Comparison

ShelfyHub vs GameCache

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

Head to head
About

ShelfyHub

Features
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ShelfyHub is the app for physical video game collectors who want to finally have their library under control. Whether you have five games or five hundred, keeping track of formats, platforms, regions, and ratings across your shelf is harder than it sounds. ShelfyHub makes it simple. - Scan or add manually. Point your camera at any barcode and ShelfyHub pulls in the game details automatically. Prefer to do it by hand? No problem — you can add any title manually in seconds. - Your collection, your way. Log the format (cartridge, disc, digital), region (PAL, NTSC), your personal rating, hours played, times completed, purchase date, and where you bought it. Every game gets the context it deserves. - Track your hardware too. Consoles, handhelds, accessories — scan or search to add them to a dedicated Hardware collection. Add cover photos, condition ratings, and notes, or drop them into your Wishlist. - Mark your favourites. Bookmark the games you love and filter your library to see only the ones that matter most. - Built for collectors. Browse by platform, search by title, and get a full picture of your collection through built-in stats. See how many games you own, which platforms dominate your shelf, and how far you've come. - Free to start. Collect up to 30 games for free. When your shelf grows, upgrade to Pro and collect without limits. ShelfyHub is for the people who still believe physical games are worth collecting — and worth remembering. ShelfyHub Pro Unlock unlimited games and scans with a ShelfyHub Pro subscription. Available as a monthly or annual plan. Pricing is shown before purchase and varies by region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://shelfyhub.site/terms Privacy Policy: https://shelfyhub.site/privacy

About

GameCache

Consolidate your scattered game libraries from various platforms into a single, organized collection. Track your playtime, rate games, and discover what others are playing. Never miss a release with timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Import Steam and Xbox libraries
  • Manual game addition
  • Track playtime and sessions
  • Rate, review, and rank games
  • Follow other players
  • Release and event notifications
  • Shareable game cards
Features
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Your games are scattered across storefronts, consoles and a decade of half-finished saves. GameCache brings them together into one library that is finally yours. Import from Steam and Xbox to start with the shelf you already have, not an empty one, then add anything else by hand from a catalogue of hundreds of thousands of games, on any platform you play. Everything else is built on top of that: what you're playing, what you've finished, what's still waiting, and what you're hoping for. BUILD YOUR CACHE Import your Steam and Xbox libraries in a couple of taps, with playtime carried across where it's available. Add PC, console and handheld games by hand from the full catalogue. Sort everything into Owned, Playing and Played, keep a backlog you'll actually look at, and a wishlist for everything still to come. TRACK WHAT YOU ACTUALLY PLAY Log sessions and playthroughs and see where your hours really went; per game, per month, and over time. A sessions calendar shows your year at a glance, and playtime adds up automatically as you go. RATE, REVIEW AND RANK Score what you finish and your CacheScore follows, the running average of every rating you've given. Write reviews other players can read and reply to, and build lists and tier lists from anything in the catalogue. SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS PLAYING Follow other players and keep up with what they're finishing. Compare libraries game by game to find the overlap, and the gaps. Reviews have threaded replies, so recommendations turn into conversations. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Get notified when a wishlisted game comes out, when a gaming event is about to start, and when a game you've been playing has been sitting untouched for a while. EARN YOUR PROGRESS Achievements track the things worth tracking; games mastered, hours logged, reviews written, libraries imported. SHARE IT Turn any game, review, list or profile into a share card built for posting, and let people open it straight in the app. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Export everything you've added at any time, and delete your account and its data from inside the app whenever you want. No waiting on a support request. GameCache is free to use and supported by ads. Game data powered by IGDB.

Screenshots

ShelfyHub4 screens
GameCache4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameCache at none against ShelfyHub's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. ShelfyHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GameCache asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShelfyHub ships an update every 2 weeks, GameCache every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ShelfyHub versus GameCache: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelfyHubGameCache
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAntonio Moreno VallsGameCache LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShelfyHub

Subscriptions2
  • ShelfyHub Pro – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ShelfyHub Pro – Annual$17.991 Year
None

GameCache

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShelfyHub free?
ShelfyHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GameCache free?
GameCache is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShelfyHub or GameCache have ads?
Both ShelfyHub and GameCache show ads.
Which is updated more often, ShelfyHub or GameCache?
ShelfyHub ships an update every 2 weeks, and GameCache every 9 days. Most recently, ShelfyHub was updated on October 8, 2026 and GameCache on October 4, 2026.

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