# Video Game Logbook & Tracker — Backlog, Stats & Challenges

> Backlog, Stats & Challenges (iPhone/iPad app by Jason Vance.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-game-logbook-and-tracker/id6450975825 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jason Vance](https://appshunter.io/developer/393772705)
- Category: Entertainment, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-26
- Data updated: 2026-08-06
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-game-logbook-and-tracker/id6450975825/reviews.md

## What is Video Game Logbook & Tracker?

Track every game you play, plan your backlog, and challenge your friends to finish theirs.

Video Game Logbook is your personal gaming journal — organize your entire game library, log your progress from start to finish, and follow the people you game with.

**Follow Your Friends**
- Search for people by username and follow them — no friend requests to approve
- See their library, their custom lists, and what they've finished
- Follower and following counts right on every profile

**Never Miss a Challenge**
- Get a push notification when someone challenges you to a game
- And another when a friend accepts a challenge you sent
- Know the moment a new follower arrives, and tap to open their profile

**Send and Receive Challenges**
- Challenge any of your followers to play a game
- Add a due date to make it a real commitment, or leave it off as a friendly suggestion
- Accept or decline what comes in, and track everything you've sent
- A badge tells you the moment a new challenge is waiting

**Discover New Games**
- Browse trending, recently released, and upcoming titles
- Find your next favorite game without leaving the app
- Search thousands of games powered by IGDB

**Organize Your Library**
- Sort games into your Wishlist, Library, In Progress, Completed, and 100% lists
- Create custom lists for any collection you can imagine
- Rate games and pass your favorites on to friends

**Track Your Gaming Activity**
- Log when you start, pause, and complete games
- Add notes and progress updates as you play
- Record playtime and completion dates
- Tap any activity entry to jump straight to that game's details

**Rich Game Data at Your Fingertips**
- HowLongToBeat completion estimates so you know what you're getting into
- Metacritic scores from critics and players
- Release dates, platforms, and descriptions

**Currently Playing Widget**
- Add a home screen widget for your in-progress game's cover art and stats
- Choose small, medium, or large sizes
- Add multiple widgets and swipe between games with iOS's Smart Stack

**Your Gaming Profile**
- See your stats at a glance — games completed, hours played, backlog size
- View your full gaming activity history
- Show off your custom lists and your challenge record

Coming soon: an activity feed of what your friends are playing, and shared lists for games you want to play together.


* Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1 — 2026-08-05

Challenges no longer wait for you to open the app.

New in 2.1:
- Get notified when someone challenges you to a game, and when a friend accepts a challenge you sent
- Get notified when someone new follows you — tap to go straight to their profile
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.0 — 2026-08-01

Gaming is better with friends. Follow the people you game with and challenge them to finish something.

New in 2.0:
- Follow other players — search by username, no requests to approve
- Browse a friend's library, custom lists, and completed games
- Challenges: send a game to any of your followers, with an optional due date. They accept or decline, and you can see everything you've sent
- A badge on your profile the moment a new challenge arrives
- Custom lists now have their own card on your profile
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.2.1 — 2026-07-14

Minor UX improvements

### 1.2 — 2026-07-11

Never lose track of what you're playing — add the new Currently Playing widget to your home screen.

Also in this update:
- New home screen widget shows your in-progress game's cover art and stats in small, medium, or large sizes — add multiple and swipe between games
- Activity history now shows notes, playtime, and due dates, and tapping an entry jumps straight to that game
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-06-27

Discover your next favorite game! This update introduces the all-new Discover tab. Browse trending, recently released, and upcoming titles right from the app.

## More apps by Jason Vance

- [Storm Chasers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storm-chasers/id409496783)
- [Wilderness Survival](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wilderness-survival/id422058729)
- [Bushcraft](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bushcraft/id426583507)
- [Tornado-Chaser](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tornado-chaser/id434786793)
- [Wilderness First Aid](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wilderness-first-aid/id437933027)
- [Pitch Radar Gun](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pitch-radar-gun/id522482770)

All apps by Jason Vance: https://appshunter.io/developer/393772705

---

*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 2026-08-06.*