Comparison

NILAN vs KeyShelf

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

Head to head
About

NILAN

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NILANSmart, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

KeyShelf

Features
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KeyShelf is a private inventory for every physical key you own. Photograph both sides, write down what it opens, tag it, and never stand in front of a lock guessing again. Add a key in seconds: front and back photos, a color and head-shape quick-pick for keys without photos yet, the place its lock lives, and what exactly it opens. From there the shelf does what a junk drawer never will: instant search that ignores accents and looks through names, descriptions, places, tags, and even the people holding copies. Keys get copied, and copies wander. KeyShelf tracks every copy: who has it, since when, a note, and a lent-out flag that stays on the key until the copy comes home. The People screen flips the question around and shows every holder and exactly which of your keys they carry. WHAT YOU GET - Key inventory: front and back photos for every key, in a clean shelf grid - What it opens: a plain-words description plus a structured place (home, cottage, office, mailbox, padlock, vehicle, and more) - Tags and instant smart search: accent-insensitive, across names, descriptions, places, tags, and copy holders - Copy tracking: every copy with its holder, note, hand-over date, and a lent-out flag - People: everyone who holds a copy, and which keys they have - Private Face ID lock: optional, with your device passcode as fallback - Printable key registry PDF: a clean table grouped by place, photo thumbnails optional, with copy holders and lent flags - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE AND LIFETIME Free covers a full shelf of 12 keys with photos, search, tags, copy tracking, and the Face ID lock. Lifetime is a single purchase that unlocks unlimited keys and the printable registry PDF, forever. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account of ours and no tracking. Your keys live on your device and in your private iCloud, which we cannot read. An optional Face ID lock keeps the shelf closed to anyone but you, and Settings has a Delete All My Data control that erases everything from your device and your iCloud. PRICING KeyShelf Pro is a one time Lifetime purchase of $12.99 USD. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NILAN4 screens
KeyShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KeyShelf at every 9 days against NILAN's every 47 months. NILAN's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NILAN ships an update every 47 months, KeyShelf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
NILAN versus KeyShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNILANKeyShelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size165 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNingbo Nailan Environment System Co.,LtdInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

NILAN

No in-app purchases

None

KeyShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NILAN free?
NILAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeyShelf free?
KeyShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NILAN or KeyShelf have ads?
Neither NILAN nor KeyShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NILAN or KeyShelf?
NILAN ships an update every 47 months, and KeyShelf every 9 days. Most recently, NILAN was updated on November 3, 2026 and KeyShelf on November 5, 2026.

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