Comparison

Shelf vs Infinity

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Infinity

Features
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Infinity turns any video already on your phone into exactly the file you need. No watermark, no account. Pick a video from your library, trim it to the part you want, then choose what comes out: • With audio: one trimmed video, sound included • No audio: keep the picture, drop the sound • Separate: two clean files, the video without sound and the audio on its own • Extract audio: pull just the sound out of any clip, trimmed or not Choose the quality too: keep the original quality, or save space with a smaller file that is easier to share. Every export lands in Infinity's own Files list, ready to play back, share or delete. The original video in your library is never touched. Why Infinity - Processed entirely on your device - No account, no sign-in - A simple flow: pick, trim, export

Screenshots

Shelf4 screens
Infinity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Infinity at none against Shelf's 2. Infinity also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Shelf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price and iOS requirement 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. Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Infinity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelf ships an update every 2 days, Infinity weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shelf versus Infinity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfInfinity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (290 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings290 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael TigasEnderson Vizcaino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Shelf Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Shelf Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
None

Infinity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelf free?
Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Infinity free?
Infinity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shelf or Infinity have ads?
Infinity shows ads; Shelf does not.
Which is updated more often, Shelf or Infinity?
Shelf ships an update every 2 days, and Infinity weekly. Most recently, Shelf was updated on October 24, 2026 and Infinity on October 24, 2026.

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