Comparison

iCollect Everything vs MediaShelf

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

Head to head
About

iCollect Everything

Manage and track any type of collection or inventory, from movies and books to custom items. Features include barcode scanning, AI identification, estimated values, and cloud backup. Organize your possessions for home, business, or school.

Highlights
  • Catalog any collection type
  • Barcode and AI scanning
  • Automatic estimated values
  • Cloud backup and sync
  • Customizable fields and layouts
  • Share collections
Features
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iCollect Everything is the #1 app on the App Store for managing your collectibles or inventory, whether at home, business, work, or school. This is a Universal app and works on both iPhone and iPad and syncs directly with our Mac app. Scan in or search for any item you own or want and add them to your lists. Full of incredible features! -- Used officially by the state of Tennessee: Over 2000+ school teachers in five different school districts use it to manage their classroom book libraries. • Manage and inventory any of these collections: - Movies - Books - Video Games - Comic Books - Music - Toy Cars (Hot Wheels) - Bricks (LEGO) - Wine - Coins - Art - Action Figures - Currency - Dolls (Barbie) - Vinyl Figures (Funko) - Board Games - Alcohol - Magazines - Model Trains and Planes - Puzzles - Pins (Disney) - Watches - Sci-Fi (Star Wars / Star Trek) - Stamps - Trading Cards: Sports, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey, racing, boxing, cricket, MMA, and more. - Trading Cards: Non-Sports for Pokemon, Disney Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering, Star Wars, GPK, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more - Customized Collections of ANY kind - and so much more! (see screenshots for more details) Note: Large collections require an in-app purchase to unlock unlimited storage. You will be prompted when you reach the limits of your selected collectible type. • Create any Customized Collectable type you can think of: - Collect Harry Potter stuff? You can create a collectible type for that! - What about sewing patterns? You can do that too. - Sports memorabilia and trading cards? Done. - Disney and other pop culture products and toys? We can help you manage those too. - Kitchen, garage, business products, etc. - Vintage Coca-Cola, antiques, music equipment, school classroom inventory, shop tools, posters, anything really.... we can help you manage it with this app. • Loaded with millions of items from around the world in our database • AI Identification Scanning, great for items without barcodes • Full barcode, ISBN, package scanning, and advanced machine learning image recognition, as well as database search • Automatic estimated values on nearly all of our built-in collectible types • Cloud Backup • Sync across multiple devices, including iPad • Supports input in any language and allows selections of any country and currency • Filters, sorting, and importing • See your full collection value • Insure your collectibles • Three different custom layouts • Exporting • Multi-level sorting • Shake to Select • Default Field Data • Customize which fields are displayed • Section Counts • Collapsable Sections • Share your collection with friends or on social media like Facebook and Twitter • Format your Titles with A, An, or The removed • Extra features like colored Themes and Dark Mode • Every field is editable • Store up to four pictures (or ten for Pro users) per item, including front, back, and inside images of items • Personal details per item including Loaned, Purchase Price, Purchase Date, Date Added, Personal Rating, Last Watched, Storage Location, Opened, Notes, Estimated Value, and more • Index bars and search for quick access in large collections This app is a completely new collecting experience, written from the ground up for iOS 26, the latest devices like iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, Air, iPad Pro, and full Universal iPhone/iPad support built-in and syncs directly to our Mac app. Our app was created with a cloud database backend designed specifically to allow each item to be stored with its own individual attributes. We can import your collection from nearly anywhere: CLZ Collectorz, MyMovies, Delicious Library, BookBuddy, and much more. Just send us your import file and we'll get you rolling. Data provided by Discogs, TMDB, Amazon, Google, eBay, and users like you. TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY INFO: https://www.icollecteverything.com/privacy-policy/

About

MediaShelf

Organize your books, music, movies, and games in one place. Scan barcodes to automatically add items, track your collection, and avoid buying duplicates. Discover new favorites with curated lists and personalize your library's appearance.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for automatic item addition
  • Organize books, music, movies, and games
  • Duplicate purchase warnings
  • Wishlist functionality
  • Discover new releases and staff picks
  • Customizable themes and appearance
Features
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Your collection. One beautiful library. MediaShelf brings your books, vinyl, CDs, films, games, magazines, and more together in one place. Scan a barcode or photograph a cover and MediaShelf does the cataloguing for you, filling in cover art, creators, publishers, release dates, editions, and more in seconds. No account. No subscription. Always private and free. SCAN TO COLLECT. Point your camera at a barcode and MediaShelf finds the details instantly. ISBN, EAN, and UPC are all supported, making it easy to catalogue something new or check whether you already own it while you're shopping. No barcode? Take a photo instead. MediaShelf's AI scanner can recognize the actual edition in your hands, from old paperbacks and imported releases to vinyl sleeves, box sets, and magazines. Keep your own photo as the cover or use the official artwork. Three AI scans are included free. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERYTHING Keep your entire collection together — from books and comics to records, CDs, films, video games, board games, and puzzles. Browse everything at once or focus on a particular collection. Organize it around the way you actually collect and store things, with Collections for what you collect and Locations for where it lives. Search across your entire library, including track listings, cast, series, notes, publishers, shelf locations, ISBNs, and more. Everything is editable, so your library stays the way you want it. Five browsing styles let you see it your way, from shelves of cover art to a plain title-only list. Eight themes, light and dark, with typography worth lingering on, and cover-first layouts made for iPhone and iPad. NEVER BUY IT TWICE MediaShelf warns you when something you're scanning is already in your library or Wishlist. Smart matching can recognize the same title even when the edition is different. Keep the things you're still looking for on your Wishlist, then move them to your collection when they finally come home. YOUR LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE Ask Siri whether you own something, where your copy is, or what's on your Wishlist. Your collection is also available through Spotlight, so you can find your own copies right from the Home Screen. Widgets put your collection or Wishlist on your Home Screen, and a Lock Screen widget keeps the scanner one tap away. Discover brings you bestseller lists, new releases, Staff Picks, and personalized picks based on your own library. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library lives on your device. There's no account to create, and no subscription to maintain. iCloud Sync keeps your own private iCloud copy in step across your devices, and you can export your collection as JSON whenever you like. MediaShelf Pro is a one-time purchase with unlimited items, no ads, iCloud Sync, exclusive themes, your choice of start screen, and 50 AI scans. Pro — Family is a separate one-time purchase covering up to six people through Apple Family Sharing, with 150 AI scans. The free version includes up to 100 items and three AI scans to try. For collectors, cataloguers, and anyone who loves their shelves, MediaShelf gives your collection the home it deserves. NO ACCOUNT · NO SUBSCRIPTION · PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Screenshots

iCollect Everything4 screens
MediaShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MediaShelf at free against iCollect Everything's free with in-app purchases. iCollect Everything's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. iCollect Everything sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per year and MediaShelf sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCollect Everything ships an update every 2 days, MediaShelf every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
iCollect Everything versus MediaShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCollect EverythingMediaShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCollect Everything, LLCSteven Robineau

Bugs and requests

iCollect Everything

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Duplicate/incorrect item data
  • Images disappearing or changing unexpectedly
  • Login/account issues
  • Crashes and data loss
  • Slow performance and sync problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bulk editing and management tools
  • Improved search and sorting options
  • Offline mode for barcode scanning
  • Ability to rearrange/reorder images
  • Automatic data backups and restore

MediaShelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iCollect Everything

Subscriptions1
  • Pro User - Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time9
  • Add Unlimited Movies$49.99
  • Add Unlimited Books$49.99
  • Add Unlimited Puzzles$49.99
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  • Add Unlimited Comic Books$49.99
  • Add Unlimited Video Games$49.99
  • Add Unlimited Custom Items$49.99
  • LIFETIME Unlimited All Items$59.99
  • LIFETIME Unlimited All Items$79.99
  • LIFETIME Unlimited All Items$99.99
3 purchases

MediaShelf

One-time3
  • MediaShelf AI Scan Pack$2.99
  • Lifetime Pro Access$19.99
  • MediaShelf Pro - Family$24.99

Questions

Is iCollect Everything free?
iCollect Everything is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MediaShelf free?
MediaShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iCollect Everything or MediaShelf have ads?
Neither iCollect Everything nor MediaShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCollect Everything or MediaShelf?
iCollect Everything ships an update every 2 days, and MediaShelf every 6 days. Most recently, iCollect Everything was updated on November 13, 2026 and MediaShelf on November 5, 2026.

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