Playshelf vs NextUp Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Playshelf
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Playshelf is your personal video game library, tracker, and discovery companion. BUILD YOUR SHELF Log, rate, and rank every game you've played. Your shelf becomes a living record of your gaming life โ and the fuel for smarter recommendations. AI SUGGESTIONS, TUNED TO YOU Get personalized game picks based on what you actually love. Enjoy a free daily pick, regenerate for fresh ideas, fine-tune suggestions by telling us what hit and what missed, or seed recommendations from your own tags. SPEEDSHELF TRIVIA Fast-paced trivia about the games on your shelf. Unlimited play, every day. Clear 1000+ points on a game to prove you really know it. DISCOVER TOGETHER Follow friends, share ratings and reviews, and see what your circle is playing. Trending shows what the community is hyped about right now, enriched with AI insights. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Custom tags with AI-assisted suggestions keep even the biggest library tidy. Playshelf is free to use. Extra AI suggestions are supported by short rewarded ads.
NextUp Games
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NextUp Games is your personal video game backlog tracker โ keep every game you want to play, are playing, or have finished in one place. โข Add games from a massive database (powered by IGDB) with cover art, platforms, and details โข Track status: Backlog, Playing, Completed, or Dropped โข Filter your library by status to see what's next โข Optional sign-in to sync your backlog across sessions โ browsing and tracking works without an account too โข Export your backlog to JSON anytime, or import one back in โข Light, Dark, or System appearance No ads. No tracking. Just your games, organized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NextUp Games at none against Playshelf's shown. Playshelf's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Playshelf | NextUp Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | โ |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hyun Jae Moon | Serhii Pershuta |
In-app purchases
Playshelf
No in-app purchases
NextUp Games
No in-app purchases









