Comparison

Makeup Shelf vs Pyxis

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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/

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Pyxis

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Pyxis keeps track of when your beauty products expire, so nothing past its date ever goes on your skin. Photograph a product, pick what it is, and set the day you opened it. Pyxis works out the expiry date and reminds you before it passes. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Eight categories covering everything on your shelf: makeup, skincare, haircare, personal care, nail care, fragrance, oral care, and vitamins. Each one comes with a full list of product types, from mascara and liquid eyeliner to retinol serum and dry shampoo. NEVER MISS A DATE Set the period after opening (PAO) and Pyxis calculates the expiry for you. Turn on reminders and you get a nudge seven days before, and again on the day. You can also enter an expiry date yourself if the packaging prints one. YOUR SHELF, ON DISPLAY My Shelf lays your whole collection out like a real vanity, one shelf per category. Lift a product out of its photo background with a tap and it stands on the shelf like the real thing. Tap any product to see it full screen. RATE WHAT YOU LOVE Heart the products you love and score them on what actually matters for that type. Mascara is rated on pigmentation and longevity. Shampoo is rated on cleansing and scent. Perfume is rated on sillage. USED IT UP Mark a product as finished and it stays on your shelf as history, quietly faded, so you remember what worked and what didn't. FREE AND PYXIS PLUS Pyxis is free to download. A free shelf holds 3 products, with reminders, photos and expiry tracking all included. Pyxis Plus unlocks an unlimited shelf and Favourites for a single one-time purchase - no subscription, and it stays yours on every device you sign in to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every photo stays on your iPhone. There is no account, no sign up, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. Support: https://velto.at/en/shelfie/support Privacy Policy: https://velto.at/en/datenschutz Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Makeup Shelf4 screens
Pyxis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Makeup Shelf at every 2 weeks against Pyxis's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Makeup Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Pyxis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makeup Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Pyxis monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Makeup Shelf versus Pyxis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeup ShelfPyxis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHASAN BALKIMEHDI KHOSRAVANI BIDZARDI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Makeup Shelf

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

Pyxis

One-time1
  • Pyxis Plus$3.99

Questions

Is Makeup Shelf free?
Makeup Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pyxis free?
Pyxis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makeup Shelf or Pyxis have ads?
Neither Makeup Shelf nor Pyxis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makeup Shelf or Pyxis?
Makeup Shelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pyxis monthly. Most recently, Makeup Shelf was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pyxis on October 24, 2026.

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