Comparison

Connect QBS vs Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Connect QBS

Features
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Connect QBS is an advanced attendance tracking solution designed to streamline time management for businesses and organizations. Whether you need to track employee check-ins, monitor working hours, or generate attendance reports, our app makes the process quick and easy. Key Features: Real-time Attendance Tracking: Record check-ins and check-outs accurately, whether employees are in the office or remote. Geolocation & Geofencing: Enable location-based tracking to verify employees’ presence at specific work locations. Biometric Integration: Support for fingerprint or facial recognition for secure, fast check-ins. Detailed Reports: Generate attendance summaries and detailed reports for employees or administrators. Notifications & Alerts: Receive reminders for clock-in/clock-out and notifications for missed punches. Cloud Sync: Automatically sync data across devices for real-time access and reporting.

About

Shelf

Manage your inventory quickly and efficiently without complex spreadsheets. Track stock levels, scan barcodes, and visualize your stockroom layout. Get low-stock alerts and generate reorder lists to keep your business running smoothly.

Highlights
  • Fast inventory updates via swipe or barcode scan
  • Stockroom floor plan visualization
  • Inventory value and sales reporting
  • Low-stock alerts and reorder lists
  • Offline functionality
  • Staff Mode for controlled access
  • CSV export of item list
Features
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Shelf is inventory tracking that takes seconds, not spreadsheets. Built for small shops, market traders, and online sellers who need to know what's on hand right now, not after an evening of data entry. FAST BY DESIGN • Swipe a row to sell or receive one • Scan a barcode to jump straight to adjusting stock • Every change is logged, so your history stays honest • Undo the last change when you fat-finger it KNOW WHERE IT IS, NOT JUST HOW MANY Draw your stockroom's floor plan, or scan the room with your iPhone, and put your racking, pallets, shelving and cages where they actually stand. Search for a product and the shelf holding it lights up on the map. Shelf will even work out how many pallets fit in the space you have, allowing for aisles and stacking height. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Inventory value at cost and retail • Units sold, received, and lost to damage • Top movers over 7, 30, or 90 days • Low-stock alerts before you run out • A reorder list grouped by supplier, priced and ready to send MORE THAN ONE ROOM Keep a shop floor and a lock-up counted apart, and move stock between them in two taps. Hand the phone to staff in Staff Mode and they can count and adjust without seeing what the business paid or made. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Shelf works offline, because stockrooms have bad wifi. Everything is stored on your iPhone and synced privately through your own iCloud account. No servers of ours, no account to create, no email required. EXPORT ANY TIME Your item list exports to CSV free, always. Shelf Pro adds full stock-movement history and a PDF summary. SHELF PRO Free covers 50 items. Pro removes the cap and unlocks reports, movement export, and unlimited low-stock alerts. • $4.99/month • $39.99/year, a saving of 33%, which is four months free Start with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. It renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel any time in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://croftware.io/shelf-privacy

Screenshots

Connect QBS4 screens
Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Connect QBS at none against Shelf's 2. Connect QBS also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Connect QBS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connect QBS ships an update every 5 days, Shelf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Connect QBS versus Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect QBSShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQBS CO PRIVATE LIMITEDCroftware LLC

In-app purchases

None

Connect QBS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Shelf Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Shelf Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Connect QBS free?
Connect QBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelf free?
Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Connect QBS or Shelf have ads?
Neither Connect QBS nor Shelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connect QBS or Shelf?
Connect QBS ships an update every 5 days, and Shelf every 3 weeks. Most recently, Connect QBS was updated on November 8, 2026 and Shelf on October 31, 2026.

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