Comparison

Ultimate Game Guide vs Wayback Machine

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

Head to head
About

Ultimate Game Guide

Explore a comprehensive resource for Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. Access reviews, screenshots, and detailed information on hundreds of classic titles. Track your collection and discover new games with powerful search and updated pricing.

Highlights
  • Game reviews and screenshots
  • Detailed game information (genre, publisher, developer, release date)
  • Collection tracking tools
  • Wishlist functionality
  • Powerful search engine
  • Daily updated game prices
  • Hardware and cartridge variant information
Features
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Ultimate Game Guide is a great gaming and collecting resource for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES). The free version provides full functionality with complete information on 40 games for each system. Information for the entire library for each system is available via a one-time in-app purchase for each. Purchases are shared across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This definitive source contains reviews and screenshots of all of the mainstream games released for the NES and Super NES between 1985-1998. Read about hundreds of fun and classic 8-bit and 16-bit games like Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Castlevania, Punch-Out!!, Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, and many more. Featuring all licensed and unlicensed titles, the app provides details for each game cart: developer, publisher, release date, genre, availability, and more. It's all here, so Nintendo and video game fans alike can learn about all the good, bad, and interesting games in the large and impressive libraries! • Game reviews and screenshots, including games released exclusively in Europe and Australia. • Info for each game including genre, publisher, developer, release date, number of players, special features, availability, and estimated price. • App and community game ratings - judge them yourself and influence the guide! • Collection tools to track games owned, including boxes and manuals, with the ability to add games to a "want" list. • Powerful search engine to filter the game library by rating, publisher, developer, current price, collection status, release date, and more! • Popular hardware devices, controllers, and console variants. • Cart variants, promo/special cartridges, and even test cartridges included! • Gaming info - tips, codes, and passwords! • All game prices are automatically updated daily! Note: this app is not authorized or endorsed by Nintendo. All registered trademarks, game art, and game screenshots used are copyright their respective holders and are utilized here under Fair Use.

About

Wayback Machine

Preserve web pages and tweets for the future. Share content directly to the app to archive it, ensuring links remain accessible for decades. Easily share archived URLs across various platforms.

Highlights
  • Archive web pages
  • Archive tweets
  • Share content to archive
  • Generate shareable URLs
  • Long-term preservation
Features
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Archive Web pages and Tweets to the Wayback Machine! To archive Web pages or Tweets simply "Share" them to this app. From Safari - select the "Share" icon at the bottom of the screen then select this "Wayback Machine" app. From the Twitter app - select the "v" icon at top-right of Tweets, select "Share Tweets via..." then select this "Wayback Machine" app. But first you must add this app to your iOS device's "Share" feature by selecting the Share icon (the up-pointing arrow at the bottom of Safari) then selecting the "..." (More) button and finally adding this app. After you have archived your web pages or Tweets you can confidently share their Wayback Machine URLs via Twitter, Facebook, Email, etc. knowing they will be there for decades to come. Please send bug reports, questions and suggestions to info@archive.org

Screenshots

Ultimate Game Guide4 screens
Wayback Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Game Guide at 4.4 against Wayback Machine's 2.2. Ultimate Game Guide also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 16%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 279). Wayback Machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Ultimate Game Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Wayback Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Game Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Game Guide has 2.7K ratings behind it against 279, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Ultimate Game Guide's written reviews are positive against 16% of Wayback Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Game Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, Wayback Machine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ultimate Game Guide versus Wayback Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Game GuideWayback Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.7K ratings) — better2.2 (279 ratings)
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews — better15.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better279
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size670 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEmbraceware Software IncInternet Archive

Customer experience

Ultimate Game Guide

All ratings2,675 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative37.7%

Wayback Machine

All ratings279 ratings
Positive24.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative67.4%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative76.0%

User reviews

Ultimate Game Guide

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great reference for NES collectors
  • 🚀 Comprehensive NES game database
  • 💡 Ability to track personal collection
  • 🌟 Detailed game reviews and information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy after recent updates
  • 🔁 Issues with syncing and saving collection data
  • 🤔 Missing key features like export/import
  • 📱 Compatibility problems on newer devices

Wayback Machine

From 279 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable archiving
  • 📚 Vast collection of archived content
  • 🔒 Secure and trustworthy platform

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Unintuitive and difficult to navigate
  • 🔑 Login and account issues
  • 💻 Poor mobile optimization

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Game Guide

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scrolling issues and jumbled UI elements
  • Frequent crashes and app instability
  • Incorrect or missing game data and pricing
  • Login/account syncing problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more retro systems (SNES, Genesis, etc.)
  • Implement wishlist and collection value tracking features
  • Improve search and sorting functionality
  • Add ability to export/backup collection data

Wayback Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and account creation problems
  • Archiving failures and errors
  • Crashes and freezes when loading content
  • Unresponsive UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add search functionality
  • Improve back/close navigation
  • Implement offline content access
  • Integrate with other apps and browsers

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ultimate Game Guide

One-time2
  • Super NES Library$6.99
  • NES Library$6.99
None

Wayback Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Game Guide free?
Ultimate Game Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wayback Machine free?
Wayback Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Game Guide or Wayback Machine?
Ultimate Game Guide is rated higher. Ultimate Game Guide averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Wayback Machine averages 2.2 from 279 ratings.
Do Ultimate Game Guide or Wayback Machine have ads?
Neither Ultimate Game Guide nor Wayback Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Game Guide or Wayback Machine?
Ultimate Game Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and Wayback Machine every 2 months. Most recently, Ultimate Game Guide was updated on September 25, 2026 and Wayback Machine on September 23, 2026.

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