Games Bucket List vs Barklog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Games Bucket List
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Never lose track of a game you want to play. Games Bucket List is your personal space for discovering, saving, and organizing games. Whether someone recommends a hidden gem, you find an interesting title online, or you are planning what to play next, you can capture it in seconds and come back to it whenever you are ready. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL GAME LIBRARY Search for games or add them directly from websites and other apps using the Share Sheet. Matching titles can automatically include useful details such as cover artwork, platforms, genres, and release dates. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Keep every game organized with clear statuses: โข Planned โข Playing โข Completed โข Paused โข Dropped Add your own rating and personal notes to remember what you loved, what you finished, and what you want to play next. CREATE CUSTOM LISTS Organize games in a way that works for you. Create lists for a specific genre, console, mood, series, multiplayer night, or anything else. A game can appear in multiple lists, and every list can be arranged in your preferred order. FIND ANY GAME QUICKLY Search your library and use filters for status, genre, platform, rating, and custom lists. Combine multiple filters to narrow down even the largest collection. SEE YOUR GAMING JOURNEY Explore insights about your library, including your progress, favorite genres, ratings, and completion habits. Unlock achievements as your collection and gaming history grow. SHARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS Publish selected lists as a web link that friends can open without installing the app or creating an account. You stay in control and can update or withdraw a published list at any time. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR DATA No account is required. Your library works locally, so you can add and organize games even without an internet connection. Export your collection as a backup file and restore it whenever needed. Games Bucket List helps turn an endless backlog into a collection you will actually enjoy exploring. Some features require Games Bucket List Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://v4ulthunt3r.github.io/GamesBucketList/privacy.html
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Barklog at none against Games Bucket List's shown. Barklog also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Games Bucket List sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month 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.
Games Bucket List ships an update every 2 weeks, Barklog weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Games Bucket List | Barklog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Peter Hildel | Volodymyr Chornonoh |
In-app purchases
Games Bucket List
- Games Bucket List Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Games Bucket List Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
Barklog
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year









