Comparison

Logged vs High Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Logged

Track movies, TV shows, books, music, and games in a single, unified library. Assign a universal rating and write reviews for all media types. Discover new content through community engagement and curated lists.

Highlights
  • Unified media library
  • Universal rating scale
  • Track media progress
  • Write reviews
  • Discover new content
  • Follow friends
Features
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Logged, a free app to track movies, TV, books, music, and games in one place Logged is a free media tracker for everything you watch, read, listen to, and play. One library, one rating scale, no features behind a subscription. What can you track in Logged? Movies, TV shows, books, albums, and video games. Search across all five from one bar and add anything to your library in a tap. How does tracking work? Every item moves through four states: Wishlist (want to start), In Progress (started), Logged (finished), or DNF (didn't finish). TV tracks at the season level. How do ratings work? A single 1 to 5 star scale across every media type, so a 4-star album sits next to a 4-star movie. Write a review on anything. Community averages and TMDB scores show alongside your own. Is Logged really free? Yes. No paywalls, no trials, no premium tier, no locked features. Ads keep it running, and an optional subscription removes them. Can you follow friends? Yes. Your profile shows your library, ratings, and favorites. Follow people to see what they're watching, reading, or playing. How do you find new things to add? A Discover feed surfaces trending media, curated lists, and genre spotlights built from what the Logged community is actually engaging with. Who is Logged for? Anyone tired of using a different app for every kind of media. One library for movies, TV, books, music, and games instead of four separate trackers. Logged Supporter is an optional auto-renewing subscription. It removes ads from your account on every device you sign in on, and adds a supporter badge to your profile. - Logged Supporter: $2.99 USD per month, renews monthly - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - Renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://logged.media/privacy

About

High Shelf

Features
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High Shelf is one home for everything you love: films, TV shows, books, games and music, tracked together on one beautiful shelf. LOG IT IN SECONDS Rate with half stars, write a review, mark spoilers and keep a dated diary of every watch, read, play and listen. Mark anything as want to, in progress, finished or did not finish. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF The Continue strip at the top of your Library shows what you're in the middle of. Log the next episode, chapter or session with one tap. KNOW IF IT'S WORTH IT Every title has IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, trailers, cast and crew, community ratings and where to stream, rent or buy it in your country. SEE WHAT'S TRENDING Discover the top 10 across High Shelf for every format. Swipe through quick yes-or-no picks, get a For You feed tuned to your taste and browse lists and reviews from the community. KNOW YOUR TASTE Stats show your media mix, an activity heatmap, how you rate, your top genres and favourite decades. Set yearly goals and watch your progress. YOUR YEAR, WRAPPED Wrapped turns your year into a story you can tap through. Share cards for reviews, your profile, your goals and your year look great in any story or chat. SHOW OFF YOUR SHELF Pin your all-time favourites to The High Shelf on your profile, earn levels as you log, follow friends, like and comment on their reviews and build lists together. BRING YOUR WHOLE HISTORY Import from Letterboxd, Goodreads, Trakt, TV Time, IMDb, Simkl and Serializd in a couple of minutes, with your ratings, reviews and dates. High Shelf is free to use. High Shelf Pro removes ads and adds advanced stats, 14 colour themes, the shiny Pro level badge, taste compatibility with friends, unlimited lists, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://highshelf.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Logged4 screens
High Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

Logged and High Shelf are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Logged sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and High Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logged ships an update fortnightly, High Shelf every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Logged versus High Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoggedHigh Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB56 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJustin YatesATLE RICHTER SCHIE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Logged

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free$2.991 Month
2 purchases

High Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • High Shelf Pro$2.991 Month
  • High Shelf Pro - Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Logged free?
Logged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is High Shelf free?
High Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Logged or High Shelf have ads?
Both Logged and High Shelf show ads.
Which is updated more often, Logged or High Shelf?
Logged ships an update fortnightly, and High Shelf every 4 weeks. Most recently, Logged was updated on October 31, 2026 and High Shelf on October 25, 2026.

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