checklist, and Weather. If you have any questions, please reach out to shelf@michaeltigas.com.au Privacy Policy: https://michaeltigas.notion.site/Shelf-Privacy-Policy-d1eee01d6bc845b29052d1d75de8968f Terms of Use: https://michaeltigas.notion.site/Shelf-Terms-of-Use-0f7815e773e3420db9a5e6b1cdddbd54
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SF TimeTable at none against Shelf's 2. SF TimeTable also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 58%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Shelf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SF TimeTable asks for nothing beyond the download.
SF TimeTable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 280 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of SF TimeTable's written reviews are positive against 58% of Shelf's.
SF TimeTable ships an update fortnightly, Shelf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SF TimeTable | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (95 ratings) — better | 4.5 (280 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 57.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 280 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harry Shamansky | Michael Tigas |
Customer experience
SF TimeTable
Shelf
In-app purchases
SF TimeTable
No in-app purchases
Shelf
- Shelf Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Shelf Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
