Comparison

Video Game Tracker vs Backloggr

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

Head to head
About

Video Game Tracker

Organize your entire game library, track playtime, and discover new titles. Visualize your gaming history with detailed statistics and personalize your experience. Never forget a game or a moment again.

Highlights
  • Organize game library
  • Track playthroughs and sessions
  • Discover new and trending games
  • Detailed gaming statistics
  • Customizable interface
  • Release reminders
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Your games deserve more than a list. Nook is a beautiful, personal home for your gaming life. Build your library, decide what to play next, record every adventure, and watch your gaming story take shape through meaningful statistics. ORGANIZE YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Search an extensive catalog of games and arrange your collection exactly the way you want. Keep track of your Backlog, Wishlist, Up Next, Playing, Paused, Played, and more. Create collections and smart collections, add tags and favorites, catalog physical and digital copies across different platforms, and even remember how much you spent on each one. TRACK THE WAY YOU PLAY Start a playthrough, log individual gaming sessions, record the time you played, and follow your progress from beginning to end. Replaying an old favorite? Every run can have its own complete history. Add Markdown notes and screenshots to preserve the victories, discoveries, and unforgettable moments that made each playthrough yours. DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT Explore trending games, anticipated releases, acclaimed favorites, and newly launched titles. Dive into detailed pages featuring release information, ratings, trailers, franchises, expansions, similar games, estimated completion times, and more. When your backlog feels impossible to choose from, let Shuffle Roulette pick your next adventure. SEE YOUR GAMING STORY Turn every session into insight with a rich, customizable statistics dashboard. Explore your play activity, time spent, favorite genres, platforms, ratings, spending, completion history, backlog habits, personal records, and much more. Look back with an interactive play calendar, celebrate your month with a shareable wrap-up, and keep your progress close with a wide selection of Home Screen widgets. MAKE NOOK YOURS Personalize your Home screen, shelves, statistics, colors, app icon, rating scale, and layout. Set release reminders for the games you’re waiting for, and use optional iCloud sync to keep your library backed up and available across your devices. Nook is free to download and includes optional Nook Premium features such as multiple playthroughs, widgets, iCloud sync, unlimited collections and tags, rich notes, session photos, advanced organization tools, and Family Sharing. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Backloggr

Track your entire game library, trophies, and backlog in one app. Import collections from PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam automatically. Rate, review, and organize your gaming history with detailed stats and custom lists.

Highlights
  • Track game status (Playing, Completed, Backlogged)
  • Import game collections from PlayStation, Xbox, Steam
  • Record start/finish dates and personal notes
  • Rate and review games
  • Browse screenshots and trailers
  • View completion rates and playtime stats
  • Create custom lists and watchlists
Features
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Your pile of shame ends here. Backloggr is the game tracker for people who own more games than they'll ever play. Bring in your games, see exactly where you stand, and actually beat your backlog – not just track it. ALL YOUR GAMES. ONE PLACE. • Import from PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Nintendo eShop – 20 games per platform free, your entire library with Pro • Scan the barcode of physical copies • Search 350,000+ games with covers, scores and details • Backlog, Playing, Completed, Mastered, Dropped – one tap per game KNOW WHEN YOU'LL BE DONE • Backlog Calculator: how long your backlog really is, and when you'll clear it • Backlog Aging shows which games have been waiting far too long • Backlog Score, yearly goals and daily streaks keep you going TRACK PLAYTIME, LIVE • Start a session with one tap • Timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets for your backlog, next game and yearly goal EVERY TROPHY. EVERY PLATFORM. • PlayStation trophies, Xbox achievements and Steam achievements side by side • Rarest unlocks, platinums, perfect games and completion rates • Badges to earn along the way YOUR GAMING YEAR IN NUMBERS • Stats for your collection, playtime and completions • Filter by this year, the last 12 months or all time • Your personal year in games, Wrapped-style RATE, REVIEW, REMEMBER • Scores from you, the community and critics at a glance • Quick verdicts from “Must Play” to “Skip” • Start dates, completion dates and full reviews for every game PLAY TOGETHER • Follow friends and see what they're playing • Trending games, community rankings and public lists • Share reviews, comment and send messages NEVER MISS A RELEASE • Discover upcoming games and the latest gaming news • Build your wishlist and get notified on release day BACKLOGGR PRO Get the full picture with Pro: import your entire library from every platform, automatic sync, trophies & achievements, deep analytics, your complete Wrapped, unlimited wishlist and lists, and the Pro share card. Try Pro free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Built natively for iPhone and iPad. Your data, your games – export anytime as CSV or JSON. Download Backloggr and finally play what you own. ===== Backloggr is not affiliated with Sony, Microsoft, Valve or Nintendo ===== ---------- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://backloggr.app/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Video Game Tracker4 screens
Backloggr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Game Tracker at none against Backloggr's 4. Video Game Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Backloggr's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 5) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Backloggr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Video Game Tracker 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 Video Game Tracker against 5.0 for Backloggr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backloggr has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Video Game Tracker's written reviews are positive against 96% of Backloggr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Game Tracker ships an update every 2 days, Backloggr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Video Game Tracker versus Backloggr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Game TrackerBackloggr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.8% of reviews
Number of ratings529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Luis Gutierrez AbedMarco Ehinger

Customer experience

Video Game Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backloggr

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

None

Video Game Tracker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Backloggr

Subscriptions3
  • Backloggr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Backloggr Pro Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Backloggr Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Backloggr Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Video Game Tracker free?
Video Game Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backloggr free?
Backloggr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Game Tracker or Backloggr?
Video Game Tracker and Backloggr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 29 ratings respectively.
Do Video Game Tracker or Backloggr have ads?
Neither Video Game Tracker nor Backloggr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Game Tracker or Backloggr?
Video Game Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and Backloggr weekly. Most recently, Video Game Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Backloggr on October 31, 2026.

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