Hey Me vs ShotShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hey Me
Capture thoughts, to-dos, and ideas in a unique chat-style interface. Organize notes into themed conversations with customizable visuals and instant search. It's a private and delightful way to keep your mind uncluttered.
- Chat-style note-taking
- Themed conversations
- Instant search across chats
- Customizable chat colors and illustrations
- Move notes between conversations
- Rich link previews
- Private and secure
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Take notes like you're chatting with yourself ;) Hey Me will transform how you capture your thoughts... Forget boring lists! Hey Me is a note-taking app with a twist — it works like a chat with yourself. Capture thoughts, to-dos, ideas, quotes, or dreams in familiar chat bubbles, and organize them into themed conversations you can easily move between. It's the comfort of chatting with a friend, but the friend is YOU! Why you'll love Hey Me: - Chat-style notes in themed conversations - Task lists right inside your chats — check things off as you go - Search your chats, links, and tasks to find anything, instantly - Custom colors and illustrations for each chat - Move notes between conversations instantly - Quick capture without folder hunting - Links come alive with rich previews — images, titles, and descriptions - Completely private and secure Whether it's a brilliant idea, a random grocery item, a wedding plan, or your dream journal - Hey Me keeps your brain uncluttered in a space that feels warm, familiar, and delightful. Perfect for: - To-do lists & reminders - Ideas & brain dumps - Journals & self-reflection - Project & event planning - Favorite quotes & life notes - and anything else you can think of! Ready to give your thoughts a cozy home? Download Hey Me and start chatting with yourself today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heyme.bitoverloaded.com/legal/privacy
ShotShelf
Organize, search, and clean up your screenshot library with on-device OCR. Find specific information within images, group duplicates, and manage your collection efficiently. Prioritizes privacy with local processing and no account required.
- On-device OCR text search
- Duplicate screenshot grouping
- Smart categorization
- Bulk actions for organization
- AI-powered natural language search
- Privacy-first design
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ShotShelf helps you turn a messy screenshot library into something searchable and useful. Use ShotShelf to: - Search screenshots by visible text using on-device OCR - Group and review duplicate screenshots - Organize screenshots with smart categories and favorites - Clean up your library with bulk actions - Keep sensitive screenshot organization local to your device Built for real screenshot habits: - Find OTPs, receipts, travel bookings, shopping screenshots, notes, and chats faster - Retry OCR on hard screenshots with dark backgrounds, small text, or cropped content - Choose a preferred OCR script for better text recognition - Use bulk actions to favorite, categorize, hide, or delete multiple screenshots at once - Ask questions in natural language with AI-powered search Privacy-first by design: - No account required - Core indexing and OCR stay on-device - Limited photo access works on supported iPhone versions ShotShelf is ideal for anyone who saves too many screenshots and needs a faster way to find, review, and clean them up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hey Me at none against ShotShelf's shown. ShotShelf's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Hey Me sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ShotShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hey Me against 5.0 for ShotShelf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Hey Me ships an update every 2 months, ShotShelf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hey Me | ShotShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andre Louw | Shahryar Khan |
Customer experience
Hey Me
ShotShelf
In-app purchases
Hey Me
- iCloud Sync$4.99
- Unlimited Chats$4.99
ShotShelf
- Remove Ads$2.99









