Ultimate Game Guide vs RetroChecker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
RetroChecker
This app helps retro video game collectors track their collections. It provides extensive game data, including value, descriptions, and release history, along with media like box art and videos. Manage your inventory, find games, and assess collection values with this comprehensive tool.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RetroChecker at weekly against Ultimate Game Guide's every 6 weeks. RetroChecker also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 51%). Ultimate Game Guide's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 60). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Ultimate Game Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and RetroChecker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ultimate Game Guide against 4.4 for RetroChecker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Game Guide has 2.7K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Ultimate Game Guide's written reviews are positive against 63% of RetroChecker's.
Ultimate Game Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, RetroChecker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Game Guide | RetroChecker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.7K ratings) | 4.4 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 670 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Embraceware Software Inc | Emanuel Schleussinger |
Customer experience
Ultimate Game Guide
RetroChecker
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
RetroChecker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultimate Game Guide
- Super NES Library$6.99
- NES Library$6.99
RetroChecker
- RetroLens - 200 uses$0.99
Questions
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