Comparison

Backloot vs Cassette Manager

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

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About

Backloot

Features
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Backloot is the social-first home for your game backlog. Track everything you want to play, log what you're playing, and rate and review games like Letterboxd โ€” then share it with people whose taste you trust. TRACK YOUR BACKLOG โ€ข Organize every game into shelves: Backlog, Playing, Completed, Abandoned, Wishlist, and Replaying. โ€ข Search thousands of games powered by IGDB โ€” cover art, genres, platforms, and release dates. โ€ข See time-to-beat estimates so you know what you're signing up for. LOG & REVIEW โ€ข Keep a play diary โ€” log replays, playthroughs, platforms, hours, and the date you played. โ€ข Rate with stars and write reviews. Hide spoilers with a tap. โ€ข Look back on your year in games and everything you've finished. IMPORT YOUR LIBRARY โ€ข Connect Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox to auto-import the games you own โ€” no manual entry. GET SOCIAL โ€ข Follow other players and see what they're playing in a live activity feed. โ€ข Like, comment, and repost. Discover games through people, not algorithms. โ€ข Build and share lists โ€” best soulslikes, 2026 GOTY, comfort games. โ€ข Find your taste-match and the people worth following. MAKE IT YOURS โ€ข A beautiful, fast, dark interface designed for gamers. โ€ข Rich profiles with favorites, stats, and your diary. โ€ข Private accounts, blocking, muting, and per-section visibility keep you in control. Backloot is free to track and be social. Go Pro for deeper stats, year-in-review recaps, and customizable, watermark-free share cards. Start your backlog today. Your next favorite game is already on someone's list. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Cassette Manager

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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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

Backloot4 screens
Cassette Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backloot at none against Cassette Manager's 2. Backloot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Cassette Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Backloot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Backloot versus Cassette Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacklootCassette Manager
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size104 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRodrigo FelixPaul Marret

In-app purchases

None

Backloot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cassette Manager

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

Questions

Is Backloot free?
Backloot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cassette Manager free?
Cassette Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backloot or Cassette Manager have ads?
Cassette Manager shows ads; Backloot does not.

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