Comparison

GamesVault vs The Stack

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

Head to head
About

GamesVault

Features
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GameVault is the ultimate tracker for physical game collectors. Catalog your entire collection, track real market values, log your playthroughs, and buy or sell games, all in one place. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION Add any game to your collection in seconds by searching our database of thousands of titles across every platform. GameVault pulls in cover art, descriptions, genres, developer info, and Metacritic scores automatically โ€” no manual entry required. REAL MARKET VALUES GameVault connects to live pricing data so every game in your collection displays its current market value. Watch your collection's total worth update automatically. Pro members get daily price refreshes โ€” free members refresh weekly. COLLECTION STATS THAT MATTER Your Stats dashboard gives you a full financial picture of your collection at a glance: โ€ข Total collection value based on current market prices โ€ข Total amount spent vs. estimated value โ€ข Best ROI games and biggest gains โ€ข Breakdown by platform, play status, and condition โ€ข Recently added and highest-value titles TRACK EVERY DETAIL GameVault captures everything a serious collector needs: โ€ข Condition: Loose, Complete, New, Graded, Box Only, or Manual Only โ€ข Purchase price and date โ€ข Sale price and date โ€ข Physical or digital โ€ข Custom tags and notes โ€ข Sโ€“F tier rankings PLAY STATUS & PLAYTHROUGHS Track what you're playing, what you've finished, and what's still in the backlog. Log individual playthroughs with start/end dates and hours played. WISHLIST & SOLD LIST Maintain a wishlist of games you're hunting for with target prices, and a complete sold history so you never lose track of what left your collection. VAULT PRO Upgrade to Vault Pro for the full experience: โ€ข Daily market value refreshes (free: weekly) โ€ข Full stats and analytics BUILT FOR COLLECTORS Whether you're tracking a handful of favorites or a warehouse of sealed games, GameVault scales with your collection. Designed with retro and modern collectors in mind โ€” covering NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, Genesis, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and everything in between. Download GameVault and finally know what your collection is worth. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=8c3f9cf2-51fa-4b60-bb4b-e3212c938654

About

The Stack

Features
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The Stack is a media tracker that works like a to-do list. Someone recommends a film, a series, a book, a comic or a game? Add it to your stack and get to it whenever. ONE TRACKER, ONE QUESTION. You only have a block of time and attention, so why have several tracking apps? Movies, TV shows, books, comics, manga and video games live in one stack with the same four statuses for everything: Pending, In progress, Finished, Dropped. FAST TO ADD, EASY TO FIND. Search once across catalogues for film and TV, books, comics and games, tap to add, and the cover, year and details come with it. Filter by type or status, and see at a glance what is waiting for you. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED. Open the app and start adding. Everything is saved on this device from the first tap. If you want the same stack on another device or want to change phones, add your email and sign in with a one-time code. No passwords, no profile, no social features. FREE, WITH NOTHING BEHIND A PAYWALL. The Stack is free and fully featured. There are no ads, no subscriptions, no premium tier and no limits on how much you track. If you want to support the developer there is an optional tip in Settings; it unlocks nothing, by design. BUILT TO BE USED. Dark interface, full VoiceOver support, English and Spanish. Made by one person who couldn't keep up with her media pile. Catalogue data comes from TMDB, IGDB, Open Library, AniList and Metron under their terms. The Stack shows titles, covers and details only; it does not host, stream or link to the works themselves.

Screenshots

GamesVault4 screens
The Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

GamesVault and The Stack are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. GamesVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and The Stack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GamesVault versus The Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamesVaultThe Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRobert BergmanAlmudena Bernardos

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GamesVault

Subscriptions2
  • Vault Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Vault Pro Annual$39.991 Year
3 purchases

The Stack

One-time3
  • Small tip$2.49
  • Medium tip$6.99
  • Big tip$11.49

Questions

Is GamesVault free?
GamesVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Stack free?
The Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GamesVault or The Stack have ads?
Neither GamesVault nor The Stack shows ads.

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