Comparison

Game Tracker & Backlog vs Barklog

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

Head to head
About

Game Tracker & Backlog

Features
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Keep track of all your video games: what you're playing, what you've finished, what's left in the pile. And for each game, a notebook where you can finally write down everything you've been keeping in your head: notes, checklists, annotated maps, photos. No account required, no ads Grym is the logbook for your video games. One notebook per game, where everything you used to keep in the back of your head finally lives: notes, checklists, annotated maps and photos. No more sticky notes, no more screenshots lost in your camera roll, no more wiki tabs reopened three weeks later. ONE NOTEBOOK PER GAME β€’ Add a game in two taps: search fills in the title, cover art and release year for you. β€’ Split each notebook into pages: Bosses, Quests, Builds, Collectibles, Run ideas… β€’ Or start from a ready-made template: RPG, Souls-like, open world, roguelike. FOUR KINDS OF BLOCKS β€’ Text β€” your notes, strategies and reminders. Link pages together with [[Title]] links, like a real wiki. β€’ Checklist β€” side quests, bosses, items, trophies: tick them off and watch progress fill up. β€’ Photo β€” your screenshots filed where they are actually useful, not buried in the gallery. β€’ Annotated map β€” import a map and drop your own named markers on it. YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE β€’ A status per game: to play, playing, finished, platinum, dropped. β€’ A private score from 0 to 100 β€” yours, not an aggregator's. β€’ A session journal: time played, how it felt, what happened. Playtime adds up on its own. β€’ A report on your collection: rankings, split by status, content you created. FIND ANYTHING, INSTANTLY β€’ Offline global search across titles, notes, checklist items and map markers. β€’ Your games and pages also show up in iPhone Spotlight search. β€’ Pin what you are playing right now and see your recent activity on launch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account to create, no ads, no tracking. β€’ Your notes stay on your device, where they belong. β€’ Everything stays readable and editable offline β€” only adding a new game needs a connection. MADE YOUR WAY β€’ Four themes that recolor the whole app, in light and dark mode. β€’ English and French, iPhone and iPad. GRYM COMPLETE EDITION Grym is free for up to 10 games. The Complete Edition unlocks unlimited games, every theme and the full report on your collection. One purchase, forever: no subscription, no season, no pass. You already spent 200 hours in that world. It deserves better than a note in Reminders. *Game data and artwork provided by IGDB.com.

About

Barklog

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Keep track of what you're playing, what's next, and what you've finished with Barklog. Add a game, then mark it waiting, playing, completed, or abandoned. That's the whole system. Whatever you're playing sits at the top, so the game you're actually in the middle of is the first thing you see. ABANDONED IS A REAL ANSWER Not every game needs finishing. Barklog lets you mark a game abandoned in one tap and stop thinking about it. No judgement. FIND THE NEXT ONE Explore shows what's popular, what's coming out, and what just landed. Already know the name? Search for it. Tap any game for its cover, platforms, genres, who made it, what the ratings look like, and which games it's similar to. SHARE A VIDEO, PICK THE GAME You're watching a clip of some game and you can't work out what it is. Share the video to Barklog from YouTube or TikTok and it suggests possible matches for you to choose from. All it reads is the video title and the channel name. TEN AT A TIME, FREE Barklog is free for ten unfinished games: the ones waiting, and the ones you're partway through. Finish one, or admit you're done with it, and the slot comes back. Games you've completed or abandoned never count against the ten, so the shelf behind you can get as long as it likes. GAME DATA Every cover, release date, platform, genre and summary in Barklog comes from IGDB, a games database its community maintains. BARKLOG PREMIUM Barklog Premium removes the ten-game cap and nothing else. It comes as two auto-renewable subscriptions, Barklog Premium Monthly and Barklog Premium Yearly, both starting with a 7-day free trial. The price for your region is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://barklog.gg/privacy Barklog terms: https://barklog.gg/terms Support: https://barklog.gg/support

Screenshots

Game Tracker & Backlog4 screens
Barklog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Barklog at 17.0 against Game Tracker & Backlog's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Game Tracker & Backlog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Barklog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Tracker & Backlog ships an update fortnightly, Barklog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Game Tracker & Backlog versus Barklog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Tracker & BacklogBarklog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJulien Taret-FalconettiVolodymyr Chornonoh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Game Tracker & Backlog

One-time1
  • Complete Edition$6.99
2 purchases

Barklog

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Game Tracker & Backlog free?
Game Tracker & Backlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barklog free?
Barklog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Game Tracker & Backlog or Barklog have ads?
Neither Game Tracker & Backlog nor Barklog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Tracker & Backlog or Barklog?
Game Tracker & Backlog ships an update fortnightly, and Barklog every 3 weeks. Most recently, Game Tracker & Backlog was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barklog on October 25, 2026.

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