GameCatalog vs RetroAchievements Tracker
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.
RetroAchievements Tracker
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Discover and track classic games across multiple retro platforms in one simple app. Browse games by console, view detailed game information such as release date, developer, publisher, and genre, and explore cover art and screenshots for each title. Follow your progress with a complete achievement system. View locked and unlocked achievements, check point values, and see how many players have earned each achievement, making it easy to track completion and set new goals. Manage your player profile with rankings, total points, and recently played games. Use search and favorites to quickly find titles you care about and keep your retro gaming progress organized in a clean, mobile-friendly interface.
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Verdict
GameCatalog and RetroAchievements Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GameCatalog ships an update every 2 months, RetroAchievements Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameCatalog | RetroAchievements Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | German Alonso Perez | Italo Cunha de Melo |
In-app purchases
GameCatalog
No in-app purchases
RetroAchievements Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GameCatalog free?
Is RetroAchievements Tracker free?
Do GameCatalog or RetroAchievements Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, GameCatalog or RetroAchievements Tracker?
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