PlayCounter vs PlayTracker

PlayCounter is a free Windows desktop app that automatically records playtime for recognized PC games across launchers. It displays a live session timer and saves a session when a recognized game closes. The library shows game covers, total hours, and session counts; history includes dates, session lengths, streaks, and playtime summaries. Users can track milestones, add notes, and keep separate playthroughs for each game. Listed sources include Steam, Epic, Battle.net, Xbox app, GOG, EA app, Ubisoft Connect, Riot Client, itch.io, disc installs, and standalone executables. Steam, Xbox, and Epic imports can bring in the playtime those services report; Battle.net import supplies a game list but no playtime. Sessions, notes, and history stay on the user’s PC, and the desktop app requires no account. It can run offline, though automatic game matching, cover images, and update checks need a server connection. The public installer is for Windows; the site says macOS, Linux, and console live tracking are not supported by that installer. The app sends a pseudonymous installation identifier at startup and about hourly, and process identifiers for online game matching.

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.