Comparison

Chihu vs Video Game Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Chihu

This app helps you discover, track, and share your favorite books, movies, music, podcasts, and games. Organize your collections, write reviews, and connect with friends in a social space powered by NeoDB.

Highlights
  • Organize collections
  • Review and rate items
  • Social sharing
  • Custom list creation
  • Discover new content
Features
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Discover, Track & Share What You Love — Powered by NeoDB Dive into the world of culture with Chihu, the ultimate companion for exploring and managing your favorite books, movies, music, podcasts, games, and more. Seamlessly powered by the NeoDB platform. Key Features: • Organize Your Collections – Keep track of everything you’ve read, watched, listened to, or played. Create custom lists and easily manage your cultural library. • Review & Rate – Share your thoughts and opinions. Write reviews, leave ratings, and build your personal archive of experiences. • Join the Conversation – See what your friends are reading, watching, listening or playing across a vibrant social space connected to the Fediverse. Whether you're a cinephile, bookworm, audiophile, or just someone who loves to document your cultural journey, Chihu is your new favorite place to be.

About

Video Game Tracker

Features
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Cartridge is a catalog and AR experience for the games you own. It does not play games and is not an emulator. Build a shelf that looks the way your collection feels in memory — scan retro cartridges, design their sleeves, walk through them in AR Museum, and put any cart on stage in Theater Mode. Stays on your device. No account. No cloud. Your collection cannot be wiped by a server outage or a developer who walks away. One-time purchase. Not a subscription. No per-console paywalls, ever. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan or search — IGDB-backed database with 200,000+ titles across decades of consoles • Pick the right console — every cartridge gets a body shape, label proportions, and shaders that match the platform • Design your sleeve — pick a pattern, cycle the accent color, watch the artwork form live • Inspect in 3D — tilt your phone to see specular highlights move across plastic and foil • AR Museum — place your shelf in the room, walk around it, scale and rearrange • Theater Mode — single cartridge, dark stage, full attention • Ask about any game — release year, region, why it mattered, what made it special • Tilt-parallax shelf — gyro-driven depth that makes the shelf feel layered, not flat • Lock Screen widget — a different cartridge from your collection every day PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no cloud database storing your library. Game-context questions run through Apple's on-device Foundation Models — your collection never leaves your device. PRO UNLOCK The first ten cartridges are yours forever. Cartridge Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks an unlimited shelf, holographic foil shaders, AR Museum, Theater Mode, and the full sleeve pattern library. No subscription. No recurring charges. All consoles included — no per-platform paywalls. FOR COLLECTORS Cartridge is an independent app for game collectors. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any platform holder. Sleeve and label artwork are original artistic interpretations created for your personal collection. Cartridge does not include, distribute, or enable playback of any games or ROMs. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTDX9pxPOlUJl_skVUHPi99mAw0y2B2BYd_v1mJkoF3xW3rlOcW5KlYd4t93MMbbGhctSTnBTy7d_l6/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chihu4 screens
Video Game Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Video Game Tracker at every 4 days against Chihu's every 10 days. Chihu's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). 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. Chihu sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Video Game Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chihu ships an update every 10 days, Video Game Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chihu versus Video Game Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChihuVideo Game Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDennis da Silva NunesAndrii Bashta

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chihu

One-time4
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$1.99
  • Bountiful Tip$2.99
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  • Supporter Tip$9.99
1 purchases

Video Game Tracker

One-time1
  • Cartridge Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Chihu free?
Chihu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Game Tracker free?
Video Game Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chihu or Video Game Tracker have ads?
Neither Chihu nor Video Game Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chihu or Video Game Tracker?
Chihu ships an update every 10 days, and Video Game Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Chihu was updated on October 9, 2026 and Video Game Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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