IGN Playlist vs Where's Greg
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!
Where's Greg
Engage in a daily hide-and-seek game to locate Greg. Compete against the clock to find him within your state or across the USA, using special hints for guidance.
- Daily hide-and-seek gameplay
- Locate Greg within your state
- Challenge mode across the USA
- Race against the clock
- Utilize special hints
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Where's Greg. Enjoy a daily game of hide & seek. Greg will be at a new location each day. Race against the clock to be the first to find him. He'll always be in your state....or you can take on a challenge and find him across the entire USA. Use the special hints to guide you along the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Where's Greg at 5.0 against IGN Playlist's 4.0. Where's Greg also leads on ads (none vs shown). IGN Playlist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (116 vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Where's Greg sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. IGN Playlist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Where's Greg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IGN Playlist has 116 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IGN Playlist ships an update every 4 weeks, Where's Greg every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IGN Playlist | Where's Greg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGN Entertainment, Inc. | Brian Bentwood |
Customer experience
IGN Playlist
Where's Greg
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
Where's Greg
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IGN Playlist
No in-app purchases
Where's Greg
- 20 Uses of Callout Hints$0.99
- 20 Uses of Greg's Compass$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is IGN Playlist free?
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