Storage Unit Tracker vs Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storage Unit Tracker
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Know exactly what is in storage and where it is. Storage Unit Tracker turns each storage unit, garage, basement, attic, or moving container into a visual map. Draw areas directly on the grid, inventory what belongs in each space, attach photos, and search the entire collection in seconds. MAP THE SPACE • Create units at their real dimensions • Draw shelves, stacks, zones, and walking paths on the grid • Open any mapped area to see everything stored there FIND ANYTHING FAST • Search units, areas, containers, and items • Jump directly from a search result to its mapped location • Add photos so you can recognize contents without opening every box SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sign in to keep inventory synchronized across devices, even on different platforms • Work offline and let changes synchronize automatically when coverage returns • Keep photos downloaded on-device for reliable access in storage facilities PHOTO INVENTORY ON EVERY DEVICE Plus keeps up to 250 item photos available across your devices, with 250 MB of storage. Premium keeps up to 1,000 item photos available across your devices, with 1 GB of storage and sharing for up to five people. SHARE THE INVENTORY Premium lets you share storage units with family, household members, or collaborators. Everyone can work from the same organized map instead of separate lists and text messages. LOCAL-FIRST AND PORTABLE Your inventory remains useful offline. Export it to CSV whenever you want. The Free plan remains available without a subscription. Storage Unit Tracker is ideal for self-storage, moving, downsizing, garages, basements, attics, closets, estate organization, and household inventory. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shelf
Manage your inventory quickly and efficiently without complex spreadsheets. Track stock levels, scan barcodes, and visualize your stockroom layout. Get low-stock alerts and generate reorder lists to keep your business running smoothly.
- Fast inventory updates via swipe or barcode scan
- Stockroom floor plan visualization
- Inventory value and sales reporting
- Low-stock alerts and reorder lists
- Offline functionality
- Staff Mode for controlled access
- CSV export of item list
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Shelf is inventory tracking that takes seconds, not spreadsheets. Built for small shops, market traders, and online sellers who need to know what's on hand right now, not after an evening of data entry. FAST BY DESIGN • Swipe a row to sell or receive one • Scan a barcode to jump straight to adjusting stock • Every change is logged, so your history stays honest • Undo the last change when you fat-finger it KNOW WHERE IT IS, NOT JUST HOW MANY Draw your stockroom's floor plan, or scan the room with your iPhone, and put your racking, pallets, shelving and cages where they actually stand. Search for a product and the shelf holding it lights up on the map. Shelf will even work out how many pallets fit in the space you have, allowing for aisles and stacking height. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS • Inventory value at cost and retail • Units sold, received, and lost to damage • Top movers over 7, 30, or 90 days • Low-stock alerts before you run out • A reorder list grouped by supplier, priced and ready to send MORE THAN ONE ROOM Keep a shop floor and a lock-up counted apart, and move stock between them in two taps. Hand the phone to staff in Staff Mode and they can count and adjust without seeing what the business paid or made. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Shelf works offline, because stockrooms have bad wifi. Everything is stored on your iPhone and synced privately through your own iCloud account. No servers of ours, no account to create, no email required. EXPORT ANY TIME Your item list exports to CSV free, always. Shelf Pro adds full stock-movement history and a PDF summary. SHELF PRO Free covers 50 items. Pro removes the cap and unlocks reports, movement export, and unlimited low-stock alerts. • $4.99/month • $39.99/year, a saving of 33%, which is four months free Start with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. It renews automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel any time in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://croftware.io/shelf-privacy
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Verdict
Storage Unit Tracker and Shelf are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Storage Unit Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storage Unit Tracker | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertolini | Croftware LLC |
In-app purchases
Storage Unit Tracker
- Upgrade Storage$1.99
- Upgrade Storage$3.99
- Storage Unit Tracker Pro$3.99
Shelf
- Shelf Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Shelf Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year







