Comparison

Collector Database vs Retro Game Collection Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Collector Database

This app helps you create and manage personal databases for anything you collect or need to organize. It offers a wide range of templates and customizable fields, making it easy to build your own inventory without any coding knowledge.

Highlights
  • 30+ ready-to-use templates
  • Pre-filled lists for quick setup
  • Customizable collection themes
  • Full-text search functionality
  • CSV import/export and backup
  • Template sharing with others
  • No coding or database design required
Features
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Collector is an easy to use inventory app trusted by over 130.000 users. Collector is a powerful and intuitive personal database and organizer app. Perfect for managing everything you want to collect and organize, from your favorite movies to customer invoices, Collector strikes the ideal balance between ease of use and robust features. “Collector looks fantastic. I can’t imagine all the hard work you guys put into this app — the icon alone is just stunning.” — Shawn Blanc
 “Collector is a powerful, customizable, easy-to-use database app for Mac.” — Peter Cohen, iMore 
“Wow, Collector looks really great!” — Christina Warren, Mashable 
“Collector is an impressively nimble piece of software that makes personal databases insanely simple to create and use.” — J. R. Bookwalter, Mac|Life 
“Collector makes creating a personal database very simple.” — MacFormat Highlight Features - 30+ Ready to use templates: Start organizing in seconds with a variety of templates. - Pre filled lists: Access lists like countries, currencies, or credit card vendors instantly. - Build unique collections and choose from various color themes. - Full text Search: Find your data instantly with powerful search capabilities. - CSV Import/Export and Backup: Easily manage your data and welcome Bento users. - Template Sharing: Import, export, and share templates with friends, family, and colleagues. - No database design or coding knowledge required: Get started without any prior experience. 15+ Customizable Field Types - Single-line and multi-line text fields with formatting - Number fields for decimal, currencies, percent, scientific, spell out, and more - Date fields - Time fields - Combined date and time fields - Yes/No checkbox fields - List fields - Website fields - Email fields - Image fields - Contact fields - Star rating fields - And more... 30+ Ready To Use Templates - Bank Accounts - Blood Donor Cards - Book Collection - Classes - Customers - Donations - Equipment - Events - Exercise Logs - Expenses - Health Cards - Health Insurance - Home Inventory - House Search - Job Search - Loyalty Cards - Meetings - Membership List - Movie Collection - Notes - Party Planner - Recipes - Software Licenses - Student List - To-Do Lists - Vacations - Vehicle Insurance - Vehicle Maintenance - Wine Collection - And more... Collector is dedicated to providing the most innovative personal database experience ever designed. Get Collector today and discover a new level of organization in your life. — $5.99 Monthly $39.99 Yearly $89.99 Lifetime — Privacy Policy: https://focusplan.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Retro Game Collection Tracker

Features
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Retro Game Collection is the catalog app for collectors who actually own the carts and discs. Track your library across 34 consoles, see your completion progress toward every full set, manage a wishlist, and check what your collection is worth, all in one clean, dark-themed app. Built specifically for physical game collectors. No ROMs, no emulators, no shovelware, just the real, official, physical releases for each system. WHAT YOU CAN DO Catalog 34 platforms Nintendo: NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy / GBC, GBA, Virtual Boy, DS, 3DS Sony: PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS Vita Microsoft: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One Sega: Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear Atari: 2600/7800, Jaguar, Lynx NEC: TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine, PC Engine CD SNK: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Bandai: WonderSwan - Completion tracking: See exactly how close you are to a full set on every console. Per-console progress rings, owned vs total, broken down by region. - Condition tracking: Tag each copy as Loose, In Box, or Complete-in-Box. Own duplicates? Multi-copy support means you can log every cart on your shelf. - Real market values: Auto-updated pricing from current eBay listings, per condition. See what your collection is worth without leaving the app. - Wishlist with priority levels: Save games you're hunting and rank them High / Medium / Low. Move them to your collection in one tap when you find them. (Pro) - Region-aware: EU, NA, and JP releases are tracked separately. Own the Japanese version? It's its own row. - Rich game data: Box art, release dates, ratings, descriptions, genres. Powered by the IGDB game database. FREE vs PRO Free: track up to 5 consoles, see your collection value, ads supported. Pro: unlimited consoles, wishlist, no ads, export. Subscriptions: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. One-time Lifetime: $49.99. WHY RTGC? Built by collectors, for collectors. Fast, clean, dark UI. No social feeds, no popups asking you to rate the app, no scrolling carousels of stuff you don't want. Just your collection. Terms of Use (EULA) link is on the Paywall screen (bottom of the Upgrade to Pro screen) and on Account → Legal — both open Apple's standard EULA. and open https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy link is in the same two places and opens https://peckhouse.github.io/RGC/privacy.html. Privacy Policy URL is also set in App Information, and the standard EULA link is included at the bottom of the App Description.

Screenshots

Collector Database4 screens
Retro Game Collection Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Game Collection Tracker at none against Collector Database's 4. Retro Game Collection Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Collector Database sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Retro Game Collection Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collector Database ships an update weekly, Retro Game Collection Tracker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Collector Database versus Retro Game Collection Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollector DatabaseRetro Game Collection Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS2615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea GelatiLudovic PRANDI

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Collector Database

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Weekly Plan$7.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$39.99
None

Retro Game Collection Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collector Database free?
Collector Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Game Collection Tracker free?
Retro Game Collection Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Collector Database or Retro Game Collection Tracker have ads?
Neither Collector Database nor Retro Game Collection Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Collector Database or Retro Game Collection Tracker?
Collector Database ships an update weekly, and Retro Game Collection Tracker every 11 days. Most recently, Collector Database was updated on October 18, 2026 and Retro Game Collection Tracker on October 20, 2026.

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