Comparison

Hours Minutes Calculator Lite vs BacklogForge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Add time durations
  • Subtract time durations
  • Calculate time differences
  • Simple interface
Features
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Hours & Minutes Time Calculator is a simple time calculator.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Steam library import
  • Automatic completion tracking
  • Play next recommendations
  • Library statistics dashboard
  • Offline and guest mode
  • Per-game notes and ratings
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hours Minutes Calculator Lite4 screens
BacklogForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite versus BacklogForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours Minutes Calculator LiteBacklogForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQuackstroAjwad 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

None

Hours Minutes Calculator Lite

No in-app purchases

None

BacklogForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hours Minutes Calculator Lite free?
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BacklogForge free?
BacklogForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hours Minutes Calculator Lite or BacklogForge?
BacklogForge is rated higher. Hours Minutes Calculator Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while BacklogForge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hours Minutes Calculator Lite or BacklogForge have ads?
Hours Minutes Calculator Lite shows ads; BacklogForge does not.

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