Comparison

DayOne vs GameTime

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

Head to head
About

DayOne

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

Highlights
  • Track upcoming game releases
  • Manage game backlog by status
  • Receive release date alerts
  • Filter games by platform and genre
  • View detailed game information
  • Optional cloud sync for backups
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 all upcoming titles across your favorite platforms and keep a clear view of 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. Manage your library with clarity. 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. Optional cloud sync: upgrade to DayOne Pro to enable cloud backups and unlock unlimited backlog and watchlist entries. DayOne supports 12 languages: English, Mandarin, Hindi, French, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Urdu, Indonesian, Russian, and Japanese.

About

GameTime

Manage your extensive game library across multiple platforms. Track playtime, completion dates, and personal ratings to discover your next favorite game. Organize your backlog and make informed decisions about what to play next.

Highlights
  • Track games across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  • Log start and completion dates
  • Rate games on custom scales
  • Smart game suggestions
  • View playtime and completion stats
  • Offline support
  • iCloud sync
Features
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GameTime is the game library manager for people with more games than time. Track what you own, remember what you loved, and actually decide what to play next. Your backlog is growing across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch. GameTime keeps it organized without turning logging into a second job. Smart, not overwhelming. Fast, not tedious. Powerful when you need it, quiet when you don’t. What should I play next? Stop scrolling your library. Suggestions from your backlog answer it: • Highest rated in your backlog — critic favorites you’ve been meaning to play • Been waiting a while — games you added months ago • Quick wins — short games when you only have an hour • Big commitments — 40+ hour RPGs for when you’re ready Your library, in lists • Backlog, Playing, Completed, Dropped, Wishlist, and On Hold • Search and filter by platform, genre, and more • Log a game in seconds Track your gaming journey • Start and completion dates, playtime, and progress • Rate on 1–5, 1–10, or 1–100 — ratings convert if you switch scales • Activity Calendar on Stats: the days you played, started, and finished • This week vs last week, streaks, and On This Day flashbacks Stats you’ll actually look at • Games completed and total hours (tracked or estimated) • Completion rate and backlog health • Record highlights: longest and shortest finishes • Average rating and badges for the milestones along the way Discover new games • Personalized picks similar to games you already love • New releases, trending titles, and upcoming games from IGDB • Filter by platform, genre, score, and more Your data, everywhere • iCloud sync on iPhone and iPad • Works offline • Backup and restore your library as JSON • Privacy first — your library stays yours Platforms • PC (Steam, Epic, GOG, and more) • PlayStation (PS4, PS5) • Xbox (One, Series X/S) • Nintendo Switch • And more Your backlog doesn’t have to be a burden. It can be your next great adventure.

Screenshots

DayOne4 screens
GameTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameTime at none against DayOne's 1. DayOne's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DayOne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GameTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DayOne against 5.0 for GameTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayOne ships an update every 10 days, GameTime weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DayOne versus GameTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayOneGameTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin GolbergSamer Munther Abusway

Customer experience

DayOne

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GameTime

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DayOne

One-time1
  • DayOne Pro — one-time purchase$2.89
None

GameTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayOne free?
DayOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GameTime free?
GameTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DayOne or GameTime?
DayOne and GameTime are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do DayOne or GameTime have ads?
Neither DayOne nor GameTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayOne or GameTime?
DayOne ships an update every 10 days, and GameTime weekly. Most recently, DayOne was updated on October 7, 2026 and GameTime on October 5, 2026.

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