Comparison

epup vs Shelfie!

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

Head to head
About

epup

Transform reading into an engaging RPG where every page read helps your virtual pet grow and unlock rewards. Customize your pet's skills, build and decorate your dream house, and explore social features and seasonal events.

Highlights
  • Read EPUB/PDF files
  • Virtual pet evolution
  • House building and decoration
  • Island customization
  • Gardening and cooking
  • Social features and clubs
  • Seasonal events
Features
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Struggling to focus on reading? Epup turns your reading list into a rewarding RPG journey. READ TO GROW Import your favorite EPUB/PDF files or discover public domain classics. Every page you turn earns you Ink and XP. Track your reading time and use your progress to evolve your virtual companion and unlock rewards. YOUR COMPANIONS & SKILLS Adopt from 11 unique companions including Papyrus (the loyal dog), Folio (the curious cat), Vellum (the magical dragon), Phoenix (the legendary firebird), and more. Each pet has unique skills with 4 upgradeable tiers that boost your reading with timed bonuses, XP multipliers, ink generation, and special abilities. COZY CREATIVITY & HOUSING • Your Dream House: Build and upgrade across 6 tiers (Cottage → Palace) with 30 levels. Unlock up to 3 rooms as you progress. • Decorate: Craft 60+ furniture items from common to legendary rarity. Place furniture with XP, ink, and drop rate buffs. • Island Customization: Design your island with roads, trees, flowers, beaches, and structures. • Gardening: Plant crops, flowers, and herbs. Flowers provide passive buffs while cooking ingredients. • Cooking: Master 18+ recipes with food buffs for XP, ink, hunger, and special effects. ADVENTURES & SOCIAL • Expeditions: Send pets on 4 expeditions (Whispering Woods to Dragon Peak) for rare resources. • Social System: Make friends, join clubs, and progress through friendship tiers. Even marry your best friend with upgradeable rings. • Seasonal Events: Participate in limited-time events with special quests and themed furniture. FEATURES: • Customizable E-Reader (Fonts, Themes, Dark Mode, Vertical Scrolling) • Interactive Pet System (Hunger, Mood, Evolution, Unique Skills) • Expandable House System (30 levels, 6 tiers, multi-room decorating) • Island Decoration System (roads, nature, structures) • Furniture Crafting (60+ items with rarity tiers and buffs) • Gardening (crops, flowers, herbs with passive buffs) • Cooking (18+ recipes with food buffs) • Expeditions (4 locations with scaling rewards) • Social Features (friends, clubs, marriage system) • Seasonal Events (limited-time quests and rewards) • Inkwell Lab Mini-Games (5 cognitive games) • Reading Stats Tracker (Total Time Read) • Daily Quests & Achievements (streaks, wealth, decorator, library, and more)

About

Shelfie!

Features
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Shelfie! Your Cozy Book Nook Every book deserves a beautiful home. So does every reader. Shelfie! is your own digital library, a living little world that grows with every book you read. Tuck your favorite titles onto warm wooden shelves, light a candle, string up some fairy lights, and make it entirely, wonderfully yours. A Shelf That Comes Alive Watch your bookshelf drift from golden morning light to cozy candlelit evenings, Shelfie! changes with the time of day. In Night Mode, your glow props flicker to life, casting warm light across your collection. Decorate Your World Visit Granny Pip's Shop for 40+ herbs, glows, and trinkets to place on your shelves. An ivy jar here, a glowing mushroom there, a pumpkin lantern on the bottom shelf, no two Shelfies are ever the same. Read in Peace Upload your own PDFs and EPUBs, or step into Reading Mode: a distraction-free sanctuary with an illustrated room, a built-in reading timer, and ambient soundscapes - crackling fire, falling rain, or ocean waves. Read in dark mode, highlight your favorite lines, or doodle in the margins with the Pen tool. Watch Yourself Grow Every reading session is tracked. Watch your reading speed, total hours lost in books, and your stats grow one chapter at a time. And much more… Begin your story. Light a candle. Open a book. Welcome to Shelfie! Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

epup4 screens
Shelfie!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: epup at none against Shelfie!'s 3. 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. Shelfie! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. epup asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

epup ships an update every 2 weeks, Shelfie! every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
epup versus Shelfie!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterepupShelfie!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaries RamdhaniAarav Singh

In-app purchases

None

epup

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shelfie!

Subscriptions2
  • Shelfie Premium$3.991 Month
  • Shelfie Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shelfie Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is epup free?
epup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelfie! free?
Shelfie! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do epup or Shelfie! have ads?
Neither epup nor Shelfie! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, epup or Shelfie!?
epup ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shelfie! every 3 weeks. Most recently, epup was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shelfie! on October 25, 2026.

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