GamePal vs PlayTracker

GamePal is an iOS app for tracking gaming activity and keeping a game collection. Users can mark games as played, completed or wishlisted, and record thoughts, memories and experiences in a journal. Live Activities show session updates on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, while widgets display gaming stats, recent games and upcoming releases. The app can track gaming events and alert users when upcoming games are about to release. Siri Shortcuts offer actions for logging games and checking stats. Discover provides personalized recommendations, curated lists and trending titles across platforms; Monthly Games lists titles available through services such as PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass. GamePal requires iOS 18.0 or later. The download is free, though some features require Platinum. Platinum adds features including unlimited collections, advanced journal entries with media, widgets, Live Activities, a Monthly Games calendar and Shortcut actions. Its prices are $2.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or $49.99, paid once for lifetime access.

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.