iCollect Video Games vs RetroChecker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCollect Video Games
Manage your video game collection with this comprehensive inventory app. Catalog games for various consoles, track personal details, and sync across devices. Features barcode scanning, cloud backup, and customizable layouts.
- Manage video game collections for all systems
- Barcode scanning and database search
- Cloud backup and sync across devices
- Customizable layouts and fields
- Track personal game details and estimated value
- Import collections from other apps
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iCollect Video Games is the #1 app on the Apple App Store for managing your video game collections and inventory. This app works on all device sizes and syncs directly with our iPhone, iPad, Mac apps, as well as our apps on other platforms. Scan in or search our database for any video game you own or want and add them to your lists. Full of incredible features! • Manage and inventory any video game for systems and consoles such as Switch, Playstation, Xbox, Windows PC's, and many more, including old legacy systems! Supports the latest consoles. • Loaded with millions of video games from around the world in our database. • Full barcode scanning and database search. • Cloud Backup • Sync across multiple devices, including iPad, iPhone, Mac, and more. • Supports input in any language and allows selections of any country and currency. • Filters, sorting, and importing. • Three different custom layouts. • Exporting • Multi-level sorting • Shake to Select • Default Field Data • Customize which fields are displayed • Section Counts • Share your video game collection with friends or on social media like Facebook and Twitter. • Format your Titles with A, An, or The removed. • Extra features like colored Themes, Dark Mode support, and more. • Every field is editable. • Store up to four pictures per video game, including front, back, and inside images of games. • Personal details per game including Loaned, Purchase Price, Purchase Date, Date Added, Personal Rating, Last Played, Storage Location, Opened, Notes, Estimated Value, and more. • Index bars and search for quick access in large game collections. This app is a completely new collecting experience, written from the ground up for iOS 18, the latest devices like iPhone 16, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE 2, iPad Pro, and full Universal iPhone/iPad support built-in and syncs directly to our Mac app. Our app was created with a cloud database backend designed specifically to allow each item to be stored with its own individual attributes. We can import your game collection from nearly anywhere: CLZ Games, Delicious Library, Gameye, Price Charting, and much more. Just send us your import file and we'll get you rolling. This app is for anyone who reads IGN, uses CLZ Games, likes video game reviews from IGN, uses UPC barcode scanners, buys video games at Gamestop, or likes to catalog & collect video games. Great for the latest video game releases. Note: Large collections require an in-app purchase to unlock unlimited storage. You will be prompted when you reach the limits of your selected collectible type. Data provided by Amazon, Google, eBay, and users like you. ------- PRIVACY INFO ------- All of these are OPTIONAL when using our app. Email Address: We only collect this if you enable Cloud Sync as a login user ID. Contacts: We only use your contacts if you want us to for "Loaned To" fields. Photos or Videos: We only use photos that you choose for your item details. Camera: We only use this for barcode scanning. None of your data is sold. See our Privacy Policy URL for details. We do use Google Firebase and Facebook SDK's for analytics and crash data. See their policies for additional details on what they may track about your device. ------- TERMS OF USE: https://www.icollecteverything.com/privacy-policy/
RetroChecker
This app helps retro video game collectors track their collections. It provides extensive game data, including value, descriptions, and release history, along with media like box art and videos. Manage your inventory, find games, and assess collection values with this comprehensive tool.
- Extensive game database (75,000+ games, 160 platforms)
- Value, description, and release history data
- Access to game videos, box arts, and manuals
- Search and browse by platform, genre, date, value
- Collection and inventory management
- Offline price charting data
- RetroLens for collection valuation
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RetroChecker is the ultimate app for retro video game collectors! With our extensive database of over 75,000 games across 160 platforms, you'll have all the information you need about the value, description, and release history of your favorite retro games. Plus, with access to over 25,000 in-game videos, box arts, screenshots, and game manuals, you'll be able to explore the world of retro games like never before. Our versatile tool makes it easy to search for games, browse by platform, genre, release date, or value tier, and access YouTube videos with just a tap. You can even manage your own collection or inventory, bookmark games you're looking for, and access price charting data even when offline. RetroChecker is world-ready, with support for seven currencies and integration with eBay and Amazon. And with our RetroLens feature, you can quickly assess the value of a game collection at yard sales or flea markets. Plus, you can easily create a copy of your data or move it to another device. We take your privacy seriously and do not collect any of your data. We also do not use any tracking technologies, and our app uses Google Cloud Vision only for image recognition. Check out our privacy policy for more details. We put our hearts into creating RetroChecker, and we hope you'll love it too. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback and let us know how we can improve. Price data via pricecharting.com Image Recognition (Premium feature) via Google Cloud Vision Additional content (game descriptions, release history, additional images) via mobygames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RetroChecker at weekly against iCollect Video Games's every 5 weeks. RetroChecker also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 54%). iCollect Video Games's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 60). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. iCollect Video Games sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and RetroChecker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iCollect Video Games holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCollect Video Games has 1.8K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of iCollect Video Games's written reviews are positive against 63% of RetroChecker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCollect Video Games ships an update every 5 weeks, RetroChecker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCollect Video Games | RetroChecker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.4 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | iCollect Everything, LLC | Emanuel Schleussinger |
Customer experience
iCollect Video Games
RetroChecker
Bugs and requests
iCollect Video Games
Reported bugs
4 issues- Deleted user's entire game collection
- Inconsistent data and cover art
- Sync and login issues
- Frequent crashes and app instability
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to organize by console/platform
- Improved search and filtering options
- Integration with other services (e.g. Steam)
- Notifications for price changes or new releases
- Export/backup collection data
RetroChecker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCollect Video Games
- Unlimited Video Games$29.991 Year
- Pro User - Yearly$79.991 Year
- 50 AI Identification Scans$9.99
- 250 AI Identification Scans$44.99
- Add Unlimited Video Games$49.99
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- 500 AI Identification Scans$79.99
RetroChecker
- RetroLens - 200 uses$0.99
Questions
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