Comparison

ADH vs Shelfie

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

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About

ADH

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You know what to do. You just can't start. ADH-Do is a task initiation app built specifically for ADHD brains. Not another to-do list. Not a productivity system. A tool for the exact moment you're staring at your tasks and absolutely nothing is happening. How it works Tell ADH-Do how your brain is today, soup, okay, functional, or great. It matches you with tasks your brain can actually handle right now. Then it picks one and tells you to go. No negotiating. No scrolling. No 40 minutes of "organising" that is actually avoidance. Built-in initiation methods - Dice roll --- let chance make the call - Random task --- one task, picked for you - The 5-min lie --- tell your brain it's only 5 minutes - Pick from a short list --- a curated handful, not the whole pile - Guided list --- a pre-filtered set matched to your brain state No shame mechanics. No streaks to break. No "you haven't opened the app in 3 days" guilt notifications. No score that resets when life happens. ADH-Do has an off-day mode and a "couldn't do it" exit, because sometimes that's just how it goes, and that's okay. Your tasks, your way. Start with 115 built-in tasks across 13 categories, or add your own. Pause anything that's not relevant right now. Set reminders that actually fit how you live. Customise rewards -- sounds, visuals, affirmations -- or turn them all off. Built by someone with ADHD, for people who've already tried everything else. Free to download. No account required. Your data stays on your device.

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Shelfie

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Shelfie turns your screenshot and photo chaos into an organized, searchable library — powered entirely by on-device Apple Intelligence. Nothing ever leaves your iPhone. Every image you import is automatically analyzed, tagged, and categorized using Apple's Vision, Natural Language, and Foundation Models frameworks. Screenshots, photos, receipts, whiteboards, documents, signs, handwritten notes — Shelfie knows what it's looking at and makes it instantly findable. INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATION • Works on both screenshots and regular photos — the picker defaults to screenshots but you can toggle to your full photo library • Auto-categorization into 19 smart categories: Receipts, Conversations, Articles, Code, Maps, Social Media, Email, Calendar, Settings, Shopping, Travel, Health, Finance, Food, Documents, Entertainment, Education, Music, and Other • AI-generated tags, one-sentence summaries, and key highlights (prices, dates, action items) • Entity extraction — people, places, and organizations pulled automatically • Tappable detected data — URLs open Safari, phone numbers dial, addresses jump to Apple Maps POWERFUL SEARCH • Full-text search across every pixel of OCR-extracted text — screenshots, signs, receipts, handwriting • Smart AI search understands natural language: "receipts from last week", "photos of whiteboards", "messages from John" • Spotlight integration — find any image straight from your Home Screen • Siri Shortcuts: "Search images in Shelfie", "Find image in Shelfie" VISUAL DISCOVERY • Similar images surface automatically using visual fingerprinting • Content Graph — explore your library as a constellation of related ideas • Auto-generated Collections plus custom Groups for manual organization PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS • Your Context — tell Shelfie about yourself (work, hobbies, life) and Apple Intelligence writes tags, descriptions, and group names that actually fit you. Stays on your device, syncs only via your private iCloud • Combine multi-page screenshots into a single item — drag to reorder, Apple Intelligence suggests the right top-to-bottom order, and overlapping OCR text is deduplicated. Originals are kept and back-linked • Multi-select mode to summarize several images into a single AI briefing with themes and action items • Quote Card Generator creates shareable image cards in five styles and three sizes • Share Sheet support — send screenshots and photos to Shelfie from any app • Editable personal notes on every image • Import up to 50 images at once from the photo library, take a new one with the camera, paste from the clipboard, or share up to 10 at a time. After importing from Photos, Shelfie can offer to delete the originals so you free up space • Automatic screenshot detection (optional) — Shelfie spots new screenshots on your phone, shows how many are waiting, and adds them in one tap. A gentle notification can remind you when a few have piled up • Imports are fast: images appear immediately and AI analysis continues in the background while you browse PRIVACY FIRST All image analysis happens on-device. No cloud AI. No ads. No cross-app tracking. Your images — and everything Shelfie learns about them — stay yours. Your library syncs across your Apple devices through your own private iCloud container, which only your devices can read. Shelfie collects anonymous, non-tracking usage analytics — which features get used, never your images or their contents — to guide what we improve next. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later • Apple Intelligence-capable device (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) for summaries, smart search, and quote generation • OCR, categorization, and similarity features work on all supported devices • No account required Stop scrolling through Photos looking for that one image. Let Shelfie find it for you.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ADH at Free against Shelfie's $0.49. ADH also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Shelfie's advantage is device support. On in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

ADH is free to download; Shelfie costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
ADH versus Shelfie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHShelfie
PriceFree — better$0.49
Update frequency—Every 5 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJAY ELLIOT DIAMONDBCLG APPS PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

ADH

No in-app purchases

None

Shelfie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ADH free?
ADH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelfie free?
Shelfie costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.

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