# Pokétch: Shiny Counter — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Pokétch by Brandon Fearing, rated 4.20/5 from 190 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poketch-shiny-counter/id1438600685/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poketch-shiny-counter/id1438600685.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 112 · 4★ 40 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Pokétch? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Very easy and simple to use - 🚀 Amazing for a WIP - 👍 Great app - 👍 Wonderful but a few suggestions - 👍 Definitely Worth Using - 👍 Really really cool, only one little issue - 👍 Easy to use and works well - 👍 Great for Shiny Hunters! - 👍 Thanks Kanye, very cool! **Cons** - 🐛 Reverts progress - 🐛 Doesn't save work on hunt - 🐛 Occasional crashes - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🐛 Needs faster updates - 🐛 Glitch where progress is not saved properly - 🐛 Shiny rates for SOS battling in Sun/Moon not right **Commonly reported bugs** - Login screen freezes - Incompatible with older devices - Shiny odds not accurate for some methods - Pokémon sprites not updating to include new games/forms **Most requested features** - Add Galarian forms - Add Dynamax Adventures as a hunting method - Add Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness - Add a shinydex or Pokédex-style for collected shiny Pokémon - Add a timer that automatically adds +1 to shiny encounters - Add support for new Pokémon games (Legends Arceus, Scarlet/Violet) - Add Pokémon Go support - Add dual/multiple hunt counters - Add option to change shiny sprite/model for each game - Add sound when counting - Add option to change date of when hunt started and shiny was found - Add ability to have multiple targets - Add dark mode option - Add advanced analytics dashboard ## Newest reviews (13 of 116) ### 4/5 — Very easy and simple to use! *2025-09-05, version 0.3.3* The SOS calling shiny odds needs to be fixed. It says 1/1365 with shiny charm and 1/4096. It should be 1/315 without shiny charm and 1/273 with shiny charm. You might want to double check all your shiny odds. ### 4/5 — Amazing!!! *2023-07-16, version 0.3.3* Ok I just wanna say that this is a really good app because my friend is obsessed with Pokémon shiny hunting but there is one little thing can u pls add scarlet and violet Pokémon!!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 ### 3/5 — It’s great but.. *2022-11-28, version 0.3.3* I love this to shiny hunt but the last update was THREE YEARS AGO!! I think you should update date it to add the new games and Pokémon. I really love this app and I hope it isn’t forgotten about by its developer. ### 3/5 — When is Pokémon bdsp coming out *2022-01-13, version 0.3.3* I am trying to shiny hunt unown but can’t count it cause bdsp isn’t in the app ### 3/5 — Doesn’t have Renuiclus *2021-12-21, version 0.3.3* It was going good until the forgot Reniclus! ### 3/5 — The app is good but *2021-11-25, version 0.3.3* The app is good but I have 2 problems one I can’t just do random encounters without selecting a target I’m forced to select a specific Pokémon the other is shiny odds haven’t been updated to newer games fix one of these 2 and I will 5?star 😄 ### 4/5 — Brilliant diamond and shining pearl *2021-11-24, version 0.3.3* Will there be a update for counting shinys in brilliant diamond and shining pearl? ### 4/5 — Great minor issues *2021-11-17, version 0.3.3* Easy to use, love everything about it. The only thing I could say that would help. Is adding the different regional forms and also dynamax forms. At least I haven’t found it yet. Add those and this becomes 5 stars!! ### 4/5 — Good with some limitations *2021-11-15, version 0.3.3* It would be nice if the timer would continue to run in the background. Also, it would be great if the timer reverts back when we decrement the the counter. ### 4/5 — Few small things, but Great app overall *2021-10-28, version 0.3.3* Love using this app, but could use an update with Dynamax Adventures odds as well as Galarian Forms. ### 4/5 — Great but not up to date *2021-10-13, version 0.3.3* The app is great but could be so much better. It would help if it had the update methods from Sword and Shield (Dynamax adventures) and would be nice if it could sync with their website as well. Still a great App though. ### 4/5 — Great utility app, two minor complaints *2021-07-29* There are only two things worth mentioning in the complaints department. 1. There is not an option for dynamic adventure hunting, which would be useful just so the timer length makes sense. 2. The timer cannot run when you are in a different app, but with the app running In the background. There are two ways to pause the timer, so I think it should be able to run while on another tab. ### 4/5 — Very good but... *2021-05-21, version 0.3.3* This app is very good, unlike Shiny Chain, it has a lot more features and for free. The only thing dragging it down for me is the size of the app. It says the app is 4.8MB which fine but when it comes to document and data, it uses 2.88GB. GB! I only have 4 registered hunts on the app. I don’t know if it’s really about the user data or if it’s because it has all the pokemon sprites on the app but it’s kind of a lot of memory for an app with a counter on it. In summary, great app but way too much memory for what it’s worth. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I was using it until *2022-08-21, version 0.3.3* I was using it when I take a break and come back only to find it’s updated and got rid of my shiny trackers I have no idea what number I was at now please fix this ### 1/5 — No longer working *2022-06-11, version 0.3.3* It just says unable to load app when opening. It no longer works. ### 1/5 — BDSP *2021-11-23, version 0.3.3* Please add new games and pokemon!!! Theres no point using this app anymore if its not gonna stay updated ### 1/5 — It erases recorded data *2020-12-26, version 0.3.3* Terrible! The last day it was around 2400 encounters. And this morning when I opened it, it shows 1345???? It happened several times!! Terrible trash. Don’t waste here and find a better one. ### 1/5 — Dead app *2020-11-07, version 0.3.3* App needs faster updates. ### 2/5 — Poor at doing its actual purpose *2025-07-21* I’ve used this app on and off for shiny hunts I’ve done and I’ve had a reoccurring issue of it not saving the progress of my hunts, it seems to be an issue of not properly saving the time and counter of the hunt so it reverts back to the last of the numbers it had saved, the best thing I can say to improve the app is to fix the issue I stated, and also change the sprite used for the pokemon depending on the generation you’re hunting in especially because if you’re expecting to see the shiny in its gen 3 form but you’re constantly looking at its 3d model you may fail it ### 2/5 — Update *2021-06-09, version 0.3.3* The update deleted my hunts ;-; ### 2/5 — Decent App, but deleted all my progress *2020-08-28, version 0.3.3* put out an update and deleted all of the hunts that i had on the go (lost the numbers of SRs i was at) and all of my previous hunts and stats ### 3/5 — Pokémon scarlet and violet *2023-03-19, version 0.3.3* This app should be updated for Pokémon sv!! ### 3/5 — Pokémon Go *2022-12-22, version 0.3.3* I think this app is a great way for you to find rare Pokémon to show off to your friends but I do think that there should also be a option for Pokémon go. I have tried to find working apps to find shiny pokemon but no luck. Please add Pokémon go. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great but needs an update *2024-09-29, version 0.3.3* The app is great but there no legends arceus or scarlet and violet Pokémon so that’s a bummer but still it’s pretty good ### 5/5 — Please update! *2023-03-21, version 0.3.3* This is a great shiny hunting app but I can’t use it for Legends Arceus :/ the app only goes up to Sword and Shield ### 5/5 — Great app but not updated *2023-03-21, version 0.3.3* Love this app but the newest games past SW/SH haven’t been added. Please add soon! ### 5/5 — Really good *2022-06-04, version 0.3.3* I use this app once in a while when I do shiny hunts for YouTube videos or if I’m bored… and when I see the previous shinies I caught and added to the list, it gives me nostalgia, the fun I had, when I did it, and it just puts a smile on my face. Thank you ### 5/5 — New games *2021-11-25, version 0.3.3* I love this app so much. Please update it to include the new games ### 5/5 — Please add brilliant diamond *2021-11-23, version 0.3.3* Please add the new games on the switch ### 5/5 — Apple watch version possibly in the future?? *2021-11-23, version 0.3.3* love this app really easy to use and has really convenient features. love using it to shiny hunt! ### 5/5 — Great App 1 issue *2021-11-08, version 0.3.3* Only issue currently is it doenst have the Sword and Sheild DLC Pokemon otherwise perfect ### 5/5 — I don’t know how to use it *2021-06-03, version 0.3.3* I don’t know how to use it but I saw good reviews for I downloaded it. ### 5/5 — Great, but… *2021-05-30, version 0.3.3* Are you gonna add Dynamax Adventures to the method? I’m hunting for Suicune right now and there’s no option for DA. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*