KO Backlog vs Game Magnet
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.
Game Magnet
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Never lose a game you meant to play. You see a game in a YouTube video, a TikTok, or an Instagram reel. Two days later you remember everything about it except its name. Game Magnet fixes that. CAPTURE IN ONE SHARE Share any video or link straight to Game Magnet. It reads the content, works out which game is being shown, and saves it with cover art, genres, platforms and release date. A LIBRARY THAT MATCHES HOW YOU PLAY Sort games onto shelves as you go, so what you want to play, what you are playing and what you have finished never blur together again. DISCOVER WITHOUT THE NOISE Browse curated selections of new releases, upcoming games and hidden gems, drawn from a catalogue of thousands of titles. FOR DEVELOPERS Submit your game as a Free Listing, and promote it in Spotlight for 7, 14 or 30 days. Spotlight placements are always labeled Promoted. Privacy Policy: https://game-mag-508907.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service : https://game-mag-508907.web.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Game Magnet at daily against KO Backlog's fortnightly. Game Magnet also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KO Backlog ships an update fortnightly, Game Magnet daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KO Backlog | Game Magnet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Justin Noormand | XCELAUDIT TECHNOLOGIES LLP |
In-app purchases
KO Backlog
No in-app purchases
Game Magnet
No in-app purchases
