Comparison

Game Menu vs DayOne

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

Head to head
About

Game Menu

Organize your entire game library with a clean and minimalist manager. Track owned games, plan future purchases, and manage your backlog. Enjoy a distraction-free interface with dark mode and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Track owned games
  • Manage wishlists
  • Organize game backlog
  • Minimalist interface
  • Dark Mode support
  • iCloud sync
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Take control of your game collection with a simple, clean and minimalistic manager. Whether you’re tracking what you own, planning future purchases, or keeping a backlog, everything stays in one place. Your collection is divided into three sections: • Games: Create a list of your titles and set their statuses - next, playing, paused, finished, or mastered. • Wishlist: Add games you’d like to buy or receive, so you never lose track of upcoming favorites. • Backlog: Never forget a game you’ve discovered - save titles you want to explore later. Designed with simplicity in mind, the app offers a distraction-free interface that makes managing your collection effortless. Dark Mode support ensures a sleek look day or night, while iCloud sync keeps your library up to date across all your devices. Stay organized and enjoy your games!

About

DayOne

Easily track upcoming game releases and manage your personal game library. Get timely alerts for new titles, organize your backlog by progress, and discover your next favorite game with detailed information.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming game releases
  • Organize game backlog by progress
  • Receive release date alerts
  • Filter and sort games for discovery
  • View detailed game information
  • Add releases to calendar (Pro)
  • Home screen widgets (Pro)
Features
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DayOne is the easiest way to track upcoming game releases and manage your backlog. Stay informed, stay organized, and always know what to play next. Track every game release: follow upcoming titles across your favorite platforms and keep a clear view of key launch dates. Get essential alerts: enable notifications to be reminded before a game releases or when a release date changes. Organize your backlog: sort your games into Not Started, In Progress, or Completed. Keep a clear view of what you want to play and your progress. Set a game aside without deleting it: the Abandoned Games section preserves its status and lets you resume it at any time. Add releases to your calendar with DayOne Pro: add a precise release date from a game’s details in just a few seconds. View upcoming releases from your home screen with DayOne Pro: DayOne widgets support multiple sizes and display key dates from your watchlist. Find your next game: filter by platform or genre, sort by popularity or release date, and quickly discover what to play next. Accurate and up-to-date information: access detailed game data including summaries, trailers, screenshots, ratings, average playtime, and more. DayOne Pro also enables cloud backup and unlocks unlimited backlog and watchlist entries. DayOne supports 18 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, French, Spanish, Arabic, Bangla, Portuguese, Urdu, Indonesian, Russian, Japanese, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Turkish.

Screenshots

Game Menu4 screens
DayOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Menu at none against DayOne's 1. Game Menu also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). DayOne's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence 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. DayOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Game Menu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Menu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayOne has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, DayOne every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Game Menu versus DayOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame MenuDayOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacek GlazikColin Golberg

Customer experience

Game Menu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

DayOne

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Game Menu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DayOne

One-time1
  • DayOne Pro — one-time purchase$2.89

Questions

Is Game Menu free?
Game Menu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayOne free?
DayOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Menu or DayOne?
Game Menu is rated higher. Game Menu averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DayOne averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Game Menu or DayOne have ads?
DayOne shows ads; Game Menu does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Menu or DayOne?
Game Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, and DayOne every 11 days. Most recently, Game Menu was updated on November 4, 2026 and DayOne on November 8, 2026.

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