Comparison

Retrollect vs GamerVault

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

Head to head
About

Retrollect

Easily organize and track your entire gaming collection, including games and hardware. Rediscover your library with interactive modes and create personalized displays of your favorite titles. Manage maintenance and generate visual reports for a complete overview.

Highlights
  • Manage game and hardware collections
  • Interactive discovery modes (Dice, Swipe)
  • Customizable game shelves
  • Maintenance tracking and reminders
  • Visual gallery system
  • Automatically generated lists (wishlists, favorites)
Features
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Retrollect is the ultimate app for managing your complete gaming collection—whether you're a casual player or a dedicated collector. With access to a vast library of games from all regions, you can add titles in seconds and track exactly which copy you own. Track the exact release you own A game isn't just a game—it's a specific release. Retrollect records the edition, region, variant and packaging of every item in your collection, and lets you set the condition of each part separately: the disc or cartridge, the box, the manual, the poster, the extras. Scan a barcode to pin down the precise release you're holding. A catalog built by collectors Releases you add are proposed to a shared catalog. If someone has already catalogued your exact copy, you're attached to it instantly—complete with artwork and details. If not, yours becomes the entry other collectors build on. Your collection, on every device Create a free account to back up your collection, sync it across your devices and keep your wishlist in step wherever you add to it. Retrollect works fully offline too—everything you add without a connection uploads the moment you sign in. A fun way to rediscover your collection When your collection grows, it's easy to forget what you already have. Retrollect makes exploring your games fun again with three interactive discovery modes: Dice Roll the dice and let Retrollect pick a random game from your collection. View its description and give it a status—Want to Play or Finished. Perfect for breaking decision paralysis. Swipe Browse your games in a Tinder-style interface. Swipe left for Want to Play, swipe right for Finished. Fast, fun, and surprisingly addictive. Game Showcase Get an instant overview of your collection with beautiful stats and visuals. Share screenshots of your showcase with friends or online in seconds. Shelf – your personal display Create custom shelves to showcase your favorite games. Fully curated by you—no algorithms, just your taste. Complete collection management Retrollect goes beyond games. Track your entire gaming hardware collection too: consoles, controllers, accessories and peripherals, using the same release, condition and photo system as your games—with serial numbers and maintenance history of their own. Upload your own images for both games and hardware to create a truly personal, visual archive. Lists that organize themselves Ten built-in lists—wishlist, backlog, playing, paused, want to play, finished, completed 100%, dropped, for sale and for trade—keep your collection sorted without extra effort, and you can build any custom list you like on top. Lists work offline, reorder by drag, and take several items at once. Play sessions, ratings and notes Log when you played something and for how long, rate it, add notes and tag it however you like. Your play history lives on the game's profile alongside everything else you own about it. Smart maintenance & organization Keep everything in top shape with intelligent maintenance tracking: Log service and repair history Set charging and usage reminders Get notified when maintenance is due Visual gallery system Build rich galleries with multiple custom images per game or hardware item. Choose primary images that replace default artwork throughout the app. Generate clean, visual reports that give you clear insights into your entire collection. Whether you're cataloging retro classics, modern releases, or a vintage console lineup, Retrollect keeps everything organized, beautifully displayed, and easy to manage. Free to download. Ad-free. Start building your ultimate gaming collection today.

About

GamerVault

Track the value of your physical video game collection. Scan barcodes or search titles to price games based on condition and market data. Manage consoles, accessories, and graded items for a comprehensive overview of your collection's worth.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for games and consoles
  • Price tracking by condition (loose, complete, sealed)
  • Support for 71 consoles and multiple generations
  • Hardware and accessory tracking
  • Graded slab (PSA, WATA, VGA, CGC) support
  • Collection value and performance analysis
  • Wishlist with target price alerts
Features
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GamerVault is a free collection tracker for people who collect physical video games. Scan a barcode or search a title, pick the condition, and see what your shelf is actually worth, priced per condition from real market data. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most trackers give a game one price. A game is often not one product. Super Mario Galaxy on Wii is five separate PriceCharting products at five different prices. GamerVault shows you all five and you pick the one on your shelf. Same for 5 screw versus 3 screw NES carts, Greatest Hits and Player's Choice reprints, and PAL and JP listings that keep their own value instead of being folded into the US number. EVERY PLATFORM, EVERY GENERATION 71 consoles, Atari 2600 through Nintendo Switch 2. NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, Game Boy, GBC, GBA, DS, 3DS, PlayStation 1 through 5, PSP, Vita, Xbox through Series X|S, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Master System, Game Gear, Neo Geo, TurboGrafx, Amiga, Commodore 64, 3DO, PC and more. PRICED PER CONDITION Loose, complete in box, sealed and graded each carry their own live value from PriceCharting. Multi-currency. Open the PriceCharting page, or check recent sold listings on eBay, in one tap. HARDWARE, NOT JUST GAMES Consoles, controllers and accessories tracked the same way, with a What's Included checklist ticked off piece by piece and tested, untested or for parts on the unit. If PriceCharting does not carry your regional or modded model, add it by hand. CONDITION DOWN TO THE PIECE Rate the game, the box and the manual separately, each with its own star grade. Attach your own photos to higher value pieces. GRADED SLABS PSA, WATA, VGA and CGC, with the grading company and the grade on the card. GET YOUR COLLECTION IN, FAST Barcode scanning with multi region UPC support, for consoles as well as games. Bulk add. CSV import if you are moving from another tracker, with your purchase prices and conditions intact. WHAT IT TELLS YOU Portfolio value with gain and loss against what you actually paid. Top movers up and down. Value by condition, by platform and by era. Price history per game. Collection completion per console, measured against PriceCharting's full catalogue, so you can see what is left to hunt. WISHLIST Set a target price per game. The app watches recorded market history and tells you when something reaches your number. SOCIAL, ENTIRELY OPT IN A public profile on a handle you choose, compare your vault against another collector head to head, and Vault Swaps, which quietly matches your for sale shelf against other collectors' wishlists. Anonymous until you both agree, then chat in the app. Everything social is off by default. ONE THING IT DELIBERATELY WILL NOT DO If PriceCharting has no listing for something, GamerVault shows you nothing rather than a guess. No invented multipliers, no made up forecasts. Better to show you nothing than a wrong number. Tracking your collection will always be free. No ads. Questions or feedback? support@gamervault.app GamerVault is an independent collector tool. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, or any other publisher or platform holder. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Pricing data is shown for reference and does not constitute financial advice. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.

Screenshots

Retrollect4 screens
GamerVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GamerVault at none against Retrollect's 3. GamerVault also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Retrollect's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Retrollect sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GamerVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retrollect against 5.0 for GamerVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retrollect ships an update fortnightly, GamerVault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Retrollect versus GamerVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrollectGamerVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFatih YilmazMENA ADEL HANNA

Customer experience

Retrollect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GamerVault

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Retrollect

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$8.99
None

GamerVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retrollect free?
Retrollect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GamerVault free?
GamerVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retrollect or GamerVault?
Retrollect and GamerVault are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Retrollect or GamerVault have ads?
Neither Retrollect nor GamerVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retrollect or GamerVault?
Retrollect ships an update fortnightly, and GamerVault every 2 weeks. Most recently, Retrollect was updated on October 12, 2026 and GamerVault on October 6, 2026.

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