Shelfii vs Shelf Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Shelfii
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Your collection has always been worth sharing. Shelfii makes it easy. Build a page for your collection and send anyone a link. They see the whole thing, photos, names, the stories behind them, without making an account or downloading anything. YOUR COLLECTION AS A LINK Tap share, copy the link, drop it wherever you want. Your bio, a group chat, a forum post. Anyone who opens it gets a gallery view of everything you've got. They don't need an account. They don't need the app. BUILD YOUR SHELF ⢠Add items with a photo, a name, and whatever notes you want to add detail or tell their story ⢠Drag to reorder things exactly how you like them ⢠Keep collections private or open them up to the world DISCOVER OTHER COLLECTORS Browse public collections on the Explore page. React with an emoji. Find people who are into the same things you are. GREAT FOR COLLECTORS OF: ⢠Toys ⢠Vinyl records ⢠Books ⢠Trading cards ⢠Figures and statues ⢠Cameras, watches, guitars ⢠Pretty much anything THE LINK-IN-BIO FOR COLLECTORS Collection apps can feel like spreadsheets, not Shelfii. This is a place where your collection is actually worth sharing, not just logging.
Shelf Life
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I've been collecting games, comics, trading cards, and vinyl for years, and got tired of spreadsheets that never stayed up to date. Shelf Life is a free app for tracking a physical (or digital) collection across pretty much any type of collectible, with the social features that make you actually want to keep it updated. Adding items doesn't mean typing everything by hand. Type a title and hit Search, and it pulls cover art and metadata from real databases ā IGDB for games, MusicBrainz for vinyl and CDs, and more depending on the type. There's also a barcode scanner for physical items, including a bulk-scan mode for adding a whole shelf at once. Every item gets a trading-card-style layout showing condition, completeness, and current market value pulled from live eBay listings ā not a static price guide from years ago. There's a full trophy system, bronze through platinum, for milestones like your first item, collection size, rating items, and following other collectors ā each one shows what percentage of collectors have earned it. Trophies add up to a collector level shown on your profile. It's social, not just a spreadsheet with extra steps: follow other collectors, see what they add in a live activity feed, react to their additions, and check leaderboards ranked by trophies, collection size, and value ā plus a friends-only leaderboard if you'd rather compete with people you actually know. Search works across everyone's collection, not just yours ā see who owns a title, how many people rated it, and the average rating, even for titles nobody's added yet. The shelf mosaic is the feature people screenshot most: your whole collection rendered as an actual shelf, spines lined up, styled like a real bookshelf photo. Filter it by type, year, or value, download it as an image, or share a live link. Set a target price on any wishlist item and get notified the moment it drops to or below that price on eBay. Shelf Life supports nine collectible types (games, comics, trading cards, vinyl, books, DVDs, CDs, consoles, and Funko Pops), installs to your home screen, imports from CSV or a connected Steam account, and exports everything back out whenever you want. It's free, and I'm actively still building on it ā feedback is genuinely welcome, good or bad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shelfii at 13.0 against Shelf Life's 15.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Shelfii | Shelf Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matthew Morgan | TAYLOR SAUNDERS |
In-app purchases
Shelfii
No in-app purchases
Shelf Life
No in-app purchases









