Comparison

IkigAI vs Shelf!

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

Head to head
About

IkigAI

This AI-powered application guides users to discover their life's purpose by exploring passions, strengths, and societal needs. It offers personalized paths, AI-generated components for life areas, and tools to track progress and stay aligned with goals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered guidance
  • Personalized path refinement
  • Life purpose component selection
  • Activity tracking and insights
  • History tracking of journey
  • Exploration and reflection exercises
Features
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IkigAI - Discover Your Purpose & Achieve Balance Find meaning and fulfillment with IkigAI, the AI-powered app that helps you uncover your passion, vocation, profession, and mission—your true purpose in life. Whether you're looking for clarity, motivation, or a new direction, IkigAI guides you step by step. How It Works: 1. Explore & Reflect - Answer insightful questions about what you love, your strengths, and what the world needs. 2. Personalize Your Path - Refine and adjust your answers to align with what truly matters to you. 3. Choose Your Ikigai - Select AI-generated components for your passion, vocation, profession, and mission. 4. Track & Grow - Log your daily activities, gain insights, and stay aligned with your purpose. Features You’ll Love: AI-Powered Guidance: Get smart suggestions based on your answers. Insights & Analytics: Track progress in your life areas. History Tracking: Revisit past results and see how your journey evolves. Your life is full of possibilities - start your journey toward purpose and balance today! Download IkigAI now and uncover what truly drives you! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/c4b62f3d-76eb-48d8-a431-c7a3f2622be2

About

Shelf!

Features
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Shelf! is a calm, native reading tracker for keeping a thoughtful record of what you read. Build your personal library, organize books by Reading, Read, and Want, log reading sessions in a few taps, track yearly goals, and see your progress through clean stats. Add books by search or ISBN scan, discover new reads from live book sources, and keep your library synced privately through iCloud. Shelf! is designed for readers who want less noise and more record-keeping: no social feed, no gamification, no ads, and no account setup. Features: - Personal library with Reading, Read, and Want shelves - Fast book search with Google Books and Open Library fallback - ISBN barcode scanning - Reading session timer and page logging - Yearly goals, streaks, monthly stats, and genre breakdowns - iCloud sync using your Apple ID - Home Screen widget for current reading progress - Live Activity and Dynamic Island support for active reading sessions - Light and dark themes - English and Spanish localization Shelf! is free, private, and built with native Apple frameworks.

Screenshots

IkigAI4 screens
Shelf!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: IkigAI at 17.5 against Shelf!'s 26.2. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IkigAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shelf! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IkigAI versus Shelf!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIkigAIShelf!
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHlib UstymenkoJuan Casanueva

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IkigAI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly IkigAI Plus Access$1.991 Month
  • Annual IkigAI Plus Access$12.991 Year
1 purchases

Shelf!

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is IkigAI free?
IkigAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelf! free?
Shelf! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IkigAI or Shelf! have ads?
Neither IkigAI nor Shelf! shows ads.

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