Comparison

Game vs Game vs Pocket Backlog

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

Head to head
About

Game vs Game

This app lets you compare video games head-to-head to create your personalized top 10 lists. Vote for your favorites from various genres and platforms, and easily share your curated rankings with others.

Highlights
  • Compare video games
  • Vote for favorites
  • Build top 10 lists
  • Filter by genre and platform
  • Skip unplayed games
  • Share top lists
  • Sync votes across devices
Features
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Game vs Game pits video games against each other. Vote for your favourites to build your top list. HOW IT WORKS - Choose from all games or games of a particular genre, platform or franchise - Pick your winner between two games shown based on your preferences - Skip the games you haven't played - Vote for your favourites to build your top 10 list EASY SHARE Share your top 10 list with your friends and family QUICK SYNC Sign in to sync your votes across your devices and the Game vs Game website

About

Pocket Backlog

Features
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Every game you own, in one place, and a good answer to what to play next. Sign in with Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation and Pocket Backlog brings your whole collection across in one go. NEW IN 1.5: READY FOR IPHONE DUO - Open your iPhone Duo and the Library spreads across both screens: Now Playing as a Cover Flow, a countdown to your next must-play, and your Gamedex beside it - The Gamedex becomes the Dex: one finished game on show on the left, every finish in a numbered grid on the right - Your Wishlist and the Releases calendar use both screens too - On every iPhone and iPad, the Library now opens on a stage that takes its color from the game you're playing - Counting down to a must-play? While you wait suggests a game from your backlog you can finish before it lands START WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY OWN - Import from Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation: choose what comes across, and import again later to pick up only what's new - Achievements and trophies come along, so you can see how far along you are in each game - Not on those? Pick a platform and check off the games you own, or search the IGDB catalog and add one with a tap SORTED FOR YOU, NOT SHOUTED AT - Organize reads your trophies and playtime and suggests what looks finished or never really started. Nothing changes until you say so - Your backlog sorts itself onto shelves: nearly done, barely touched, the genres you collect. Build your own and pin your favorites - Pick for Me finds something that fits the time you have tonight FINISH THINGS, AND SEE THEM - Every game you finish becomes a card in your Gamedex - Rate games your way, from Uninstalled to Masterpiece, and share a review slip with your verdict - Check-ins ask how the game you're on is going: stay on it, finish it, or set it aside - A Recap every month, and your Year in Gaming each December ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S COMING - The Releases calendar shows the next twelve months, and your wishlist gets a nudge on release day - Discover is a Cover Flow of popular games: skip, wishlist, or add each one, with Undo if you change your mind FREE AND PRO Import, Organize, shelves, ratings, Recaps, Releases, and the Gamedex are free. Pro adds iCloud sync across your devices, the deeper readings on the Activity tab (the player you are, where you play, your rarest trophy), full achievement and trophy lists, more library styles, widgets, app icons, themes, and rating colors, the animated foil card, and Calendar sync. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. No ads. No feeds. Just your games. Terms of Use: https://pocketlab.studio/pocket-backlog/terms Privacy Policy: https://pocketlab.studio/pocket-backlog/privacy

Screenshots

Game vs Game3 screens
Pocket Backlog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game vs Game at none against Pocket Backlog's 3. Pocket Backlog's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket Backlog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Game vs Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game vs Game ships an update every 12 months, Pocket Backlog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Game vs Game versus Pocket Backlog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame vs GamePocket Backlog
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.0 โ€” better26.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDarren O'NeillDavid Norris

In-app purchases

None

Game vs Game

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocket Backlog

Subscriptions2
  • Pocket Backlog Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pocket Backlog Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pocket Backlog Lifetime Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Game vs Game free?
Game vs Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Backlog free?
Pocket Backlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Game vs Game or Pocket Backlog have ads?
Neither Game vs Game nor Pocket Backlog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game vs Game or Pocket Backlog?
Game vs Game ships an update every 12 months, and Pocket Backlog weekly. Most recently, Game vs Game was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Backlog on October 25, 2026.

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