Comparison

Playfolio vs Save Slot

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

Head to head
About

Playfolio

Features
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Playfolio is a game tracking and discovery platform for managing your personal library and exploring new titles. Sign in to access your library across devices and use the full feature set: Core Features โ€“ Track games using structured statuses (Played, Backlog, Wishlist, Dropped) โ€“ Rate games using a 5-star system โ€“ Write and manage reviews โ€“ View detailed information including metadata, ratings, and media โ€“ Browse trending, upcoming, and recently released titles Discovery & Exploration โ€“ View trending titles based on real-time activity โ€“ Explore upcoming releases and notable launches โ€“ Browse curated lists and themed collections Social & Activity โ€“ View a global activity feed โ€“ Follow users โ€“ Read and interact with reviews โ€“ Access user profiles with ratings, reviews, and library data Library Management โ€“ Maintain a centralized game library โ€“ Update statuses and ratings at any time โ€“ Organize backlog and wishlist for future play โ€“ Track progress and engagement over time Account โ€“ Sign in with Google and Discord โ€“ Sync your data across devices โ€“ Manage profile information and preferences Notes โ€“ Additional features and improvements are in active development โ€“ Feature availability may vary by platform

About

Save Slot

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Every gamer has the same moment. You see a clip โ€” a boss fight, a trailer, someone raving about a game you've never heard of โ€” and you think "I should play that." Then you keep scrolling, and it's gone. Save Slot catches it. SHARE TO SAVE Share any clip, ad, or post from TikTok, YouTube, your browser, or a message from a friend. Save Slot works out which game it is and adds it to your pile. Usually in under four seconds. No account. No sign-up. No login wall. Ever. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Your pile lives on your phone, not on our server. Share a game in a tunnel with no reception and it saves immediately โ€” we'll work out the title when you surface. TONIGHT'S PICK Forty minutes free and no idea what to play? Tonight's Pick deals you one game at a time from your own pile โ€” not an algorithm's idea of what you'd like. Play it, skip it, or not tonight. Filter by how long you have and which console you're sitting in front of. Games that aren't out yet stay out of the deck, because suggesting something you can't play tonight isn't a suggestion. RELEASE DAY, PROPERLY Games you're waiting for get a countdown instead of a due date. Release morning becomes an event rather than another thing you're behind on. FIVE STATES, ONE GESTURE Want to play. Playing. Completed. Shelved. Not for me. Move a game between any two with a single swipe, in either direction. You can always un-shelve something. Nothing is a commitment. NO GUILT MECHANICS The gaming community calls it "the pile of shame." We think that's the problem. Save Slot has no streaks. No overdue counts. No completion percentages quietly implying you're behind. No red badges. Shelving a game is a decision you made, not a failure you're being tracked on. Your pile is a list of things you were excited about. That's worth keeping properly. FOUNDER'S CARTRIDGES The premium upgrade is a collectible, not a subscription trap. Four tiers styled after graded retro cartridges โ€” Loose, CIB, Sealed, and Graded โ€” and each one is a ONE-TIME purchase that unlocks everything, permanently. Buy in at $1.99 and never see a subscription. The Graded tier carries its own sequential certification number. Yours, forever. Prefer a subscription? That's there too. Both unlock exactly the same features. YOURS TO TAKE Export your whole pile to JSON or CSV whenever you want. It's your list. You should be able to walk away with it. Save Slot is a tool for people with more games than evenings. It won't nag you, rank you, or tell you how far behind you are. It just remembers what you were excited about, and helps you pick one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://api.saveslot.co/privacy

Screenshots

Playfolio4 screens
Save Slot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Playfolio and Save Slot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Playfolio versus Save Slot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayfolioSave Slot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB65 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSamuel HaileCaleb Oki

In-app purchases

None

Playfolio

No in-app purchases

None

Save Slot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playfolio free?
Playfolio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Save Slot free?
Save Slot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Playfolio or Save Slot have ads?
Neither Playfolio nor Save Slot shows ads.

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