# RetroChecker — Retro video game collector app

> Retro video game collector app with extensive database and collection management. (iPhone/iPad app by Emanuel Schleussinger.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/retrochecker/id1441763581 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Emanuel Schleussinger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441763580)
- Category: Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.43/5 from 60 App Store ratings · 32 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 1.5 GB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2018-11-19
- Data updated: 2026-07-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/retrochecker/id1441763581/reviews.md

## What is RetroChecker?

RetroChecker is the ultimate app for retro video game collectors! With our extensive database of over 75,000 games across 160 platforms, you'll have all the information you need about the value, description, and release history of your favorite retro games. Plus, with access to over 25,000 in-game videos, box arts, screenshots, and game manuals, you'll be able to explore the world of retro games like never before.

Our versatile tool makes it easy to search for games, browse by platform, genre, release date, or value tier, and access YouTube videos with just a tap. You can even manage your own collection or inventory, bookmark games you're looking for, and access price charting data even when offline.

RetroChecker is world-ready, with support for seven currencies and integration with eBay and Amazon. And with our RetroLens feature, you can quickly assess the value of a game collection at yard sales or flea markets. Plus, you can easily create a copy of your data or move it to another device.

We take your privacy seriously and do not collect any of your data. We also do not use any tracking technologies, and our app uses Google Cloud Vision only for image recognition. Check out our privacy policy for more details.

We put our hearts into creating RetroChecker, and we hope you'll love it too. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback and let us know how we can improve.

Price data via pricecharting.com
Image Recognition (Premium feature) via Google Cloud Vision
Additional content (game descriptions, release history, additional images) via mobygames.com

## Key features

- Extensive game database (75,000+ games, 160 platforms)
- Value, description, and release history data
- Access to game videos, box arts, and manuals
- Search and browse by platform, genre, date, value
- Collection and inventory management
- Offline price charting data
- RetroLens for collection valuation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RetroLens - 200 uses | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 32)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/retrochecker/id1441763581/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great video game value tracker

*2024-08-03, version 3.5.2*

Really love this app to keep track of the value of all my games, super user friendly!  Would love to see an update sometime soon, but totally understand if not considering it is free!

### 1/5 — Not working

*2024-02-21, version 3.5.2*

Will not start up, doesn’t work

### 4/5 — Back button crashes the app still

*2022-12-09, version 3.5.2*

New release/update has caused app to crash when using the back button after selecting a game.

### 1/5 — Always crashes

*2022-11-09, version 3.5*

Used to love this app but since updating it never loads up anymore. Tried deleting/re-downloading etc

### 5/5 — RetroChecker

*2022-08-15, version 3.4.1*

I love how easy it is to use and find any game that I’m looking for  the only thing I would add to RetroChecker is to scan a barcode and to change what currency you are using (ie from US dollars to English pounds) but apart from that really enjoying it and would recommend to other retro collectors

### 5/5 — Really is great but…

*2022-07-28, version 3.3.3*

This really is a great app. As I’ve used it more a few more features would make it better

an arrow to quickly jump back to the top
filter hardware
Mentioned previously iCloud or drive support
When sorting by name it still groups the order by console. Would be great to have the option to remove the console grouping

### 5/5 — Great to have!

*2022-05-18, version 3.1.9*

For a casual game flipper, this is really nice to have. Easy to find games and has a good size database. Would love if it included PC games but otherwise really like it

### 3/5 — Great for International Gamers

*2021-11-11, version 2.4.1*

RetroChecker is perhaps too complicated for its own good. It’s so frustrating to seek out the US Canada version of every game. If there was a filter, I think it could go a long way in helping overcome this issue.

It also lags quite a bit because of the large amount of info. It also doesn’t seem to be updated. Therefore, there is much to improve on, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good app.

I think people from the international community will love it because it has Pal versions first. Perhaps the creator of the app is in Europe.

I think for NTSC collectors like myself should use GameEye. This one is simply easier to use for those of us that are not PAL gamers.

### 5/5 — Ich liebe diese App

*2021-11-03, version 2.3.1*

Ich hoffe es werden weiterhin tolle Updates kommen. Danke fürs fixen der letzten Probleme.

### 2/5 — App Ende Juni 21 gekauft

*2021-06-29, version 1.42*

Hi
Wird die App noch aktualisiert 
Ich finde leider nicht alle spiele 
Des Weiteren gibt es ps4 aber keine pal section 
Fehlende spiele kann man auch nicht anheile hinzufügen oder habe ich die Funktion nicht gefunden 
Der Wert wird nur in Dollar angezeigt und die App ist komplett in englisch wird das noch verändert ? 
Wenn das ganze nicht passiert ist die App leider für mich nicht einsetzbar

## Frequently asked questions about RetroChecker

### What does RetroChecker do?

RetroChecker is designed for retro video game collectors. It provides a vast database of over 75,000 games across 160 platforms, offering details on game value, descriptions, and release history. It also includes media like box art, screenshots, and in-game videos to enhance the collector's experience.

### What are the key features of RetroChecker?

Key features include an extensive game database, detailed game information (value, history), access to multimedia content (videos, box art), search and browsing by various criteria, collection and inventory management, offline price charting, and a RetroLens feature for quick collection valuation.

### How much does RetroChecker cost?

The app is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. Specific features like image recognition are noted as premium, suggesting that some advanced functionalities may require payment.

### What platforms is RetroChecker compatible with?

The app is designed to catalog games across 160 different retro gaming platforms. While the app itself is for mobile devices, it covers a wide array of historical console and computer systems.

### How can I use RetroChecker to manage my collection?

You can easily manage your collection or inventory within the app. This includes bookmarking games you're looking for and accessing price charting data, even when offline. The RetroLens feature also aids in assessing the value of entire game collections.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.2 — 2022-12-07

Stability: Fixed rare crash when pressing back button on product detail pages
Performance: Fixed image loading when using search on platform game list screen

### 3.5.1 — 2022-11-29

Game Data & Price History Update to Nov 27
Improvements to Platform, Search & Recent views
Fixes & Improvements to RetroLens Spine Scanner (in-App Purchase)

### 3.5 — 2022-09-12

Review Scores are now available! (for 60% of systems / more coming) Browse and sort your favourite platform or your collection by review score!
Improved Search Result screen - now easier than ever to find the game you are looking for!
Barcode Scanner function added to search screen (should have good coverage of US based systems - feedback welcome)
Local caching of downloaded game image files for faster loading of list views.
Data Update to 9th Sep 2022

### 3.4.1 — 2022-08-05

Data Update to 1st Aug 2022, Search capability added to platform game list screen, search result screen now also show images, improvements to recent view and product detail screen, improvements to Auction suggestions.

### 3.4 — 2022-07-29

Added Search capability + Improved display of Auctions in "Recently viewed". Several improvements to Product Details View.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-05.*
