DayOne vs Frontlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayOne
Easily track upcoming game releases and manage your personal game library. Get timely alerts for new titles and organize your backlog by progress. Discover your next favorite game with detailed information and filtering options.
- Track upcoming game releases
- Manage game backlog by status
- Receive release date alerts
- Filter games by platform and genre
- View detailed game information
- Optional cloud sync for backups
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DayOne is the easiest way to track upcoming game releases and manage your backlog. Stay informed, stay organized, and always know what to play next. Track every game release: follow all upcoming titles across your favorite platforms and keep a clear view of launch dates. Get essential alerts: enable notifications to be reminded before a game releases or when a release date changes. Organize your backlog: sort your games into Not Started, In Progress, or Completed. Manage your library with clarity. Find your next game: filter by platform or genre, sort by popularity or release date, and quickly discover what to play next. Accurate and up-to-date information: access detailed game data including summaries, trailers, screenshots, ratings, average playtime, and more. Optional cloud sync: upgrade to DayOne Pro to enable cloud backups and unlock unlimited backlog and watchlist entries. DayOne supports 12 languages: English, Mandarin, Hindi, French, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Urdu, Indonesian, Russian, and Japanese.
Frontlog
Stay updated on all upcoming video game releases with a comprehensive timeline and personalized notifications. Discover anticipated titles, track your favorites, and never miss a gaming event or a crucial release date change.
- Upcoming game release timeline
- Personalized release notifications
- Gaming event subscriptions
- Track favorite games
- Platform and genre filtering
- Smart search functionality
- Cross-device syncing
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Never miss a game release again. Frontlog is the easiest way to stay on top of every game coming to your favorite platforms. Browse a living timeline of upcoming releases, discover what's generating buzz, and get notified the moment something you care about has a date. BROWSE THE TIMELINE See every upcoming release at a glance — from tomorrow's launches to games still years away. Filter by platform, genre, or theme to cut through the noise and find what matters to you. DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT Explore curated sections for the most anticipated games, recent announcements, and highest-rated releases. Stay in the loop on major gaming events like Summer Game Fest, Nintendo Direct, State of Play, and more. FOLLOW GAMING EVENTS Subscribe to the events you care about — Nintendo Direct, State of Play, Summer Game Fest, The Game Awards, and more. When a new event is announced, you'll be the first to know. Get reminders as it approaches and alerts when it goes live so you never miss a moment. TRACK YOUR FAVORITES Save the games you're watching to your personal list. See which ones are out now and which are still on the way — organized by release date so you always know what's next. GET NOTIFIED Set reminders for the games you care about. Get alerts a week before, a day before, or right on release day. If a release date changes, you'll know about it. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find any game, event, genre, or theme instantly. Smart search ranks results by relevance so the best matches surface first. YOUR PLATFORMS, YOUR WAY PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC — pick your platforms during setup and Frontlog tailors everything to what you actually play on. Change anytime. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync your favorites across iPhone and iPad. Your list goes where you go. Features at a glance: - Timeline of upcoming and recent game releases - Discover section with curated game collections - Gaming event subscriptions with instant alerts - Smart search across games, events, genres, and themes - Platform, genre, and theme filtering - Push notifications for releases, events, and date changes - Dark mode support - Free to use — no ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Frontlog at free against DayOne's freemium. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. DayOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Frontlog sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DayOne against 5.0 for Frontlog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayOne | Frontlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Colin Golberg | Daniel Bernardi |
Customer experience
DayOne
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In-app purchases
DayOne
- DayOne Pro — one-time purchase$2.89
Frontlog
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









