GameDiary review

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

GameDiary is an open-source playtime tracker and statistics viewer for PlayStation Portable gaming. It is designed for players who want automatic records across native PSP games, PS1 classics running through POPS, and PSP homebrew. The background plugin records sessions, while the companion application organizes per-game totals, session history, activity graphs, dashboard statistics, and extracted game icons. Its multilingual interface can detect the PSP language automatically, adding convenience for users working across supported languages.

The feature depth is centered on personal play-history management. GameDiary does more than show a single total: it preserves session history, presents activity graphs, and provides dashboard statistics for reviewing play patterns. Automatic game-icon extraction also gives the library a more visual presentation. For data management, JSON backup export supports portable copies, while the web application can edit databases and merge exported backups from a computer or smartphone. These tools make the product suitable for maintaining and organizing a focused handheld gaming record.

GameDiary’s main trade-off is its narrow platform scope. It supports native PSP games, PS1 classics through POPS, and PSP homebrew, but it is not positioned as a general tracker for broader gaming libraries. Installation also depends on a PSP with custom firmware and compatible storage. Players who primarily use PSP-related platforms and want automatic tracking should find the feature set well matched to that use case. Those seeking coverage beyond PSP, PS1 classics, and homebrew should choose a tracker with broader platform support.

GameDiary pros and cons

• Where it wins
  • Automatically records play sessions in the background
  • Tracks native PSP, PS1 classics, and homebrew
  • Adds graphs, JSON backups, and web database editing
• Where it doesn't
  • Requires a PSP with custom firmware
  • Requires compatible storage
  • Tracking is limited to PSP-related platforms

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Last updated 7 Oct 2026 · How we research and update