Comparison

GameZ vs Retro Game Collection Tracker

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

Head to head
About

GameZ

Manage your entire gaming life, from what you're playing to your physical collection. Catalog games, consoles, and accessories with detailed tracking and market value insights. Share your progress and collection with friends.

Highlights
  • Track games played, want to play, and beaten
  • Organize by platform, progress, and status
  • Catalog physical games, consoles, and accessories
  • View collection in 3D with custom photos
  • Track market value of collection
  • Share collection and activity with friends
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Every game you play. Every game you own. GameZ is the home for your whole gaming life — the games you're playing, the ones you've finished, and the physical collection on your shelf. YOUR LIBRARY - Track what you're playing, want to play, and have beaten. - Organize by platform, progress, and status. - Discover new games, upcoming releases, and what's hyped. YOUR COLLECTION - Catalog your physical games, consoles, and accessories. - See every box in stunning 3D — front, back, and spine. - Track condition, region, and your own photos. - Follow the market value of your collection over time. INSIGHTS & SOCIAL - Beautiful stats about how you play and what you own. - Share your collection and activity with friends. AND MORE - Huge database with 450,000+ games. - iCloud sync — everything on all your devices. - Home Screen widgets and a clean, modern design. By using this app, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Apple's Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Retro Game Collection Tracker

Features
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Retro Game Collection is the catalog app for collectors who actually own the carts and discs. Track your library across 34 consoles, see your completion progress toward every full set, manage a wishlist, and check what your collection is worth, all in one clean, dark-themed app. Built specifically for physical game collectors. No ROMs, no emulators, no shovelware, just the real, official, physical releases for each system. WHAT YOU CAN DO Catalog 34 platforms Nintendo: NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy / GBC, GBA, Virtual Boy, DS, 3DS Sony: PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS Vita Microsoft: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One Sega: Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear Atari: 2600/7800, Jaguar, Lynx NEC: TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine, PC Engine CD SNK: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Bandai: WonderSwan - Completion tracking: See exactly how close you are to a full set on every console. Per-console progress rings, owned vs total, broken down by region. - Condition tracking: Tag each copy as Loose, In Box, or Complete-in-Box. Own duplicates? Multi-copy support means you can log every cart on your shelf. - Real market values: Auto-updated pricing from current eBay listings, per condition. See what your collection is worth without leaving the app. - Wishlist with priority levels: Save games you're hunting and rank them High / Medium / Low. Move them to your collection in one tap when you find them. (Pro) - Region-aware: EU, NA, and JP releases are tracked separately. Own the Japanese version? It's its own row. - Rich game data: Box art, release dates, ratings, descriptions, genres. Powered by the IGDB game database. FREE vs PRO Free: track up to 5 consoles, see your collection value, ads supported. Pro: unlimited consoles, wishlist, no ads, export. Subscriptions: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. One-time Lifetime: $49.99. WHY RTGC? Built by collectors, for collectors. Fast, clean, dark UI. No social feeds, no popups asking you to rate the app, no scrolling carousels of stuff you don't want. Just your collection. Terms of Use (EULA) link is on the Paywall screen (bottom of the Upgrade to Pro screen) and on Account → Legal — both open Apple's standard EULA. and open https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy link is in the same two places and opens https://peckhouse.github.io/RGC/privacy.html. Privacy Policy URL is also set in App Information, and the standard EULA link is included at the bottom of the App Description.

Screenshots

GameZ4 screens
Retro Game Collection Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Game Collection Tracker at none against GameZ's 3. Retro Game Collection Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. GameZ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Retro Game Collection Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GameZ ships an update weekly, Retro Game Collection Tracker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GameZ versus Retro Game Collection Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGameZRetro Game Collection Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (187 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings187 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaul LermenLudovic PRANDI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GameZ

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Anual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
None

Retro Game Collection Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GameZ free?
GameZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Game Collection Tracker free?
Retro Game Collection Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GameZ or Retro Game Collection Tracker have ads?
Neither GameZ nor Retro Game Collection Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GameZ or Retro Game Collection Tracker?
GameZ ships an update weekly, and Retro Game Collection Tracker every 11 days. Most recently, GameZ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Retro Game Collection Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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