# ShelfWatch

> Image Recognition for Retail

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shelfwatch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shelfwatch)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.shelfwatch`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ParallelDots, Inc.
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 51,707
- **Rating:** 1.72 / 5 (306 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.6.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2020-02-12
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shelfwatch)
- **Website:** [http://paralleldots.com](http://paralleldots.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.paralleldots.com/privacy](https://www.paralleldots.com/privacy)

## Description

ShelfWatch is a powerful Chrome extension leveraging ParallelDots' cutting-edge image recognition algorithms to revolutionize retail shelf management. Users can capture photos of retail shelves using their mobile device and upload them to the ParallelDots cloud, receiving rapid, actionable reports that highlight key performance indicators such as Share of Shelf, Out of Stock items, Planogram Compliance, and Point of Sales Marketing materials presence and compliance.

This tool is designed to empower merchandisers and sales representatives by integrating seamlessly with route plans and supporting questionnaires and surveys. Additional features include offline blur and angle detection for quality assurance in photos, image stitching capabilities for comprehensive shelf imaging, and access to historical store data for better trend analysis and decision-making. ShelfWatch streamlines retail audits, ensuring better shelf compliance and increased sales opportunities.

## Rankings

- #296,661 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.shelfwatch.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.shelfwatch.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users consistently report severe usability issues with ShelfWatch, including frequent crashing, uploading failures, and intrusive updates. Many are frustrated by poor camera functions and login problems that hinder job completion. While the app is mandatory for some work tasks, its unreliable performance results in lost time and money. Some basic features work adequately, but overall, users criticize it as cumbersome, buggy, and inefficient.

### Pros

- App is required by employers for completing specific work projects or submitting work details.
- Some users find certain functionalities work 'pretty good' aside from specific issues like photo angles.

### Cons

- App frequently crashes during use, losing data and photos, causing frustration and lost time.
- Photos often do not upload or sync properly, with delays or failures in saving and submitting evidence.
- App requires constant updates, often interrupting work and sometimes without clear improvements.
- App interface and camera functionality are inadequate: inability to zoom, poor photo capture in narrow aisles, and visibility issues.
- Login problems including failed authentication, lack of password recovery prompts, and sync failures with associated systems like Smart PM.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shelfwatch)