Arknights: Endfield Playtime Tracker vs PlayTracker

Arknights: Endfield Playtime Tracker records playtime automatically by checking every five seconds whether Endfield.exe is running. Its browser dashboard at 127.0.0.1:27182 shows a live timer, session history and a NOW PLAYING banner; when the game closes, a Windows toast reports the session time and total playtime. It also creates a readable playtime.txt log, with sessions grouped by date. Data is kept locally in JSON, and interim session details are saved every 60 seconds so an incomplete session can be finalized on the next startup. The dashboard retains up to 100 sessions. Detection depends on the game executable being named Endfield.exe. The tracker requires Windows and Node.js, uses built-in Node.js modules without external dependencies, and setup uses batch files, with a VBScript launcher option. Users can set an initialOffset to account for playtime before installation; the default is zero. The local dashboard is not accessible from other machines. The tracker is free to use and modify.

PlayTracker connects gaming platform profiles and combines games, achievements, statistics and activity graphs in one place. It can import and sync data from platforms including Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, GOG, EA Origin, Battle.net and Guild Wars 2. Players can combine libraries and achievements, customize profiles, follow friends, compare achievements and use leaderboards. Quest adds cross-platform achievement challenges, seasonal rewards, Guilds and friend-created challenges. Insight provides game ownership and active-player estimates, historical activity graphs, playtime and engagement statistics, and audience overlap analysis. The Windows desktop app runs through Overwolf and includes pinned achievements, notes, challenges, relevant statistics and friends who play. The free service is for gamers. Indie costs €12 a month; Pro costs €80 a month and includes Lens audience segmentation. Enterprise offerings can include extra seats, custom surveys, training, support and API access. PlayTracker lists web, Windows, Android and iOS platforms, though no mobile app is listed.