PixelTrove vs GamelyTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelTrove
Organize your entire video game collection, track your progress, and plan your future gaming sessions. This app helps you manage your backlog, wishlist, and add custom notes for every title in your library.
- Track game progress (ongoing, completed, abandoned)
- Organize and prioritize your game backlog
- Search and add games to your library
- Create and manage a wishlist
- Add custom notes to games
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Welcome to PixelTrove, the video game library organizer designed to elevate your gaming experience. With PixelTrove, you can manage your game collection, keep track of the games you've completed, monitor your currently played games, and meticulously plan your gaming backlog. Whether you're a casual gamer or a dedicated enthusiast, PixelTrove is here to help you stay on top of your gaming goals. Key Features: - Track Progress: Mark games as ongoing, playing, completed, abandoned, or yet to be started. - Backlog Management: Organize your backlog to reflect the order in which you want to play next. Prioritize games and keep your gaming journey on track. - Comprehensive Game Library: Easily add titles searching by their names. - Wishlist: Write down the games you'd like to buy in the future so you don't miss them out. - Custom Notes: Add personalized notes to each game in your library, whether it's strategies, reminders, or your thoughts on the game—everything stays organized in one place.
GamelyTracker
Organize your game library, track playtime, and view detailed stats. Manually add games or import from major platforms. Visualize your gaming habits with a unique heatmap.
- Game library organization
- Import from PlayStation, Steam, Xbox
- Track play sessions with time and notes
- GitHub-style playtime heatmap
- Customizable stat cards
- Create custom game shelves
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GamelyTracker is your personal game library and play session tracker. Whether you're working through a backlog, logging hours on your current obsession, or keeping tabs on your wishlist, GamelyTracker keeps everything organized in one place. Your Library, Your Way Add games manually or import your existing library directly from PlayStation, Steam, and Xbox. Organize games by status — Playing, Backlog, Completed, or Wishlist — and sort or filter however makes sense to you. Create custom Shelves to group games any way you like. Track Every Session Log play sessions with time, platform, and notes. Your stats update automatically — see total hours, sessions per game, and activity over time in a GitHub-style heatmap. Data & Insights The Data tab gives you a Year in Review, session history, platform breakdowns, and reorderable stat cards so the information you care about is always front and center. Gamely Pro Unlock the full Data and Settings experience with a Gamely Pro subscription. Try it free for 3 days. Built for iPhone Gamely is fast, private, and syncs across your devices with iCloud. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mglipford.github.io/lipfordcreations.github.io/apps/gamely-tracker/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GamelyTracker at 5.0 against PixelTrove's 4.0. PixelTrove's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GamelyTracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PixelTrove asks for nothing beyond the download.
GamelyTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PixelTrove ships an update every 2 months, GamelyTracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixelTrove | GamelyTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oscar Figuerola | MATTHEW GEORGE LIPFORD |
Customer experience
PixelTrove
GamelyTracker
In-app purchases
PixelTrove
No in-app purchases
GamelyTracker
- Gamely Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Gamely Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
