Comparison

REC'd vs RetroKeeper

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

Head to head
About

REC'd

Features
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REC’d Recommending Reimagined Use REC’d to share your favorite content with your favorite people. Discover, share, and rate movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts. Explore and bookmark new content to watch, read, and listen to. Connect with friends and family to receive recommendations from the people who know you best! REC’d is a people-powered recommendation app that allows users to find new content, learn where it’s available, send it to their friends, give it a rating out of 5 stars, or save it for later. Add friends, create groups, and start connecting with content! Your Home page keeps track of all your ongoing conversations with your friends and groups. See what’s hot: The Trending page keeps you up to date on the latest and greatest releases. Be adventurous: Browse thousands of movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts to learn more about the people who made them and to find out where to watch, read, and listen on the Explore page. We’ve got you covered on a rainy day: Organize your bookmarked content into personalized lists to revisit at a later date. We welcome feedback! If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at support@recd.app

About

RetroKeeper

Features
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RetroKeeper is the cataloguing app built for retro video game collectors. Whether you're tracking a handful of childhood favourites or curating a library spanning decades, RetroKeeper helps you organise, value, and grow your collection. SCAN & IDENTIFY Point your camera at any game barcode to instantly identify the title, system, publisher, and region. RetroKeeper supports EAN-13, UPC, and other major barcode formats across 30+ systems β€” from Famicom and Mega Drive to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Add games to your collection with details that matter: completeness (loose, complete in box, sealed), condition, purchase price, and date. Every release variant is tracked separately, so your Japanese PC Engine CD sits alongside your North American TurboGrafx-16 card β€” each with its own metadata. TRACK VALUE Get estimated market values for your games based on real listings. Watch how your collection's worth changes over time with per-game value evolution charts. 30+ SYSTEMS SUPPORTED NES/Famicom, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo Switch, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, Saturn, Dreamcast, PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSP, PS Vita, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Neo Geo, WonderSwan, Virtual Boy, and many more. MULTI-LANGUAGE Full interface in English, French, and Japanese. Japanese game titles display natively when your device is set to Japanese. FREE TO START β€’ 10 barcode scans per day β€’ Up to 25 games in your collection β€’ 5 game valuations per day RETROKEEPER PRO Subscribe for unlimited scans, unlimited collection size, cloud sync across devices, 100 valuations per day, multi-currency support, collection total value, and spreadsheet export. Terms of Use (EULA): https://retrokeeper.co/terms

Screenshots

REC'd4 screens
RetroKeeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REC'd at none against RetroKeeper's 2. REC'd also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). RetroKeeper's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. RetroKeeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. REC'd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REC'd ships an update every 2 months, RetroKeeper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
REC'd versus RetroKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREC'dRetroKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB79 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperB60 LTDEQUINOXE SYSTEMS PTE. LTD

In-app purchases

None

REC'd

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RetroKeeper

Subscriptions2
  • RetroKeeper Pro β€” Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RetroKeeper Pro β€” Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is REC'd free?
REC'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroKeeper free?
RetroKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do REC'd or RetroKeeper have ads?
Neither REC'd nor RetroKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, REC'd or RetroKeeper?
REC'd ships an update every 2 months, and RetroKeeper every 5 days. Most recently, REC'd was updated on October 7, 2026 and RetroKeeper on October 15, 2026.

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