IGN Playlist vs RetroAchievementsUI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IGN Playlist
Organize and track all your video games, from past titles to upcoming releases. Discover new games, estimate completion times, and curate custom lists to share with friends. Keep your entire gaming library managed in one convenient place.
- Manage game backlog and library
- Estimate game completion times
- Browse and discover new games
- Create and share custom game playlists
- Rate and remember game experiences
- View game screenshots and videos
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Backlog & Library — Manage your games like God of War, Starfield, Skyrim, Grand Theft Auto and more by adding them to your backlog. Organize what you’ve played and beat by adding games to wishlists, backlog, playing, paused, beat, and quit. HowLongToBeat — See how long it takes to beat games for different playthroughs, like Main Story, Story and Sides, and 100% Playthroughs. Plus see how long it will take to beat your backlog. Use HowLongtoBeat’s data to help you manage your game time. Browse Games — Search, view, and share from a massive games library spanning titles from the last 30+ years of gaming history. View screenshots, watch videos, and more for the games you're playing or want to play. Discover — Discover is Playlist’s homepage for finding new games. It’s updated weekly to surface interesting lists, new and upcoming games, and other fun and interesting categories to help people find their next favorite game or keep up with what IGN’s covering. Copy, remix, and follow lists to build your own collections. Playlists — Curate, organize, and rank games. Share playlists via text, Twitch profiles, Discords, and more. You can also see combined game time of for any of your playlists, powered by HowLongToBeat.com Community Ratings — Rate and remember what you liked, and what you didn’t about the games you play. Roadmap? - We’re not done - more updates to come!
RetroAchievementsUI
Browse and discover games with achievements. Track your progress and find new challenges to master. This open-source application is built with SwiftUI.
- Browse games with achievements
- Discover new games
- Track game progress
- Open-source
- SwiftUI built
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RetroAchievementsUI is open-source and written entirely in SwiftUI. View games you've played, or find new ones to master! All app features are free and not locked behind a paywall, ads or data collection. In-App purchases are optional to help support future development efforts! Note: This app is not official or endorsed by RetroAchievements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RetroAchievementsUI at none against IGN Playlist's shown. RetroAchievementsUI also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). IGN Playlist's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for IGN Playlist against 4.0 for RetroAchievementsUI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IGN Playlist has 117 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of IGN Playlist's written reviews are positive against 56% of RetroAchievementsUI's.
IGN Playlist ships an update monthly, RetroAchievementsUI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IGN Playlist | RetroAchievementsUI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (117 ratings) | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGN Entertainment, Inc. | Michael Rosenberg |
Customer experience
IGN Playlist
RetroAchievementsUI
Bugs and requests
IGN Playlist
Reported bugs
3 issues- Wishlist and backlog sections not working
- Inability to log in or access accounts
- Games disappearing from lists or not updating properly
Requested features
5 requests- Calendar widget or Apple Calendar integration
- Ability to follow other users
- More sorting and filtering options
- Separate category for ongoing/live service games
- Option to rate games on a scale instead of just thumbs up/down
RetroAchievementsUI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IGN Playlist
No in-app purchases
RetroAchievementsUI
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IGN Playlist free?
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