Comparison

Game Ludens vs Vidya

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

Head to head
About

Game Ludens

Manage your entire video game library, track your backlog, and discover new releases. Organize your games by platform and custom states to play smarter and stay organized.

Highlights
  • Track entire game library
  • Manage gaming backlog
  • Discover new releases and trailers
  • Track games by platform
  • Organize with custom game states
  • View deep game details
Features
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Game Ludens Game Tracker. Your game manager for all gaming platforms. Track your entire game library, stay on top of your backlog, and discover what to play next — all in one sleek, powerful app. — Discover New Releases & Trailers — Track Which Platforms You Own Each Game On — Get Deep Game Details Instantly — Organize Your Library with Custom Game States — Conquer Your Gaming Backlog with Ease Whether you’re a casual player or a completionist, Game Ludens helps you play smarter and stay organized.

About

Vidya

Features
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Your video game collection, as a binder of collector cards. Vidya turns every physical game you own into a card with its box art, its format and a rarity from Common to Legendary. Add a game and its card turns over like a pull from a pack. FREE FOR YOUR FIRST 50 GAMES Every feature works in the free binder. Vidya Collector (a subscription, or one purchase for good) holds the rest of your collection and unlocks every desk, card back and app icon. Stop, and every card you added stays yours. GET YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION IN • Search by name, scan the barcode or take a photo of the box. Titles and barcodes are read on your iPhone. • Photograph a whole shelf and Vidya reads the titles on the spines. • Bring your list: import a spreadsheet (CSV) from another collection app or your own. • Adding a lot at once? Put the cards face down and open them together as one pack. RARITY FROM THE REAL MARKET Each release gets a rarity from what copies sell for: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic or Legendary. When a game's price climbs, its card can move up a tier, and your binder tells you. LOOSE, COMPLETE OR SEALED Record each copy as loose, complete in box or sealed, and see what that format sells for. Your binder shows an estimated total on a price sticker you can peel off, and prices can be hidden in Settings. A BINDER, NOT A SPREADSHEET Nine-pocket pages with index tabs, sorted by console or by rarity. Pinch for bigger pockets. Rare, Epic and Legendary cards are printed on foil that catches the light as you tilt your phone. HUNT WHAT'S MISSING Keep a Wanted binder of the games you're after, in the format you want, with a note of what you'd pay. When you find one, tap "I got it!" to add it and watch it turn over. YOUR OWN BINDERS Make binders for anything: For sale, Favorites, Lent out. A card can be in more than one. LISTS Pick any games, yours or not, for a list of up to nine: My 9 Games, your Game of the Year, your top 5. Open it as a pack and share it as an image or a video. MAKE IT YOURS Pick a desk theme and a card back from more than twenty of each, and an app icon: vidya's own or one of 36 consoles, with Vidya Collector. SHARE YOUR PULLS Share any card as an image, or its reveal as a short video, with its sound. THE CATALOG Tens of thousands of console, handheld, PC and Mac releases, from the earliest systems to today, with regional editions and reprints. Can't find yours? Add it yourself, and once it's checked, everyone can find it. YOUR DATA No account needed. Keep your collection in iCloud, and export it as a spreadsheet or a full backup whenever you like. Vidya is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any console maker, game publisher or price guide. Game titles and box art belong to their owners. Values are estimates from market data, not appraisals. VIDYA COLLECTOR • Monthly or yearly subscription, or one purchase for good. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • A subscription renews automatically unless it's turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within the 24 hours before then. • Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://framara.net/vidya/terms Privacy Policy: https://framara.net/vidya/privacy

Screenshots

Game Ludens4 screens
Vidya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vidya at daily against Game Ludens's monthly. Game Ludens's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Game Ludens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Vidya sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Ludens ships an update monthly, Vidya daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Game Ludens versus Vidya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame LudensVidya
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB73 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperYigithan SonmezFrancisco Martinez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Game Ludens

Subscriptions2
  • Game Ludens Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Game Ludens Premium Annual$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Vidya

Subscriptions2
  • Collector Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Collector Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Collector Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Game Ludens free?
Game Ludens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vidya free?
Vidya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Game Ludens or Vidya have ads?
Neither Game Ludens nor Vidya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Ludens or Vidya?
Game Ludens ships an update monthly, and Vidya daily. Most recently, Game Ludens was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vidya on October 26, 2026.

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