Comparison

Backlog vs Backlogged

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

Head to head
About

Backlog

Organize your entire video game collection, track progress, and discover new releases. Stay updated with gaming news and see historical popularity charts for any game. Connect with friends and build your gamer profile.

Highlights
  • Organize games by status (Playing, Completed, Backlogged, Wishlist)
  • Discover trending and new game releases
  • Track game popularity history
  • Read and write game reviews
  • Follow friends and share your collection
  • Detailed game pages with ratings, screenshots, and trailers
  • Integrated gaming news from IGN
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Your backlog, conquered. Backlog is the game tracker for people who buy more games than they finish. Track every game you own, want, or are playing right now, see what your friends are into, and find what to play next. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERYTHING • Every game in one tab, filtered by status: Wishlist, Backlogged, Playing, Completed, Dropped • Make your own collections, like All-Time Favorites or Co-op Nights • Add-ons stay grouped under the game they belong to • Start without an account, and bring your library with you when you sign in FIND YOUR NEXT GAME • Trending, Most Wanted, Now Playing and Hot on Steam, plus Recently Released and Coming Soon • See how the charts moved over time • Wishlist a game for reminders a week before, the day before and on release day, plus date changes and new DLC • Search more than 100,000 games, even by the name a game shipped under somewhere else • The latest gaming news, built right into Discover EVERYTHING ABOUT A GAME • Critic scores, player scores and the Backlog community score side by side • Platforms, release dates, age ratings, time to beat, trailers and screenshots • My Stats: hours played on each platform, when you finished, and how your score compares • Notes for every game in your library RATE, REVIEW, CONNECT • A Forum on every game: posts, replies, quotes and @ mentions • Score games from 0 to 100 and write reviews • Vote on reviews and reply to them • Translate reviews written in other languages • An Activity tab with what the people you follow started, finished, rated and reviewed • Follow friends, pin your Top Friends, and vouch for the people you play with • Earn badges for your profile • Share your profile as a link, with its own page on the web YOUR APP, YOUR WAY • Pick a theme color for the whole app, in light and dark mode • Works offline: Offline Sync keeps your library, profile and the Forum on your iPhone • Hide tags you never want to see, and keep adult games out of Trending, Search and Browse • Choose who sees your profile, library, ratings and activity, or make your account private • A Home Screen widget for your library • Works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes WHY BACKLOG? • A native iPhone app. Fast and smooth. • Sign in with Apple. Privacy first. • Your library syncs across your devices. • Built by gamers, for gamers. Download Backlog and finally get your game library under control.

About

Backlogged

Discover, collect, and analyze your games with detailed interactive maps for over 250 titles. Track your progress, manage your backlog, and connect gaming accounts to build a unified library. Engage with a community of players, share reviews, and join discussions.

Highlights
  • Interactive game maps with location categories
  • Progress tracking and syncing
  • Game backlog management
  • Custom lists and favorites
  • Connect gaming accounts (Steam, PlayStation, Xbox)
  • Community reviews and discussions
Features
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Backlogged is the video game tracker for everything you play, finish and want to play next. Organize your game library, manage your backlog and keep a log of every gaming session, across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and mobile. TRACK EVERY GAME • Mark games as Playing, Backlog, Wishlist, Completed, Paused or Dropped • Search a catalog of 50,000+ games and add them in a tap • Rate and review games on a five-star scale with quarter stars • Pick your all-time favorites for your profile MANAGE YOUR BACKLOG • See how long each game takes to beat before you start it • Build custom lists and ranked lists, and rename your shelves • Get recommendations based on the games you finish and rate • Never miss a launch with the weekly and monthly release calendar IMPORT YOUR LIBRARY • Connect Steam, PlayStation or Xbox to import your games automatically • Bring in playtime, achievements and trophies • Disconnect any account whenever you like KEEP A GAMING JOURNAL • Log sessions with the date, playtime, mood, notes and screenshots • See your play history on a calendar and keep a daily streak • Explore stats for your library, genres, platforms and completions SAVE ON YOUR WISHLIST • Set price alerts and see the best current price in your region • Check whether a game is included with Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and more SHARE WITH OTHER PLAYERS • Browse trending lists from the community and love the ones you like • Comment on lists and reviews and join clubs for the games you play BONUS: INTERACTIVE MAPS Stuck finding a collectible? 800+ interactive maps for 260+ games let you mark what you've found and add your own notes. BACKLOGGED PRO Backlogged is free. The optional Pro subscription removes ads and adds automatic library refresh, cloud sync, unlimited found markers and custom markers on maps, and priority support. Subscriptions are billed through Google Play and renew automatically until canceled in your Google Play subscriptions. Backlogged is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo or any game publisher. Game names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Time-to-beat data comes from HowLongToBeat. Terms and Condition: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Backlog4 screens
Backlogged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backlog at 5.0 against Backlogged's 4.3. Backlog also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Backlogged's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Backlogged sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Backlog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backlog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backlogged has 62 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Backlog's written reviews are positive against 33% of Backlogged's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backlog ships an update every 6 days, Backlogged every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Backlog versus Backlogged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacklogBacklogged
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.3 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings662 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB84 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDifferent Productions, LLCRohith Krishnan

Customer experience

Backlog

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Backlogged

All ratings55 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Backlog

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Backlogged

Subscriptions2
  • GamerList Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • GamerList Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Backlog free?
Backlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backlogged free?
Backlogged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backlog or Backlogged?
Backlog is rated higher. Backlog averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Backlogged averages 4.3 from 62 ratings.
Do Backlog or Backlogged have ads?
Backlogged shows ads; Backlog does not.
Which is updated more often, Backlog or Backlogged?
Backlog ships an update every 6 days, and Backlogged every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backlog was updated on October 25, 2026 and Backlogged on October 28, 2026.

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