Prisma vs Cassette Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Prisma
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Prisma is your personal video game journal. Keep track of everything you play, rate it with stars, write your reviews, and discover what to play next thanks to recommendations made just for you. LOG AND RATE Mark games as completed, currently playing, or on your backlog. Rate them with stars and write reviews to remember what you thought of each one. LISTS AND TIER LISTS Create your own game lists (favorites, backlog, by genre...) and organize your personal rankings with visual, easy-to-share tier lists. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT GAME Get recommendations based on what you've already played and rated, explore recent releases, and check out full game pages (info, age rating, trailers...). COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS Follow your friends, compare your lists and rankings, and take part in polls to see what the community thinks about your favorite games. PERSONAL STATS Check out your gaming activity: how many games you've played, your most frequent ratings, your drop-off rate, and your favorite genres and platforms. NEVER MISS A THING Turn on notifications to hear about releases, friends' polls, and other updates relevant to you. Prisma is made for anyone who loves video games and wants to keep an organized record of their hobby, discover new titles, and share it all with their community. Download Prisma and start your video game journal today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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/).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Prisma at 15.1 against Cassette Manager's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Prisma sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year 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.
| Parameter | Prisma | Cassette Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marc Limeres | Paul Marret |
In-app purchases
Prisma
- Prisma Premium$14.991 Year
Cassette Manager
- Premium Yearly$8.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$44.99








