Comparison

iCollect Video Games vs Retro Joy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Retro Joy

Track your progress and discover achievements for classic video games. Organize your favorite titles into custom collections and connect with a community of retro gaming enthusiasts. It's the perfect companion for reliving gaming history.

Highlights
  • Track RetroAchievements.org progress
  • View achievements, friends, and games
  • Collect and organize favorite games
  • Create custom game collections
  • Connect with the RetroAchievements community
Features
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Retro Joy is your ideal companion app for RetroAchievements.org With Retro Joy, your RetroAchievement.org achievements, friends, and games are brought straight to your device. You can even collect your favorite games in your library and organize them into collections, exclusive to Retro Joy. If you are new to the RetroAchievements.org community, joining is as simple as downloading the app, creating an account, and logging in. The rest you can pick up along the way with pointers in the app, and the support of the community on RetroAchievements.org.

Screenshots

iCollect Video Games4 screens
Retro Joy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Joy at none against iCollect Video Games's 6. Retro Joy also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 55%). iCollect Video Games's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 14). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. iCollect Video Games sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Retro Joy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCollect Video Games holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCollect Video Games has 1.8K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of iCollect Video Games's written reviews are positive against 82% of Retro Joy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCollect Video Games ships an update every 5 weeks, Retro Joy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iCollect Video Games versus Retro Joy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCollect Video GamesRetro Joy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperiCollect Everything, LLCClayton Sulby

Customer experience

iCollect Video Games

All ratings1,846 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral11.3%
Negative34.0%

Retro Joy

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

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

Retro Joy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

iCollect Video Games

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Video Games$29.991 Year
  • Pro User - Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • 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
None

Retro Joy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCollect Video Games free?
iCollect Video Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Joy free?
Retro Joy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCollect Video Games or Retro Joy?
iCollect Video Games is rated higher. iCollect Video Games averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Retro Joy averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do iCollect Video Games or Retro Joy have ads?
Neither iCollect Video Games nor Retro Joy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCollect Video Games or Retro Joy?
iCollect Video Games ships an update every 5 weeks, and Retro Joy every 2 months. Most recently, iCollect Video Games was updated on October 29, 2026 and Retro Joy on October 21, 2026.

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