Letterboxd for games: 7 apps to log what you play
Seven apps fit "Letterboxd for games", a place to log every game you play, rate it, review it and follow people whose taste you trust. Backloggd is the biggest and the closest copy, in the browser. Tier, GG and Cartridge have phone apps, and Tier rates with letter grades from F to S. Grouvee keeps quiet shelves, Infinite Backlog imports your libraries, and HowLongToBeat tells you how long a game takes.
Last updated by the Tier team. We publish Tier, so treat the recommendation accordingly: the facts are checkable, the enthusiasm is ours.
The 7 apps at a glance
| App | Best for | Phone apps | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backloggd | The biggest community and the closest copy of Letterboxd, with five stars and half stars. | None, browser only: "Not at this time", says its FAQ. | Free, optional backer tier. |
| Tier | Letter grades from F to S, reviews, lists voted by their members, Battles and price comparison. | iOS and Android. | Free, funded by advertising. |
| GG | A mobile first tracker for your collection. | iOS and Android. | Free tier, paid Elite plan. |
| Cartridge | A new app (October 2026) to rate, review, build lists and see what friends play. | iOS and Android. | Free. |
| Grouvee | Quiet Goodreads style shelves, one to five stars, Steam import. | None, browser only. | Free. |
| Infinite Backlog | Automatic imports from Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and GOG. | None, browser only. | Free, optional patron tier. |
| HowLongToBeat | How long a game takes to finish. A companion more than a diary. | None, browser only. | Free. |
Checked on each service's own site or store listing in October 2026. Cartridge was announced on 12 October 2026, so expect it to change fast.
What the phrase actually asks for
Letterboxd works because four things sit in one place: a clean entry for every film, a diary you fill in seconds, short reviews that read like conversation, and lists you make for fun. The rating is almost secondary. What people remember is the feed of friends reacting to the same thing.
Asking for the same thing for games means asking for those four pieces, applied to a much messier catalogue: remasters, editions, add-ons and platforms all point at the same title. A tracker that cannot fold those together turns your diary into duplicates.
Habit by habit: Tier and Backloggd
| Letterboxd habit | Tier | Backloggd |
|---|---|---|
| A diary you fill in seconds | Yes, in the app or on the web. | Yes, in the browser. |
| A rating everyone understands | Letter grades from F to S, stored as a score out of ten. | Five stars, with half stars. |
| Short reviews you actually read | Yes, with a public review feed. | Yes. |
| Lists made for fun | Yes, and members can vote each game into a grade. | Yes, ranked and unranked. |
| A phone app | Native iOS and Android. | Browser only as of October 2026. |
| Something Letterboxd does not do | Battles: two games, one community vote. Plus price comparison per game. | No equivalent feature as of October 2026. |
Why grades instead of stars
Films settled on stars decades ago. Games did not: players argue in tiers, and everyone already knows what putting a game in S means, or in F. Tier takes that vocabulary seriously. You rate from 1 to 10, and the score is displayed as a letter, from a hard F to a crowned S.
The practical difference shows up in lists. A five star average flattens disagreement; a grade forces a call. That is also why lists on Tier can be voted on by their members, and why two games can be sent into a Battle when a thread refuses to settle.
Who should pick which
Want the biggest existing crowd and a star scale identical to Letterboxd? Backloggd is the closer copy, and we said as much on our Tier vs Backloggd page. Want the same habits on your phone, with grades, Battles and an interface in your language? That is Tier. GG and Cartridge are the other phone apps, Infinite Backlog wins if importing your console libraries is what matters, and HowLongToBeat sits next to any of them.
Either way, start by looking at real pages rather than promises: the catalogue, the reviews, the community lists and the ranked hubs are all public and need no account.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an official Letterboxd for games?
No. Letterboxd covers films and, as of October 2026, has not launched a games product. The phrase is a comparison invented by players, and several independent services aim at it, including Backloggd, GG, Cartridge, Grouvee and Tier.
Which Letterboxd for games has a phone app?
Tier, GG and Cartridge ship apps on iOS and Android. Backloggd, Grouvee, Infinite Backlog and HowLongToBeat work in the browser, including on a phone, but have no official app as of October 2026.
Is Tier a Letterboxd for games?
That is the closest short description: a diary, ratings, reviews, lists and a feed of people you follow, applied to video games. The main departure is the scale, which uses letter grades from F to S rather than stars.
Do I need an account to read anything?
No. Game pages, reviews, lists and the ranked hubs are public and readable without signing in. An account is only needed to log a game, rate it, write a review or follow someone.
Does it handle remasters and editions properly?
Yes. Editions, remasters and add-ons are folded under their parent game, so logging a definitive edition does not create a second entry in your diary, and a game page shows the whole family rather than fragments.
Start your game diary
Free on the web, on iOS and on Android.
Also worth reading: Backloggd alternatives. Version française : un Letterboxd pour les jeux vidéo.