Panwise vs GlamShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panwise
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Do you want to actually use your makeup collection instead of just looking at it? Panwise is the makeup tracker for your Project Pan. I built Panwise because I couldn’t find an app like it myself. I wanted to know which products I really use, how long it takes me to finish them, and whether my collection is actually getting smaller. And I wanted tracking to be as simple as possible. That’s how Panwise came to life: made by a panner for the panning community. An app that fits easily into your daily routine and makes your progress visible. — TRACK WITH ONE TAP Logging a use only takes a moment. Tap a product or choose “Used All Today” to check in your entire daily lineup at once. KEEP YOUR PROJECT PAN IN SIGHT The Active Panning screen keeps all the products you’re currently trying to finish in one place, so you always know what to focus on. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Log your product’s weight or add a progress photo. Over time, you can watch it slowly disappear. Seeing that change makes it so much easier to stay motivated. EASILY CATCH UP ON MISSED DAYS Forgot to log yesterday’s products? No problem. Use the calendar to add past entries and see exactly which products you used on each day. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU REALLY USE The dashboard shows which products you use most often, how much you’ve invested in your collection, and which products you’ve already finished. ALL THE IMPORTANT DETAILS IN ONE PLACE Save each product’s name, brand, shade, category, opening date, shelf life, price, and personal notes. GET A SHELF LIFE REMINDER Choose whether you’d like to be reminded when an opened product reaches the end of its stated shelf life. EVERY EMPTY COUNTS An empty is more than just an empty package. It shows that you truly used a product. Panwise captures that moment and celebrates your progress with you. — Panwise is for anyone who wants to be more intentional with their makeup collection, finish the products they already own, and stay motivated throughout their Project Pan. No ads. No subscription. Available in English and German. I develop Panwise myself, and I’d love to hear from you when you finish your first product with it.
GlamShelf
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GlamShelf is a private catalog for the makeup you actually own: every product with its brand, category, shade, photo, and the one number most shelves ignore, its period after opening. The PAO clock is the heart of it. Set the day you opened each product and GlamShelf counts down the months printed on its packaging, from a six month mascara to a two year powder. The shelf sorts by urgency, an expiring-soon card surfaces what needs attention, and optional nudges warn you 7, 14, or 30 days before a formula turns. A built-in PAO guide explains, category by category and in plain words, how long each kind of product really keeps and what going bad looks like. The look journal remembers the good faces. Save a look with its photo, the occasion, and the exact products that built it, tagged straight off your shelf. Mark the keepers worth repeating and they float to the top when you need them again. Product links survive retirement: when a tagged product is later finished, the look keeps its name. When a product runs out, the exit interview takes five seconds: finished or decluttered, would you buy it again, one honest note. The empties log becomes the memory your next haul consults, with months in use for every finish. The repurchase list gathers flagged favorites and the empties that earned a second bottle; the declutter list queues what should leave, and a Let It Go flow moves it out with its story kept. Stats turn the shelf into answers: products by category, shelf value by brand from your own prices, the expiry mix at a glance, empties per month, your would-repurchase rate, and the hardest working products ranked by how many looks they built. WHAT YOU GET - Product shelf with open dates, PAO countdowns, and status chips - Expiring-soon nudges: an attention card plus optional notifications - Look journal with photos, occasions, and tagged products - Repurchase and declutter lists with got-it and let-it-go flows - Empties log with verdicts and months in use - Shelf stats by brand and category with charts - Built-in PAO guide for 16 product categories, in plain words - Shelf Report PDF and CSV export - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE AND LIFETIME Free covers a real start: 20 products, 10 looks, the nudges, both lists, the empties log, the stats, and the full PAO guide. Lifetime is a single purchase that unlocks unlimited products and looks plus the Shelf Report PDF and CSV export, forever. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account of ours and no tracking. Your shelf lives on your device and in your private iCloud, which we cannot read. Settings has a Delete All My Data control that erases everything from your device and your iCloud. PRICING GlamShelf Pro is a one time Lifetime purchase of $12.99 USD. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Panwise at none against GlamShelf's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GlamShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Panwise asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Panwise | GlamShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SARAH KNISCH | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Panwise
No in-app purchases
GlamShelf
- GlamShelf Lifetime$49.99









