Retro Game Collection Tracker vs GamerVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Game Collection Tracker
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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.
GamerVault
Track the value of your physical video game collection. Scan barcodes or search titles to price games based on condition and market data. Manage consoles, accessories, and graded items for a comprehensive overview of your collection's worth.
- Barcode scanning for games and consoles
- Price tracking by condition (loose, complete, sealed)
- Support for 71 consoles and multiple generations
- Hardware and accessory tracking
- Graded slab (PSA, WATA, VGA, CGC) support
- Collection value and performance analysis
- Wishlist with target price alerts
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GamerVault is a free collection tracker for people who collect physical video games. Scan a barcode or search a title, pick the condition, and see what your shelf is actually worth, priced per condition from real market data. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most trackers give a game one price. A game is often not one product. Super Mario Galaxy on Wii is five separate PriceCharting products at five different prices. GamerVault shows you all five and you pick the one on your shelf. Same for 5 screw versus 3 screw NES carts, Greatest Hits and Player's Choice reprints, and PAL and JP listings that keep their own value instead of being folded into the US number. EVERY PLATFORM, EVERY GENERATION 71 consoles, Atari 2600 through Nintendo Switch 2. NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, Game Boy, GBC, GBA, DS, 3DS, PlayStation 1 through 5, PSP, Vita, Xbox through Series X|S, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Master System, Game Gear, Neo Geo, TurboGrafx, Amiga, Commodore 64, 3DO, PC and more. PRICED PER CONDITION Loose, complete in box, sealed and graded each carry their own live value from PriceCharting. Multi-currency. Open the PriceCharting page, or check recent sold listings on eBay, in one tap. HARDWARE, NOT JUST GAMES Consoles, controllers and accessories tracked the same way, with a What's Included checklist ticked off piece by piece and tested, untested or for parts on the unit. If PriceCharting does not carry your regional or modded model, add it by hand. CONDITION DOWN TO THE PIECE Rate the game, the box and the manual separately, each with its own star grade. Attach your own photos to higher value pieces. GRADED SLABS PSA, WATA, VGA and CGC, with the grading company and the grade on the card. GET YOUR COLLECTION IN, FAST Barcode scanning with multi region UPC support, for consoles as well as games. Bulk add. CSV import if you are moving from another tracker, with your purchase prices and conditions intact. WHAT IT TELLS YOU Portfolio value with gain and loss against what you actually paid. Top movers up and down. Value by condition, by platform and by era. Price history per game. Collection completion per console, measured against PriceCharting's full catalogue, so you can see what is left to hunt. WISHLIST Set a target price per game. The app watches recorded market history and tells you when something reaches your number. SOCIAL, ENTIRELY OPT IN A public profile on a handle you choose, compare your vault against another collector head to head, and Vault Swaps, which quietly matches your for sale shelf against other collectors' wishlists. Anonymous until you both agree, then chat in the app. Everything social is off by default. ONE THING IT DELIBERATELY WILL NOT DO If PriceCharting has no listing for something, GamerVault shows you nothing rather than a guess. No invented multipliers, no made up forecasts. Better to show you nothing than a wrong number. Tracking your collection will always be free. No ads. Questions or feedback? support@gamervault.app GamerVault is an independent collector tool. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, or any other publisher or platform holder. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Pricing data is shown for reference and does not constitute financial advice. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.
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Verdict
Retro Game Collection Tracker and GamerVault are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Retro Game Collection Tracker ships an update every 11 days, GamerVault every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Retro Game Collection Tracker | GamerVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ludovic PRANDI | MENA ADEL HANNA |
In-app purchases
Retro Game Collection Tracker
No in-app purchases
GamerVault
No in-app purchases
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