Indie World vs ShelfyHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Indie World
Discover talented independent creators from platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Substack that you might otherwise miss. Curate your favorite creators into personal fanzines and share them with friends.
- Discover independent creators
- Curate creator fanzines
- Share with friends (coming soon)
- Human-curated database
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Indie World is building the biggest database of the most talented uber-talented creators, chosen by humans. - We help you discover independent creators from platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Substack you would never find on your own. - Build your own fanzines of your favorite creators. - Share and discuss them with friends (coming soon).
ShelfyHub
Organize your physical video game collection with this app. Easily log game details, formats, regions, and personal ratings. Track consoles and accessories, mark favorites, and view collection statistics. Start for free with a limit on the number of games.
- Scan or manually add games
- Log format, region, and rating
- Track consoles and accessories
- Mark favorite games
- View collection statistics
- Wishlist functionality
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ShelfyHub is the app for physical video game collectors who want to finally have their library under control. Whether you have five games or five hundred, keeping track of formats, platforms, regions, and ratings across your shelf is harder than it sounds. ShelfyHub makes it simple. - Scan or add manually. Point your camera at any barcode and ShelfyHub pulls in the game details automatically. Prefer to do it by hand? No problem — you can add any title manually in seconds. - Your collection, your way. Log the format (cartridge, disc, digital), region (PAL, NTSC), your personal rating, hours played, times completed, purchase date, and where you bought it. Every game gets the context it deserves. - Track your hardware too. Consoles, handhelds, accessories — scan or search to add them to a dedicated Hardware collection. Add cover photos, condition ratings, and notes, or drop them into your Wishlist. - Mark your favourites. Bookmark the games you love and filter your library to see only the ones that matter most. - Built for collectors. Browse by platform, search by title, and get a full picture of your collection through built-in stats. See how many games you own, which platforms dominate your shelf, and how far you've come. - Free to start. Collect up to 30 games for free. When your shelf grows, upgrade to Pro and collect without limits. ShelfyHub is for the people who still believe physical games are worth collecting — and worth remembering. ShelfyHub Pro Unlock unlimited games and scans with a ShelfyHub Pro subscription. Available as a monthly or annual plan. Pricing is shown before purchase and varies by region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://shelfyhub.site/terms Privacy Policy: https://shelfyhub.site/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShelfyHub at 5.0 against Indie World's 3.0. Indie World's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. ShelfyHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Indie World asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShelfyHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Indie World ships an update fortnightly, ShelfyHub every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Indie World | ShelfyHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kabir Chibber | Antonio Moreno Valls |
In-app purchases
Indie World
No in-app purchases
ShelfyHub
- ShelfyHub Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
- ShelfyHub Pro – Annual$17.991 Year
