Comparison

ShelfPulse vs Gesture Vault

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

Head to head
About

ShelfPulse

Monitor your Audiobookshelf server with real-time dashboards, deep listening analytics, and library insights. Manage users, view beautiful home screen widgets, and gain personal or administrative perspectives on your audiobook collection. Enjoy a privacy-first experience with direct server connection.

Highlights
  • Real-time session monitoring
  • Deep listening analytics
  • Library and server insights
  • User management
  • Home screen widgets
  • Direct server connection
Features
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Real-Time Dashboard: Monitor active sessions, playback progress, and device details instantly. Deep Analytics: Track listening time, streaks, favorite genres, and full history. Library Insights: Explore detailed server trends and collection statistics. Admin Functionality: Manage Users: Create, Edit, Delete and reset passwords for users of your server. Beautiful Widgets: Keep your listening stats visible right on your home screen. For Everyone: Full server monitoring for Admins and personal insights for standard users. Privacy First: Direct connection to your server with no cloud services or data collection. 3-Day Free Trial: Experience full functionality risk-free. Requires an Audiobookshelf server. https://www.audrabooks.app/shelfpulse/terms https://www.audrabooks.app/shelfpulse/privacy

About

Gesture Vault

Features
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GestureVault gives you a different way to protect the things you want kept private. Instead of relying on another PIN or password, your vault can be unlocked using a multi finger gesture that you create. Keep passwords, private notes, photos, documents and sensitive records together in one protected vault. Your gesture is your key Create a gesture based on how many fingers you use, where you place them and how you move. Nothing is displayed while you unlock, helping keep your gesture private from anyone looking over your shoulder. A vault for more than passwords Store passwords, notes, photos, documents and secure records. You can also scan documents directly into your vault and import passwords from a file. Create a decoy vault Set up a second gesture that opens a separate decoy vault. Your main vault and decoy vault remain separate, giving you another way to protect what matters. Recovery when you need it GestureVault provides a recovery phrase during setup. Save it somewhere safe and you can use it to regain access if you ever forget your gesture. More control over your vault Enable Face ID app locking, create vault backups, restore from a backup and export your passwords when you need them. Your private information deserves more than another password to remember. GestureVault puts your vault behind something uniquely yours.

Screenshots

ShelfPulse4 screens
Gesture Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShelfPulse at Free against Gesture Vault's $9.99. ShelfPulse also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.5). Gesture Vault's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

ShelfPulse is free to download; Gesture Vault costs $9.99 up front. ShelfPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gesture Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShelfPulse versus Gesture Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfPulseGesture Vault
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric RandallDakota Berthelot

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShelfPulse

Subscriptions1
  • ShelfPulse Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99
None

Gesture Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShelfPulse free?
ShelfPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gesture Vault free?
Gesture Vault costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShelfPulse or Gesture Vault have ads?
Neither ShelfPulse nor Gesture Vault shows ads.

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