Hours Minutes Calculator Lite vs BacklogForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite
Easily calculate the difference between two times or add/subtract durations. This utility app helps manage time calculations for various purposes.
- Add time durations
- Subtract time durations
- Calculate time differences
- Simple interface
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Hours & Minutes Time Calculator is a simple time calculator.
BacklogForge
This app helps PC gamers manage large Steam libraries by automatically importing games and tracking completion status. It offers smart recommendations for what to play next and provides detailed statistics on your gaming habits.
- Steam library import
- Automatic completion tracking
- Play next recommendations
- Library statistics dashboard
- Offline and guest mode
- Per-game notes and ratings
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BacklogForge connects to your Steam account, imports your game library, and helps you decide what to play next. It pulls completion time estimates from HowLongToBeat and compares them against your actual playtime to automatically track which games you have finished, which are in progress, and which are still sitting in your backlog. Designed for PC gamers who own large Steam libraries and want a structured, low-friction way to manage them — no spreadsheets, no third-party accounts, all data stored locally. Key Features: - Steam Library Sync — Automatically imports your entire Steam library. BacklogForge fetches HowLongToBeat estimates for every title in the background with live sync progress, so your backlog is always up to date. - Automatic Completion Tracking — Compares your actual playtime against HowLongToBeat targets to mark games as completed, in progress, or unstarted — no manual input needed. Supports Essential, Extended, and Completionist targets per game. - Play Next Recommendations — Two modes to cut through decision paralysis: Shuffle picks a weighted random game from your backlog, while Homestretch surfaces games you're closest to finishing — either by percentage or fewest hours remaining. - Library Statistics — A full stats dashboard with your completion grade (A+ → D-), hours remaining to clear your backlog, average finish time, monthly completion velocity, and a daily budget calculator showing how long until your backlog is clear. - Guest & Offline Mode — No Steam account required. Use the app in guest mode and add games manually. All data is stored locally in SQLite with no cloud sync. - Per-Game Notes & Ratings — Add personal notes and a 1–10 rating to any game. Export and import your full library (including notes and ratings) for backup or device transfer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BacklogForge at none against Hours Minutes Calculator Lite's shown. BacklogForge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hours Minutes Calculator Lite's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BacklogForge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Minutes Calculator Lite has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Hours Minutes Calculator Lite | BacklogForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Quackstro | Ajwad Tahmid Ayon |
Bugs and requests
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calculations not working as expected
- App resets to zero unexpectedly
- Incompatible with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode
- Expand hour limit beyond 99
- Improve calculation accuracy
- Add memory/history function
- Implement 12-hour time format
BacklogForge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite
No in-app purchases
BacklogForge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hours Minutes Calculator Lite free?
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