Frequently asked questions

Achievement Collector is an app that brings together your gaming achievements from Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, GOG, Epic Games and RetroAchievements in one place. Connect the platforms you play on and see your full collection, completion stats and game library without switching between apps.

Yes. Achievement Collector is free. Connecting your platforms and tracking your achievements costs nothing. The app is still in development and not yet available in the app stores.

I’ve been working on Achievement Collector for several years now. The first line of code dates back to spring 2022. I started the project for myself, because I wanted to see my achievements from different platforms in one place. I’ve been using the app ever since, and a few friends now do too. By now it’s ready enough that I can release it soon.

The app wasn’t made by “vibe coding.” I programmed it by hand over years, long before I used any AI at all. I only started using it recently, and only as a help: every feature and every line of code I wrote myself or checked myself.

This website, on the other hand, I built with the help of AI.

Open Settings > Accounts (gear icon at the top right of the Profile tab), pick the platform and tap Remove account. This disconnects the platform and stops syncing its games and achievements. You can reconnect at any time using the same steps described in this FAQ.

Yes. Background sync keeps your games and achievements up to date without you having to open the app. It is switched on during onboarding unless you turn it off there. Later you’ll find it under Settings > Sync (open Settings with the gear icon at the top right of the Profile tab). There you can switch it on or off and choose how often it runs: every 3, 6 or 12 hours, daily, or weekly. The default is daily.

The sync only runs over Wi-Fi and not between 11 pm and 7 am. The operating system decides exactly when it starts, so the interval you pick is a minimum gap rather than a fixed time, and on iOS in particular a run may come later. If the system cuts a run short, the next one picks up where it stopped.

If you don’t want to wait, tap “Sync now” on the same page. With notifications for new achievements turned on, the app lets you know as soon as a sync finds something new.

Open Settings > Sync. Games that couldn’t be loaded in the last sync are listed there under ”… games not updated”, broken down by platform. “Try again” loads exactly those games once more. This includes failures from the background sync.

On the same page, “Sync now” starts a sync by hand, for all platforms or just one. If you tick “Refresh all progress?”, the app reloads every game instead of only the changed ones. That takes longer, but helps when some progress looks wrong. A single game also updates as soon as you open it in the app.

If a game still stays empty, the account’s privacy settings may be the reason. What each platform needs is covered in the connection guides further down.

There are two kinds, and you turn each on separately under Settings > Notifications.

“Newly unlocked achievements” lets you know when the background sync finds new achievements. Several unlocks are grouped into one notification, and tapping it opens the achievement, the game or the games list. This notification is only available while background sync is on.

“Weekly review on Sunday” reminds you of your weekly review every Sunday at 7 pm. It works without background sync. If you haven’t unlocked anything for a while, it isn’t sent.

When you turn one on, the system asks for permission to send notifications. If you declined, the page shows “Notifications are switched off”. Tapping it opens the system settings, where you can allow them afterwards.

The weekly review sums up one week from Monday to Sunday: how many achievements, games and points you collected and how that compares with the week before. It also shows your rarest unlock, a breakdown by game and by weekday, and the games you beat or mastered that week.

You’ll find it on the Profile tab: tap “View All” on the “Statistics” card, then “Weekly review”. Use “Previous week” to go back to earlier weeks. If you like, the app reminds you every Sunday at 7 pm; you set that up under Settings > Notifications.

Yes, there are four widgets for iOS and Android:

• “Latest achievements” shows the achievements you unlocked most recently.
• “Recently played” shows the games you played last, with your progress.
• “Statistics” shows your library in numbers, such as this year’s achievements, your current streak and your playtime.
• “Awards” shows the games you beat and mastered.

Add them like any other widget from your home screen’s widget picker. On iOS each widget comes in small, medium and large; on Android you can resize it freely. Tapping an entry opens that achievement or game in the app.

Widgets show whatever the app synced last. They update after every sync, including background syncs, and when you open or leave the app. If a widget is still empty, open the app once.

Open a game and tap “Compare”. Pick a friend who plays on the same platform and you’ll see your progress side by side, with every achievement listed below it, searchable, filterable and sortable. Tapping an achievement opens its page with both of you side by side. The button only appears on games with achievements, and if a friend’s profile is private the app can’t load their progress.

The app loads friends from all six platforms. Your friend list is on the “Discover” tab under “More Friends”. If someone plays on several platforms, open that friend’s page, tap ”…” and then “Connect Accounts”. The same menu has “Edit Friend” for changing their name and picture.

The average playtimes come from HowLongToBeat. You’ll find them on the game page under “Infos”, in the “Average playing time” card: for the main story, main + extras, completionist and all styles, each with the number of players the figure is based on.

The app looks the game up on HowLongToBeat by name and takes the first result, so with similar names it sometimes picks the wrong game. If HowLongToBeat lists the game under a different name, the card’s info dialog shows that name. If there’s no match, the card is hidden.

For RetroAchievements games the card also shows the median time RetroAchievements players took, split into hardcore and softcore.

The features are the same on both. The differences are in the look and in a few things the system decides:

• On iOS the app uses the Liquid Glass design with a glass tab bar, bars and sheets; on Android it uses Material Design.
• On iOS widgets come in three fixed sizes; on Android you can resize them freely.
• On iOS at least three hours pass between two background syncs, often more. On Android a run that would have fallen into the quiet hours is caught up at 7 am.
• Android doesn’t deliver the weekly review to the minute, so it may arrive a few minutes after 7 pm.

Tap “Login via Steam” in the app and sign in with Steam, or enter your Steam ID and Web API key yourself under “Enter manually”. In your Steam profile, “My profile” and “Game details” must be public, and for the friend features your friends list as well.

The exact settings and what the app gets from Steam are on the Steam page.

Tap “Login via PlayStation” in the app and sign in on Sony’s login page. When the login eventually expires, sign in again in the settings under PlayStation with “Log in again”.

What the app gets from PlayStation is on the PlayStation page.

Tap “Login via Xbox” in the app and sign in with your Microsoft account. There is no manual entry.

What the app gets from Xbox and what’s missing is on the Xbox page.

Tap “Login via Good Old Games” in the app and sign in on GOG’s login page. There is nothing to set up.

What the app gets from GOG is on the GOG page.

Tap “Login via Epic Games” in the app and sign in on Epic’s login page. Tick “Remember me in games and apps that use Epic Games to sign in”, otherwise the login doesn’t work.

What the app gets from Epic Games and what’s missing is on the Epic Games page.

Tap “Login via RetroAchievements” in the app and sign in on the website, or enter your username and Web API key yourself under “Enter manually”. You find the key in your account settings on retroachievements.org.

What the app gets from RetroAchievements is on the RetroAchievements page.