Comparison

Prefume vs ScentShelf Perfume Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Prefume

This app helps you document and remember your fragrances through a timeline system. It offers personalized daily suggestions based on weather and your mood, and allows for effortless check-ins to track your scent experiences. All your data is kept private and analyzed on your device.

Highlights
  • Timeline-based fragrance journaling
  • Weather-aware daily suggestions
  • Smart collection rotation
  • Acquisition and spending insights
  • Testing workflows with reminders
  • Offline-first design for privacy
Features
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Transform how you experience and remember your fragrances with Prefume, the personal fragrance assistant designed for perfume enthusiasts, collectors, and newcomers alike. Your Fragrance Journey, Documented Unlike basic fragrance apps that only let you rate scents, Prefume captures your complete relationship with each fragrance through a beautiful timeline system. From first impressions to long-term thoughts, track how your opinion evolves with every wear. Perfect Daily Suggestions Never waste time choosing what to wear again. Prefume learns your preferences and suggests the perfect fragrance based on today's weather, your mood, and which bottles you haven't worn recently. Get contextual recommendations that actually make sense for your lifestyle. Effortless Check-ins Gentle notifications throughout the day help you capture meaningful experiences. Track longevity, projection, compliments received, and how each fragrance makes you feel. Build rich data that reveals patterns in what you truly love. Privacy-First Design All analysis happens on your device. Discover hidden patterns in your preferences and get recommendations without sharing any personal data. Your collection stays completely private. Perfect for Every Fragrance Lover Beginners: Guided testing workflows help you develop your nose Enthusiasts: Comprehensive journaling tools for tracking your growing collection Key Features Timeline-based fragrance journaling with rich context capture Weather-aware daily fragrance suggestions Smart rotation to help you enjoy your entire collection Acquisition tracking with spending insights Testing workflows with automated check-in reminders Offline-first design - your data stays private and secure Beautiful, native iOS interface designed for speed and simplicity Why Fragrance Lovers Choose Perfume "Finally, an app that understands that fragrances are about experiences, not just ratings. The timeline view shows how my relationship with each scent develops over time." - Beta User Free to Start, Premium to Excel Prefume free with up to 12 perfumes in your collection. Upgrade to Premium Extract for unlimited collection, advanced insights, and comprehensive collection analytics. No monthly subscriptions - pay once, own forever. Download Prefume today and discover what your nose has been trying to tell you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://prefume.app/privacy

About

ScentShelf Perfume Tracker

Track your daily fragrance choices and organize your perfume collection. Discover your personal scent preferences over time with insightful statistics and an AI sommelier that interprets your habits.

Highlights
  • Daily SOTD wear log
  • Full collection manager
  • Wishlist and archive
  • Personal scent profile
  • AI sommelier (Nez)
  • AI photo recognition
Features
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ScentShelf is a perfume tracker and fragrance diary. Log your scent of the day, keep every bottle on one shelf, and let your own wear history show you your taste. Not an encyclopedia, and not a feed telling you what to buy. A personal record of what you actually wear, and what that says about you. No account needed to start. Open the app, add a bottle, log today's wear. Link an account later, only when you want a backup. DIARY: YOUR SCENT OF THE DAY Log what you wore in one tap and it lands on your calendar, so "what did I wear to that dinner in March?" finally has an answer. Add a mood and an occasion if you like: those tags gather into a monthly report, and a weekly recap card sums up your week, ready to share. SHELF: EVERY BOTTLE IN ONE PLACE Add a perfume from one sheet: type the name, or photograph the bottle with ScentScan, then send it to your shelf or your wishlist from the same place. Add photos, notes and impressions, group bottles into collections, choose how densely the shelf displays, and archive the ones you've finished without losing the memory. NEZ: ANSWERS FROM YOUR OWN SHELF Nez, the AI fragrance guide, now has its own tab. Ask what to wear tonight, what's in a collection, or which bottle you've been neglecting, and Nez answers from your shelf and your diary, not from a generic bestseller list. Simple questions about your own shelf are answered on the spot, without using a Nez question. Each day, Nez's Pick suggests something to wear; while your shelf is still small, it suggests perfumes worth trying instead, and any of them goes to your wishlist in one tap. INSIGHTS: FREE FOR EVERYONE See your most-worn bottles, the note families you reach for, and the moods behind them. Ask Nez for a read of your taste, built from what you actually wear. DISCOVER Editorial guides and reviews from fellow collectors. When something catches your eye, save it to your wishlist in one tap. FEATURES - Daily SOTD wear log on a scrollable calendar - Mood and occasion tags, a monthly report and a shareable weekly recap - Collection manager with wishlist, archive and adjustable shelf density - One Add sheet: type a name or scan the bottle - Nez, an AI guide grounded in your own shelf and diary - Free Insights: most worn, note families, moods - A daily Nez Pick - Editorial guides and community reviews - Home Screen widget with today's Nez Pick (Pro) - Works on iPhone Duo, with a side rail on the outer display FREE Up to 10 perfumes with unlimited wear logging, the full calendar, mood and occasion tags, Insights and the monthly report. Three free ScentScans to try, and three Nez questions a month, with ten in your first month. PRO An unlimited shelf, unlimited ScentScan and Nez questions, every daily Nez Pick, no ads, the Home Screen widget, a new Nez's read every week, and the Pro themes with profile customization. Monthly and annual plans, with a 3-day free trial on the annual plan. Start logging today. In a month, you'll see your taste take shape. Privacy Policy: https://www.scentshelf.app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Prefume4 screens
ScentShelf Perfume Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prefume at 5.0 against ScentShelf Perfume Tracker's 4.5. Prefume also leads on ads (none vs shown). ScentShelf Perfume Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Prefume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScentShelf Perfume Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prefume holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prefume ships an update every 6 days, ScentShelf Perfume Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prefume versus ScentShelf Perfume Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrefumeScentShelf Perfume Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB136 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnatole AyadiDefine You

Customer experience

Prefume

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScentShelf Perfume Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prefume

One-time1
  • Extract - Premium Features$24.99
3 purchases

ScentShelf Perfume Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Pro · AI & Unlimited$1.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly · AI & Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual · AI & Unlimited3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Prefume free?
Prefume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScentShelf Perfume Tracker free?
ScentShelf Perfume Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prefume or ScentShelf Perfume Tracker?
Prefume is rated higher. Prefume averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ScentShelf Perfume Tracker averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Prefume or ScentShelf Perfume Tracker have ads?
ScentShelf Perfume Tracker shows ads; Prefume does not.
Which is updated more often, Prefume or ScentShelf Perfume Tracker?
Prefume ships an update every 6 days, and ScentShelf Perfume Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, Prefume was updated on October 11, 2026 and ScentShelf Perfume Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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