Comparison

Backloggr vs Perthro

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

Head to head
About

Backloggr

This app helps gamers organize and conquer their game libraries. Track playtime, achievements, and discover new releases. It provides insights into your gaming habits and helps you finally play the games you own.

Highlights
  • Import games from major platforms
  • Scan physical game barcodes
  • Track playtime and progress
  • Monitor trophies and achievements
  • Analyze gaming year in numbers
  • Rate and review games
  • Discover upcoming releases
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 from PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Nintendo, plan what to play when, and actually beat your backlog instead of just tracking it. NEW: YOUR GAME PLAN • Tell Backloggr your yearly goal and how many hours a week you play • Backloggr spreads matching games from your backlog across the months, based on real playtimes and your actual pace • Quick wins and long-waiting games, mixed • Weekly check-in: Finished, Still playing or Next month • Unfinished games roll over automatically, and an honest forecast tells you whether you'll hit your goal ALL YOUR GAMES. ONE PLACE. • Import from PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Nintendo eShop – 20 games per platform free, your entire library with Pro • Finds the right version: remake or original • Automatic sync keeps your library up to date • Search 350,000+ games with covers, scores and details • A status for every stage: Backlog, Playing, Replaying, Endless, Completed, Mastered, Shelved, Dropped WHAT SHOULD I PLAY NEXT? • Smart Pick, Quick Wins and Surprise Me in the Home tab whenever you're between games • Filter by playtime, mood and platform • Games you've left lying around for weeks come back to the top on their own KNOW WHEN YOU'LL BE DONE • Backlog Calculator: how many hours your backlog holds and when you'll clear it at your pace • Backlog Aging shows which games have been waiting far too long • Backlog Score, yearly goal and daily streaks with freezes keep you going EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERY GAME • Brand-new game page: status, score and dates right where your thumb is • Time to beat, plus scores from you, the community and critics • Screenshots, videos, characters, DLCs, remakes, series and store links TRACK PLAYTIME, LIVE • Start a session with one tap • Timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island – pause and stop without opening the app • 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 • Got the platinum or 100 percent? The game moves to Mastered automatically • Rarest unlocks, perfect games, completion rates and badges 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 PLAY TOGETHER • Follow friends and see what they're playing • Reviews in your language, sorted by most helpful, with a Review of the Week • Public lists, trending games, community rankings and messages • Following, reviews, comments and messages are free NEVER MISS A RELEASE • Upcoming games and gaming news, flagged when a story is about a game you own • Wishlist with a reminder on release day BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • On iPad: your library and a game side by side, landscape and keyboard shortcuts • Syncs through iCloud across all your devices • Your data is yours – export anytime as CSV or JSON BACKLOGGR PRO Get the full picture with Pro: your entire library from every platform, automatic sync, a Game Plan for the whole year, trophies and achievements, the live timer, widgets, deep stats, your complete Wrapped, and unlimited wishlist and lists. Pro comes monthly, yearly or as Lifetime: pay once, keep it forever. 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/

About

Perthro

Track your gaming journey, log play sessions, and organize your backlog. Connect consoles to sync your library and discover new releases. Share your gaming experiences with friends and track your annual progress.

Highlights
  • Log games with status, platform, and hours
  • Live play session tracking
  • Organize backlog with custom lists
  • Sync Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation libraries
  • Browse upcoming game releases
  • Social feed for friends' reviews
  • Annual gaming challenges and stats
Features
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Track every game you play, rate it, review it and share it with friends. Perthro is the video game tracker and diary for your whole library, built for iPhone, iPad and now iPhone Duo. Logging, rating, reviews, lists and Steam, Xbox and PlayStation sync are free, no subscription needed. LOG EVERY GAME Log what you play in seconds: status, platform, hours, start and finish dates. Rate with half stars, write reviews with spoiler protection, and build a diary of everything you've ever played. PLAY SESSIONS, LIVE Start a session and Perthro times it live on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, then offers to log it when you're done. YOUR BACKLOG, ORGANIZED Playing, Backlog, Interested, Completed, Mastered, Shelved or Abandoned: every game has a place. Filter and sort your library, build custom lists, and tap Pick for me when you can't decide what to play next. BRING YOUR LIBRARY WITH YOU Connect Steam, Xbox and PlayStation to bring in your games, playtime, achievements and trophies, or import a CSV from another tracker in a few taps. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Browse upcoming games in a release calendar you can filter by platform. Mark the games you're Interested in and get alerts for launch days, price drops and historic lows. A FEED MADE FOR PLAYERS Follow friends, read their reviews and diary entries, like and comment. Find new picks For You and see what the Community is playing right now. YOUR GAMING YEAR Set an Annual Challenge, keep your streak alive, earn XP and level up. Your profile shows your favorites, achievements and a Year tab full of stats. SHARE CARDS & WIDGETS Turn any review into a share card worth posting. With Perthro Pro, put your library, your streak and the next big release on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN A full redesign, two-column layouts on iPad in any orientation, and a tab bar that moves into iPhone Duo's side strip. Light, dark or system theme. Available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Japanese. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Profiles start private, and you can turn off usage analytics or the personalized feed anytime. PERTHRO PRO No ads, advanced backlog filters, the Pro stats pack, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a custom profile color. PERTHRO HERO Everything in Pro, plus custom app icons, an animated profile picture, a custom profile font, a Hero supporter badge and early access to new features. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Perthro Pro and Perthro Hero are auto-renewing subscriptions, billed yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://perthro.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://perthro.io/privacy

Screenshots

Backloggr4 screens
Perthro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backloggr at 5.0 against Perthro's 4.0. Backloggr also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Perthro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backloggr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backloggr has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backloggr ships an update weekly, Perthro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Backloggr versus Perthro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackloggrPerthro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (29 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarco EhingerRune Art ltd.

Customer experience

Backloggr

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

Perthro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Backloggr

Subscriptions2
  • Backloggr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Backloggr Pro Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Backloggr Pro Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Perthro

Subscriptions2
  • Perthro Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Perthro Hero - Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Backloggr free?
Backloggr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perthro free?
Perthro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backloggr or Perthro?
Backloggr is rated higher. Backloggr averages 5.0 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Perthro averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Backloggr or Perthro have ads?
Perthro shows ads; Backloggr does not.
Which is updated more often, Backloggr or Perthro?
Backloggr ships an update weekly, and Perthro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backloggr was updated on November 15, 2026 and Perthro on November 13, 2026.

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