Comparison

Beanotes vs ShelfApp

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

Head to head
About

Beanotes

Capture and organize important details about people and pets, from favorite orders to meaningful conversations. Strengthen relationships and cherish memories with a comprehensive system for remembering what matters most.

Highlights
  • Jot down observations and details
  • Capture special dates and events with photos
  • Track meaningful discussions
  • Write detailed narratives
  • Remember preferences and favorites
  • Map relationships and connections
  • Nearby notifications with location tracking
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Beanotes helps you remember the little details about the people and pets in your life that make them special. Never forget a favorite coffee order, an important conversation, or a cherished memory again. Beanotes makes it effortless to capture and organize thoughts about the beings you care about. FEATURES 1. Notes - Jot down quick observations and details 2. Moments - Capture special dates and events with photos 3. Conversations - Keep track of meaningful discussions 4. Stories - Write rich, detailed narratives about your beings 5. Questions - Remember preferences, favorites, and important details 6. Relationships - Map how everyone in your life is connected 7. Maps with Nearby Notifications - Add locations to beings to see them on an interactive map CONVENIENT Your data is synced across all your Apple devices logged into the same iCloud account. COLLABORATE & SHARE Upgrade to Premium to unlock: - Cloud storage with end-to-end encryption - Real-time collaboration with family and friends - Unlimited moments, conversations, and stories - Secure sharing BEAN AI (OPTIONAL) Enable local AI features for smart summaries, translations and more - all processed privately on your device. PERFECT FOR - Remembering details about friends and family - Tracking conversations and important dates - Collaborative note-taking with loved ones - Cherishing memories about pets - Strengthening personal relationships Download Beanotes today and never forget what matters most. Terms of Use: 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

Beanotes4 screens
ShelfApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ShelfApp at free against Beanotes's freemium. Beanotes's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beanotes against 5.0 for ShelfApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beanotes has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beanotes ships an update every 5 days, ShelfApp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beanotes versus ShelfApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeanotesShelfApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTeam Common Ground LLCJon Keseley

Customer experience

Beanotes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShelfApp

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

In-app purchases

None

Beanotes

No in-app purchases

None

ShelfApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beanotes free?
Beanotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShelfApp free?
ShelfApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beanotes or ShelfApp?
Beanotes and ShelfApp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Beanotes or ShelfApp have ads?
Neither Beanotes nor ShelfApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beanotes or ShelfApp?
Beanotes ships an update every 5 days, and ShelfApp every 4 days. Most recently, Beanotes was updated on November 8, 2026 and ShelfApp on November 5, 2026.

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