Comparison

Consu vs Cassette Manager

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

Head to head
About

Consu

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Consu tracks five kinds of media, in one library. Films, TV, games, books and music, with recommendations built from your own ratings, and a social layer built on taste. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERYTHING • Films, TV, games, books and music, added in seconds • Organise by Backlog, Current, On Hold, Done, Upcoming, and Dropped • Rate everything 1-10 and pin your top five • Search by author, artist, genre, tag, service, or your own notes • Detail pages with cast, scores, where to watch and where to play TV, TRACKED PROPERLY • Tick off episodes and watch each season progress • Continue Watching resumes every show where you left off • Rate episodes and see your season against IMDb and TMDB • Reminders the day a show returns, and an Upcoming calendar GAMES, IN DEPTH • How long each game takes to beat • Critic scores, modes, developer, publisher and screenshots • Where to play, DLC, PC requirements and sale prices • Your Steam hours sit on the card, imported MUSIC AND BOOKS • Albums with tracklists, previews and your own ratings • Books with series, page counts, awards, reader ratings and reviews • Comics and audiobooks tracked on their own terms BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU • TV Time: your shows, watched history and watchlist • Steam: your library, wishlist and hours played • Letterboxd and Goodreads CSV exports • Spotify listening history, or connect ListenBrainz KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • Up Next picks something from your backlog to start now • For You recommends new titles across every category • "Because you loved" names the reason for every pick • No AI. Your recommendations come from your ratings, not a model A SOCIAL LAYER BUILT ON TASTE • Explore finds people whose taste genuinely matches yours • See what they finished, what they rated, and what you share • Send and receive recommendations • Write a review as you rate. Mutual followers can read it and reply • A feed of friends' libraries, not noise. No ads • Full privacy control: Public, Mutuals only, or Private YOUR JOURNEY • Your taste fingerprint, built from what you finish • A full year of activity, and how your ratings are spread • Streaks, milestones and achievements CONSU PRO One purchase, forever. Pro adds your Time Ledger, Fits tonight, filtering by the services you already pay for, premium themes and fonts, deeper stats and eight profile card frames. No subscription. No ads. Consu is free with no cap on how much you track, and no account required. Sign in with Google or Apple only when you want to auto back up and sync across your devices. Start tracking. Discover more. Share your taste. Privacy policy: https://getconsu.com/privacy/ Terms: https://getconsu.com/terms/

About

Cassette Manager

Features
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Your entire game library, beautifully organized. Cassette is the game library manager for serious players. Whether you're working through a growing backlog, chasing 100% completion, or just trying to remember which shelf your borrowed copy ended up on — Cassette keeps everything in order. Track every game, your way Add any game from a database of millions of titles. Each entry comes complete with cover art, release date, genre, developer, and publisher — all fetched automatically so you spend time playing, not filing. Five statuses. One clear picture. Every game in your collection moves through a natural progression: Wishlist, Owned, Playing, Completed, Perfected. Cassette records exactly when you reached each milestone, giving you a timeline of your gaming history. Conquer your backlog with in-game tasks Create to-do items for each game — quests to finish, collectibles to find, trophies to earn. A dedicated Tasks view shows everything outstanding across your whole library, grouped by game or by date. Check things off as you go. Never lose track of a lent game Record when you lend a physical copy to a friend, set a due date, and let Cassette remind you automatically via a calendar event or notification. One tap marks it returned. Scan to add (Premium) Point your camera at any game's barcode and Cassette identifies it and searches your library for you instantly — no typing required. Your library, everywhere Your collection syncs seamlessly across all your devices. Start browsing on your phone, continue on your tablet, check in on your big screen. Everything stays in step. Always at your fingertips Home-screen widgets show your most recently active games and outstanding tasks at a glance. Quick-launch shortcuts let you jump straight to adding a game or picking up where you left off — no navigation needed. Import & Export Back up your entire collection as a CSV file or bring in an existing list from another tool. Cassette handles duplicates intelligently and automatically enriches imported entries with cover art and full metadata. Your data stays yours No accounts, no tracking, no third-party servers. Your library lives on your device and your personal cloud storage. Nothing leaves without your say-so. --- Premium unlocks: - Unlimited library (free tier: up to 16 games) - Barcode scanner - Ad-free experience Available as an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase (terms & conditions apply, see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

Screenshots

Consu4 screens
Cassette Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Consu at none against Cassette Manager's shown. Consu also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Cassette Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Consu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cassette Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Consu ships an update every 8 days, Cassette Manager every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Consu versus Cassette Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConsuCassette Manager
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKarl HolmesPaul Marret

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Consu

One-time1
  • Consu Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Cassette Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Consu free?
Consu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cassette Manager free?
Cassette Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Consu or Cassette Manager have ads?
Cassette Manager shows ads; Consu does not.
Which is updated more often, Consu or Cassette Manager?
Consu ships an update every 8 days, and Cassette Manager every 2 days. Most recently, Consu was updated on October 11, 2026 and Cassette Manager on October 4, 2026.

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