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Grouvee Review

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Should I use Grouvee?

A Goodreads for video games - grouvee.com

· 1 month ago

Buy it if you're a gamer who wants a free, community-backed backlog tracker. Skip it if you need business features, security assurances, or vendor accountability.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 25+ public sources: Reddit threads, community forums, press reviews, and Grouvee's own pages. Gold pricing not found in sources.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Grouvee GoldNot published in sources reviewed

Best for

  • Backlog-taming gamers
  • Collectors cataloging physical game shelves
  • Goodreads/Letterboxd-style list makers
  • Review writers wanting a community

Not for

  • Teams or businesses — it's a personal hobby tool
  • Buyers needing a security page or vendor guarantees
  • Anyone wanting playtime analytics — try HowLongToBeat
  • People who need certainty the site exists in ten years

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Ads on free tier; Gold price not published in reviewed sources

medium

No security page — don't expect enterprise-grade guarantees

medium

Account recovery and bequeathing accounts is an open forum topic

medium

Long-time users have departed; factor in continuity risk before deep investment

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to track collections, shelves, statuses, and reviews
  • Repeatedly recommended as the Goodreads for video games
  • Digital Trends (2024) endorses it for taming backlogs
  • Active forum community with game clubs and challenges
  • Gold tier removes ads and funds the site

Cons

  • No public security page
  • Free tier shows ads
  • Users question account recovery and site continuity
  • Long-time users have documented departures

Sources & method

- 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x6security x2
  • No public security page, Grouvee publishes no security page, so no disclosed practices, contacts, or guarantees.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free core; paid tier only removes ads
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Press calls it handy for taming backlogs
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Shelves, statuses, reviews; tracker-grade only
  • Support quality: 2/5. Small team; community forum support
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • Yes Free tier Ad-supported; Gold removes ads
  • Grouvee Gold Paid tier Price not published in sources reviewed
  • 2014 Active since Per early press coverage
  • Digital Trends Press pick Recommended backlog tracker, Sep 2024

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Track collection, shelves, statuses, reviews
  • Ad-supported

Grouvee Gold

Not published in sources reviewed

  • Removes ads
  • Supports the site

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

  • No public security pageGrouvee publishes no security page, so no disclosed practices, contacts, or guarantees.⁷
Full analysis

Based on 25+ public sources: Reddit threads, community forums, press reviews, and Grouvee's own pages. Gold pricing not found in sources.

Free Goodreads-for-games tracker. Great for personal backlogs; wrong for teams, and no security page for the cautious.

Methodology

Based on 25+ public sources: Reddit threads, community forums, press reviews, and Grouvee's own pages. Gold pricing not found in sources.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. This handy video game tracker will help tame your backlog — Digital Trendsdigitaltrends.com
    review
  2. Goodreads equivalent for my backlog? — Reddit r/patientgamersreddit.com
    review
  3. Grouvee or HowLongToBeat? — Reddit r/patientgamersreddit.com
    review
  4. Grouvee — A Goodreads for Video Games — HubPageshubpages.com
    review
  5. Grouvee Review (2026): Pricing, Pros & Cons — iTechGuidesitechguides.com
    review
  6. About — Grouveegrouvee.com
    official
  7. Security page — Grouveegrouvee.com
    security
  8. Leaving Grouvee (goodbye, and thank you) — Grouvee forumdiscuss.grouvee.com
    review
  9. How to secure / recover / bequeath your gaming accounts? — Grouvee forumdiscuss.grouvee.com
    security

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