Comparison

Shelfs vs Fresh Box+

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

Head to head

Shelfs

Organize your food ingredients

Food Inventory & Recipe Ideas

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

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About

Shelfs

Features

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Scan, store, find and manage all the food and ingredients that you have otherwise always forgotten. Easy overview of all ingredients and storage locations.

About

Fresh Box+

Features

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FreshBox+ is your smart food management assistant, helping you easily track all items in your fridge, freezer, and pantry. Core Features: • Smart Food Management - Add, categorize, and track all your food items • Expiry Reminders - Never forget about food that's about to expire • Barcode Scanning - Quickly add items with a simple scan • AI Recipe Suggestions - Get delicious recipes based on what you have • Statistics - Understand your food consumption habits Premium Features: • Unlimited storage locations • Unlimited food items • Unlimited AI recipe suggestions • Cloud sync across devices • Family sharing • Ad-free experience Reduce food waste starting today! Download FreshBox+ and make your kitchen smarter.

Screenshots

Shelfs4 screens

Fresh Box+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfs at none against Fresh Box+'s 3. Shelfs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Fresh Box+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fresh Box+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shelfs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelfs ships an update every 2 days, Fresh Box+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level

Shelfs versus Fresh Box+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Shelfs	Fresh Box+
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 days — better	Every 3 weeks
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	17.5	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	33 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Christoph Rohrer	Bin Gu

In-app purchases

None

Shelfs

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Fresh Box+

Subscriptions2

Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
Yearly Premium$9.991 Year

One-time1

Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Shelfs free?

Shelfs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Fresh Box+ free?

Fresh Box+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Shelfs or Fresh Box+ have ads?

Fresh Box+ shows ads; Shelfs does not.

Which is updated more often, Shelfs or Fresh Box+?

Shelfs ships an update every 2 days, and Fresh Box+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shelfs was updated on October 27, 2026 and Fresh Box+ on October 31, 2026.