Games Tracker vs GamingBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Games Tracker
Easily track all your games, from upcoming releases to your current playing status. Discover new titles based on your tracked collection and receive notifications for new game releases. Manage your gaming library efficiently.
- Track games you're interested in
- Mark playing status
- Filter upcoming and popular games by platform
- Get game recommendations
- Receive release notifications
- Track games within series
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Games Tracker is an app where you keep track of all the games you are interested in by tracking them, you can mark your playing status on tracked games. It allows you to check upcoming, most popular games easily filtered by the platforms of your choice, it recommends you games based on the games you have tracked and you can optionally get notified about the newly released games from your tracked collection or selected platforms. Whats different?: you can track a series of games, see your playing progress on it and get info / notifications on upcoming or newly released games in that series. Privacy Policy: https://gamestracking.com/games-tracker-app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://gamestracking.com/games-tracker-app/terms-and-conditions.html
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.
- Track backlog and wishlist
- Monitor new game releases
- Follow gaming events
- Add countdown widgets
- Discover new games
- Search IGDB database
- Read critic reviews
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GamingBuddy at 4.8 against Games Tracker's 4.3. GamingBuddy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 64%). Games Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Games Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month and GamingBuddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GamingBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GamingBuddy has 195 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Games Tracker's written reviews are positive against 79% of GamingBuddy's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Games Tracker | GamingBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (195 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +12 |
| Developer | Summer Kiflain | Filip Nemecek |
Customer experience
Games Tracker
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In-app purchases
Games Tracker
- Monthly Pro$1.001 Month
- 6 Months Pro$5.496 Months
- Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
GamingBuddy
- Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Unlimited7 Days trial$13.991 Year
- One-time unlock$29.99
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