Comparison

Poplog · Media Tracker vs Cross Save

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

Head to head
About

Poplog · Media Tracker

Log your favorite movies, series, books, music, podcasts, and games. Build a personal timeline, share your pop culture journey with friends, and discover new recommendations. Never forget what to watch or listen to again.

Highlights
  • Log movies, series, books, music, podcasts, and games
  • Build a personal media timeline
  • Share your media journey with friends
  • Discover new recommendations
  • Create wish lists for future media
Features
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Poplog is your all-in-one hub to track movies, series, books, podcasts, music, and games. Build your personal timeline and diary — or share your journey with friends, talk about your favorite pop culture moments, and get inspired. No more “What should I watch today?” — simply save your friends’ recommendations to your wish list and never forget that show or podcast again.

About

Cross Save

Log, rate, and review your games, track your progress, and discover new titles. Connect with friends to see their gaming activity and get personalized recommendations. Curate lists and stay updated on gaming events.

Highlights
  • Log game status (Playing, Completed, Dropped)
  • Rate and review games
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Discover trending and recommended games
  • Create and share game lists
  • Connect gaming accounts
  • Receive notifications for social interactions
Features
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Cross Save is the home for every game you play. Log what you're playing, rate it to the decimal, follow friends and find your next favorite, all in one place. Free, with no ads. TRACK EVERY GAME • Log games as Played, Completed, 100%, Backlog, Dropped or Wishlist • Rate on a 1–10 scale, right down to 0.1 • Add your hours, the platform you played on and when you finished • Your Library shows every game at a glance, with status tags, sorting and grid or list views RATE & REVIEW • Write reviews and share your take on every game • Like, comment and reply on reviews from the community • Every game page shows the community's full 1–10 rating breakdown FOLLOW FRIENDS • See what your friends are playing, finishing and reviewing in your Friends feed • Find people with similar taste to follow • Get notified when someone follows you, likes your review or replies to you DISCOVER WHAT TO PLAY NEXT • A For You feed of trending games, hidden gems and upcoming releases • Search games, people and lists in one place • Browse any genre with sorting and filters, including retro consoles like Genesis and PlayStation • Explore a developer's full catalog • Add unreleased games to your wishlist MAKE & SHARE LISTS • Build lists of your favorites, ranked or unranked, and reorder them with a drag • Browse, like and comment on lists from the community YOUR YEAR IN GAMES • Memory Card turns your year into a shareable card for your story or feed STAY IN THE LOOP • Notifications for follows, likes, comments, replies and comments on your lists • Keep up with upcoming gaming showcases and events Sign in with Apple, Google, Steam, Discord or Microsoft. Every game you've played, saved. — CROSS SAVE PLUS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Cross Save Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription that adds: • Deep Stats: your gaming life in numbers, by month, genre and more • Compare Taste: see how your ratings line up with any player • Rich reviews with formatting, links and GIFs • Profile themes, accent colors, pinned reviews and a gold Plus badge • Monthly and annual plans are available. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cross-save.app/privacy

Screenshots

Poplog · Media Tracker4 screens
Cross Save4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cross Save at 5.0 against Poplog · Media Tracker's 4.0. Cross Save also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Poplog · Media Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Cross Save sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cross Save holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Save has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poplog · Media Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Cross Save weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Poplog · Media Tracker versus Cross Save: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoplog · Media TrackerCross Save
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB42 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJulian HorstCross Save

Customer experience

Poplog · Media Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cross Save

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Poplog · Media Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Supporter Yearly$17.491 Year
2 purchases

Cross Save

Subscriptions2
  • Cross Save Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Cross Save Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$40.001 Year

Questions

Is Poplog · Media Tracker free?
Poplog · Media Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cross Save free?
Cross Save is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poplog · Media Tracker or Cross Save?
Cross Save is rated higher. Poplog · Media Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cross Save averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Poplog · Media Tracker or Cross Save have ads?
Neither Poplog · Media Tracker nor Cross Save shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poplog · Media Tracker or Cross Save?
Poplog · Media Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cross Save weekly. Most recently, Poplog · Media Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cross Save on November 5, 2026.

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