Comparison

Makeup Shelf vs Vannie

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

Head to head
About

Makeup Shelf

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Know every product you own, find the colors that suit you and finally use up what you already have. Makeup Shelf keeps your whole makeup bag in one place. Add your lipsticks, palettes, blushes and skincare, log each use and watch every product get closer to empty. FIND YOUR COLOR SEASON A live drape test with your camera places you in one of 12 color seasons. See your palette, the shades that light up your face and the products you already own that match. CHECK A SHADE BEFORE YOU BUY IT Snap a lipstick or blush in the shop and see straight away whether it suits your season. If it does not, Makeup Shelf shows a closer shade, often one you already own. (Premium) TRY IT ON IN THE MIRROR Try the lipsticks and blushes from your collection live on your face, in daylight, warm indoor light or cool office light. KNOW WHAT EVERYTHING COSTS Every product shows its price, its cost per use and how close you are to your goal. Your stats show the brands you reach for and the ones you forget. SWATCH LIBRARY Keep the true color of every shade you own and compare them side by side. PROJECT PAN, MADE FUN Log every use, celebrate every hit pan and add each finished product to your Pan Diary with a photo and a verdict. Badges, streaks and a friends leaderboard keep you going. SEE WHAT YOU SAVE Every product you finish instead of replacing adds to your savings, so you can watch the money you keep. YOUR LOOKS, DAY BY DAY Save each day's look with the products you wore and how it went, and share Today's Look as a card. Every product shows the looks you wore it in. ROUTINES AND ROULETTE Turn your morning and evening steps into routines and log them in one tap. Can't decide? Roulette picks what to use today from what you own. HOLY GRAILS AND HONEST VERDICTS When you finish a product, mark it Holy Grail or Won't Repurchase, so your next buy is an easy call. Finished products keep their swatches under the Finished filter. YOUR YEAR IN BEAUTY Collection value, usage streaks, eco impact and your yearly Wrapped show how far you've come. Add the products you're dreaming of to your Wishlist and treat yourself when you hit a goal. MADE FOR Project pan and low-buy challenges, decluttering a big stash, finding your color season, and anyone who wants to spend less and use more of what they already love. Makeup Shelf is free to download, and the free plan holds up to 5 products. Premium unlocks an unlimited collection and features such as Product Check, the Makeup Mirror, routines, Looks, Roulette, Wrapped and the friends leaderboard. Privacy Policy: https://hitthepanapp.github.io/hitthepanapp/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vannie

Organize your makeup collection with this app. Scan products, track usage, and get expiry reminders to avoid using old items. Discover your most-used and neglected products with smart statistics.

Highlights
  • Scan product barcodes or photos
  • AI for automatic product details
  • Manual entry and offline support
  • Track product usage and streaks
  • Expiry date reminders
  • Collection value and spending stats
  • Wishlist and declutter tracking
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Your makeup, finally getting used — not just collected. Vannie is a project pan tracker and makeup inventory for people ready to use up what they own before buying more. A Vannie Pro subscription is required to add and track products. Eligible new subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 7 days. Doing a full no-buy, a low-buy year, or just picking a few products to finish? Vannie is built around how project pan actually works. YOUR PROJECT PAN • Pick the products you want to finish and focus on them • Track how full each one is — Full, ¾, Half, ¼, Almost gone • Add progress photos and keep the whole story, from first swipe to empty • Tap "I hit pan" and celebrate the moment it happens • Can't decide what to reach for? Spin the Lucky Pick wheel • Share your progress as a photo collage LOG EVERY USE • Log each use with a double-tap — that's the whole gesture • Build a streak you can see and keep the momentum • Surface your most-neglected products — your next pan targets • Watch cost-per-use drop every time you reach for something CELEBRATE YOUR EMPTIES • Finish a product and Vannie throws a full-screen celebration • Mark anything finished, gifted, expired, disliked, or "broke me out" • Note whether you'd repurchase — build an honest empties history • Browse your Archived collection by reason, brand, or category EARN YOUR BADGES Earn badges as you finish products and log your uses — from First Empties to Pan Queen. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU OWN • Add any product four ways: scan a barcode, snap a photo (AI helps identify the brand, product, and shade), search 70,000+ products, or add manually • Own backups? Group identical ones and track how many you own • Already track in a spreadsheet? Import Excel or CSV directly • Tap any brand, category, finish, or tag to drill in • Save filters as one-tap views — Holy Grails, Daily, Cruelty-Free, your way KEEP TRACK OF MAKEUP EXPIRY DATES • Set the opened date + period after opening (PAO) • Vannie calculates the expiry automatically and nudges you before it turns • Plan ahead and waste less BUY WITH INTENTION • Wishlist with target prices and preferred stores • Total collection value, monthly spending trends, repurchase list • Stop buying the same nude lipstick three times WHY VANNIE Built by a solo founder and shaped by the Project Pan community, Vannie helps you enjoy what you own and make every finish count. Vannie Pro is an auto-renewing subscription; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://vannie.app/terms Privacy: https://vannie.app/privacy — Tara Vannie

Screenshots

Makeup Shelf4 screens
Vannie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Vannie at 3 against Makeup Shelf's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Makeup Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Vannie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Makeup Shelf versus Vannie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeup ShelfVannie
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHASAN BALKIJF Digital Solutions

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Makeup Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Glow Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Vannie

Subscriptions2
  • Vannie Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vannie Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Makeup Shelf free?
Makeup Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vannie free?
Vannie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makeup Shelf or Vannie have ads?
Neither Makeup Shelf nor Vannie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makeup Shelf or Vannie?
Makeup Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vannie every 2 weeks. Most recently, Makeup Shelf was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vannie on October 24, 2026.

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