Comparison

GamesVault vs PlayTonight

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

Head to head
About

GamesVault

Features
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GameVault is the ultimate tracker for physical game collectors. Catalog your entire collection, track real market values, log your playthroughs, and buy or sell games, all in one place. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION Add any game to your collection in seconds by searching our database of thousands of titles across every platform. GameVault pulls in cover art, descriptions, genres, developer info, and Metacritic scores automatically — no manual entry required. REAL MARKET VALUES GameVault connects to live pricing data so every game in your collection displays its current market value. Watch your collection's total worth update automatically. Pro members get daily price refreshes — free members refresh weekly. COLLECTION STATS THAT MATTER Your Stats dashboard gives you a full financial picture of your collection at a glance: • Total collection value based on current market prices • Total amount spent vs. estimated value • Best ROI games and biggest gains • Breakdown by platform, play status, and condition • Recently added and highest-value titles TRACK EVERY DETAIL GameVault captures everything a serious collector needs: • Condition: Loose, Complete, New, Graded, Box Only, or Manual Only • Purchase price and date • Sale price and date • Physical or digital • Custom tags and notes • S–F tier rankings PLAY STATUS & PLAYTHROUGHS Track what you're playing, what you've finished, and what's still in the backlog. Log individual playthroughs with start/end dates and hours played. WISHLIST & SOLD LIST Maintain a wishlist of games you're hunting for with target prices, and a complete sold history so you never lose track of what left your collection. VAULT PRO Upgrade to Vault Pro for the full experience: • Daily market value refreshes (free: weekly) • Full stats and analytics BUILT FOR COLLECTORS Whether you're tracking a handful of favorites or a warehouse of sealed games, GameVault scales with your collection. Designed with retro and modern collectors in mind — covering NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, Genesis, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and everything in between. Download GameVault and finally know what your collection is worth. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=8c3f9cf2-51fa-4b60-bb4b-e3212c938654

About

PlayTonight

Features
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Your next favourite game shouldn't disappear into a forgotten video or screenshot. PlayTonight helps you save games, organise your backlog and choose what to play next. Search the game catalogue, add a game manually, or save a link through the iPhone Share menu. Keep the original source alongside your game so you can return to it later. When sharing from YouTube or TikTok, PlayTonight uses available titles or captions to suggest games. Choose a suggestion or enter the name yourself. BUILD YOUR BACKLOG • Search game titles and explore rotating Discover selections. • Filter the loaded catalogue by platform, multiple genres and release year. • Organise games as Backlog, Playing or Completed. • Add personal notes and track your progress. CHOOSE SOMETHING FOR TONIGHT Choose your platform, mood and available time, then explore a suggestion from your backlog or Discover. Saved preferences help tailor backlog picks; catalogue suggestions use available metadata and estimates. PlayTonight does not guarantee a game's session length. COMPLETE, RATE AND SHARE • Rate finished games and keep your completed collection together. • Share a game card, your backlog, completed games or a selected group. • Choose whether to include covers, status, game links, notes and star ratings. START FREE Save, organise, rate and share your games, with three new Tonight picks per calendar week. PLAYTONIGHT PRO Unlock unlimited Tonight picks and a shortlist of up to three matching games. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. Prices and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. No account is required. Your library is stored locally on your device. Catalogue search, artwork, discovery and purchase checks use online services. Game data and cover artwork are provided by IGDB.com. PlayTonight does not include playable games; suggested games may require a separate purchase or download. Privacy: https://myherostudio.com/playtonight/privacy Terms: https://myherostudio.com/playtonight/terms

Screenshots

GamesVault4 screens
PlayTonight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PlayTonight at daily against GamesVault's every 2 weeks. GamesVault'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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. GamesVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PlayTonight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GamesVault ships an update every 2 weeks, PlayTonight daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
GamesVault versus PlayTonight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamesVaultPlayTonight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRobert BergmanChad Smith

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GamesVault

Subscriptions2
  • Vault Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Vault Pro Annual$39.991 Year
2 purchases

PlayTonight

Subscriptions2
  • PlayTonight Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PlayTonight Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is GamesVault free?
GamesVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayTonight free?
PlayTonight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GamesVault or PlayTonight have ads?
Neither GamesVault nor PlayTonight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GamesVault or PlayTonight?
GamesVault ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlayTonight daily. Most recently, GamesVault was updated on October 31, 2026 and PlayTonight on October 31, 2026.

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