Achievement Scavenger vs Trophy Hub

Achievement Scavenger is a desktop companion for tracking game achievements and following completion guides. It tracks progress for Steam, PlayStation, RetroAchievements, and Xbox while detecting launched games and showing live achievement status and rarity. It can capture a screenshot when an achievement unlocks and warn about missable achievements before a point of no return. Community walkthroughs combine step-by-step text and embedded media with live tracking and interactive checklists for collectibles and side quests. Mini Mode stays on top while playing, offers five overlay styles, and can be toggled with Ctrl+Shift+T. A local server and QR code let users open a mobile-optimized tracker, walkthroughs, and checklists on a phone. GitHub Gists can back up and restore history and checklists across devices. The project is GNU GPL licensed and costs nothing. Installation is listed for Windows 10/11 and Linux/Steam Deck. Depending on the tracking services used, setup may require API keys, tokens, or accounts. Hints, chapters, checklists, and missable flags come from a separate community database.

Trophy Hub combines retro game emulation with tracking for achievements, trophies, and playtime across gaming platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, and RetroAchievements. Its emulator covers 33 consoles and includes online netplay and RetroAchievements support. The same account and backend are available on Android, Windows desktop, and the web; iPhone and iPad apps are also listed. Trophy tracking organizes earned achievements across nine gaming ecosystems and can filter by completion status, console, or provider. Sagas groups games into franchises and includes 1 GB of cloud storage. Public multiplayer rooms can be joined or spectated, while private rooms are invitation-based. Users can export a filtered library as an image and use a public, read-only web profile. Trophy Hub says platform accounts connect by public ID and that it does not store platform passwords or tokens. The service is free with no ads, but does not provide games or BIOS/system files, so users supply their own. Its terms provide no uptime guarantee, and third-party platform APIs may change or stop working.