Comparison

Videogame Backlog Manager vs RetroAchievements Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Videogame Backlog Manager

Organize your video game collection and track your progress. Search for games, update your status, and add notes. Share your lists and back them up via Dropbox.

Highlights
  • Manage game backlog and collection
  • Track game progress and status
  • Add notes and ratings to games
  • Share game lists via email
  • Backup and restore game lists via Dropbox
  • Search for games using GiantBomb API
Features
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Videogame Backlog Manager (VBM) is a simple app to help manage your video game backlog and collection. You can search for games and add them to your library. When adding a game, you can specify your progress and whether or not you are currently playing and/or have beaten the game. Using this information, VBM provides a simple way to keep track of your now playing list, your backlog and your library. In addition to this, you can also to add notes/ratings to your games, as well as share your game lists with others via email. Backing up and restoring your games list is also possible through Dropbox. VBM uses the GiantBomb API for game data.

About

RetroAchievements Tracker

Features
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Discover and track classic games across multiple retro platforms in one simple app. Browse games by console, view detailed game information such as release date, developer, publisher, and genre, and explore cover art and screenshots for each title. Follow your progress with a complete achievement system. View locked and unlocked achievements, check point values, and see how many players have earned each achievement, making it easy to track completion and set new goals. Manage your player profile with rankings, total points, and recently played games. Use search and favorites to quickly find titles you care about and keep your retro gaming progress organized in a clean, mobile-friendly interface.

Screenshots

Videogame Backlog Manager4 screens
RetroAchievements Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Videogame Backlog Manager at every 3 weeks against RetroAchievements Tracker's every 6 weeks. Videogame Backlog Manager also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Videogame Backlog Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, RetroAchievements Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Videogame Backlog Manager versus RetroAchievements Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideogame Backlog ManagerRetroAchievements Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB58 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer9928189 Canada Inc.Italo Cunha de Melo

In-app purchases

None

Videogame Backlog Manager

No in-app purchases

None

RetroAchievements Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Videogame Backlog Manager free?
Videogame Backlog Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroAchievements Tracker free?
RetroAchievements Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Videogame Backlog Manager or RetroAchievements Tracker have ads?
Neither Videogame Backlog Manager nor RetroAchievements Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Videogame Backlog Manager or RetroAchievements Tracker?
Videogame Backlog Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and RetroAchievements Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Videogame Backlog Manager was updated on November 1, 2026 and RetroAchievements Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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