Checkpoint Game Tracker vs High Shelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkpoint Game Tracker
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Checkpoint is your personal gaming journey tracker. Build your library, track story and completion progress, and turn every game into an adventure worth finishing. FEATURES • Track your games across multiple platforms • Follow story, side, completionist, and custom missions • See your current adventure and recommended next checkpoint • Complete games and chase Perfect Adventures • Unlock achievements and build your gaming profile • Compare progress and compete with friends • Discover your Player DNA and gaming milestones • Create shareable cards for achievements, completed stories, yearly recaps, and more Whether you're working through a backlog, chasing 100%, or racing a friend to the finish, Checkpoint helps you see exactly where your gaming journey stands. Your games. Your progress. Your Checkpoints.
High Shelf
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High Shelf is one home for everything you love: films, TV shows, books, games and music, tracked together on one beautiful shelf. LOG IT IN SECONDS Rate with half stars, write a review, mark spoilers and keep a dated diary of every watch, read, play and listen. Mark anything as want to, in progress, finished or did not finish. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF The Continue strip at the top of your Library shows what you're in the middle of. Log the next episode, chapter or session with one tap. KNOW IF IT'S WORTH IT Every title has IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, trailers, cast and crew, community ratings and where to stream, rent or buy it in your country. SEE WHAT'S TRENDING Discover the top 10 across High Shelf for every format. Swipe through quick yes-or-no picks, get a For You feed tuned to your taste and browse lists and reviews from the community. KNOW YOUR TASTE Stats show your media mix, an activity heatmap, how you rate, your top genres and favourite decades. Set yearly goals and watch your progress. YOUR YEAR, WRAPPED Wrapped turns your year into a story you can tap through. Share cards for reviews, your profile, your goals and your year look great in any story or chat. SHOW OFF YOUR SHELF Pin your all-time favourites to The High Shelf on your profile, earn levels as you log, follow friends, like and comment on their reviews and build lists together. BRING YOUR WHOLE HISTORY Import from Letterboxd, Goodreads, Trakt, TV Time, IMDb, Simkl and Serializd in a couple of minutes, with your ratings, reviews and dates. High Shelf is free to use. High Shelf Pro removes ads and adds advanced stats, 14 colour themes, the shiny Pro level badge, taste compatibility with friends, unlimited lists, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://highshelf.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Checkpoint Game Tracker at none against High Shelf's 2. Checkpoint Game Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. High Shelf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Checkpoint Game Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Checkpoint Game Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, High Shelf every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkpoint Game Tracker | High Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hal Burton | ATLE RICHTER SCHIE |
In-app purchases
Checkpoint Game Tracker
No in-app purchases
High Shelf
- High Shelf Pro$2.991 Month
- High Shelf Pro - Annual$29.991 Year
Questions
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