Comparison

PawRx vs CosmeShelf

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

Head to head
About

PawRx

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PawRx helps you stay on top of your dog or cat's medications—without living in spreadsheets or group chats. Log doses in one tap, get reminders that honour quiet hours, and photograph a new prescription label when you leave the vet. Built with SwiftUI, SwiftData and CloudKit only: no third-party SDKs, no ad trackers, and no account to create. Your data stays on your iPhone or iPad first; iCloud is optional and uses your private database when you choose it. — SIT. STAY. HEAL. — EVERYDAY CARE • One-tap "Given" for every scheduled dose—haptics that feel satisfying, not clinical • Today shows what's due, what's done, and who you're caring for • Warm, calm design—soft teal accents, rounded type, room to breathe • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities when they're available on your plan PRESCRIPTION LABEL SCANNING (FREE, ON-DEVICE) • Open the camera from Meds and frame the label • Apple's on-device intelligence helps extract drug name, strength, frequency and notes when it can • Assign the result to the right pet in a couple of taps • Photos and text stay on your device; nothing is harvested by us SMART REMINDERS • Notifications you can act on from the Lock Screen • Refill cues when you've told PawRx what's in the bottle • Quiet hours so the household isn't buzzed through the night MULTI-CAREGIVER CARE (PREMIUM) • Give each caregiver a name so doses show who marked them given • Premium: invite people you trust and keep everyone aligned ACTIVITY AND REPORTS • Premium: add unlimited pets—the free tier still covers every medication schedule for one pet • Recent history stays readable on free; Premium opens the full timeline and richer 30-day trends • Premium: tidy PDF summaries to email or AirDrop straight to your vet PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • SwiftData storage on device; CloudKit mirrors only when you enable it from Settings • No adverts, no data brokers—we don't wallpaper the app with trackers PREMIUM Subscribe monthly or yearly—or unlock forever. Premium includes vet-ready PDF exports, caregiver invitations, full history depth, richer medication information, widgets and Live Activities alongside your subscription, plus extra notification polish. The scanner and unlimited medication logging remain generous on the free tier. NOT MEDICAL OR VETERINARY ADVICE PawRx records what you schedule and log; it doesn't diagnose, treat or calculate doses. It only stores the numbers you or your label provide. Always follow your vet's instructions. PRIVACY & TERMS • Privacy Policy: https://pawrx-privacy.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html • Terms of Use: https://pawrx-privacy.netlify.app/terms.html • Support: https://pawrx-privacy.netlify.app/

About

CosmeShelf

Catalog your entire makeup collection, from lipstick to skincare. Easily add products by taking a photo, and organize them by brand and category. Plan future purchases with a wishlist and save your favorite makeup looks.

Highlights
  • Digitize cosmetics with photos
  • Organize by category and brand
  • Track desired products
  • Save makeup looks with product links
  • Archive finished or stored items
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Collect your cosmetics. Lipstick, foundation, skincare, fragrance. Just take a photo, and the brand, product name, shade, and size are recorded. Shelf Organize the cosmetics you own by category and by brand. Wishlist Keep track of the cosmetics you want to add next. Looks Save your makeup as a Look. You can link the products you used, too. Off Shelf Archive cosmetics you've finished or are keeping in storage. Atelier Plan Free to try. Upgrade to the Atelier plan to unlock the limit on how much you can register. Privacy Policy https://cosmeshelf.com/privacy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PawRx4 screens
CosmeShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

PawRx and CosmeShelf 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. PawRx sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CosmeShelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PawRx ships an update every 2 days, CosmeShelf daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PawRx versus CosmeShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawRxCosmeShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnju GhoshHiroki Usui

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PawRx

Subscriptions2
  • PawRx Premium$2.991 Month
  • PawRx Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

CosmeShelf

Subscriptions2
  • Atelier$7.991 Month
  • Atelier 半年$24.996 Months

Questions

Is PawRx free?
PawRx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CosmeShelf free?
CosmeShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PawRx or CosmeShelf have ads?
Neither PawRx nor CosmeShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PawRx or CosmeShelf?
PawRx ships an update every 2 days, and CosmeShelf daily. Most recently, PawRx was updated on October 31, 2026 and CosmeShelf on November 5, 2026.

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