Shelf vs newOrders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelf
Pin photos, text, or app shortcuts to your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Customize the appearance with themes, colors, and fonts. Access content with a tap or use Siri and App Shortcuts for automatic launching.
- Pin photos, text, and app shortcuts
- Dynamic Island and Home Screen support
- Customizable themes, colors, and fonts
- Always-on display integration
- App Shortcuts and Siri integration
- Quick access with a tap
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Shelf lets you pin content to the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen! Create shelves that display a photo, text, or quick links to open apps, shortcuts, or websites. Each are visually customisable; apply themes or manually change colours and fonts. Thanks to the iPhone 14 Pro’s always-on-display, shelves can be viewed at a glance - with actions a simple tap away. Automatically launch shelves with App Shortcuts support, such as when a Focus is turned on, or ask Siri "Create a Text Shelf" to quickly pin a spoken comment to your Lock Screen. More types of shelves will be coming soon, such as; a Timer, Checklist, and Weather. If you have any questions, please reach out to shelf@michaeltigas.com.au Privacy Policy: https://michaeltigas.notion.site/Shelf-Privacy-Policy-d1eee01d6bc845b29052d1d75de8968f Terms of Use: https://michaeltigas.notion.site/Shelf-Terms-of-Use-0f7815e773e3420db9a5e6b1cdddbd54
newOrders
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This app allows you to share the load of coffee orders for friends, freeloaders and conference attendees. You can collate the orders and then delegate collection ! No more getting stuck with the tab just because you are organised !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: newOrders at none against Shelf's 2. Shelf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. newOrders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shelf ships an update every 2 days, newOrders every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelf | newOrders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (280 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Tigas | Steven Doyle |
In-app purchases
Shelf
- Shelf Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Shelf Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
newOrders
No in-app purchases
