shelfs vs Uraha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
shelfs
Listen to community radio programs up to 7 days after they air. Manage your favorite shows in playlists that automatically update with the latest episodes. Enjoy local radio content on your schedule.
- 7-day catch-up playback
- Playlist management
- Automatic episode updates
- Cross-search by program, station, genre
- Background playback
- Resume playback
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shelfs(シェルフス) コミュニティFMを7日間“あとから”聴ける コミュニティFMの番組を、放送終了後7日間の聞き逃しで“あとから”聴けます。再生対象は各局がshelfs対応に設定した番組のみ。お気に入りの番組タイトルをプレイリストで管理すれば、同じリストでも毎週自動で最新回へ更新。利用は無料。対応番組は順次拡大中。 shelfs(シェルフス)は、コミュニティFMの放送を終了後7日間聞き逃し再生できるアプリです。忙しくてリアルタイムで聴けない番組も、スマートフォンで“あとから”楽しめます。 ◆ プレイリスト(My shelf)の考え方 ・番組タイトルで管理:ユーザーが番組タイトルをプレイリストに追加します。 ・ジャンル指定:プレイリストには用意されたジャンルから1つ指定できます。 ・ローリング更新:聞き逃し期間は7日間。同じプレイリストでも翌週には各番組の最新回に入れ替わります。 ◆ 対応番組について ・再生できるのは、各ラジオ局がshelfs対応に設定した番組のみです。 ・対応局・番組は順次拡大中。最新の対応状況はアプリ内でご確認ください。 ◆ 主な機能 ・聞き逃し再生(7日間) ・番組/局/ジャンルでの横断検索 ・お気に入り登録/プレイリスト管理(番組タイトル単位) ・バックグラウンド再生/続きから再生 ◆ こんな人に ・放送時間に合わせづらいけれど、地元の番組を逃したくない ・通勤・家事などのすき間時間で、信頼できる“地域の声”を聴きたい 注:番組の公開可否・公開期間は局/番組により異なる場合があります。対応状況は予告なく変更されることがあります。
Uraha
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Why a shamisen-dedicated tuner? The shamisen's distinctive tone — shaped by its percussive attack, rapid decay, rich harmonic overtones, and the characteristic sawari buzz — makes it notoriously difficult for general-purpose digital tuners to detect accurately. Uraha is purpose-built and optimized specifically for the shamisen. Why choose Uraha? ■ Record Your Own Shamisen — Recorded No two shamisen sound alike. Record your instrument at its perfectly tuned pitch, then play that recording back before every performance to tune your strings to it — not a generic reference pitch, but the character of your own instrument. Hear each take before you keep it, add a quick memo, and swipe away any you no longer need. Found in no other shamisen tuner app. ■ [New in Version 4.0] The Whole Tuning on One Screen Choose your key and tuning from two pickers, then work across the three strings side by side. Each string shows its note, its octave and its exact frequency, and keeps a check mark once you have held it in tune — so you can see at a glance how far through the instrument you are. Hold a string in tune for a second and Uraha advances to the next one on its own. ■ [New in Version 4.0] A Tuner That Measures the Right String The needle now reads against the string you selected, not simply the nearest note. Play the wrong string, or catch an overtone instead of the fundamental, and Uraha tells you so rather than reporting a confident match. ■ Ear Tuning with Authentic Shamisen Tone Uraha plays a synthesized tone that closely recreates the resonance and timbre of a real shamisen, so you can tune by ear the way musicians have for centuries. One tap sounds a string; hold to repeat it. Fine-tune the timbre to match your own instrument and preference. ■ Digital Tuner Optimized for Shamisen Calibrated specifically for the shamisen's pitch range and harmonic structure, Uraha detects the fundamental pitch far more reliably than conventional chromatic tuners — use it alongside ear tuning for precision you can see and hear. ■ Instrument-Type Presets Fine-tune the synthesized tone for Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, and more, then save up to three configurations as presets — ideal if you own multiple instruments or switch between genres. ■ Full Support for All Three Traditional Tunings Hon-choshi, Ni-agari, and San-sagari — accurate reference pitches for every standard shamisen tuning, one tap away. ■ Saved Tunings with Memos Save a key and tuning together with a note — the song, the piece, the player — and call it straight back from the saved list. Ideal for teachers tracking students' setups or performers managing multiple pieces. ■ Accessible by Design Every primary control — record, play, save, tune — includes VoiceOver labels, and the app fully supports both Light and Dark Mode. Who is Uraha for? Anyone who has struggled to tune a shamisen with a standard tuner; players of Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, or other specific styles; those who play multiple instruments or switch between genres; performers who need to match pitch with others in an ensemble; and anyone who needs reliable, repeatable tuning at rehearsal or on stage. A tuner built for the shamisen, by a shamisen player. Uraha supports your performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Uraha at weekly against shelfs's fortnightly. shelfs's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
shelfs ships an update fortnightly, Uraha weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | shelfs | Uraha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart Engineering | 株式会社OHANA |
In-app purchases
shelfs
No in-app purchases
Uraha
No in-app purchases









