# Backlogger — Get through your games!

> Game backlog organizer and progress tracker with custom playlists and Steam import. (iPhone/iPad app by Alex Busman.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backlogger/id1254118108 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alex Busman](https://appshunter.io/developer/453570513)
- Category: Entertainment, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 20 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 34 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-09-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backlogger/id1254118108/reviews.md

## What is Backlogger?

Backlogger is a game organizer that lets you track your progress through your massive backlog of games. It doesn't matter which console it was released for. If you want to complete all your Game.com collection, or want to get through every game featuring poison mushrooms, make a playlist and queue it up to play next.

Now playing cards show game box art with an interface that allows you quickly update your progress in games, and see info about them.

Searches GiantBomb, an ever-updating database of games for filling in all the details about a game.

Allows for adding your own platforms in case you happen to have some sort of weird hack of a game released unofficially for a platform (like if you wanted to beat Half-Life on your iPod mini).

Make playlists so that you can create a list of games you'd like to play in any order you'd like. Make a spooky games list, or games in a series, it really doesn't matter what you do, just don't not make any. That's sad :(

Import games from Steam so you don't have to manually add them all in.

## Key features

- Track game progress
- Organize game backlog
- Create custom playlists
- View game box art
- Import from Steam
- Add custom platforms
- Search game database

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 17)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backlogger/id1254118108/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Search issue

*2024-11-28*

Fix the search feature

### 4/5 — Error message

*2024-07-08*

Good app but every time I search for a game I get a weird error that ends up making it load forever. The error says “Could not load first game : ( Response could not be serialized, input data was nil or zero length.”

### 5/5 — Great app for collectors!

*2023-12-05*

I’ve been on this app for a few years now and it’s tremendous for tracking and smashing the horrific backlog! Haha

10/10 top job!

Cheers

### 5/5 — Best backlog tracker I’ve used

*2023-02-24*

I’ve been looking for a long time for an app that I can use to keep track of games in a simple, organized way. This one is the best and also has no monthly fee.

### 5/5 — Must have App for backlog

*2021-09-06*

I love using this app to keep up with my games! The images stopped loading on some games, hope it’ll get fixed soon!

**Developer response:** Totally not on purpose. Will fix. Thanks!

### 4/5 — Love It! But Maybe Add These Features

*2021-05-18*

I love This App! I really like that it will pick a random game for you to play!! But it would be Awesome if you could choose the option for it to pick from a collection you made! 
And also it would be great if you had the option to put in a game if it doesn’t have the one you are wanting to put in!
I love this app other than not having the option to do those things. Maybe they could be added sometime!

### 4/5 — Backlogging taken to a whole new level

*2021-04-06*

I’ll get started right away. It’s great. Seeing snapshots of my games I’m playing, phenomenal. Seeing percentage, amazing. And it puts everything into categories that are easy to follow with a page that shows you overall. It’s an amazing app!
The bad - it takes up so much space! I’m currently at 3 Gb of data on my internal memory with 232 games. Why is it so disproportionately large? Is it keeping copies of all the images? I like adding my notes and that helps, but, please, help me reduce the size of the app on my phone.
Otherwise, great app!

### 5/5 — Edited: Great app thank you!

*2021-03-04*

All the issues i was having were fixed so yep 5 stars! Im still a little upset because there is no feature to manually add games to your personal library but ive been able to find a workaround with the playlist option for a bit. If that could be added this app would be so perfect. 

Old Review: I would really love. Give this app 5 stars. I love what it does and it’s one of the best apps for backlogging on iOS, for me personally, that has almost all the games I play! 
The only problem I have run into is that 
1) If a title is not available please make a feature to manually create or add one with a picture upload option (like the playlists can have)
And
2) Unfortunately it’s my second day using it and the app keeps crashing for nearly everything. It won’t let me open my Nintendo switch console folder and it also keeps crashing when I attempt to search games. I tested it out by redownloading the app and it only happens after I import my backup from iCloud.
I REALLY love the app and can’t really use it because of this for right now. I really hope it can be fixed somehow. I’ll rate it 5 stars for sure when it is!

**Developer response:** Hey give it a try now! I have hopefully fixed the crashing issue, and manually creating titles is in the cards for a future update! Thanks for your review!

### 4/5 — Reasonable for what I want, still needs work

*2020-02-23*

Not a perfect one-to-one app version of Backloggery, which I would use instead if they ever made an app themselves.  As it stands however, it is a useful tool for sorting games into whatever category I please for those days when I can’t pick a game and just want to look at a few choices on a theme.  In terms of making playlists and adding to the library, I have a few gripes that made it a little annoying to use that I hope to see improved:

- search bar is super specific and won’t find what you’re looking for if you’re slightly off, right down to hyphens or spaces or atypical characters like the accent in Pokémon.  Could really benefit from predictive text or a more lax search function.
- the database that the app pulls game titles from is completely missing a few titles I tried to enter.  Probably nothing that most gamers will notice since it’s mostly older arcade games, but might be worth a manual once-over.  Would like a way to manually enter game titles or add to the database.
- would really like an option to sort playlists the way you can sort libraries
- would also really like an option to see all in your library, as opposed to individual console libraries.
- program alphabetizes in a way that counts “A”, “The,” etc. as the first word, thus putting any game that starts with “The” under T, etc., which is incorrect and makes it hard to find a lot of titles.  A nitpick that I’m not sure how easy it is to fix, but there it is.
- measuring completion by a percentage is kind of arbitrary, especially if you’re going into a game blind and don’t know how far along you are.  Would prefer ‘beaten’ and ‘completed’ status buttons ala Backloggery, or at least a box to put my own notes on my progress.

App is otherwise useful, I just hope it improves down the line.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your suggestions! Regarding the last point, you can mark games as completed under the "stats" section of your games, as well as write any notes you want. The percentage was intentionally arbitrary as it could mean different things to different people. It could be based on achievements, or beating the main game, or beating all the high scores. The search could definitely be improved and will work on that for the next version.

### 5/5 — Simple, easy, the best!

*2020-02-18*

Refreshing update and excited it's getting updates again. Simply put, the best video game backlog app out there.

**Developer response:** Thanks! That means a lot to me!

## Frequently asked questions about Backlogger

### What is Backlogger?

Backlogger is a game organizer designed to help you track your progress through your entire game backlog. It allows you to create custom playlists and update your status for each game.

### Can I import my games from Steam into Backlogger?

Yes, Backlogger allows you to import your games directly from Steam, saving you the effort of manually adding them to your backlog.

### Does Backlogger support games from all consoles?

Yes, Backlogger is designed to track progress for games regardless of the console they were released on, including custom or unofficial platforms.

### How does Backlogger help me decide what to play next?

You can create custom playlists in Backlogger for any theme or series you desire, helping you queue up your next gaming session.

### What information does Backlogger show for each game?

Backlogger displays game box art and provides an interface to quickly update your progress and view game details, often sourced from the GiantBomb database.

### Is Backlogger free to use?

Backlogger is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases available for additional features or content.

### What devices is Backlogger available on?

Backlogger is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and is also supported on Apple Watch.

### How often is Backlogger updated?

The latest version of Backlogger is 2.0.1, and it was last updated on February 18, 2020. This indicates a history of development and maintenance.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2020-02-18

Bug fixes regarding ads

### 2.0 — 2020-02-12

Now supports iOS 13! View dark mode in all its glory!

Random game button allows you to pick a game from your library to start playing if you don't know what you want to play!

What? Now you can see and update your games on your Apple Watch? You don't say!

Many many many bug fixes were made, and improvements to game importing, so hopefully it will be more stable for you to enjoy your cataloguing.

Enjoy!

### 1.0.11 — 2018-05-14

Fixed issues with custom platforms. Minor UI tweaks

### 1.0.10 — 2018-01-02

Bug fixes.

### 1.0.9 — 2017-10-12

Fixed crash in playlist.

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