Expiry Keeper vs ShelfKeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Expiry Keeper
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Never lose track of a passport, ID card, visa, residence permit, driving license, insurance policy, or warranty date again. Expiry Keeper: Documents is a calm, local-first expiry date tracker for the important documents you cannot afford to forget. Use it to: โข Save document names, types, expiry dates, and reminder timing โข See what is expired, urgent, upcoming, or safely up to date โข Track passports, IDs, residence permits, driving licenses, insurance, warranties, and more โข Get local reminders before renewal deadlines โข Share a clean document expiry summary when needed Built for people who manage travel documents, immigration paperwork, family renewals, rental paperwork, insurance dates, and everyday life admin. Private by design: โข No account โข No backend โข No ads โข No tracking โข No document data collection โข Data stays locally on your device and is not sent anywhere unless you choose to share a summary Expiry Keeper helps you turn scattered expiry dates into one clear renewal list.
ShelfKeep
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Shelfkeep is where you put the things in your life that have a date attached, and we make sure you don't forget them. Forget your passport expiration โ trip canceled. Forget a free trial โ wallet drained. Forget a warranty window โ can't claim. Forget a renewal โ fine in the mail. Same feeling every time: Oh, I forgot. Shelfkeep keeps all of it on one screen, organized into shelves, with smart reminders before each date so you actually have time to act. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Subscriptions and free trials (with monthly cost summary) - Documents: passport, driver's license, visa, work permit - Warranties and receipts - Vehicle registration, insurance, inspection - Medications and prescriptions - Professional certifications and licenses - Home maintenance: smoke detectors, filters, fire extinguishers - Anything else with a date REMINDERS Local notifications fire 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, and the day of each expiration. Choose which ones you want in Settings. Or choose a custom reminder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no login, no sign-up - 100% local โ your data lives only on your device - No tracking, no analytics, no ads - If you uninstall, the data is gone with it FREE FOREVER No paywall, no premium tier, no in-app purchases. Just a useful tool. Made by Shelf Studio.
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Verdict
Expiry Keeper and ShelfKeep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Expiry Keeper | ShelfKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Kamnev | Sergei Barmichev |
In-app purchases
Expiry Keeper
No in-app purchases
ShelfKeep
No in-app purchases





