Game Time Manager vs GameDiary

Game Time Manager is a free Windows PC app that tracks gaming time and play history, with the stated aim of helping users balance gaming with the rest of life. When it detects a full-screen game, it periodically displays how long the user has been playing. The default overlay stays visible for 10 seconds every 10 minutes, and its settings can be changed in config.toml without restarting the app. It records what was played and when. The maker describes it as compatible with most PC games. After installation it runs in the background and starts when the user logs in. Installation requires downloading a release, unzipping it, and running install.ps1 with PowerShell. The project is published under the Apache License 2.0. Listed releases are pre-release alpha versions, with v0.0.1-alpha.3 the newest shown. Play-over-time metrics and game-specific rules are TODO items rather than available features. Its free plan is free and lists Windows 10 and 11 as tested.

GameDiary tracks PlayStation Portable game playtime in the background and presents statistics for individual games and the full library. Its PSP release has a kernel-mode tracking plugin and a user-mode application. Tracking covers native PSP games and PlayStation 1 classics running through POPS; statistics include session history and activity graphs. The plugin also extracts icons from EBOOTs and ISOs. The interface supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese, with language detection from PSP settings. Web tools let users edit sessions visually and merge backup files from multiple Memory Sticks or PSP consoles. The responsive web interface works from a PC or smartphone with a backup.json file exported by the PSP app. Installation requires a PSP 1000, 2000, 3000, or Go with custom firmware and a Memory Stick or MicroSD-to-MS adapter. The project is free under the MIT License. Some homebrew that overwrites RAM boundaries or uses custom interrupts may temporarily pause tracking intervals.