IITC vs PokeKeys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IITC
Enhance your Ingress intel map experience with this powerful tool. It offers a faster, more feature-rich alternative to the standard intel map, providing advanced functionalities for gameplay.
- Faster intel map loading
- Expanded feature set
- Customizable map overlays
- Improved performance
- Enhanced gameplay tools
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IITC is a browser add-on that modifies the Ingress intel map. It is faster than the standard site, and offers many more features.
PokeKeys
This app enhances the Pokémon GO experience by integrating an IV calculator directly into your keyboard, eliminating the need for screenshots. It also offers a PvP analyzer, in-game filtering, and quick access to timers and calculators via a widget.
- In-keyboard IV checking
- Live IV checker without screenshots
- PvP analyzer
- In-game filtering
- Today screen widget with timers
- Customizable keyboard layouts
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PokéKeys is the most innovative companion app for Pokémon GO. PokéKeys is proud to be the first app that introduced: • In-keyboard IV checking • IV checking without screenshot • In-game filtering based on scan history Features: • Live IV checker working without screenshots • IV checker built right into the keyboard • Name generator integrated with the IV checker • PvP analyzer integrated with the IV checker • Access scan history from the in-game search • Three layouts accessible via swipe left/right • Cursor bar for easy caret position adjustment • 3D-touch support for caret position adjustment • Predefined replacements for keywords, monster names, types, and attacks • Rad boss counter search query editor • Flexible IV search query editor • Set of predefined replacements for raid boss counter search • Set of predefined replacements for 100% and 0% IV search • Paste button Keyboard Layouts: • Functional keyboard with English and numeric layouts • Symbols layout with various characters including ⓿-⓴, ⓪-㊿ and more • Type symbols layout with hand-picked Unicode characters • Separate numpad layout so you can easily type in your favorite IV calculator • Customize predefined keyboard layouts • Configure extra personal layout for quick input • Symbols layout showing all supported symbols • Add custom replacements for quick paste Today screen widget for quick access to: • Lucky Egg, Incense and Start Piece timers • Evolution calculator DISCLAIMER Pokémon is a trademark of Nintendo. No copyright or trademark infringement is intended. PokéKeys is a third-party app made by fans and is not affiliated with the Pokémon brand, Niantic, Pokémon GO, Nintendo or The Pokémon Company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PokeKeys at 76% against IITC's 29%. PokeKeys also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. IITC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PokeKeys asks for nothing beyond the download.
PokeKeys holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PokeKeys has 442 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of IITC's written reviews are positive against 76% of PokeKeys's.
IITC ships an update every 3 months, PokeKeys monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IITC | PokeKeys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (72 ratings) | 4.4 (442 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 442 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yangkun Zhang | Victor Pavlychko |
Customer experience
IITC
PokeKeys
User reviews
IITC
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for Pokestop planning
- 👍 Useful for portal creation
- 👍 Invaluable for planning
- 👍 Works fine for intel
- 👍 Perfect for creating portals
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is terrible
- 🐛 Not functioning
- 🐛 Waste of time
- 🐛 Double-tap zoom issue
- 🐛 Unavailable for some
PokeKeys
From 442 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Live IV checking
- 👍 Customizable keyboard
- 🔍 Convenient search functionality
- ⚙️ Helpful naming/renaming features
- 💡 Useful companion for Pokémon Go
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent Pokémon recognition
- 🐛 Notification issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices
- 🕰️ Lack of updates
- 💰 Paywall for core features
Bugs and requests
IITC
Reported bugs
92 issues- Login issues
- App doesn't let users in
- Bugged and needs fixing
- Login doesn't work
- Double-tap zoom no longer works
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- User scripts do not work
- Machina portals not differentiated
- Search function not working correctly
- App not functioning
- Blank screen on login
- Login through Google goes to blank screen
- Old version worked fine
- App says unavailable
- Maps littered with Machina portals
- User scripts do not work
- iPadOS 16 doesn’t show portals, links, fields
- Incorrectly display all links
- Not rendering portals, links, or fields on iPad
- Cannot see portals, links, and fields
- Suddenly stopped being able to log in through Facebook
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Blank screen, cannot sign in
- Blank screen and cannot log in to Google
- Issues with CE release for Apple devices
- Fields aren’t drawn
- Cannot turn off comm view
- Comm overlay prevents viewing portal info
- Doesn’t confirm to install user scripts
- Clicking 'info' makes everything disappear
- Latest update messed up map view
- Map view seems to be in desktop mode
- Desktop view is on all the time
- Cannot turn off desktop view in settings
- Draw tools and cross links plugin not working
- Link maker pops up but nothing happens
- Cannot see if links are blocking planned field
- Google changed authentication methods
- Intel for Ingress automatically fails
- Google removed support for authentication method
- Details of portals inaccessible
- Google login failure
- App needs to be recompiled with latest Auth versions
- ERROR 403 when trying to login with Google
- Login issues after updates
- Error: disallowed_useragent
- Google sign-in not supported inside the app
- Google login not working
- 403 error on Google login
- Draw tools not showing on maps
- Cannot move tables around
- Problem loading map tiles
- Map tiles not working
- Vector layer floating on grey-blue sea
- App mostly un-usable after iOS updates
- Intel updates pause and freeze display
- COMM chat overlays map and can’t be cleared
- Panning can freeze the app
- Draw Tools Export Doesn’t Work on iPhone X
- Copy code section doesn't work
- Bookmarks won’t work on the go
- Cannot bookmark new portals
- Copy/paste/select all problem in draw tools
- Sync plugin authorization issue
- Authorization quit working for syncing
- Cannot click authorize for Sync plugin
- Draw tools export needs fixing
- Cannot select entire string for draw tools export
- Game plugin issues
- Cannot connect through G+ account
- Map doesn't load behind portals
- Add-ons/plugins stop displaying altogether
- Battery drain
- Uses more battery than Ingress
- Freezes when zooming out
- Update freezes map
- App is very slow
- Map isn't working
- Latest version has a bug
- Puts user in the middle of an ocean
- Requires force close to reset/refresh map
- Latest version freezes when loading map
- Fields and portals data not loading
- Status 'map: pauses'
- Zooming out takes user to North pole
- Mostly non-functional
- Stuff is broken
- Ingress Intel updates not allowing things to work
- This is not IITC
- Draw tools don't work at all
- Randomly turning addons on/off
- Features that simply don't work
- Freezes regularly
Requested features
7 requests- Add search bar in plugins list
- Ability to generate Google Maps links
- Fix copy/paste/select all in draw tools
- Fix authorization for syncing
- Fix draw tools export
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- Fix game plugin issues
- Fix draw tools
PokeKeys
Reported bugs
3 issues- Live IV checker not working for certain Pokémon
- Keyboard crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Screenshot-based IV checking not always accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Support for more Pokémon types
- Improved IV analysis for PvP
- Ability to rearrange keyboard layouts
- Integration of move type information
- Character count display for Pokémon names
In-app purchases
IITC
- IITC Debug Console$2.99
PokeKeys
No in-app purchases
