Comparison

Video Game Tracker vs Backlogged

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

Head to head
About

Video Game Tracker

Organize your game library, track progress, and discover new titles. Share your gaming achievements on social media and stay updated on upcoming releases. Seamlessly sync your collection across devices.

Highlights
  • Organize game library with custom lists
  • Track playthroughs and progress
  • Discover new games and releases
  • Release date countdowns
  • Share gaming achievements on social media
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-device syncing via iCloud
Features
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Whether you’re managing a growing backlog, tracking an active playthrough, searching for your next favorite game, or counting down to an upcoming release, GameLog keeps everything organized in one place. Build Your Game Library Create personalized lists for your backlog, favorites, completed games, wishlist, and more. Sort and filter your collection to quickly find exactly what you want to play. Track Every Playthrough Record your progress, playtime, sessions, platforms, notes, and completed playthroughs. Review detailed statistics and milestones to better understand your gaming habits over time. Time Your Play Sessions Track playtime as you play with the built-in session timer. Follow an active session at a glance and save it directly to your game log when you’re finished. Ask Questions About Any Game Use Apple Intelligence on supported devices to ask questions about a game’s story, characters, gameplay, development, releases, and more. GameLog combines available game information with relevant research to provide useful answers. Discover Something New Explore an extensive video game database, browse categories, uncover hidden gems, and use Game Finder to narrow down your next game based on what interests you. Search Smarter Quickly search for games by title or scan game artwork to help identify what you’re looking for. Adding a new discovery to your library only takes a few taps. Follow Upcoming Releases Keep track of anticipated games with release-date countdowns, wishlist organization, and convenient access to upcoming titles. Share Your Gaming Journey Create customizable images for social media and share what you’re playing, your progress, playtime, ratings, and completed adventures with friends and followers. Home Screen Widgets View favorite lists and games directly from your Home Screen for quick access to your collection. Sync Across Devices GameLog uses iCloud to keep your games, lists, playthroughs, and activity synchronized across your Apple devices. Support Independent Development GameLog is designed and maintained by a solo developer. If the app becomes part of your gaming routine, leaving a review is one of the best ways to support its continued development. GameLog Pro unlocks the complete experience and directly supports future features, improvements, and updates. Feedback and Support Have a question, encountered a problem, or have an idea for a new feature? Contact support from the Settings tab inside GameLog. Your feedback helps shape the app’s future. Subscription Details Payment for GameLog Pro will be charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mastermindsoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mastermindsoftware.co/termsofuse

About

Backlogged

Discover, collect, and analyze your games with detailed interactive maps for over 250 titles. Track your progress, manage your backlog, and connect gaming accounts to build a unified library. Engage with a community of players, share reviews, and join discussions.

Highlights
  • Interactive game maps with location categories
  • Progress tracking and syncing
  • Game backlog management
  • Custom lists and favorites
  • Connect gaming accounts (Steam, PlayStation, Xbox)
  • Community reviews and discussions
Features
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Backlogged is the video game tracker for everything you play, finish and want to play next. Organize your game library, manage your backlog and keep a log of every gaming session, across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and mobile. TRACK EVERY GAME • Mark games as Playing, Backlog, Wishlist, Completed, Paused or Dropped • Search a catalog of 50,000+ games and add them in a tap • Rate and review games on a five-star scale with quarter stars • Pick your all-time favorites for your profile MANAGE YOUR BACKLOG • See how long each game takes to beat before you start it • Build custom lists and ranked lists, and rename your shelves • Get recommendations based on the games you finish and rate • Never miss a launch with the weekly and monthly release calendar IMPORT YOUR LIBRARY • Connect Steam, PlayStation or Xbox to import your games automatically • Bring in playtime, achievements and trophies • Disconnect any account whenever you like KEEP A GAMING JOURNAL • Log sessions with the date, playtime, mood, notes and screenshots • See your play history on a calendar and keep a daily streak • Explore stats for your library, genres, platforms and completions SAVE ON YOUR WISHLIST • Set price alerts and see the best current price in your region • Check whether a game is included with Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and more SHARE WITH OTHER PLAYERS • Browse trending lists from the community and love the ones you like • Comment on lists and reviews and join clubs for the games you play BONUS: INTERACTIVE MAPS Stuck finding a collectible? 800+ interactive maps for 260+ games let you mark what you've found and add your own notes. BACKLOGGED PRO Backlogged is free. The optional Pro subscription removes ads and adds automatic library refresh, cloud sync, unlimited found markers and custom markers on maps, and priority support. Subscriptions are billed through Google Play and renew automatically until canceled in your Google Play subscriptions. Backlogged is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo or any game publisher. Game names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Time-to-beat data comes from HowLongToBeat. Terms and Condition: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Video Game Tracker4 screens
Backlogged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Video Game Tracker at none against Backlogged's shown. Backlogged's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Video Game Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Backlogged sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backlogged holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 67 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Video Game Tracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of Backlogged's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Game Tracker ships an update monthly, Backlogged every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Video Game Tracker versus Backlogged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Game TrackerBacklogged
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (72 ratings)4.4 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better67
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB84 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMasterMind Software LLCRohith Krishnan

Customer experience

Video Game Tracker

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Backlogged

All ratings55 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Video Game Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • GameLog Pro$2.991 Month
  • Secret Discount$14.991 Year
  • GameLog Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • GameLog Pro$49.99
2 purchases

Backlogged

Subscriptions2
  • GamerList Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GamerList Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Video Game Tracker free?
Video Game Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backlogged free?
Backlogged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Game Tracker or Backlogged?
Backlogged is rated higher. Video Game Tracker averages 4.1 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Backlogged averages 4.4 from 67 ratings.
Do Video Game Tracker or Backlogged have ads?
Backlogged shows ads; Video Game Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Game Tracker or Backlogged?
Video Game Tracker ships an update monthly, and Backlogged every 2 weeks. Most recently, Video Game Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Backlogged on October 31, 2026.

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