Comparison

KeyMatch Pro vs KeyShelf

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

Head to head
About

KeyMatch Pro

Build a visual library of your keys to identify, organize, and manage them. Capture photos, track details like quantity and codes, and search your collection. Export reports and back up your data securely.

Highlights
  • Visual key library creation
  • Key identification by photo matching
  • Track key quantity and codes
  • Search and filter by name, code, or tag
  • Duplicate key detection
  • Export key audit reports
  • Backup, transfer, import, and export key lists
  • In-app security options
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KeyMatch Pro helps you build a searchable visual library of your keys so you can identify, organize, and manage them with confidence. • Capture clear key photos • Identify an unknown key by matching it to your saved library • Track key quantity, key codes, and custom tags • Search and filter keys by name, code or tag • Check for possible duplicates when adding a key as an option • Export a key audit report for records and reviews • Back up, transfer, import, and export your key list • Keep access secure with in-app security options • New plans are one-time purchases. Existing subscriptions remain supported. Sharing with a team: One person can maintain the main key library and share a backup copy with others. Team members can import that backup to view, search, identify, rename, and manage the shared key list on their own device. A paid plan is only needed when a user wants to add more keys beyond their plan limit or unlock paid tools on their own device. KeyMatch Pro does not use cloud sync or shared online accounts. Sharing is done manually through exported backup files. Ideal for homeowners, locksmiths, property managers, facilities teams, and anyone who manages lots of keys. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ © 2026 KeyMatch Pro. All rights reserved. KeyMatch Pro™, associated logos, and proprietary key-matching technology are protected by copyright and trademark law. Unauthorized reproduction or use is prohibited. Single-device design: KeyMatch Pro uses a single-device, local-first design. Your keys stay on your device and do not sync across devices. No cloud sync or shared libraries are used.

About

KeyShelf

Features
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KeyShelf is a private inventory for every physical key you own. Photograph both sides, write down what it opens, tag it, and never stand in front of a lock guessing again. Add a key in seconds: front and back photos, a color and head-shape quick-pick for keys without photos yet, the place its lock lives, and what exactly it opens. From there the shelf does what a junk drawer never will: instant search that ignores accents and looks through names, descriptions, places, tags, and even the people holding copies. Keys get copied, and copies wander. KeyShelf tracks every copy: who has it, since when, a note, and a lent-out flag that stays on the key until the copy comes home. The People screen flips the question around and shows every holder and exactly which of your keys they carry. WHAT YOU GET - Key inventory: front and back photos for every key, in a clean shelf grid - What it opens: a plain-words description plus a structured place (home, cottage, office, mailbox, padlock, vehicle, and more) - Tags and instant smart search: accent-insensitive, across names, descriptions, places, tags, and copy holders - Copy tracking: every copy with its holder, note, hand-over date, and a lent-out flag - People: everyone who holds a copy, and which keys they have - Private Face ID lock: optional, with your device passcode as fallback - Printable key registry PDF: a clean table grouped by place, photo thumbnails optional, with copy holders and lent flags - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE AND LIFETIME Free covers a full shelf of 12 keys with photos, search, tags, copy tracking, and the Face ID lock. Lifetime is a single purchase that unlocks unlimited keys and the printable registry PDF, forever. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account of ours and no tracking. Your keys live on your device and in your private iCloud, which we cannot read. An optional Face ID lock keeps the shelf closed to anyone but you, and Settings has a Delete All My Data control that erases everything from your device and your iCloud. PRICING KeyShelf Pro is a one time Lifetime purchase of $12.99 USD. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KeyMatch Pro4 screens
KeyShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KeyShelf at none against KeyMatch Pro's 11. KeyMatch Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. KeyMatch Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. KeyShelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeyMatch Pro ships an update fortnightly, KeyShelf every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KeyMatch Pro versus KeyShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyMatch ProKeyShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRudolph BrouwersInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

11 purchases

KeyMatch Pro

Subscriptions3
  • KeyMatch Pro Basic$9.991 Year
  • KeyMatch Pro Pro$14.991 Year
  • KeyMatch Pro Business$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Starter$7.99
  • Bulk Name Import (One‑time)$9.99
  • Plus$14.99
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  • Max$29.99
  • Ultra$49.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99
  • Team$79.99
  • Enterprise$149.99
None

KeyShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KeyMatch Pro free?
KeyMatch Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeyShelf free?
KeyShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KeyMatch Pro or KeyShelf have ads?
Neither KeyMatch Pro nor KeyShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KeyMatch Pro or KeyShelf?
KeyMatch Pro ships an update fortnightly, and KeyShelf every 9 days. Most recently, KeyMatch Pro was updated on October 18, 2026 and KeyShelf on October 24, 2026.

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