Comparison

GAMEYE vs Tagmiibo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GAMEYE

Manage your entire game collection, including consoles, accessories, and guides, in one comprehensive app. Discover the value of your collection and make informed trading decisions with detailed pricing insights and extensive platform support.

Highlights
  • Track games, systems, and accessories
  • Discover collection worth
  • Community-driven database
  • Support for 100+ platforms
  • Detailed record-keeping
  • Contribute to the database
Features
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Elevate your game collecting experience with GAMEYE! Seamlessly track games, systems, accessories, guides, amiibo, and your backlog—all in one place. Uncover the worth of your collection and make savvy deals with confidence. GAMEYE 6.0 has arrived! Along with the user driven database that 5.0 brought, we are proud to now allow users to optionally sync their accounts to the website with a free account at www.GAMEYE.app! KEY FEATURES: Privacy First: No personalized tracking, no ads, and no account required. Keep your data completely local and managed by you or create a free account to sync with the website and be able to share with friends. Sync to website and share with friends! All account data private by default with the option to either go public, or only allow select people to be able to view your data. Settable on a per type basis. So have your collection private but viewable by friends but have your wishlist viewable for the whole world! You can even fully manage your collection online. All operations across mobile apps and website will synchronize to keep your data up to date. Expansive Coverage: Dive into nearly 200 platforms and an ever-growing 160,000+ game collection, complete with full regional support, rich imagery spanning pictures of the actual items to advertisements and more. You can even explore the manuals, documentation, and maps that came with them! Incredible Filtering: Filter by platform, metacritic score, release type, release region, price, price change, games you beaten or not, entries missing components, etc... Easy list creation: Use the manual adder to tick off huge lists of games at a time or use the barcode scanner. Cart Scanner: GAMEYE's own proprietary on device image recognition can immediately identify a growing list of platforms for various regions for easily adding to your collection. No AI or server used! Comprehensive Tracking: Monitor games, consoles, peripherals, guides, and amiibo, skylanders, Disney Infinity and more, and watch your collection grow! Use GAMEYE's tag system to mark up your entries however you like! Want to keep track of items you want to replace? Want to keep track of items you loaned to Ted? Thorough Record-Keeping: Keep every component, condition, and cost in check. Expanding Community Features: See how many users have the item your browsing, or how many want it. See how many users have backlog entries for a game. User-driven reviews, playtimes, and ratings coming soon! Pricing Insight: Know what your collection is worth and ensure you're always getting a good deal. Explore beautiful, interactive price history graphs. Optionally hide prices if you're not interested. Growing article repository: With our newly built, in-house tool for creating and publishing articles we plan to have an expansive list of articles spanning any and everything related to gaming. Backlog Tracking: Keep track of every play through, notes on games you've played, and how long you've played them. Contributions Welcomed: Join in by adding missing games/editions/details directly to the database at www.GAMEYE.app. JUST A FEW OF THE PLATFORMS: Nintendo NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii/U, Switch/2, Game Boy, Virtual Boy, GBA, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Sega Master System, Genesis, 32X, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear, NEC TurboGrafx, NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Series-X, PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, Vita, Evercade, Atari, Commodore, Game.com, Wonderswan, and the list goes on! If you game it, we got it!

About

Tagmiibo

Easily create backups of your Amiibo figures using NFC 215 tags. This user-friendly app guides you through a simple process to identify, scan, and back up your collection. Explore your Amiibo's information and even enjoy a magic trick mode.

Highlights
  • Create Amiibo backups
  • Identify Amiibo figures
  • NFC 215 tag recommendations
  • 4 simple guided steps
  • Amiibo.life integration
  • Magic trick mode
Features
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Tagmiibo creates backup amiibos with NFC 215 tags. It's the most user-friendly NFC writer on the market. Follow 4 simple steps and you will have your own backup made in no time. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • 4 simple steps with lots of guidance. Super easy to use. • NFC 215 tag recommendations that are guaranteed to work. • Amiibo scan & identify, plus amiibo.life integration, so you can learn about the amiibos you own. • 5 free tag writes for everyone. Upgrading to Pro unlocks unlimited writes. If you don't need unlimited writes, you have the option to pay less to increase the write limit. • Magic trick mode allows you to play magic tricks using the app. And it's free. • Beautiful user interface & full dark mode support. This app requires iPhone 7 or later. iPads are not supported. If you need help, please visit: https://tagmiibo.com

Screenshots

GAMEYE4 screens
Tagmiibo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GAMEYE at none against Tagmiibo's 6. Tagmiibo's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tagmiibo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. GAMEYE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GAMEYE against 4.8 for Tagmiibo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of GAMEYE's written reviews are positive against 87% of Tagmiibo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GAMEYE versus Tagmiibo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGAMEYETagmiibo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better4.8 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better2.6K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarrison HolzhauerActowise LLC

Customer experience

GAMEYE

All ratings2,723 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative14.7%

Tagmiibo

All ratings2,547 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.0%

User reviews

GAMEYE

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for collectors
  • 🚀 Convenient way to track collection
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Fantastic app for collectors

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Barcode scanner not working
  • 🐛 Freezing issues
  • 🐛 Missing games in database
  • 🐛 Lack of region support
  • 🐛 Crashes and data loss

Tagmiibo

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick and efficient
  • 💡 Allows creating custom amiibos
  • 🤩 Excellent value for money
  • 🎉 Works perfectly

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires payment for unlimited writes
  • 🐛 Occasional compatibility issues
  • 📂 Difficulty finding required files

Bugs and requests

GAMEYE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Barcode scanner not working consistently
  • App freezing and becoming unresponsive
  • Losing collection data after updates
  • Inability to scan certain game barcodes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to filter by region
  • Implement cloud sync across devices
  • Add option to manually add games
  • Introduce price history/tracking
  • Allow custom fields for collection
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  • Add support for graded games
  • Implement ability to log game progress

Tagmiibo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Encryption key not loading properly
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More supported amiibo characters
  • Ability to rewrite existing NFC tags

In-app purchases

None

GAMEYE

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Tagmiibo

One-time6
  • Pro Lifetime: Unlimited Writes$0.99
  • Up to 20 Tag Writes$5.99
  • Up to 50 Tag Writes$8.99
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  • Pro Lifetime: Unlimited Writes$14.99
  • Up to 100 Tag Writes$14.99
  • Pro Lifetime: Unlimited Writes$29.99

Questions

Is GAMEYE free?
GAMEYE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tagmiibo free?
Tagmiibo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GAMEYE or Tagmiibo?
GAMEYE is rated higher. GAMEYE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Tagmiibo averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do GAMEYE or Tagmiibo have ads?
Neither GAMEYE nor Tagmiibo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GAMEYE or Tagmiibo?
GAMEYE ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tagmiibo every 3 weeks. Most recently, GAMEYE was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tagmiibo on November 3, 2026.

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