Spawnr vs Pocket Backlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spawnr
Easily track your gaming progress, manage your backlog, and write reviews. Discover new games through friends' lists and recommendations. Organize your entire gaming history across all platforms in one app.
- Track games played, completed, or paused
- Write game reviews and star ratings
- Build custom game lists
- Follow friends and see their activity
- Manage wishlist and upcoming games
- Cross-platform game tracking
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Spawnr is a free video game tracker and gaming diary. Log what you play, rate and review games, manage your backlog and build ranked lists, all in one fast app. No ads, no limits. TRACK EVERY GAME Mark games as playing, finished, paused or dropped, on any platform: PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam and PC, mobile and retro. BUILD YOUR HISTORY IN A MINUTE • Import your Steam or Xbox library in a few taps • Swipe through classics and mark the ones you've played RATE & REVIEW Star ratings and written reviews. Keep a diary of your play sessions and see your history at a glance. RANKED LISTS "Top 10 RPGs of all time", "My 2026 backlog", "Games I finished this year". Public or private, as many as you want. FRIENDS & COMMUNITY Follow friends, see what they're playing, and comment on reviews and lists. Discover what's popular on Spawnr this week. WISHLIST & RELEASE REMINDERS Save upcoming games and get a notification when they come out. YOUR YEAR IN REVIEW Every December, your Wrapped: your game of the year, your gamer type and your stats, ready to share. SPAWNR PRO (OPTIONAL) Advanced stats, custom covers, a profile banner from your top 4 games and a highlighted name. Available monthly or yearly; the yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Spawnr is also on the web at spawnr.es, with the same account. Terms of Use: https://spawnr.es/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://spawnr.es/privacy-policy
Pocket Backlog
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Every game you own, in one place, and a good answer to what to play next. Sign in with Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation and Pocket Backlog brings your whole collection across in one go. NEW IN 1.5: READY FOR IPHONE DUO - Open your iPhone Duo and the Library spreads across both screens: Now Playing as a Cover Flow, a countdown to your next must-play, and your Gamedex beside it - The Gamedex becomes the Dex: one finished game on show on the left, every finish in a numbered grid on the right - Your Wishlist and the Releases calendar use both screens too - On every iPhone and iPad, the Library now opens on a stage that takes its color from the game you're playing - Counting down to a must-play? While you wait suggests a game from your backlog you can finish before it lands START WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY OWN - Import from Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation: choose what comes across, and import again later to pick up only what's new - Achievements and trophies come along, so you can see how far along you are in each game - Not on those? Pick a platform and check off the games you own, or search the IGDB catalog and add one with a tap SORTED FOR YOU, NOT SHOUTED AT - Organize reads your trophies and playtime and suggests what looks finished or never really started. Nothing changes until you say so - Your backlog sorts itself onto shelves: nearly done, barely touched, the genres you collect. Build your own and pin your favorites - Pick for Me finds something that fits the time you have tonight FINISH THINGS, AND SEE THEM - Every game you finish becomes a card in your Gamedex - Rate games your way, from Uninstalled to Masterpiece, and share a review slip with your verdict - Check-ins ask how the game you're on is going: stay on it, finish it, or set it aside - A Recap every month, and your Year in Gaming each December ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S COMING - The Releases calendar shows the next twelve months, and your wishlist gets a nudge on release day - Discover is a Cover Flow of popular games: skip, wishlist, or add each one, with Undo if you change your mind FREE AND PRO Import, Organize, shelves, ratings, Recaps, Releases, and the Gamedex are free. Pro adds iCloud sync across your devices, the deeper readings on the Activity tab (the player you are, where you play, your rarest trophy), full achievement and trophy lists, more library styles, widgets, app icons, themes, and rating colors, the animated foil card, and Calendar sync. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. No ads. No feeds. Just your games. Terms of Use: https://pocketlab.studio/pocket-backlog/terms Privacy Policy: https://pocketlab.studio/pocket-backlog/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spawnr at 15.0 against Pocket Backlog's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spawnr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pocket Backlog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spawnr ships an update weekly, Pocket Backlog every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spawnr | Pocket Backlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dereck Cepeda | David Norris |
In-app purchases
Spawnr
- Level Up$2.991 Month
- Spawnr Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Buy the programmer a pizza$3.99
Pocket Backlog
- Pocket Backlog Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pocket Backlog Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pocket Backlog Lifetime Pro$49.99









