Check before buying
See whether the game or expansion is already in the collection before another box comes home.
Board game collection app
Keep the whole shelf accounted for.
Catalog the games, expansions, editions, and details you actually own, so the collection stays useful long after the shelf outgrows memory.
Know what is already on the shelf.
Base games, expansions, editions, and special releases get hard to remember once the shelf fills up. A catalog gives you a clear view of the collection you actually own.
Keep editions straight
Record the version, photos, condition, purchase information, and notes that distinguish your copy.
See the full collection
Browse what is on the shelf without trying to remember every box and expansion.
Keep the useful context
Save the details you would otherwise have to look up again when selling, replacing, or revisiting a game later.
More than a list of boxes
Keep the details with the game.
Photos
Keep the box, components, inserts, condition, or anything else worth remembering with the item itself.
Condition
Record the state of the copy you own before shelf wear, missing pieces, or resale make the details matter.
Purchase details
Remember when and where you bought it without hunting through old orders or receipts.
Recorded value
Keep a value for reference when replacement, resale, or collector context matters.
Categories
Organize games in a way that makes your own shelf easier to understand.
Private notes
Save house notes, component details, edition differences, or other context only you need.
Supported attachments
Keep private PDFs or JPEG, PNG, and WebP images of receipts, rules, and reference documents connected to the game they describe.
Useful links
Save a rules reference, publisher page, BoardGameGeek entry, replacement-parts page, or another source worth returning to.
Your whole game shelf
Base games to big-box editions.
Catalog the games you play, collect, display, replace, trade, or simply do not want to forget you already own.
Strategy & hobby games
Euros, campaign games, deck builders, worker-placement games, war games, and the boxes that anchor a larger collection.
Family & party games
Family favorites, social games, trivia, party games, card games, and the titles that come out with a group.
Expansions
Standalone boxes, modular expansions, campaign add-ons, extra factions, maps, and other pieces of a growing system.
Deluxe & collector editions
Kickstarter editions, big-box releases, promos, upgraded components, limited editions, and versions where the exact copy matters.
Older & out-of-print games
Vintage games, discontinued editions, inherited copies, and titles that may be difficult or expensive to replace.
Your games, your system
Give the shelf some structure.
Use categories such as Strategy, Family, Cooperative, Two Player, Expansions, or whatever makes your own collection easier to browse.
StrategyFamilyCooperativeTwo PlayerExpansions
Capture first
Start with the box in front of you.
Add the game with the details you know, use photos when they help, and keep moving. A useful record does not need every hobby-specific field before it can exist.
Add the identity
Give the game a clear title and enough context to recognize the copy later.
Add photos
Capture the box, components, inserts, damage, upgrades, or another detail that matters to your copy.
Keep useful context
Add condition, purchase information, value, notes, supported attachments, and links when they are worth remembering.
Keep moving
No specialist database match is required for the item to belong in Catalist.
Built around ownership
Catalog the games themselves.
Catalist keeps the focus on what you own: the box, the copy, its condition, photos, purchase context, supported attachments, notes, and value. You do not need to log every player, score, or session to keep a useful collection.
More than board games
One collection does not need one app.
Your board games do not have to live in one specialist tool while books, vinyl, movies, puzzles, and other collections live somewhere else.
Keep them in Catalist while each collection keeps the organization that makes sense for it.
Explore what you can catalogSimple pricing
Two plans. One complete Catalist experience.
Start free or go Pro. Use the same Catalist account for board games and every other collection you want to keep together.
Catalist Free
$0
Use the complete cataloging experience for up to 75 items across 2 collections.
- 2 collections
- Up to 75 items
- All cataloging and organization tools
- Photos, supported attachments, and useful links
- Acquisition dates and recorded values
- Notes and ownership details
- Model and serial numbers
Catalist Pro Monthly
$4.99 per month
Catalog unlimited items across unlimited collections.
- Unlimited collections
- Unlimited items
- All cataloging and organization tools
- Photos, supported attachments, and useful links
- Acquisition dates and recorded values
- Notes and ownership details
- Model and serial numbers
Catalist Pro Annual
$49.99 per year
Get the same unlimited Pro plan and save with annual billing.
- Unlimited collections
- Unlimited items
- All cataloging and organization tools
- Photos, supported attachments, and useful links
- Acquisition dates and recorded values
- Notes and ownership details
- Model and serial numbers
Questions, answered
The practical details.
What to know about using Catalist as a board game collection app.
What is a board game collection app?
A board game collection app gives you a digital record of the games you own, with photos, categories, condition, purchase details, notes, values, supported attachments, links, and other context you want to keep with each copy.
Can I catalog expansions separately?
Yes. Add expansions as their own items and organize them in the collection in a way that makes sense to you. Catalist does not currently infer expansion relationships automatically.
Can I keep multiple editions of the same game?
Yes. Each copy can have its own item record, photos, condition, purchase details, value, supported attachments, links, and notes.
Can I keep photos of components or box condition?
Yes. Add item photos for the box, components, inserts, damage, upgrades, signatures, or another detail worth preserving.
Can I attach rules or reference files?
Yes. Attach a PDF or JPEG, PNG, or WebP image, or save a labeled link to the source.
Does Catalist track game plays and scores?
Catalist is currently centered on the collection and the physical items you own rather than play logging, player statistics, or score tracking.
Does Catalist sync with BoardGameGeek?
Not currently. Catalist can still keep a useful board-game record without a BoardGameGeek connection.
Is my board game collection public?
No. Catalist is private by default.
Can I use Catalist for board games and other collections together?
Yes. Keep Board Games beside Books, Vinyl, Movies, Puzzles, Home, and other collections in the same Catalist account.
Know what is on the shelf.
Give your board game collection a record that can leave the game room with you.
Private by default · One catalog · Everything you own