r/Steelbooks

Finally stacked enough pennies to pull trigger on a sealed copy of this. Promptly unsealed it to enjoy the holofoil and texturing in all its glory.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been collecting physical media for a while now, and at some point I realized the annoying part of tracking once the collections grew larger.

It was everything after that.

Standing in a thrift store or used media shop trying to remember:

do I already own this?

do I own the Blu-ray or the 4K?

is this the steelbook or the standard edition?

did I already buy this and forget it was sitting on another shelf at home?

I tried spreadsheets, notes apps, Letterboxd for logging, and a few collection tools, but nothing really felt built for the day-to-day reality of owning a growing shelf of discs.

So I built MovieShelf.

It’s an iPhone app for people who collect DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K UHDs and want a cleaner way to catalog what they own.

What it does

Scan barcode to add a movie quickly

Search & add if you know the title already

Scan covers to capture format details and richer release details

Track things like:

format

edition / packaging

audio

subtitles

region

shelf location

price / condition / notes

Custom fields so it fits how you collect

Duplicate detection so you don’t accidentally buy the same movie twice

Why I made it

I didn’t want another generic movie app.

And honestly this community has helped me gather the feedback about real pain points that a serious collector will go through. Some of the features have been launched with the best I can do.

I wanted something that felt like it was actually made for collectors — especially people whose collections are big enough that memory stops being reliable.

The goal was basically:

open app

search shelf

know what I own

done

What I’m still working on

A lot of the current app came directly from beta tester feedback, and I’m still iterating on things like:

web app access

Letterboxd import

Blu-ray.com CSV import

better large-collection tools

more shelf / organization features

Who it’s for

people with shelves full of DVDs / Blu-rays / 4Ks

people who’ve bought duplicates and could have saved hundreds of dollars

people who want more than a spreadsheet

people who care about editions, formats, and collector details

so if this sounds useful, I’d genuinely love your feedback.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/movieshelf-media-organizer/id6760224869

And honestly, even if you don’t try it, I’d still love to know:

What’s the one thing your ideal physical media collection app absolutely needs to get right?

I’ve uploaded my design and it’s available for free to download and print.

https://makerworld.com/models/2652168

After weeks of trial and error, it finally made it in one piece. I doubt I'll actually play this disc, since I already have it on digital and streaming. But it's nice to have a physical print.

One of my favourite Van Damme movies! Great steelbook with embossing.

Great deal, great movie, great day!

pick this up in the charity shop i usually go to every Tuesday afternoon!

practically a regular customer there 😂

Found this in at my local pawnshop for 5 dollars and digital code. Not my favorite but looks great on my 75 inch Sony TV.

Happy mail day

Gandhi Steelbook.