ABM Shelf vs OPENCatman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABM Shelf
This business application streamlines merchandising processes by centralizing all necessary information. It allows users to easily locate planograms, track product inventory via barcode scanning, and upload photos of store displays. Real-time reporting to the central office ensures efficient operations.
- Complete merchandising process management
- Planogram location on store plans
- Barcode scanning for inventory tracking
- Product layout and rack photo attachment
- Online reporting to central office
- Multilingual support (English, Russian, Ukrainian)
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Shelf application facilities: • closes the merchandising business-process completely: all information is located in one system; • with the help of different tools, it is easy to find a planogram you need on the store plan, • with the help of barcode scanner track the remaining products, perform layout, attach a photo of the rack; • sends the reporting to the central office in online mode; • the application is available in several languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English; • the interface can be understood intuitively – there is no need to spend weeks learning; • fast start – immediate transfer of products and planograms to the system; • convenient manual in the application.
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: ABM Shelf at 5.0 against OPENCatman's 1.0. ABM Shelf also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABM Shelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ABM Shelf ships an update every 3 months, OPENCatman every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABM Shelf | OPENCatman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Cloud Tech | SLGK SA DE CV |
Customer experience
ABM Shelf
OPENCatman
In-app purchases
ABM Shelf
No in-app purchases
OPENCatman
No in-app purchases
