Infinite Backlog
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a gamer who wants detailed, social tracking of your collection and play history, and you're comfortable backing a small Patreon-funded project.
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Comparison
Infinite Backlog vs IGDB
Infinite Backlog lands on Worth it, and IGDB lands on Depends.
IGDB
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Use it if you need game metadata: it's free for gamers and for non-commercial API projects.
| Compare | Infinite Backlog | IGDB |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Avid gamers logging collections and play history | Gamers and collectors needing accurate game metadata |
| Who it's not for | Product teams hunting a dev-backlog tool | Commercial products unwilling to route auth through Twitch |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹ | No known public vulnerabilities for IGDB itself; owner Twitch had a 2021 breach reportedly covering its properties. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | No reliable support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Forum users largely praise it as a best-in-class social game tracker, with occasional frustration and frequent head-to-head comparisons against Backloggd and IGDB.¹ | Users value IGDB as a metadata database first, with some friction around its Twitch dependency and gaps versus tracking-first competitors.² |
| Biggest gotcha | Patreon-funded means no SLA or guaranteed support; roadmap tied to donations⁵ | Commercial API pricing isn't public; terms are negotiated with Twitch |
Pick Infinite Backlog when
- Avid gamers logging collections and play history
- Social players who follow friends' game activity
- Completionists and backlog-clearers
- People choosing between Backloggd, IGDB, Grouvee
When Infinite Backlog is not a fit
- Product teams hunting a dev-backlog tool
- Buyers needing SLAs or enterprise support
- Users needing offline or no-JS access
- Anyone wanting big-company stability and roadmap guarantees
Pick IGDB when
- Gamers and collectors needing accurate game metadata
- Hobby developers wanting a free games API
- Integrators powering game libraries and tracking apps
- Indie devs needing a Twitch game category
When IGDB is not a fit
- Commercial products unwilling to route auth through Twitch
- Anyone wanting tracking-first UX . it's a database first
- Buyers needing SLAs, enterprise support, or security attestations
- Casual users who just want a simple backlog list . overkill
Sources
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- Infinite Backlog on Patreonpatreon.comofficial
- Release 1.10: Play Log & Play Recordsmedium.comofficial
- Release 1.10.6: Export, Resync & Resetmedium.comofficial
- Infinite Backlog homepageinfinitebacklog.netofficial
- Infinite Backlog security pageinfinitebacklog.netsecurity
- CriminalIP domain scan reportcriminalip.iosecurity
- Grouvee alternatives: 5 game trackers comparedyourtier.comnews
- IGDB.com homepageigdb.comofficial
- IGDB API docs: Getting Startedapi-docs.igdb.comofficial
- IGDB: Video Game Database APIigdb.comofficial
- IGDB - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgofficial
- Twitch acquires gaming database site IGDBtechcrunch.comnews