Comparison

College Cards App vs Shelf!

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

Head to head
About

College Cards App

Access exclusive coupons and free food at local restaurants and venues. Unlock discounts with a monthly subscription and redeem them instantly. Earn points from redeemed discounts for a chance to win monthly giveaways.

Highlights
  • Exclusive coupons
  • Free food offers
  • Instant discounts
  • Monthly subscription
  • Points for giveaways
  • Participating venues
Features
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College Cards gives you instant access to exclusive coupons and free food at your favorite restaurants and venues! Discover the latest offers in the app and unlock exclusive coupons with a monthly subscription. Simply show your coupon at participating locations to redeem discounts and enjoy instant savings. Save up your points from redeeming discounts to enter in monthly giveaways! Subscription Information: Auto-renewing for uninterrupted access to premium coupons Required to unlock and view all coupons Manage or cancel anytime directly from your account

About

Shelf!

Features
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Shelf! is a calm, native reading tracker for keeping a thoughtful record of what you read. Build your personal library, organize books by Reading, Read, and Want, log reading sessions in a few taps, track yearly goals, and see your progress through clean stats. Add books by search or ISBN scan, discover new reads from live book sources, and keep your library synced privately through iCloud. Shelf! is designed for readers who want less noise and more record-keeping: no social feed, no gamification, no ads, and no account setup. Features: - Personal library with Reading, Read, and Want shelves - Fast book search with Google Books and Open Library fallback - ISBN barcode scanning - Reading session timer and page logging - Yearly goals, streaks, monthly stats, and genre breakdowns - iCloud sync using your Apple ID - Home Screen widget for current reading progress - Live Activity and Dynamic Island support for active reading sessions - Light and dark themes - English and Spanish localization Shelf! is free, private, and built with native Apple frameworks.

Screenshots

College Cards App4 screens
Shelf!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shelf! at none against College Cards App's shown. College Cards App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, 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. College Cards App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Shelf! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
College Cards App versus Shelf!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollege Cards AppShelf!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCollegeCards LLCJuan Casanueva

In-app purchases

1 purchases

College Cards App

Subscriptions1
  • College Cards7 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Shelf!

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is College Cards App free?
College Cards App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelf! free?
Shelf! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do College Cards App or Shelf! have ads?
College Cards App shows ads; Shelf! does not.

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