Best Game Profiling Software in 2026
Updated
In short: CRYENGINE is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Tracy Profiler and Arm Performance Studio. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Tracy Profiler.
Game profiling tools help you inspect performance across a game's processor, graphics, memory, and frame timing. Compared on CPU profiling, GPU profiling, memory profiling, and frame-time analysis, these entries let you consider which aspects of performance each covers. Tracy Profiler and Arm Performance Studio are among the options, alongside GameBench and RenderDoc. Remote profiling and Render API capture add further criteria to review, while supported platforms can help you assess where a tool applies. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing as well. Match the listed measurements and platform support to the kind of development and performance investigation you need.
22 game profiling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 CRYENGINE iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9Free
- 2 Tracy Profiler iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: Yes
- 3 Arm Performance Studio Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: Yes
- 4 GameBench iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free
- 5 GFXReconstruct Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free CPU profiling: NoGPU profiling: Yes
- 6 Live Link Face iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free
- 7 Optick Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: Yes
- 8 RenderDoc Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free
- 9 RAD Telemetry iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3 CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: Yes
- 10 Orx iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9
- 11 Cocos Creator iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7
- 12 Roblox Studio No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: Yes
- 13 Unity Version Control No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free
- 14 AMD Radeon GPU Profiler No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free CPU profiling: NoGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: No
- 15 apitrace No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: Yes
- 16 MicroProfile No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: Yes
- 17 PresentMon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: Yes
- 18 Accessibility Inspector No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5
- 19 Unigine Profiler No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: YesMemory profiling: Yes
- 20 Apple Simulator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2
- 21 Superluminal Performance Profiler No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 CPU profiling: YesGPU profiling: No
- 22 Arm Fast Models No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
Compare all 22 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | CPU profiling | GPU profiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRYENGINE | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 2 | Tracy Profiler | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Arm Performance Studio | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | GameBench | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | No | — | — | — |
| 5 | GFXReconstruct | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 6 | Live Link Face | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Optick | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | RenderDoc | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | RAD Telemetry | 7.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Orx | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 11 | Cocos Creator | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Roblox Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Unity Version Control | 6.4 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 14 | AMD Radeon GPU Profiler | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 15 | apitrace | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | MicroProfile | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | PresentMon | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Accessibility Inspector | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 19 | Unigine Profiler | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Apple Simulator | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | Superluminal Performance Profiler | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | No |
| 22 | Arm Fast Models | 4.9 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which game profiling software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
CRYENGINE is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.9. Tracy Profiler is second and Arm Performance Studio third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.