Comparison

1Shelf vs CC MEL

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

Head to head
About

1Shelf

This app transforms your documents into an intelligent knowledge base. It automatically curates travel itineraries, provides proactive insights with smart alerts, and offers an AI chat for complex queries. Securely organize and access your files across devices with lightning-fast search and auto-categorization.

Highlights
  • AI-powered document understanding
  • Automated travel itinerary curation
  • Proactive insights and smart alerts
  • Intelligent AI chat for complex queries
  • Lightning-fast document search
  • Auto-categorization of files
  • Bank-grade security and privacy
Features
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Your life runs on documents. 1Shelf runs them for you. Insurance, leases, prescriptions, visas, warranties, boarding passes, receipts — the paperwork of a life is scattered across six apps, three clouds, and a camera roll you will never scroll through. 1Shelf is the layer that holds all of it, understands it, and acts on it. An operating system for your life admin. EVERYTHING COMES IN • Connect Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive—your files import themselves • Forward anything to 1Shelf on WhatsApp, or to your own 1Shelf email address • Scan your camera roll for receipts, bills, tickets, and IDs—detection runs on your device, and nothing is saved until you confirm • Or just snap a photo and let go IT FILES ITSELF • Every document is read, given a name you would actually recognize, and sorted—Identity, Vehicle, Finance, Medical, Travel, and more • Search inside your documents, not just their names—every word of a PDF, photo, or receipt • Your whole shelf stays searchable with no signal IT KNOWS WHO'S WHO • 1Shelf finds the people on your documents—you, your family, everyone else—and gives each of them a card • Every passport and ID in one place, with its expiry date; numbers stay hidden until you tap • Each person's documents together, sorted by category, along with the trips they're on • Filter any search by person—your father's medical reports, your daughter's school forms • Got someone wrong? Merge, split, or correct them, and undo any change IT TELLS YOU WHAT'S NEXT • Weekly Spotlights surface expiring passports, lapsing insurance, and renewals—before the late fee hits • The reminder comes from the document itself; nothing to set up, nothing to enter twice ASK IT ANYTHING • "When does my car insurance expire?" "When does Dad's passport run out?" "What did I spend on groceries last month?" • 1Shelf answers in plain language, does the math across every receipt, and sends the file back • On WhatsApp too, without opening the app IT TRAVELS WITH YOU • Forward your bookings and a live itinerary assembles itself—flights, hotels, activities, weather, and PNRs pulled from the documents • Invite family and friends by link or code; everyone sees the plan and the documents—and each other on the map, when they choose to share • See whether each traveler's passport and visa is still valid for the trip dates • Split what you spend—equally, by shares, or custom amounts—with running balances until everyone is settled, in any currency, even offline YOURS, AND PRIVATE • 256-bit AES encryption, at rest and in transit • Your data is never used for advertising or to train our AI models • Stored in your own region—United States, Europe, or Asia Stop filing. Start living. Terms of Use: https://1shelf.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://1shelf.ai/privacy

About

CC MEL

Features
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MEL mobile application is survey app to register farmer personal information and his farm related information like agriculture area, sustainable, input & irrigation, sowing, fertiliser, pesticide, picking & sale. This information is used by different brands of analysis purpose. This mobile application is for our registered field executives (FE).

Screenshots

1Shelf4 screens
CC MEL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CC MEL at none against 1Shelf's 4. CC MEL also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. 1Shelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CC MEL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, CC MEL every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
1Shelf versus CC MEL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1ShelfCC MEL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOneShelf Innovations Private LimitedCottonConnect (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

1Shelf

Subscriptions4
  • Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Ultimate - Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Pro - Annually$99.991 Year
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  • Ultimate - Annually$299.991 Year
None

CC MEL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1Shelf free?
1Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CC MEL free?
CC MEL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 1Shelf or CC MEL have ads?
Neither 1Shelf nor CC MEL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1Shelf or CC MEL?
1Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and CC MEL every 4 days. Most recently, 1Shelf was updated on October 27, 2026 and CC MEL on October 27, 2026.

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