Comparison

List · Collected Joy vs Shelvo

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

Head to head
About

List · Collected Joy

Features
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Discover the joy of organized collecting with List, your ultimate digital companion for managing books, vinyl records, movies, activities, and all your treasured collectibles in one beautifully organized library. Perfect for every collector. Whether you're a book enthusiast with towering shelves, a vinyl lover hunting for rare pressings, a movie buff with endless DVDs, or someone who collects anything that sparks joy, List adapts to your passion. Catalog exactly what matters to you. Key features: · Universal collections: books, vinyl records, movies, games, art, vintage items, and more · Make it personal: qdd notes, thoughts, dates, and status for every item. Mark your favorites, filter by what you’ve finished, what you want next, or just what sparks joy. · Automated import: easily bring in your existing collection data · Collect together: share collections with friends or collaborators. Create lists for your book club, hiking crew, or travel group. · Stay inspired: browse public lists from the community and discover recommendations you didn’t know you needed. · Search & filter: find any item in seconds across all your collections · Secure cloud storage: your collections are safely backed up and accessible anywhere Transform your collecting experience whether you're visiting record shops, organizing your home library, or planning your next adventure. Never buy duplicates again and quickly check what you own before making purchases. Share your collections with friends and fellow collectors. Track your collection's growth over time and rediscover forgotten gems. We understand the passion behind collecting because we're collectors too. Every feature is designed to enhance the joy of discovering, organizing, and sharing your treasures. Join the community of collectors who've already transformed their collections with List. By using this app, you agree to the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula), Terms of Service (https://llllllll.io/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (https://llllllll.io/privacy-policy).

About

Shelvo

Features
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Your collection, properly kept. Adding a piece takes seconds. Search by name, product code or barcode, pick the exact variant, and it arrives with its photo, year, series and scale already filled in. The catalog holds more than 200,000 records: diecast cars, LEGO sets, figures and trading cards. Nine out of ten have a photo. WHAT YOU RECORD Condition, quantity, boxed or loose, and your own photos. Purchase price and private notes stay private. They never appear on your profile, in the feed, or anywhere another collector can reach. HOW FAR ALONG YOU ARE Follow a series and Shelvo counts for you. Three of fifty. One piece short. When you get close, it says so. YOUR SHELF Pin a collection to your profile. Put your most treasured pieces up front and write a line about why each one matters. What other collectors see is a shelf, not a spreadsheet. LISTS A wishlist, a themed list, a list of the ones you are still hunting. Make one public and other collectors can follow it. THE FEED New series arriving in the catalog, collector fairs coming up, a piece from years back, and what the people you follow are showing off. Choose the categories and brands you care about and the feed leans that way instead of showing you everything. BROWSING By category, by decade, by theme. The time tunnel walks back through release years. Barcode search works, so you can scan the back of a package and land on the exact release. EVENTS Collector fairs and meetups, with a countdown on the ones you follow. Already keeping a spreadsheet? Bring it in as CSV instead of typing it again. Turkish and English, the whole app. Shelvo is in beta. It changes fast right now, and what you tell us decides what gets built next. support@shelvo.app Shelvo Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shelvo.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://shelvo.app/terms

Screenshots

List · Collected Joy4 screens
Shelvo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: List · Collected Joy at every 2 days against Shelvo's every 8 days. 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. List · Collected Joy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shelvo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

List · Collected Joy ships an update every 2 days, Shelvo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
List · Collected Joy versus Shelvo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterList · Collected JoyShelvo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCollected Joy LLCCaglar Enes Sezgun

In-app purchases

3 purchases

List · Collected Joy

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Believer$11.991 Month
One-time1
  • Founder$111.99
2 purchases

Shelvo

Subscriptions1
  • Shelvo Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Founding Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is List · Collected Joy free?
List · Collected Joy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelvo free?
Shelvo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do List · Collected Joy or Shelvo have ads?
Neither List · Collected Joy nor Shelvo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, List · Collected Joy or Shelvo?
List · Collected Joy ships an update every 2 days, and Shelvo every 8 days. Most recently, List · Collected Joy was updated on October 23, 2026 and Shelvo on October 29, 2026.

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