Reelshelf vs ALIGNED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Reelshelf
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Is your camera full of dance videos? Chances are, they're all thumbnails of you in front of the same studio mirror. Finding a specific dance to a specific song takes a lot of guessing and checking. Reelshelf finds the song in each video and groups the videos by song, organizing your dance videos in an intuitive way so that they are easy to find. It pulls the song title and artist using Apple's ShazamKit, then groups your takes by song and date. Tag a take with the teacher's name or the choreographer. Write a note on what you're working on. Star your favorites and make custom lists. Songs and notes are easily searchable on the app. Your videos never leave your phone, and there's no account to sign in to. The only thing Reelshelf sends out is a sound fingerprint ā not the audio ā to Apple's identification service, the same one your iPhone already uses for Shazam. The first six songs Reelshelf finds in your library are free. A one-time $9.99 unlock opens up everything else and lets you build custom lists for projects, performances, or whichever choreographer you're learning from this month. Made for dancers with phones full of dance videos.
ALIGNED
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ALIGNED ā get every page aligned. ALIGNED is a layout tool built for multi-page Instagram carousels. Place photos, text and video across pages like a magazine spread, align them precisely, preview, and export the whole set at once. ā An alignment system you rarely see Three-level magnetic snapping, pull-out guides, multi-object align & distribute, and cross-page alignment. Every element lands exactly where it should. ā Real typography, including CJK Vertical (top-to-bottom) text with proper punctuation forms, letter spacing, line height and optical centering that behave the same in every direction. Commercial-use fonts built in, and you can import your own. ā Not just images ā video too Drop video into your workspace and export a whole page (image + text + video) as an mp4. ā Made for iPhone and iPad Same app, same projects. On iPad: a sidebar toolbar (switchable for left- or right-handed use), keyboard shortcuts and trackpad pointer support. Highlights ⢠Up to 20 pages, edit across page boundaries ⢠8-point crop, straighten, shape masks & borders ⢠Shapes, cut-out stickers, grid layouts ⢠Text shadow, background, style presets ⢠Carousel / continuous / Threads previews ⢠Reverse-order save, so your IG upload order is right ⢠Works fully offline ā your work stays on your device Free, and genuinely usable The core is free forever with no watermark: multi-page editing, the alignment engine, guides, cropping, fonts and image export. ALIGNED Pro (subscription) Unlocks video export (including full-page mp4 compositing) and cross-project copy. Monthly or yearly (yearly ā 40% off), each with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings; Pro stays active until the end of the paid period. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hilarious-aftershave-5aa.notion.site/ALIGN-3951b5c06b9a81b69736e9c7845fef0e
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ALIGNED at every 3 days against Reelshelf's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Reelshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ALIGNED sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reelshelf ships an update fortnightly, ALIGNED every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reelshelf | ALIGNED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BiBi Builds LLC | WEI-MING KAO |
In-app purchases
Reelshelf
- Reelshelf Full Access$9.99
ALIGNED
- ALIGNED Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- ALIGNED Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









