What Playd does

Playd handles the parts of tracking that get skipped: play sessions, release dates, cover art, and the totals. Here is the full list, grouped the way the app is built.

iOS 26.2 or later iPhone & iPad Free · no account
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The library, kept current

Six statuses, one history, and lists you can rank or leave plain.

A status for every stage

Backlog, Playing, Paused, Completed, Dropped, and Tracked for games you only want notes on. Completed and dropped entries keep their dates, so a year in review has something to show.

Backlog Playing Paused Completed Dropped

Lists, built your way

Masterpiece, Comfort Games, Games To Play On A Sick Day. Turn on ranked mode and the list keeps an order; leave it off and it works as a shelf. The assistant can create a list too, with a name, icon, and description.

Masterpiece · ranked Backlog Picks Finish this year

Notes that stay with the game

Where you stopped, which boss is still standing, what you spent. Notes survive every backup and import.

1 note · 2 screenshots

Screenshots and trailers

Screenshots sit behind a blurred backdrop. Tap for fullscreen, pinch to zoom, and the trailer link stays one tap away.

Playtime, added up

PC sessions add minutes to each game and each month. When you ask where the evening went, there is a number.

+1h 32m today 41h 18m total

Before you install or buy

The details worth checking before you give a game an evening.

Search your library or the catalog

Flip a switch to search the whole catalog instead of your own shelves. Both open the same detail sheet, and adding a result takes one tap.

Crack status

Checked against PreDB, with the release group and crack date on the game page. A game that has not released cannot be marked cracked.

Cracked · CODEX Not cracked

Steam reviews, sorted three ways

Steam’s sentiment summary, then most helpful, most recent, or most entertaining. Each review shows the author’s playtime and helpfulness score.

94%positive · 1.2M reviews

Time to beat, with its sources

Story, main plus extras, and completionist, from HowLongToBeat. When the app falls back to the catalog’s community average, it says so.

12hStory
26hWith sides
41hComplete

Shelves that open instantly

Trending, Coming Soon, New Releases, and Top Rated, cached for six hours. Opening the tab is instant; pulling to refresh is one swipe.

RD Red Dead Redemption II Cached 4 hours ago ★ 97

What Playd handles for you

Sessions, reminders, and library edits, without a menu to open.

The PC sends the session

PlayedSync matches the game window with focus and sends the session over your local network. Cracked and portable installs count like any other. The phone answers with a playtime bump, a Live Activity, and a Lock Screen timer.

Session ended · 1h 32m NOW PLAYING on the Lock Screen Bark notification with cover art

Seven Siri shortcuts

Ask what to play, ask for stats, mark a game completed, start one, favorite one, or add one. Siri shows a confirmation card before it changes anything.

Mark Little Nightmares III as completed

An assistant that can edit

It reads your stats, recommends from your backlog, looks up how long a game takes, and writes statuses, ratings, notes, favorites, and lists. Every write waits on a confirmation card. It runs on-device, or on your own API key if you want a larger model.

On-device OpenAI-compatible Waits for confirmation

Refresh does the rounds

Pull to refresh and Playd rechecks the backlog: releases, crack status, missing cover art. A toast tells you what changed.

Updated: 2 released, 3 cracked

Your library leaves with you

You should be able to leave any app with your library intact. Playd makes that easy on purpose.

Google Drive backup

Optional, app-private, and conflict-aware. When the phone and the backup disagree, you choose which side wins, and a restore matches games instead of duplicating them.

CSV imports, detected automatically

Drop in a CSV from HowLongToBeat, Backloggd, or IGN. Playd works out the format and maps status, rating, and playtime.

HLTB Backloggd IGN

CSV out, any time

Export the library with lists, playtime, and crack state. The same file imports back, which is how you move to a new device without a cloud account.

What stays on your device

Your library lives on your phone. The assistant runs on-device unless you supply your own key. PlayedSync uses your local network. Keys go in the Keychain, and the app asks before it changes anything you did not just tap.

On-device AI No account Keychain-stored keys Local-network sync

Questions about Playd

What does Playd cost?
Playd is free to use, with the on-device assistant included. If you connect a larger model with your own API key, that provider bills you directly.
Which devices does Playd run on?
iPhone or iPad on iOS 26.2 or later. It installs from the App Store when the listing goes live.
Where does the data come from?
A catalog service supplies search, covers, and details. Steam supplies reviews, HowLongToBeat supplies time-to-beat estimates, and PreDB supplies crack status. Fetched data is cached so the app stays fast and works offline.
How does PC tracking work?
PlayedSync runs on your PC. It matches the foreground window and sends the session to your phone over the local network. The session stays on your network. Because Playd matches the window rather than scanning folders, portable and cracked installs count the same.
What happens if I reinstall?
Restore from the optional Google Drive backup or import your CSV. Games already on the device update in place, so the library does not double.
Can I turn the assistant off?
Yes. The assistant is one sheet in the app. Tracking, lists, playtime, imports, and Siri shortcuts all work without it.
When is Playd coming to the App Store?
Playd is being prepared for the App Store. The download links and QR codes on this site will point at the listing when it is live.

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