KO Backlog vs NextUp Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KO Backlog
Organize your entire game library with this app. Track games across all platforms, add notes, rate your progress, and mark when you've completed them. Sync your data seamlessly across your iOS devices.
- Track games across all platforms
- Rate and add notes to games
- Mark games as beaten
- Sync across iOS devices
- Simple and intuitive interface
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KO Backlog is a simple app for keeping track of your gaming backlog across all gaming platforms, old and new. Add games to your library and then rate, keep notes, and detail when you've beaten the games you're playing. It can be used and synced across iOS devices using iCloud.
NextUp Games
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NextUp Games is your personal video game backlog tracker — keep every game you want to play, are playing, or have finished in one place. • Add games from a massive database (powered by IGDB) with cover art, platforms, and details • Track status: Backlog, Playing, Completed, or Dropped • Filter your library by status to see what's next • Optional sign-in to sync your backlog across sessions — browsing and tracking works without an account too • Export your backlog to JSON anytime, or import one back in • Light, Dark, or System appearance No ads. No tracking. Just your games, organized.
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Verdict
KO Backlog and NextUp Games are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | KO Backlog | NextUp Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Justin Noormand | Serhii Pershuta |
In-app purchases
KO Backlog
No in-app purchases
NextUp Games
No in-app purchases
