Board Game Library
Board
$3.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Sync your BoardGameGeek collection, check games in and out to friends, and log plays. Barcode scan (beta). Fully offline and private.
Board Game Library turns your board game collection into a real lending library — track who has what, log every play, and sync your catalog straight from BoardGameGeek.
MORE THAN A COLLECTION APP
Board Game Library does it all: sync your whole collection from BoardGameGeek, log every play and see who's winning, lend games out to friends and track what's overdue, and filter your shelf by player count, time, or complexity — all from your phone.
KEY FEATURES
Build your library your way
Sync your entire BoardGameGeek collection in one tap — including wishlist, for-trade, and preordered items, not just what you own — search and add games individually, or add one by hand with every field editable. You can also try the barcode scanner (beta): point your camera at a game box and confirm the match. It works from a product database that doesn't recognize every game, so it's still being improved — search is always one tap away. Remove games one at a time or in bulk whenever your shelf changes.
Real check-out / check-in tracking
Add friends, check games out to them, set due dates, and see at a glance what's out, what's overdue, and what's available.
Play logging
Log plays with the date, who played, and the winner — picked right from that game's player list. Track your group's most-played games and top winners over time.
Favorites, tags, and filters
Switch between cards and a compact table, and pick the card size — larger covers on tablets. Mark favorites, tag games however you like, and filter your library by player count, play time, complexity, best-at count, tags, cooperative vs. competitive, and more. Mark the games you haven't played yet — they get a corner ribbon until you log a play.
"Surprise Me" random picker
Can't decide what to play? Filter by player count, time, complexity, cooperative vs. competitive, or only games you haven't played yet, and let the app pick for you.
Multiple collections
Track more than one person's collection separately, claim ownership, and compare what's shared, unique, or different between libraries.
Private and offline
Your entire library lives on your device — no account required, no ads. Sync with BoardGameGeek and barcode lookups are entirely optional and only talk to those services directly, never ours. Syncing is read-only — Board Game Library never writes plays, ratings, or collection changes back to your BoardGameGeek account.
Backup & restore
Export your friends, play log, loan history, manually added games, and your favorites, tags, ratings, and custom covers to a file anytime, and restore them on a new device. Your BoardGameGeek games come back with a quick re-sync, then import your backup on top.
Board Game Library pairs with free desktop and self-hosted web apps for the same lending-library data — see the project page for details.
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The developer, Timothy Ballew, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Timothy Ballew
- Size
- 60.7 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026, Ballewcifer, Inc
