Comparison

GlamShelf vs Glossbook

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

Head to head
About

GlamShelf

Features
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GlamShelf is a private catalog for the makeup you actually own: every product with its brand, category, shade, photo, and the one number most shelves ignore, its period after opening. The PAO clock is the heart of it. Set the day you opened each product and GlamShelf counts down the months printed on its packaging, from a six month mascara to a two year powder. The shelf sorts by urgency, an expiring-soon card surfaces what needs attention, and optional nudges warn you 7, 14, or 30 days before a formula turns. A built-in PAO guide explains, category by category and in plain words, how long each kind of product really keeps and what going bad looks like. The look journal remembers the good faces. Save a look with its photo, the occasion, and the exact products that built it, tagged straight off your shelf. Mark the keepers worth repeating and they float to the top when you need them again. Product links survive retirement: when a tagged product is later finished, the look keeps its name. When a product runs out, the exit interview takes five seconds: finished or decluttered, would you buy it again, one honest note. The empties log becomes the memory your next haul consults, with months in use for every finish. The repurchase list gathers flagged favorites and the empties that earned a second bottle; the declutter list queues what should leave, and a Let It Go flow moves it out with its story kept. Stats turn the shelf into answers: products by category, shelf value by brand from your own prices, the expiry mix at a glance, empties per month, your would-repurchase rate, and the hardest working products ranked by how many looks they built. WHAT YOU GET - Product shelf with open dates, PAO countdowns, and status chips - Expiring-soon nudges: an attention card plus optional notifications - Look journal with photos, occasions, and tagged products - Repurchase and declutter lists with got-it and let-it-go flows - Empties log with verdicts and months in use - Shelf stats by brand and category with charts - Built-in PAO guide for 16 product categories, in plain words - Shelf Report PDF and CSV export - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE AND LIFETIME Free covers a real start: 20 products, 10 looks, the nudges, both lists, the empties log, the stats, and the full PAO guide. Lifetime is a single purchase that unlocks unlimited products and looks plus the Shelf Report PDF and CSV export, forever. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account of ours and no tracking. Your shelf lives on your device and in your private iCloud, which we cannot read. Settings has a Delete All My Data control that erases everything from your device and your iCloud. PRICING GlamShelf Pro is a one time Lifetime purchase of $12.99 USD. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Glossbook

Features
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Glossbook is the beautiful way to catalog your beauty collection — skincare, makeup, hair, body and fragrance — and actually use what you own. Add a product in seconds, track how much you use it, and get a clear picture of your stash: what it's worth, what's expiring, and what's just sitting there. Whether you're a minimalist or a proud collector, Glossbook helps you shop your own shelf first. — YOUR COLLECTION, ORGANIZED — • Add products by pasting a link, scanning the label, or entering details by hand • Sort by category, brand, status, shade, volume and more • Powerful search across names, brands and ingredients • Track status at a glance: unopened, opened, in use, finished — KNOW WHAT YOU OWN — • See the total value of your collection, broken down by category • Ratings and notes so you never forget how a product performed • Expiration and PAO (period-after-opening) tracking, so nothing goes to waste • Country of origin, price, purchase and open dates — all in one card — USE IT UP — • Project Pan: create use-it-up challenges and watch your progress • Daily "used today" logging to build better habits • Rotation view surfaces what you haven't touched in a while • Home-screen widgets for your collection value, today's products and Project Pan progress — INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY HELP — • Analytics on your collection, spending and habits • Spending by category and brand • Your most-used products and best value per use • Beautiful charts that make sense of it all — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • Your data lives on your device • No account required, no tracking, no ads Glossbook Free lets you build a real collection at no cost. Upgrade to Premium for an unlimited collection and wishlist, unlimited Project Pans, and full analytics. PREMIUM • Monthly or yearly subscription • Payment is charged to your Apple ID • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Privacy Policy: https://liliyagerber.github.io/glossbook-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GlamShelf4 screens
Glossbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Glossbook at 16.0 against GlamShelf's 26.0. 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. GlamShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glossbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
GlamShelf versus Glossbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlamShelfGlossbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorksLiliya Gerber

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GlamShelf

One-time1
  • GlamShelf Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Glossbook

Subscriptions2
  • Glossbook Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is GlamShelf free?
GlamShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glossbook free?
Glossbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlamShelf or Glossbook have ads?
Neither GlamShelf nor Glossbook shows ads.

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