Comparison

Bonfire vs ShelfApp

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

Head to head
About

Bonfire

This app helps reduce excessive phone usage and improve focus. It offers features like app blocking, real-time focus feedback, and progress tracking to enhance productivity and well-being. Manage your digital habits and build structured routines for a better quality of time spent on your device.

Highlights
  • App blocking
  • Focus reporting
  • Real-time focus score
  • Scheduled focus sessions
  • Digital habit management
  • Productivity enhancement
Features
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Introducing Bonfire, your new ally against excessive screen time. Aimed at reducing the average six hour daily phone usage. Yes, you will spend over six hours today looking at your phone. Bonfire helps you control your screen time to improve focus and achieve your dreams. From app restrictions to real time feedback and rewarding milestones, Bonfire is designed to boost productivity and wellness. Why Bonfire Bonfire is built on the idea that managing your digital environment can lead to meaningful improvements in daily life. It is not just about cutting down screen time, it is about improving the quality of the time you spend. Benefits of Bonfire • Improve focus and reduce distractions • Enhance productivity at work or school • Support mental wellness and stress management • Help manage ADHD related distractions • Build structured daily routines for work, sleep, and family time • Take control of your digital habits Features include • Focus Report. Track and measure your focus improvement over time • Focus Score. A real time assessment of your current focus level • App Blocker. Block a limited number of apps for free, with the option to unlock additional blocks using a premium subscription • Focus Sessions. Schedule session based app blocks to maintain deep focus Safe and private Bonfire uses Apple Screen Time APIs to monitor app usage securely. All data remains on your device to ensure privacy and safety. Download Bonfire and start building better focus today. Terms of Service https://www.bonfirefocus.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy https://www.bonfirefocus.com/privacy-policy EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShelfApp

Organize and save links, books, recipes, podcasts, and videos for later. Keep important content accessible with titles, summaries, images, and notes. Ideal for thoughtful reads and useful references.

Highlights
  • Save links and content
  • Organize with notes and tags
  • Keep titles, summaries, and images
  • Share directly from other apps
  • Access saved content later
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ShelfApp is a quiet personal bookshelf for the web: save links, books, recipes, podcasts, videos, and posts you want to revisit later. Paste a link or share into ShelfApp from iOS. The app keeps the useful title, summary, image, notes, tags, and recipe details together so the good stuff does not disappear into a noisy feed. Use ShelfApp for thoughtful reads, useful references, trusted recommendations, and long-form nuggets you want to keep close.

Screenshots

Bonfire4 screens
ShelfApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShelfApp at 5.0 against Bonfire's 4.4. ShelfApp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Bonfire's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 1). On price, device support 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. Bonfire sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. ShelfApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShelfApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bonfire has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bonfire ships an update every 6 weeks, ShelfApp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bonfire versus ShelfApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBonfireShelfApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOffbeat Apps LLCJon Keseley

Customer experience

Bonfire

All ratings65 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

ShelfApp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bonfire

Subscriptions6
  • Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Bonfire Premium$9.991 Year
  • Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Bonfire Premium$59.991 Year
  • Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

ShelfApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bonfire free?
Bonfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShelfApp free?
ShelfApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bonfire or ShelfApp?
ShelfApp is rated higher. Bonfire averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while ShelfApp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bonfire or ShelfApp have ads?
Bonfire shows ads; ShelfApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Bonfire or ShelfApp?
Bonfire ships an update every 6 weeks, and ShelfApp every 4 days. Most recently, Bonfire was updated on October 10, 2026 and ShelfApp on October 8, 2026.

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