Comparison

IGN Playlist vs Beatable

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Beatable

Features
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Beatable is your personal game library for subscription gaming. Save games, track what you're playing, and find what fits your schedule tonight. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Save any game to your on-device list and track it as: - Want to Play - Playing - Completed Your library lives on your device. No account. No sign-in. No cloud required. FIND GAMES THAT FIT YOUR TIME Browse Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus catalogs filtered by completion time — powered by HowLongToBeat data. Sort by Main Story, Main + Extra, Completionist, or Review score. FAVORITES AND FILTERS Favorite games to keep them handy. Hide titles you're not interested in. Your filters and browse preferences are saved automatically so you return to the same setup every time. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Your library, favorites, hidden games, and saved filters all persist across restarts with no backend, no tracking, and no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Save games to Want to Play, Playing, or Completed - Favorite and unfavorite games - Hide games you're not interested in - Search by title - Filter by platform and completion length - Sort by playtime or review score - Browse Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus catalogs - Works offline with cached catalog data Beatable is for the gamer who wants to decide faster and track what they're actually playing — without spreadsheets, without accounts, without noise. Data powered by HowLongToBeat (howlongtobeat.com). Beatable is not affiliated with Microsoft, Sony, or HowLongToBeat.

Screenshots

IGN Playlist4 screens
Beatable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beatable at none against IGN Playlist's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IGN Playlist versus Beatable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIGN PlaylistBeatable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (116 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIGN Entertainment, Inc.Jaime Chapinal

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

Beatable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IGN Playlist

No in-app purchases

None

Beatable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IGN Playlist free?
IGN Playlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beatable free?
Beatable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IGN Playlist or Beatable have ads?
IGN Playlist shows ads; Beatable does not.

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