Comparison

PixelTrove vs Next Up

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

Head to head
About

PixelTrove

Organize your entire video game collection, track your progress, and plan your future gaming sessions. This app helps you manage your backlog, wishlist, and add custom notes for every title in your library.

Highlights
  • Track game progress (ongoing, completed, abandoned)
  • Organize and prioritize your game backlog
  • Search and add games to your library
  • Create and manage a wishlist
  • Add custom notes to games
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Welcome to PixelTrove, the video game library organizer designed to elevate your gaming experience. With PixelTrove, you can manage your game collection, keep track of the games you've completed, monitor your currently played games, and meticulously plan your gaming backlog. Whether you're a casual gamer or a dedicated enthusiast, PixelTrove is here to help you stay on top of your gaming goals. Key Features: - Track Progress: Mark games as ongoing, playing, completed, abandoned, or yet to be started. - Backlog Management: Organize your backlog to reflect the order in which you want to play next. Prioritize games and keep your gaming journey on track. - Comprehensive Game Library: Easily add titles searching by their names. - Wishlist: Write down the games you'd like to buy in the future so you don't miss them out. - Custom Notes: Add personalized notes to each game in your library, whether it's strategies, reminders, or your thoughts on the game—everything stays organized in one place.

About

Next Up

Features
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Next Up: Release Tracker keeps one list of everything you are waiting for. Follow the shows you watch, the films you want to see, the artists you listen to, the games you are waiting on and the teams you follow. Next Up collects every date into a single timeline, soonest first. WHAT IT TRACKS • TV — the next episode, the network, and how far behind you are • Films — release dates, and what you have already seen • Music — new releases and tour dates near you • Sport — fixtures across seven sports, including the cup ties and European nights your league calendar leaves out • Games — release dates across every platform ONE TIMELINE, NOT FIVE APPS Everything lands in one place, sorted by when it happens. Filter it by category or read it whole. STRAIGHT TO YOUR CALENDAR Subscribe once and it feeds your calendar, so new dates appear without you doing anything. TIME WELL WASTED Tick episodes off as you watch them and see what it adds up to — total hours, shows, films, and where the time actually went. QUIET BY DESIGN No ads. No feed. No recommendations you did not ask for. It tells you what is coming and then leaves you alone. Your data is yours: delete your account from inside the app and everything goes, permanently and immediately.

Screenshots

PixelTrove4 screens
Next Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Up at daily against PixelTrove's every 2 months. Next Up also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelTrove ships an update every 2 months, Next Up daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PixelTrove versus Next Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelTroveNext Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar FiguerolaTiago Morais

In-app purchases

None

PixelTrove

No in-app purchases

None

Next Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelTrove free?
PixelTrove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Up free?
Next Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixelTrove or Next Up have ads?
Neither PixelTrove nor Next Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelTrove or Next Up?
PixelTrove ships an update every 2 months, and Next Up daily. Most recently, PixelTrove was updated on October 8, 2026 and Next Up on October 31, 2026.

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