Game Menu vs Playshelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Playshelf
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Playshelf is your personal video game library, tracker, and discovery companion. BUILD YOUR SHELF Log, rate, and rank every game you've played. Your shelf becomes a living record of your gaming life — and the fuel for smarter recommendations. AI SUGGESTIONS, TUNED TO YOU Get personalized game picks based on what you actually love. Enjoy a free daily pick, regenerate for fresh ideas, fine-tune suggestions by telling us what hit and what missed, or seed recommendations from your own tags. SPEEDSHELF TRIVIA Fast-paced trivia about the games on your shelf. Unlimited play, every day. Clear 1000+ points on a game to prove you really know it. DISCOVER TOGETHER Follow friends, share ratings and reviews, and see what your circle is playing. Trending shows what the community is hyped about right now, enriched with AI insights. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Custom tags with AI-assisted suggestions keep even the biggest library tidy. Playshelf is free to use. Extra AI suggestions are supported by short rewarded ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Game Menu at none against Playshelf's shown. Playshelf's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Game Menu ships an update every 2 weeks, Playshelf daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Menu | Playshelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jacek Glazik | Hyun Jae Moon |
In-app purchases
Game Menu
No in-app purchases
Playshelf
No in-app purchases
