Comparison

Playshelf vs NextUp Games

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

Head to head
About

Playshelf

Features
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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.

About

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. โ€ข Add games from a massive database (powered by IGDB) with cover art, platforms, and details โ€ข Track status: Backlog, Playing, Completed, or Dropped โ€ข Filter your library by status to see what's next โ€ข Optional sign-in to sync your backlog across sessions โ€” browsing and tracking works without an account too โ€ข Export your backlog to JSON anytime, or import one back in โ€ข Light, Dark, or System appearance No ads. No tracking. Just your games, organized.

Screenshots

Playshelf4 screens
NextUp Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Playshelf versus NextUp Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayshelfNextUp Games
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB7 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHyun Jae MoonSerhii Pershuta

In-app purchases

None

Playshelf

No in-app purchases

None

NextUp Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playshelf free?
Playshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextUp Games free?
NextUp Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Playshelf or NextUp Games have ads?
Playshelf shows ads; NextUp Games does not.

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