Game Archive vs GameCatalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Game Archive
Easily manage your video game collection across multiple platforms. Track games you own, are playing, have completed, or want to buy. Features include iCloud syncing, game ratings, and quick access to 'how long to beat' information.
- Manage backlog, archive, and wishlist
- iCloud syncing
- Rate and favorite games
- View 'how long to beat' info
- Import/export games as CSV
- Dark UI mode
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Game Archive makes tracking your video game collection simple! If you're a gamer then you probably have tons of amazing video games across various platforms, but have no easy way to keep track of which ones you've played or want to play. Game Archive hopes to fix that problem! To make it simple, Game Archive has 3 lists you manage. Backlog: Games you own and want to play, or are currently playing. Archive: Games you've completed or are done with for now. Wishlist: Games you want, but don't have... yet. Notable Features: - iCloud Syncing - Quick system for adding Games - Rate games you've played and mark your favorites. - Quickly view "How long to beat?" info - Easily pull up Reviews and YouTube videos - Nice Dark UI makes it easy on the eyes - Import and Export your games as a CSV file The app is 100% FREE. There is a Tip Jar, but I mostly made this app for my love of gaming! Enjoy! Game data provided by GiantBomb
GameCatalog
Organize your video game library by platform, track played and unplayed titles, and discover your next game with smart suggestions. Text recognition simplifies adding games to your collection.
- Catalog video game collection
- Organize by platform
- Track played/unplayed games
- Text recognition for entry
- Smart game suggestions
- Filter by platform, genre, playtime
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Catalog and organize your video game collection. Have your collection organized by platform, so you know what games you have, which you have played, and which you haven't. Use text recognition to help you enter your collection into the app. Let the app suggest what to play from your collection based on criteria you choose, such as platform, genre or playing time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Game Archive at 100% against GameCatalog's 0%. Game Archive also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). GameCatalog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Game Archive sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. GameCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Game Archive holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Archive has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Game Archive's written reviews are positive against 0% of GameCatalog's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Archive | GameCatalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Long | German Alonso Perez |
Customer experience
Game Archive
GameCatalog
In-app purchases
Game Archive
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Super Size Tip$9.99
- Godzilla Tip$19.99
GameCatalog
No in-app purchases
