Comparison

AI Writer vs Shelve It

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

Head to head
About

AI Writer

This AI-powered writing assistant helps you generate various types of text, from essays and emails to creative content and code. It also offers web search, summarization, translation, and grammar correction to enhance your writing and research process.

Highlights
  • AI writing assistant for essays, emails, blogs
  • AI search mode for real-time web answers
  • Summarizer and rewriter for text
  • Translator for multiple languages
  • Creative writing and code generation
  • Grammar and editing tools
  • Idea generator and templates
Features
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AI Writer is your all-in-one AI writing and chat assistant for essays, emails, blogs, and more. Write, chat, and search the web with advanced AI models that help you create, summarize, translate, and improve text instantly. Built for students, professionals, and creators, AI Writer makes writing faster, easier, and smarter. Key Features • AI Writing Assistant – Generate high-quality essays, emails, blog posts, bios, and more with intelligent tone and grammar suggestions. • AI Search Mode – Get real-time answers and up-to-date information from the web. • Templates and Custom Prompts – Use pre-made writing templates or build your own for any task. • Summarizer and Rewriter – Condense long text or instantly rewrite for clarity and style. • Translator – Translate text between dozens of languages accurately. • Creative Mode – Write stories, poems, scripts, and lyrics with AI inspiration. • Code and Technical Writing – Generate code snippets or simplify technical explanations. • Grammar and Editing Tools – Proofread, fix errors, and improve sentence structure. • Idea Generator – Brainstorm titles, slogans, and social content fast. • Clipboard and History – Save and reuse past prompts and results. Fast, private, and easy to use, AI Writer gives you everything you need to write and research in one place. If you purchase a subscription, your Apple account will be charged. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: mastermindsoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: mastermindsoftware.co/termsofuse

About

Shelve It

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Shelve It is a personal app for saving and organizing the things you want to keep. Save links, notes, text, images, videos, PDFs, and files in one place. Organize everything with folders, tags, colors, reminders, and search. Save articles for offline reading, highlight passages, add notes, and keep sensitive items locked with a PIN. You can also share content into Shelve It from other apps, paste from the clipboard, capture photos or videos, and restore your library from local backups. Optional encrypted backups are supported. Free version includes a limited number of items. Lifetime Unlock removes the item limit with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

AI Writer4 screens
Shelve It4 screens

Verdict

The call

AI Writer and Shelve It are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. AI Writer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Shelve It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AI Writer versus Shelve It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI WriterShelve It
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMasterMind Software LLCMichael Lee

Bugs and requests

AI Writer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Shelve It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

AI Writer

Subscriptions4
  • AI Writer Pro$9.997 Days
  • AI Writer Pro$19.991 Month
  • Secret Discount$39.991 Year
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  • AI Writer Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 AI Credits$4.99
  • 300 AI Credits$19.99
  • 1000 AI Credits$59.99
1 purchases

Shelve It

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is AI Writer free?
AI Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelve It free?
Shelve It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AI Writer or Shelve It have ads?
Neither AI Writer nor Shelve It shows ads.

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