Comparison

AllSeen vs Shelfd

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

Head to head
About

AllSeen

This social network is designed for users who enjoy watching series, movies, and reading books. Share your viewing and reading habits with friends, discover new content based on their recommendations, and keep track of your progress and borrowed books.

Highlights
  • Share viewing and reading progress
  • Get content recommendations from friends
  • Track TV show episodes
  • Discover content availability on platforms
  • Get notified of new episode releases
  • Manage book lending
  • Create wishlists of recommended content
Features
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If you watch TV shows/movies and/or read books, this social network is made for you! With AllSeen, you can: Share what you are watching or reading with your friends and share your thoughts Find new content to watch based on your friends' recommendations Keep track of exactly which episode of your TV show you left off on Track your books: you'll never have to ask yourself "who did I lend this book to again?" anymore Create a watchlist of the movies, TV shows, and books recommended by your friends See your loved ones' favorite content If you think you've already seen it all, AllSeen will prove you wrong... Ad-Free Option (Subscription): The app offers a [Monthly/Annual] subscription to remove all advertisements. The applicable price is displayed in the app before confirmation of purchase and varies by country. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stgcu/

About

Shelfd

Track all your movies, TV shows, anime, games, and music in one organized place. Discover new content, follow friends' activities, and share your media experiences. Keep a detailed record of your progress and ratings.

Highlights
  • Track movies, TV, anime, games, and music
  • Status tracking and episode progress
  • Rate media on a 5-star scale
  • Detailed game stats and clip sharing
  • Media discovery by decade, genre, and more
  • Follow friends and view activity feed
  • Direct messaging and shared watch lists
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A social app for Movies, TV, anime, games and music. One shelf, shared with friends. Shelfd is one home for everything you watch, play and listen to. Track it, rate it, review it, and see what your friends are into. YOUR SHELF • Separate shelves for movies, TV, anime, games and music, each with its own statuses • Track shows season by season, mark a whole season watched in one tap, and rate every episode and season • Half-star ratings and full reviews for anything, with spoiler protection • Rate albums track by track, right next to your movies and games • Reorder your planning list by priority with a drag • See your whole library at once, count rewatches, and mark the physical copies you own ANIME • Every season, sequel and movie grouped under one series • Rate the whole show, a single season or a single episode • Review the full series, one season or one episode, and comment on episodes • Advanced reviews: score story, directing, voice acting, animation, art style, score and sound, pacing and characters • Pick your favorite character for the whole series or for each season • Anime pages with the full franchise, studios, staff, characters and voice actors GAMING • Sort games into Competitive, Live, Single-player and Party, plus Wishlist, Paused, Played and Dropped • Link Steam to import your library, achievements and hours played, with Playnite sync too • Connect Xbox, and add your rank, K/D and Tracker.gg stats to competitive games • Game pages with platforms, editions, DLC and mods • Deep game search by platform, genre, mode, player count, rating, Steam reviews, price and release window • Live Steam player charts and time-to-beat estimates GAMING CLIPS • Upload clips from your phone or desktop • Drop in up to three clips, trim each one and merge them into a single video • Every clip sorted under its game, so your library stays organized and clean • Add a caption, tag friends and choose who can see it: everyone, friends or just you • Post to the clips feed, where friends can like, comment and share YOUR PROFILE • Your top picks across every category, plus favorite actors, directors, artists and characters • Stats for every category, including hours watched, average ratings and a full gaming breakdown • A diary of everything you log, day by day • Tier lists to rank anything, plus custom lists • Every review you've written in one place • Your Year in Review: a yearly recap of everything you watched, played and listened to • Customize your profile with a banner, bio and social links, and share it with a link DISCOVER • Discovery pages for every category, with personalized picks, trending and popular • One search for movies, shows, anime, games, music and people, with filters for genre, studio, language, streaming service and more • Title pages with a consensus rating, where to watch, trailers, cast and awards • Album and artist pages with top songs, tracklists and links to listen • Actor, director and voice actor pages with full filmographies • Release calendars for movies, TV, anime and games • Award season coverage and an entertainment news feed PHYSICAL MEDIA • Every media type links you to stores to buy physical copies, from DVD, Blu-ray and 4K to game editions, with specs for each FRIENDS • A live feed of everything your friends add, rate, review and comment on • Visit any friend's shelf, profile and reviews • Shared Watch: tag friends on a title you watched together, plan who to watch with next, and keep the memory of who was there • Like and comment on their activity, and message them with end-to-end encrypted DMs • Send friends recommendations, and see which friends already have a title • Notifications for requests, likes, comments, replies and new episodes from your library IMPORT YOUR LISTS • Import from Letterboxd, IMDb, Serializd, TV Time, MyAnimeList, AniList and Backloggd • Connect Steam, Xbox, Apple Music and Tracker.gg COMING SOON • Manga and comic books Shelfd is free to use.

Screenshots

AllSeen4 screens
Shelfd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfd at none against AllSeen's 2. Shelfd also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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. AllSeen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shelfd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AllSeen versus Shelfd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllSeenShelfd
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—44 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB5 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperThomas Le DouxKUMAR SINGH

Customer experience

AllSeen

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shelfd

All ratings41 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AllSeen

Subscriptions2
  • AllSeen Pro$1.991 Month
  • AllSeen Pro$8.991 Year
None

Shelfd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AllSeen free?
AllSeen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelfd free?
Shelfd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AllSeen or Shelfd have ads?
AllSeen shows ads; Shelfd does not.
Which is updated more often, AllSeen or Shelfd?
AllSeen ships an update weekly, and Shelfd weekly. Most recently, AllSeen was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shelfd on October 31, 2026.

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