GMN News vs KO Backlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GMN News
Get instant updates on all video game news, from console releases and eSports to industry announcements. This app provides real-time coverage in a streamlined, attractive interface.
- Real-time video game coverage
- Console release tracking
- eSports updates
- Industry announcements
- Beautifully designed interface
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Stay on top of every gaming headline with GMN News—your go-to source for real-time video game coverage, all inside a single, beautifully designed app. Whether you’re tracking console releases, eSports updates, or industry announcements, GMN News delivers the freshest stories
KO Backlog
Organize your entire game library with this app. Track games across all platforms, add notes, rate your progress, and mark when you've completed them. Sync your data seamlessly across your iOS devices.
- Track games across all platforms
- Rate and add notes to games
- Mark games as beaten
- Sync across iOS devices
- Simple and intuitive interface
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KO Backlog is a simple app for keeping track of your gaming backlog across all gaming platforms, old and new. Add games to your library and then rate, keep notes, and detail when you've beaten the games you're playing. It can be used and synced across iOS devices using iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KO Backlog at 5.0 against GMN News's 4.0. KO Backlog also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). GMN News's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KO Backlog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
GMN News ships an update every 4 days, KO Backlog fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GMN News | KO Backlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Carlos Garcia | Justin Noormand |
Customer experience
GMN News
KO Backlog
In-app purchases
GMN News
No in-app purchases
KO Backlog
No in-app purchases
