GameCatalog vs Game Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameCatalog
Organize your video game library by platform, track played and unplayed titles, and discover your next game with smart suggestions. Text recognition simplifies adding games to your collection.
- Catalog video game collection
- Organize by platform
- Track played/unplayed games
- Text recognition for entry
- Smart game suggestions
- Filter by platform, genre, playtime
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Catalog and organize your video game collection. Have your collection organized by platform, so you know what games you have, which you have played, and which you haven't. Use text recognition to help you enter your collection into the app. Let the app suggest what to play from your collection based on criteria you choose, such as platform, genre or playing time.
Game Shelf
Log and review all the video games you play to build a personal collection. Share your opinions with friends, track your backlog, and discover new titles based on trusted recommendations.
- Rate and review games
- Create shareable review cards
- Track game backlog and wishlist
- Scan game cases to add to collection
- Import Steam library
- Follow friends' gaming activity
- Discover trending and new releases
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Rate every game you play, share your take, and build a collection you're proud of. RATE & REVIEW Score every game out of five and explain why. Your ratings become a gaming journal you can revisit anytime — and a reflection of your taste that your friends can follow. SHARE YOUR TAKE Turn every rating and review into a share card, ready for Instagram Stories or anywhere else you post. All in one tap. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Keep track of what you're playing, your backlog, and your wishlist. Create your own collections, scan a shelf of game cases with your camera to add them quickly, and import your Steam library. SEE WHAT FRIENDS ARE PLAYING Follow friends to see their ratings, reviews, and what they're playing right now. Like and comment on their takes, and discover your next game through people whose taste you trust — not an algorithm. DISCOVER WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Explore trending games, new releases, and upcoming titles, complete with trailers and release reminders. Whether you finish every game you start or just want a simple list, Game Shelf fits the way you play. Download Game Shelf and rate your first game in under a minute. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Game Shelf at 100% against GameCatalog's 0%. Game Shelf also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). GameCatalog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Game Shelf sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GameCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Game Shelf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Shelf has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of GameCatalog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Game Shelf's.
GameCatalog ships an update every 2 months, Game Shelf every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameCatalog | Game Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | German Alonso Perez | Christopher Hefferman |
Customer experience
GameCatalog
Game Shelf
In-app purchases
GameCatalog
No in-app purchases
Game Shelf
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- 3-Day Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Limited Time Offer$14.991 Year
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- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
