Comparison

GamePanda vs Shelf

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

Head to head
About

GamePanda

Consolidate all your games from various platforms into a single library. Track your trophies, achievements, and get notified about price drops on games you're interested in. Discover new releases and manage your gaming backlog.

Highlights
  • Unified game library across platforms
  • Trophy and achievement tracking
  • Price drop notifications
  • Backlog management
  • Game discovery and recommendations
  • Subscription content tracking
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GamePanda keeps every game you own in one library. Link PlayStation, Xbox and Steam and your games arrive on their own: purchases, subscription titles, and the trophies and achievements you have already earned. Add discs, cartridges and anything else by hand, and they sit alongside the rest instead of being forgotten. ONE LIBRARY, EVERY PLATFORM Digital, physical and subscription titles together. Remasters, remakes and ports collapse under the game they belong to, so a collection reads like a collection instead of a list of duplicates. TROPHIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT KEEP THEMSELVES CURRENT PlayStation trophies, Xbox achievements and Steam achievements in one place, refreshed in the background so progress is already there when you open the app. KNOW WHEN A GAME GETS CHEAPER Watch any game and GamePanda tells you when the price drops. That is the only time it will interrupt you. A BACKLOG YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY FINISH Tap to move a game from Backlog to Playing to Completed. Hold to park it. Challenges count what you finish across every console you own. DISCOVER WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Browse new releases, deals and what is worth playing on each platform. GAMEPANDA+ UNLOCKS MORE Unlimited collections instead of one. A game's whole price history instead of 30 days. A calendar of everything you are waiting for, and a notification the day one of them ships. Check any store region on any game, and change your own whenever you like. Link a second (or more) account(s) per platform. Install to your console and check its storage from your phone. See what your subscriptions gave away in past months. And choose exactly what counts as a deal, instead of just "on sale." And many more features to come! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gamepanda.app/privacy

About

Shelf

Features
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Shelf is an easy way to discover, track, organize, and understand the video games you play. Keep all your games in one place, whether you play on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, console, handheld, or other major platforms. Track games you want to play, games you are playing, and games you have finished. Shelf combines game discovery, game tracking, achievements, trophies, playtime, stats, collections, and a huge video game catalogue into one app. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT GAME Explore a personalized feed based on your taste, gaming history, favorite genres, platforms, ratings, and games you already enjoy. Browse games in a simple swipeable feed and quickly find something worth playing. For every game, Shelf brings useful information together, including: • Description and screenshots • Release date and platforms • Genres and categories • Developers and publishers • Ratings and reviews • Achievements and trophies • DLCs and expansions • Similar games • Multiplayer information The more games you add and play, the better Shelf understands what you like. CONNECT YOUR GAMING PLATFORMS Connect Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox to import your games into Shelf. Shelf can keep supported gaming activity updated automatically, including: • Games played • Playtime • Achievements • Trophies • XP • Completion progress • Recently played games Your library stays updated automatically as you continue playing. TRACK AND ORGANIZE EVERY GAME Build one place for your entire gaming backlog. Mark games as Playing Next, Playing, Completed, Backlog, Dropped, or organize them however you want using custom shelves. Build realistic game shelves that make your digital collection feel physical again. SEE YOUR GAMING STATS Shelf turns your gaming activity into useful stats and history. Track: • Total playtime • Playtime by day, month, and year • Games played and completed • Achievements and trophies unlocked • Completion progress • Most played games • Favorite genres and platforms • Gaming activity over time View your history using timelines, charts, heatmaps, and progress views. See when you played the most, which games took the most time, and how your gaming habits changed over the years. TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS AND TROPHIES Keep achievements and trophies from supported platforms together with your games. See unlocked achievements, trophies, completion percentage, XP, and other available platform stats for each game. POWERFUL SEARCH AND FILTERS Use 20+ filters to find games you actually care about. Filter by platform, genre, release date, developer, publisher, franchise, rating, game modes, multiplayer, DLCs, achievements, tags, themes, and more. Combine filters to narrow down hundreds of thousands of games to exactly what you want. A HUGE VIDEO GAME CATALOGUE Explore more than 400,000 games across different platforms and generations. Shelf covers AAA releases, indie games, older classics, DLCs, expansions, and upcoming games. The catalogue keeps growing as new games are released and existing information is updated. YOUR COMPLETE GAMING HISTORY Bring your Steam games, PlayStation trophies, Xbox achievements, backlog, and gaming activity together. See what you played, remember what you finished, find what to play next, track your progress, and look back at years of gaming activity from one place. PRIVACY AND CONTROL You choose which gaming platforms you connect and what information you add to Shelf. We never store any credentials in our server on any third part server either. MADE FOR EVERY TYPE OF PLAYER Use Shelf as your: • Video game tracker • Gaming backlog tracker • Game collection manager • Steam game tracker • PlayStation game tracker • Xbox game tracker • Achievement tracker • Trophy tracker • Game recommendation app • Game discovery app • Game wishlist • Game organizer Spend less time deciding what to play and more time playing it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GamePanda4 screens
Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shelf at 16.4 against GamePanda's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. GamePanda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shelf sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GamePanda versus Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamePandaShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAleksey ZelenskiyShreyasi Mandal

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GamePanda

Subscriptions2
  • GamePanda+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • GamePanda+ Annual$34.991 Year
4 purchases

Shelf

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Sub$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Sub$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Sub$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$79.99

Questions

Is GamePanda free?
GamePanda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shelf free?
Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GamePanda or Shelf have ads?
Neither GamePanda nor Shelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GamePanda or Shelf?
GamePanda ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shelf every 2 weeks. Most recently, GamePanda was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shelf on October 25, 2026.

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