Comparison

Retrogaming Collection vs Digaroo

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

Head to head
About

Retrogaming Collection

Catalog your entire video game collection, including games, boxes, and manuals. Track your library across numerous classic gaming platforms. This app helps you manage your collection's information, not provide playable games.

Highlights
  • Catalog games, boxes, and manuals
  • Supports multiple classic platforms
  • Manage your entire game library
  • Track collection details
  • Digital game library management
Features
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Retrogaming Collection is the must-have companion app for retro game collectors. Catalog your physical game library across 13 iconic platforms and take full control of your collection. - 13 CLASSIC PLATFORMS Atari 2600 · Dreamcast · Game Boy · Game Boy Advance · GameCube · Game Gear · Master System · Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo 64 · NES/Famicom · PlayStation · Saturn · Super NES/SNES - BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Search the retrogaming database to find any game. View cover art, release date, publisher, developer, and regional editions (PAL / NA / JP). Add games to your collection in a single tap. - PLAY YOUR GAMES IN-APP Load your own ROM and play instantly for supported platforms — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari 2600, Game Gear, Master System, and Nintendo 64. Save and resume anytime. You provide your own legally-owned game files — the app never bundles or links to ROMs. - SORT & FILTER Sort by title, release year, or completeness. Filter by boxed copies, manuals, and regions (PAL/NA/JP). Find exactly what you're looking for instantly. - COLLECTION STATS Get insights at a glance: box rate, manual rate, completeness score, regional breakdown, and your most stacked platform. - YOUTUBE VIDEOS Watch retrogaming content for each platform without leaving the app — reviews, gameplay, and history. - BACKUP & EXPORT Export your collection as JSON or CSV. Share it, archive it, or open it in a spreadsheet. Restore from any backup anytime. - 7 LANGUAGES English · Français · Deutsch · Español · Italiano · 日本語 · 한국어 - DARK MODE Light, dark, or system-adaptive — your eyes, your choice.

About

Digaroo

Discover, rate, and review a wide range of media and activities, from movies and books to restaurants and recipes. See what friends are enjoying and get personalized recommendations based on trusted opinions. Organize your choices with private notes and curated lists.

Highlights
  • Discover and rate movies, TV, books, games, music, restaurants, and recipes
  • See friend activity and personalized recommendations
  • Bookmark items with private notes
  • Create and share Top 10 lists
  • Build party playlists from friend ratings
  • Ad-free and algorithm-free experience
Features
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Digaroo makes it easy to discover, rate, and review the things you actually spend your time on — movies, TV shows, books, board games, video games, podcasts, music, restaurants, and recipes — all in one clean, ad-free app. See what your friends are into. Leave your own ratings. Find something worth your time. HOW IT WORKS Add your friends. They rate things. Those ratings land in your feed — with what they actually said about them, not just a score. Rate them yourself, or bookmark the ones you want to get to. When you're deciding what to watch, read, play or cook tonight, your bookmarks are the shortlist. ONE FEED, OR ALL OF IT Pick a category, or choose All Categories and see everything at once. Look at everyone, one friend, or work your way through a ranked list — Best Picture winners, say. BOOKMARKS THAT REMEMBER WHY Save anything with one tap and add a private note — "Sam said to watch this", or "for the flight". The note stays with the bookmark, and only you can see it. PROFILES WORTH VISITING Everything someone has rated, what they're saving for later, their Top 10 lists, and their Spotlight — the three things that define them in a category. MUSIC AND PARTY PLAYLISTS Rate songs, albums and artists. Then build a party playlist from what your friends have actually rated: pick who's coming, set how long you need, and send it to Spotify. NO ADS. NO ALGORITHM. NO STRANGERS. Whether you're picking a movie for tonight, your next book, a game for the table, or somewhere to grab dinner, Digaroo gives you real recommendations from real people. • Follow friends and compare tastes • Share your Top 10 lists in any category • See what's trending in your circle • Get recommendations sent directly from friends • No ads. No tracking. Just great recommendations. Digaroo is built for people, not algorithms. Find something good from people you actually trust.

Screenshots

Retrogaming Collection2 screens
Digaroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Digaroo at 5.0 against Retrogaming Collection's 2.0. Digaroo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Retrogaming Collection's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Retrogaming Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Digaroo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digaroo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retrogaming Collection ships an update every 3 months, Digaroo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Retrogaming Collection versus Digaroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrogaming CollectionDigaroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB42 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAlain GrangeMark Petersen

Customer experience

Retrogaming Collection

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative21.6%

Digaroo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retrogaming Collection

One-time1
  • Remove permanently$1.99
None

Digaroo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retrogaming Collection free?
Retrogaming Collection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digaroo free?
Digaroo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retrogaming Collection or Digaroo?
Digaroo is rated higher. Retrogaming Collection averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Digaroo averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Retrogaming Collection or Digaroo have ads?
Neither Retrogaming Collection nor Digaroo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retrogaming Collection or Digaroo?
Retrogaming Collection ships an update every 3 months, and Digaroo weekly. Most recently, Retrogaming Collection was updated on November 6, 2026 and Digaroo on November 12, 2026.

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