Comparison

Minimap vs GamingBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Minimap

Manage your game backlogs, track playtime, and sync achievements across all major gaming platforms. Discover new games and connect with like-minded players to share your gaming journey and stats.

Highlights
  • Track playtime, achievements, and trophies
  • Manage game backlogs by status
  • Sync stats across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  • Detailed playtime statistics and trends
  • Create a personalized gamer profile
  • Connect with a community of gamers
Features
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Track your game backlog, journal every game you play, and sync your library across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, all in one beautifully designed gaming journal. Minimap is the gaming journal where gamers track their libraries, share what they're playing, and find friends with taste like theirs. Build your collection, journal every game, and stop playing alone, even when the game is single-player. ONE APP FOR ALL YOUR GAMES Connect Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Nintendo Switch to automatically import your full game library. No more spreadsheets. No more switching between platforms. No more forgetting what you own. Your entire gaming life sits in one clean library, automatically updated every time you buy or play a new game. BACKLOG TRACKER THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Organize your game backlog into Playing, Finished, Shelved, or Dropped. Set priorities, filter by genre, and sort by length. Decide what to play next with a backlog tracker that respects how gamers actually think. Your video game backlog finally makes sense. ACHIEVEMENT & TROPHY SYNC Track achievements, trophies, and your completion percentage across every platform you play on. Watch your achievement collection grow in real time. See your global completion rate at a glance, hunt missing achievements, and chase that next platinum trophy. One place for every trophy hunter and completionist who actually cares about 100%. DEEP PLAYTIME STATS Discover your total playtime, most-played genres, weekly gaming trends, and monthly recaps with easy-to-read charts. Find out where your gaming hours actually went, what you played most this year, and which genres dominated your year. Get a full year-in-review that tells the story of your gaming life. GAMING JOURNAL & REVIEWS Rate every game on a scale that makes sense to you. Write a short journal entry the moment you finish a game, or a long-form review when something moves you. Build a permanent record of your gaming life: what you played, what you loved, and what you'll never touch again. A gaming journal for players, the way Letterboxd works for film lovers. GAMER COMMUNITY Follow friends and discover players with libraries like yours. Share your backlog progress, post about games you just finished, and read reviews from gamers who actually play what you play. Find a focused community of gamers who get it. YOUR GAMER PROFILE Your stats become a profile. Show off your favorite genres, completion rate, playtime, hours-per-game, and gaming history. A social badge that's actually yours, earned hour by hour, game by game. BUILD YOUR OWN COLLECTIONS Curate games into custom collections that fit how you think. Build "Games I Bought on Sale and Forgot About," "RPGs Worth 100 Hours," or "Comfort Games for Bad Days." Share collections with friends or keep them private. Your library, your taste, your way. RELEASE TRACKING & WISHLIST Add upcoming games to your wishlist and get notified when they launch. Check critic scores and user reviews before you buy. Stop missing release dates for the games you've been waiting on. WHY GAMERS CHOOSE MINIMAP - Free to download. Full game library import included - Track Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch in one app - Clean, focused web experience built for serious gamers - Works in any browser, on any device, with the same library everywhere - Built by gamers who actually finish their backlogs (mostly) Whether you're a Steam collector building a 1,000-game library, a PlayStation trophy hunter chasing platinums, an Xbox completionist working through Game Pass, or a Switch portable player squeezing in playtime on the train, Minimap is the gaming journal that connects everything. Download Minimap and manage every game you play, all in one place.

About

GamingBuddy

This app helps gamers stay organized by tracking their backlog and wishlist, and keeping them updated on new releases and gaming events. It offers widgets for countdowns and upcoming games, and integrates with a game database for discovery and reviews.

Highlights
  • Track backlog and wishlist
  • Monitor new game releases
  • Follow gaming events
  • Add countdown widgets
  • Discover new games
  • Search IGDB database
  • Read critic reviews
Features
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• No ads • No account • Gamer's companion & calendar With GamingBuddy you can: - Keep up with new releases - See OpenCritic scores & read reviews - Track your games (backlog, wishlist, ...) - Follow gaming events (Gamescom, awards etc) - Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen - Discover new games to play - Search the entire IGDB database - Share game details with friends (using universal links) - Follow news, trailers and reviews - And much more! # GamingBuddy Unlimited GamingBuddy contains paid "Unlimited" version for more advanced features, data and widgets. The core experience is completely free and you can use the app without paying. # OpenCritic integration Find out how a new game fared with the critics and read reviews (Unlimited required). Also featuring Reviews tab to keep up with recent reviews from big websites # Available widgets: - Release countdown: Countdown to a single game release - Calendar: Games coming out this month (that you favorited) - Up Next: Showing your upcoming favorite games - Featured Up Next: Shows games from the "Featured" list (Unlimited required) - Featured Calendar: Shows games from the "Featured" list (Unlimited required) ---- Privacy Policy: https://impresskit.net/p/82640266-1a55-4ce6-a0ce-18b337db961f Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Minimap4 screens
GamingBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimap at none against GamingBuddy's 3. Minimap also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). GamingBuddy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (200 vs 24). On price, rating, 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. GamingBuddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Minimap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Minimap against 4.8 for GamingBuddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GamingBuddy has 200 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Minimap's written reviews are positive against 83% of GamingBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimap ships an update every 2 months, GamingBuddy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minimap versus GamingBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimapGamingBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings) — better4.8 (200 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings24200 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB66 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developerminimap inc.Filip Nemecek

Customer experience

Minimap

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

GamingBuddy

All ratings198 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minimap

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GamingBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Minimap free?
Minimap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GamingBuddy free?
GamingBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimap or GamingBuddy?
Minimap is rated higher. Minimap averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while GamingBuddy averages 4.8 from 200 ratings.
Do Minimap or GamingBuddy have ads?
Neither Minimap nor GamingBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimap or GamingBuddy?
Minimap ships an update every 2 months, and GamingBuddy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Minimap was updated on October 24, 2026 and GamingBuddy on October 24, 2026.

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