Comparison

Petcube vs Shade Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Petcube

Manage your pet's health and well-being with AI-driven insights, direct chat with licensed veterinarians, and a comprehensive pet journal. Track activity, receive care reminders, and connect smart devices for a complete pet care experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pet health guidance
  • 24/7 licensed vet chat
  • Pet journal for tracking
  • Activity and routine tracking
  • Care reminders and alerts
  • Smart device integration
Features
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From tailored AI health guidance to chats with licensed vets, pet journal, activity tracking, and smart pet devices — everything your pet needs is now in one place. Petcube goes far beyond smart hardware. It’s a pet-first platform designed around the animal you love — not the technology you use. Start by creating a profile for your dog or cat. Add their age, breed, habits, and health history. Complete a Health Check by answering health and care-related questions about your pet. From there, Petcube becomes a companion with personalized AI insights and around-the-clock certified vet chat to help you make better decisions for your pet and be a more confident pet parent. With Petcube App you can: - Get AI-powered answers about your pet’s health, behavior, food, and training; - Chat with licensed veterinarians when you need on-the-spot medical guidance; - Track activity, routines, health data, and daily moments in your pet’s journal; - Get reminders, smart alerts, set up voice commands, and care schedules; - Connect your Petcube devices for live streaming, smart alerts, emergency monitoring, and activity insights. Your pet’s profile, photos, logs, and history help unlock more personalized advice, reminders, and care recommendations — turning the app into a digital diary for your pet. Whether you’re checking in while you’re away, worried about a symptom, or just want to be a better pet parent, Petcube puts everything you need right at your fingertips.

About

Shade Shelf

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Shade Shelf is the social home for your nail polish collection. Keep a Shelf of every polish you own, share your manicures with friends, and never lose track of a shade you loved. When you spot a color you can't live without — on a friend's nails, in a photo, anywhere — Shade Match finds the closest real polishes in seconds. YOUR SHELF Build a beautiful record of your collection. Add shades in seconds with search-as-you-type, or add rare and indie polishes manually. Hearting a shade anywhere in the app puts it on your Shelf. SHARE YOUR MANIS Post your manicures, tag the exact shade you're wearing, and let friends tap straight through to it. Like, comment, and save the looks you love. SHADE MATCH Open any photo — yours or a friend's post — and Shade Match reads the nail color and ranks the closest matches from 4,400+ real shades across 27 brands. Not quite right? Tap the exact spot in the photo. Filter matches to just the brands you own. TRENDS See the most-loved manicures across the community and find your next color. SEARCH 4,400+ SHADES Browse the shade database by color family, finish — creme, shimmer, glitter, jelly and more — and brand, with a true-to-life swatch for every shade. A KIND COMMUNITY Shade Shelf is built to stay a friendly corner of the internet: report and block tools on every post and comment, and reported content comes down immediately. Your collection deserves a home. Come shelve with us.

Screenshots

Petcube4 screens
Shade Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

Petcube and Shade Shelf are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Petcube versus Shade Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetcubeShade Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPetcube IncArmandeep Brar

Bugs and requests

Petcube

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashing and freezing issues
  • Inconsistent video quality and audio
  • Unreliable motion detection and alerts
  • Inability to reconnect camera after updates
  • Syncing issues between multiple devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to turn off camera remotely
  • Option to disable vet chat feature
  • Bulk video deletion
  • Customizable motion detection settings
  • Support for more pet types beyond just dogs and cats

Shade Shelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Petcube

No in-app purchases

None

Shade Shelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Petcube free?
Petcube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shade Shelf free?
Shade Shelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Petcube or Shade Shelf have ads?
Neither Petcube nor Shade Shelf shows ads.

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