GameCatalog vs Retro 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.
Retro Tracker
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Discover the history of gaming with Retro Tracker—your comprehensive guide to classic consoles, handhelds, computers, accessories, and games. Explore detailed hardware specifications, release information, console families, generations, peripherals, and more. Organise your personal collection, create wishlists, add notes, photos, and web links, and keep track of the systems you own or hope to find. Whether you are a collector, retro-gaming enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolution of gaming hardware, Retro Tracker brings decades of gaming history together in one beautifully organised app. Explore. Collect. Preserve gaming history. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameCatalog at none against Retro Tracker's 2. GameCatalog also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). Retro Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Retro Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GameCatalog asks for nothing beyond the download.
GameCatalog ships an update every 2 months, Retro Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameCatalog | Retro 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 | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | German Alonso Perez | George Chalkiadoudis |
In-app purchases
GameCatalog
No in-app purchases
Retro Tracker
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
Is GameCatalog free?
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