GameHub Backlog vs LaunchBox

GameHub Backlog is a free web tracker for organizing, prioritizing, and managing a video game library. Users can record status and progress, create personalized categories and custom lists, and mark games as played, completed, dropped, or intended to play. Search filters, trending titles, and personalized recommendations support discovery. Community features let users share their gaming journey and find titles through other users. Members can submit reviews, ratings, and comments, which may appear publicly with a username or display name. The homepage states that the database contains 300K+ games and that game data is powered by IGDB. It also advertises 24/7 price monitoring and price history. The responsive web design works across devices. Visitors can browse without registering, but tracking games requires an account. Google login and magic links are available. The Free plan costs nothing and is free forever.

LaunchBox is a game collection frontend and manager for modern PC games and emulated console games. It can import Steam and GOG games, ROM files, and MS-DOS games, then retrieve box art and metadata from its Games Database along with fan art, screenshots, and logos. Collections can be arranged and filtered by genre, platform, ESRB rating, developer, and publisher, with custom status and source fields. The Windows app supports Windows 10 and higher, with Windows 10 and 11 described as fully supported. LaunchBox for Android is free for collections of 100 games or fewer; it shares the games database, media, and portable XML data with Windows, and Windows data can be exported to Android. Premium adds themes, Big Box mode, gamepad automation, startup and pause screens, and display customization. The Regular Windows license costs $30 as a one-time purchase and includes a year of free updates. The maker says Premium is DRM-free and can be deployed to as many personal devices as desired. Windows data can also be moved by copying the app to another folder or computer.