Comparison

GameCache vs Video Game Tracker

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

Head to head
About

GameCache

Consolidate your scattered game libraries from various platforms into a single, organized collection. Track your playtime, rate games, and discover what others are playing. Never miss a release with timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Import Steam and Xbox libraries
  • Manual game addition
  • Track playtime and sessions
  • Rate, review, and rank games
  • Follow other players
  • Release and event notifications
  • Shareable game cards
Features
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Your games are scattered across storefronts, consoles and a decade of half-finished saves. GameCache brings them together into one library that is finally yours. Import from Steam and Xbox to start with the shelf you already have, not an empty one, then add anything else by hand from a catalogue of hundreds of thousands of games, on any platform you play. Everything else is built on top of that: what you're playing, what you've finished, what's still waiting, and what you're hoping for. BUILD YOUR CACHE Import your Steam and Xbox libraries in a couple of taps, with playtime carried across where it's available. Add PC, console and handheld games by hand from the full catalogue. Sort everything into Owned, Playing and Played, keep a backlog you'll actually look at, and a wishlist for everything still to come. TRACK WHAT YOU ACTUALLY PLAY Log sessions and playthroughs and see where your hours really went; per game, per month, and over time. A sessions calendar shows your year at a glance, and playtime adds up automatically as you go. RATE, REVIEW AND RANK Score what you finish and your CacheScore follows, the running average of every rating you've given. Write reviews other players can read and reply to, and build lists and tier lists from anything in the catalogue. SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS PLAYING Follow other players and keep up with what they're finishing. Compare libraries game by game to find the overlap, and the gaps. Reviews have threaded replies, so recommendations turn into conversations. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Get notified when a wishlisted game comes out, when a gaming event is about to start, and when a game you've been playing has been sitting untouched for a while. EARN YOUR PROGRESS Achievements track the things worth tracking; games mastered, hours logged, reviews written, libraries imported. SHARE IT Turn any game, review, list or profile into a share card built for posting, and let people open it straight in the app. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Export everything you've added at any time, and delete your account and its data from inside the app whenever you want. No waiting on a support request. GameCache is free to use and supported by ads. Game data powered by IGDB.

About

Video Game Tracker

Features
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Cartridge is a catalog and AR experience for the games you own. It does not play games and is not an emulator. Build a shelf that looks the way your collection feels in memory — scan retro cartridges, design their sleeves, walk through them in AR Museum, and put any cart on stage in Theater Mode. Stays on your device. No account. No cloud. Your collection cannot be wiped by a server outage or a developer who walks away. One-time purchase. Not a subscription. No per-console paywalls, ever. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan or search — IGDB-backed database with 200,000+ titles across decades of consoles • Pick the right console — every cartridge gets a body shape, label proportions, and shaders that match the platform • Design your sleeve — pick a pattern, cycle the accent color, watch the artwork form live • Inspect in 3D — tilt your phone to see specular highlights move across plastic and foil • AR Museum — place your shelf in the room, walk around it, scale and rearrange • Theater Mode — single cartridge, dark stage, full attention • Ask about any game — release year, region, why it mattered, what made it special • Tilt-parallax shelf — gyro-driven depth that makes the shelf feel layered, not flat • Lock Screen widget — a different cartridge from your collection every day PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no cloud database storing your library. Game-context questions run through Apple's on-device Foundation Models — your collection never leaves your device. PRO UNLOCK The first ten cartridges are yours forever. Cartridge Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks an unlimited shelf, holographic foil shaders, AR Museum, Theater Mode, and the full sleeve pattern library. No subscription. No recurring charges. All consoles included — no per-platform paywalls. FOR COLLECTORS Cartridge is an independent app for game collectors. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any platform holder. Sleeve and label artwork are original artistic interpretations created for your personal collection. Cartridge does not include, distribute, or enable playback of any games or ROMs. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTDX9pxPOlUJl_skVUHPi99mAw0y2B2BYd_v1mJkoF3xW3rlOcW5KlYd4t93MMbbGhctSTnBTy7d_l6/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GameCache4 screens
Video Game Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameCache at none against Video Game Tracker's 1. GameCache also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Video Game Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price 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. Video Game Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GameCache asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GameCache ships an update every 9 days, Video Game Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
GameCache versus Video Game Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGameCacheVideo Game Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGameCache LLCAndrii Bashta

In-app purchases

None

GameCache

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Game Tracker

One-time1
  • Cartridge Pro$14.99

Questions

Is GameCache free?
GameCache is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Game Tracker free?
Video Game Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GameCache or Video Game Tracker have ads?
GameCache shows ads; Video Game Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, GameCache or Video Game Tracker?
GameCache ships an update every 9 days, and Video Game Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, GameCache was updated on October 4, 2026 and Video Game Tracker on October 9, 2026.

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