ShelfLog vs WickControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShelfLog
Manage your business or home inventory with this app. Track items, quantities, costs, and stock levels. Features barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, and export options for detailed reporting.
- Add items with details and photos
- Fast stock counting
- Search by name, barcode, or location
- Low-stock and out-of-stock alerts
- Barcode and QR label lookup
- Export inventory to CSV/PDF
- Local backup and restore
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ShelfLog is an inventory tracker for small business inventory, home inventory, reseller inventory, storage bins, supplies, and warehouse stock counts. Use it to: - Add items with quantity, category, location, cost, price, notes, and photos - Count stock fast with plus and minus controls - Search by name, barcode, SKU, category, or location - Track low-stock and out-of-stock items - Use barcode and QR labels for item lookup - Export inventory to CSV or PDF - Make a local backup and restore it later - Review inventory value, cost, sales value, and profit estimates ShelfLog works without an account for local inventory tracking. Free includes local photos plus camera or manual barcode/QR lookup. Lifetime Local Pro is a one-time local unlock for unlimited items and locations, advanced filters, inventory value, QR label creation, CSV/PDF exports, alerts, reminders, photo ZIP backup, and manual backup/restore. This release is local-only. Inventory, photos, and backup files stay on your device and are not uploaded to a ShelfLog inventory server. ShelfLog is not a POS system, accounting app, tax app, or marketplace integration. It is a focused mobile inventory tracker for counting stock, organizing items, finding products, exporting records, and keeping local backups. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polenest.com/privacy
WickControl
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WickControl is the inventory and costing tool built specifically for candle makers — whether you're stocking a home hobby shelf or running a small candle business. Every jar of wax, spool of wick, and bottle of fragrance oil you buy gets logged as a purchase. Every batch you pour gets logged as a write-off. WickControl does the rest: it tracks exactly how much of each material you have left, what it's worth, and — when you're ready to price a batch — exactly what it cost to make. KNOW WHAT'S IN STOCK See your entire warehouse at a glance: every material, current quantity, and current value, calculated automatically from your purchase history. LOG PURCHASES IN SECONDS Record what you bought, how much you paid, and where you bought it. Add notes and shop links so you never lose track of a supplier again. TRACK WHAT YOU USE Create a write-off for each batch: pick the materials, enter the quantities, and WickControl calculates the exact material cost using FIFO (first-in, first-out) — the same method accountants use, so your numbers hold up. PRICE WITH CONFIDENCE Add your markup on top of the real material cost and WickControl shows you the final price instantly. No more guessing, no more underpricing your work. SAVE DRAFTS, COMPLETE WHEN READY Build a write-off as a draft and adjust it as many times as you like. Inventory isn't touched until you mark it complete. FULL HISTORY, ALWAYS Every completed write-off keeps a permanent, unchangeable record of exactly which purchases were consumed and when — so your books always add up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN WickControl runs entirely on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync, no ads, no tracking. Your material costs and supplier details never leave your phone. Free to use for your core inventory. Unlock unlimited materials and write-offs with a single in-app purchase whenever your workshop grows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShelfLog at 15.0 against WickControl's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ShelfLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and WickControl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ShelfLog | WickControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIHOON LIM | Iakov Korotenko |
In-app purchases
ShelfLog
- Cloud Sync Monthly$2.991 Month
- Cloud Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Local Pro$3.99
WickControl
- WickControl Premium$3.99









