Comparison

Sessionist vs Hobby Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Sessionist

This app helps gamers manage their extensive libraries and limited time. Track play sessions, plan game completion with a pace calculator, and organize your backlog. It offers features like Steam library import, chapter tracking, and progress visualization.

Highlights
  • Steam library import
  • Session timer with background tracking
  • Pace Calculator for completion timelines
  • Chapter and progress logging
  • Backlog and wishlist organization
  • Play history and stats
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Do you stare at your game library, overwhelmed by choice and limited by time? Sessionist was built for the gamer with a busy life. Whether you're working through a 100-hour RPG or squeezing in quick sessions between responsibilities, Sessionist helps you track your play time and plan ahead. Start a session timer, log your progress, and see exactly how far you've come. And when you're ready, import your entire Steam library — complete with lifetime playtime — in just a couple of taps. Features: Import your Steam library and lifetime playtime Session timer with background tracking and Live Activities Quick-log play time from any game with a single tap Beat-time targets: Main Story, Main + Extra, or Completionist Session history with streaks and a play heatmap Backlog insight that estimates when you'll finish at your pace Collections to organize your library Wishlist with release date countdowns Home screen widgets for upcoming releases Daily and weekly play goals Stats and play history iCloud sync across all your devices Select your default platform Sessionist is free, with no ads and no subscriptions. Built by a solo developer who loves gaming.

About

Hobby Tracker

Features
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Hobby Tracker keeps the film, series, book or game you're in the middle of front and center — and tracks the time you put into it. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW Put any number of titles in focus. Each card shows where you left off — the next episode by name for series, the page for books — and one tap starts a session timer. When you stop, the time is logged and shown back to you wherever that title appears. TRACK EVERY EPISODE AND PAGE Browse a series season by season with episode names, stills and air dates, and tick episodes off as you watch. Rate each episode as you go, and file older watches as "back then" so your history stays honest. Episodes that haven't aired yet can't be marked — the app knows the schedule, down to the hour. WATCH TOGETHER Invite friends with a link and group them — a partner, a household, a film club. Mark a title as watched, read or played together: progress moves for everyone, each person keeps their own rating, and a notification asks the others for their score. Filter Focus and Lists by who you share with. COLLECTIONS Build your own cross-category lists — "Rainy weekend", "Book club 2026" — and share them with friends as viewers or editors. A collection can hold a title you haven't added to your library yet, and an unreleased one is tracked until it comes out. SHARE WHAT YOU FINISHED Share any title as a link, or as a story card for Instagram with your stars and a comment. Monthly and yearly recaps turn your posters into one card. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Upcoming films, series and games wait in their own list with a countdown. A series you've caught up on waits there too, with the date and time of its next episode. When the moment comes, the app tells you — with an optional local notification, no account needed. DISCOVER WHAT'S TRENDING Search films, series, books and games in one place, or browse what's popular this week — including what's streaming on the services you pick, in your country, the most popular games and the most anticipated ones. See where a title streams, its cast, trailers, similar titles and community ratings, then add it with one tap. Filter your games by platform. AN ASSISTANT THAT KNOWS YOUR TASTE Tell it what you're in the mood for, how much time you have and what genre, and get one confident suggestion with a reason — from your focus, your backlog, a collection, what's trending or your streaming services. It reads your own history: what you loved, what you dropped, what you're halfway through. Pick a friend and it chooses for the two of you. YOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE Profile shows everything you finished this year by category, a month-by-month history of episodes watched, pages read and time spent, per-category stats with a monthly chart and your top genres — and, when you ask for it, a short written note on your taste. IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad, lists and details sit side by side. Sign in with Apple, Google or email to keep your lists, progress and history in sync across your devices. An account is optional — the app works fully without one. HOBBY TRACKER PRO Everything in the app is free, including sync. The assistant offers 5 suggestions a week for free (20 in your first week); Hobby Tracker PRO makes it unlimited (up to 500 a month), lets you rewrite your Profile note whenever you like and unlocks the story card themes. PRO is an auto-renewing subscription: $1.99 per month or $14.99 per year (prices vary by region). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://mainthreadstudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mainthreadstudios.com/privacy Film and TV data from TMDB, book data from Open Library, game data from IGDB, streaming availability from JustWatch. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Sessionist4 screens
Hobby Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hobby Tracker at weekly against Sessionist's every 3 weeks. Hobby Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). 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. Sessionist sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hobby Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sessionist ships an update every 3 weeks, Hobby Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sessionist versus Hobby Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionistHobby Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB73 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNabil El NoubyAHMET TURK

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sessionist

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
2 purchases

Hobby Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Sessionist free?
Sessionist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hobby Tracker free?
Hobby Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sessionist or Hobby Tracker have ads?
Neither Sessionist nor Hobby Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sessionist or Hobby Tracker?
Sessionist ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hobby Tracker weekly. Most recently, Sessionist was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hobby Tracker on October 29, 2026.

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