Shelfy vs Dinner Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelfy
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Shelfy keeps track of what's in your pantry — and now of what ends up on your plate. Scan the barcode, add the expiry date, done. Shelfy reminds you before anything goes off, suggests recipes from what you already have, and keeps a full nutrition diary if you want one. Without typing anything twice: the nutrition data comes along with the scan anyway. Your pantry, without the work • Scan barcodes instead of typing — name, image and nutrition facts fill themselves in • Capture expiry dates with the camera or add them in seconds • Reminders before things expire — you decide how early • Sorted by category, with a freshness score at a glance Nutrition diary • Pick your portion in grams — Shelfy converts per-100 g values to what you actually ate • Quick picks from the product's own serving and package sizes • Calorie ring with a daily goal, macro bars for protein, carbs and fat • Grouped by meal, with a recents list for the things you eat often • Works for food outside your pantry too: scan it or enter it by hand • Optionally record vitamins and minerals when the data is available • CSV export — your data stays yours Apple Health • Logged nutrients go straight to Apple Health • Shelfy can read your burned calories and raise your daily goal accordingly • Meals you log in other apps can count towards your day How healthy is this? • Nutri-Score and NOVA processing level right after the scan • Additives spelled out in plain language instead of E-numbers, with context • Allergens and vegetarian labelling Recipes from your pantry • Suggestions built from what you have — favouring what expires soonest • Staples like salt, oil and flour count as available • Filters for vegetarian and for allergens you avoid • Missing ingredients go to your shopping list with one tap Shopping and sharing • A shopping list that fills itself from recipes and from what ran out • Share a household over iCloud — everyone sees the same pantry • Record prices and follow how they change • Optionally share prices anonymously with the community; switching it off withdraws what you already shared Your data Shelfy has no user account. Your pantry and your diary live on your device, household sharing runs through your own private iCloud. Community prices are sent with nothing that points back to you — and only if you turn that on. Product data comes from Open Food Facts.
Dinner Light
Easily read menus in dim lighting with a customizable flashlight and magnifier. Calculate tips and split bills accurately among any number of people. This private, ad-free tool supports multiple languages and currencies.
- Dimmable flashlight
- Live menu magnifier with zoom
- Tip calculator with presets
- Bill splitting for any number of people
- Supports 6 languages
- Supports 7 currencies
- Private and ad-free
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Read the menu clearly and handle the check without juggling several apps. Dinner Light combines a live menu magnifier, adjustable flashlight, tip calculator, and bill splitter in one simple dining tool. READ DIM MENUS • Open directly into a large live camera reader • Enlarge small print with smooth zoom • Tap menu text to focus where you need it • Use the flashlight and camera magnifier together • Adjust flashlight brightness with its own slider • Try Magnify on the built-in sample menu • Hand the phone across the table without losing the controls TIP AND SPLIT THE CHECK • Choose common tip percentages or enter your own • Calculate the tip before tax or from the full total • Split the bill with your group • See each person’s total and share of the tip • Round up the final amount when you want to leave a little extra MADE FOR DINING AND TRAVEL • Six in-app languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese • Seven currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, MXN, and JPY • Large controls, high contrast, VoiceOver labels, and reduced-motion support • No account or sign-up required PRIVACY AND ADS Your live camera view stays on your device. Dinner Light does not record, save, or upload camera images. The app is free and supported by ads. No banner covers the live camera reader. You can review advertising privacy choices from Settings. Whether the room is dark, the print is tiny, or the check has arrived for a group, Dinner Light keeps the useful controls close at hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelfy at none against Dinner Light's 1. Shelfy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Dinner Light's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Dinner Light sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Shelfy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shelfy ships an update every 4 days, Dinner Light fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelfy | Dinner Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIMON SCHENKEL | SCOTT RICHARD MORVAY |
In-app purchases
Shelfy
No in-app purchases
Dinner Light
- Dinner Light Annual7 Days trial$2.991 Year








