Comparison

Hobbyverse vs PieceLog

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hobbyverse

Track your media consumption, gaming sessions, and reading progress. Level up your hero avatar by earning experience and achievements for your tracked activities. Connect with friends to share your hobby journey and discover new interests.

Highlights
  • Track movies and TV shows
  • Log board game wins and losses
  • Record reading progress
  • Level up hero avatar with experience
  • Earn achievements and medals
  • Connect with friends
  • Create custom lists
Read full description

The ultimate hobby tracker. Track what movies and TV shows you watch, what episodes you've seen, what board games you've won and lost, what books you've read, and so much more. The library of Hobbies available in the Hobbyverse is constantly expanding. Earn permanent rewards and level up your hero in the Hobbyverse by tracking activities in all your favorite hobbies. Earn achievements for accomplishing unique tasks and challenges. Join up with your friends to share in your hobbies together. TRACK - Track shows and movies you are watching. - Track episodes you've seen. - Track board games you've played, including wins, losses, scores, and more. - Track books you've read. - Track multiple watches of the same show or movie - Track multiple plays of the same board game PROGRESS - Choose a Hero avatar to represent you in the Hobbyverse - Earn hobby experience for every activity you track and complete - Earn medals and xp by completing achievements - Level up hobbies to earn Hobby Coins - Spend hobby coins to unlock new Hero avatars HOBBIES - TV Show Watching - Movie Watching - Reading - Board Gaming LIBRARY - Create a library of movies, shows, board games, books, etc. that you own or have interest in. - Search the vast library of TMDB, Board Game Geeks, and Open Library to find existing items to add to your library. - Rate and add notes to anything in your library LISTS - Create personal lists of the things in your library to organize them - Create a watchlist list to track what you still want to watch, or a list to track board games you want to play or purchase SHOW PROGRESS - View how many times you've watched a show or movie, or read a book - For each watch, see which episodes and seasons you've seen - Rewatch shows and movies - Reread books SEARCH - Search movies, shows, books, and board games. SOCIAL - Add your friends and check out their Hero avatars - See what level your friends are in the Hobbies they've joined - View the medals your friends have earned by the achievements they've completed SYNC - Everything is automatically synced to the cloud, don't worry about losing your progress EVENTS - Join private timed events with others - Complete challenges and scavenger hunts to earn levels and experience in the hobby - Snap pictures to prove you have completed the challenges - Earn achievements in the event - (COMING SOON FOR ELITE MEMBERSHIP) Create and host your own events ELITE MEMBERSHIP (COMING SOON) - Support development of the Hobbyverse - Create and host your own events - Create custom hobbies - Store photos of your activities -------- All TV and Movie data and images come from TMDB (https://www.themoviedb.org/api-terms-of-use). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. All Board Game data and images come from BoardGameGeek (https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/XML_API_Terms_of_Use). This product uses the BoardGameGeek API but is not endorsed or certified by BoardGameGeek. All Book data and images come from Open Library (https://archive.org/about/terms). This product uses the Open Library API but is not endorsed or certified by Open Library. -------- Web: https://hobbyverse.app Help: https://hobbyverse.app/contact Terms and Conditions: https://hobbyverse.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://hobbyverse.app/privacy

About

PieceLog

Features
Read full description

PuzzleLog helps you keep your puzzle collection organized and track your progress. Add puzzles with a title, manufacturer, piece count, tags, rating, notes, and photos. Start sessions, keep track of what you're currently working on, and mark completed puzzles with a matching history. That way, you always know what's still on the shelf, what's in progress, and what you've already finished. Your wishlist is built right in: save puzzles you're interested in and move them into your collection in just a few steps. With statistics like your total number of sessions, completed puzzles, shortest and longest session, and most-puzzled puzzles, you also get a nice overview of the time you spend puzzling. You can also export and import your collection as a file — handy for sharing with other collectors or as an extra backup. Features at a glance: - Puzzle collection with status, tags, manufacturer, rating, and notes - Photos for your puzzles - Sessions to track your puzzle time - Wishlist for future puzzles - Statistics about your puzzling habits - Export and import your collection as a file (sharing, backup) - Multilingual: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål), and Finnish - Optional upgrade to PuzzleLog Pro

Screenshots

Hobbyverse4 screens
PieceLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PieceLog at weekly against Hobbyverse's every 3 weeks. Hobbyverse's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hobbyverse ships an update every 3 weeks, PieceLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hobbyverse versus PieceLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobbyversePieceLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCrispy Corp, LLCChristopher Dieckmann

In-app purchases

None

Hobbyverse

No in-app purchases

None

PieceLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hobbyverse free?
Hobbyverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PieceLog free?
PieceLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hobbyverse or PieceLog have ads?
Neither Hobbyverse nor PieceLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hobbyverse or PieceLog?
Hobbyverse ships an update every 3 weeks, and PieceLog weekly. Most recently, Hobbyverse was updated on October 2, 2026 and PieceLog on September 27, 2026.

Other comparisons