Comparison

Video Game Tracker vs DayOne

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

Head to head
About

Video Game Tracker

Organize your entire game library, track playtime, and discover new titles. Visualize your gaming history with detailed statistics and personalize your experience. Never forget a game or a moment again.

Highlights
  • Organize game library
  • Track playthroughs and sessions
  • Discover new and trending games
  • Detailed gaming statistics
  • Customizable interface
  • Release reminders
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Your games deserve more than a list. Nook is a beautiful, personal home for your gaming life. Build your library, decide what to play next, record every adventure, and watch your gaming story take shape through meaningful statistics. ORGANIZE YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY Search an extensive catalog of games and arrange your collection exactly the way you want. Keep track of your Backlog, Wishlist, Up Next, Playing, Paused, Played, and more. Create collections and smart collections, add tags and favorites, catalog physical and digital copies across different platforms, and even remember how much you spent on each one. TRACK THE WAY YOU PLAY Start a playthrough, log individual gaming sessions, record the time you played, and follow your progress from beginning to end. Replaying an old favorite? Every run can have its own complete history. Add Markdown notes and screenshots to preserve the victories, discoveries, and unforgettable moments that made each playthrough yours. DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT Explore trending games, anticipated releases, acclaimed favorites, and newly launched titles. Dive into detailed pages featuring release information, ratings, trailers, franchises, expansions, similar games, estimated completion times, and more. When your backlog feels impossible to choose from, let Shuffle Roulette pick your next adventure. SEE YOUR GAMING STORY Turn every session into insight with a rich, customizable statistics dashboard. Explore your play activity, time spent, favorite genres, platforms, ratings, spending, completion history, backlog habits, personal records, and much more. Look back with an interactive play calendar, celebrate your month with a shareable wrap-up, and keep your progress close with a wide selection of Home Screen widgets. MAKE NOOK YOURS Personalize your Home screen, shelves, statistics, colors, app icon, rating scale, and layout. Set release reminders for the games you’re waiting for, and use optional iCloud sync to keep your library backed up and available across your devices. Nook is free to download and includes optional Nook Premium features such as multiple playthroughs, widgets, iCloud sync, unlimited collections and tags, rich notes, session photos, advanced organization tools, and Family Sharing. Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

DayOne

Easily track upcoming game releases and manage your personal game library. Get timely alerts for new titles, organize your backlog by progress, and discover your next favorite game with detailed information.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming game releases
  • Organize game backlog by progress
  • Receive release date alerts
  • Filter and sort games for discovery
  • View detailed game information
  • Add releases to calendar (Pro)
  • Home screen widgets (Pro)
Features
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DayOne is the easiest way to track upcoming game releases and manage your backlog. Stay informed, stay organized, and always know what to play next. Track every game release: follow upcoming titles across your favorite platforms and keep a clear view of key launch dates. Get essential alerts: enable notifications to be reminded before a game releases or when a release date changes. Organize your backlog: sort your games into Not Started, In Progress, or Completed. Keep a clear view of what you want to play and your progress. Set a game aside without deleting it: the Abandoned Games section preserves its status and lets you resume it at any time. Add releases to your calendar with DayOne Pro: add a precise release date from a game’s details in just a few seconds. View upcoming releases from your home screen with DayOne Pro: DayOne widgets support multiple sizes and display key dates from your watchlist. Find your next game: filter by platform or genre, sort by popularity or release date, and quickly discover what to play next. Accurate and up-to-date information: access detailed game data including summaries, trailers, screenshots, ratings, average playtime, and more. DayOne Pro also enables cloud backup and unlocks unlimited backlog and watchlist entries. DayOne supports 18 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, French, Spanish, Arabic, Bangla, Portuguese, Urdu, Indonesian, Russian, Japanese, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Turkish.

Screenshots

Video Game Tracker4 screens
DayOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Game Tracker at none against DayOne's 1. Video Game Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). DayOne's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. DayOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Game Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Game Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Game Tracker ships an update every 2 days, DayOne every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Game Tracker versus DayOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Game TrackerDayOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Luis Gutierrez AbedColin Golberg

Customer experience

Video Game Tracker

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DayOne

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Video Game Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DayOne

One-time1
  • DayOne Pro — one-time purchase$2.89

Questions

Is Video Game Tracker free?
Video Game Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayOne free?
DayOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Video Game Tracker or DayOne?
Video Game Tracker is rated higher. Video Game Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while DayOne averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Video Game Tracker or DayOne have ads?
DayOne shows ads; Video Game Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Game Tracker or DayOne?
Video Game Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and DayOne every 11 days. Most recently, Video Game Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and DayOne on November 8, 2026.

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