Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki vs SV Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
This comprehensive guide provides in-depth tips, tricks, and strategies for the game. Discover detailed information on bosses, items, enemies, NPCs, and crafting recipes across all platforms. Easily search and filter through a vast database of game content.
- Strategy guide with tips and tricks
- Searchable item database
- Item filtering options
- Crafting recipes and details
- Enemy and NPC lists
- Armor set information
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Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki is the offline companion for the 1.4.5 update of the classic 2D sandbox adventure. Look up any item, plan any craft and track your whole playthrough, even with no signal. EVERYTHING IN YOUR POCKET • 6,000+ items, 750+ creatures and every boss, updated for game version 1.4.5.8 • Full stats, crafting recipes, drops and "used in" lists, with every name tappable • "How to get it" on each page: who sells it, which crates and bags contain it, and what it turns into with Shimmer • Sort and filter by progression stage, damage, defense or tool power • Fast search across items and creatures • Works fully offline TOOLS THAT DO THE MATH • Crafting calculator: every raw material and station for any item, in the right order • Bosses & Events: tick what you've beaten, see what to fight next and how to summon it • NPC Housing: happiness, prices and pylons for every town • Weapon prefixes: the best reforge for each weapon type • World Seeds: every secret seed code, one tap to copy • Fishing: quest fish locations and catch tables • Armor sets with total defense and set bonuses • Collections: Journey research, Bestiary, banners and permanent boosters • Achievements checklist and favourites MADE FOR YOU • Separate profiles for each world or character, with backup to a file • Home screen widget for your boss progress • Dark mode, large text support and a two-column iPad layout • Optional reminders when seasonal events begin • English, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The guide is free with ads. Premium removes all ads for good and unlocks extra conveniences: • Saved towns and the best-neighbour finder • Crafting goals with one combined shopping list • Fishing power calculator • Loadout builder with full stat totals • Tick a whole list at once in Collections
SV Guide
An unofficial companion app for Stardew Valley players. Quickly access essential game information like villager gift preferences, shop hours, and crop details through an intuitive interface. Enhance your gameplay by easily finding the data you need.
- Villager gift preferences
- Shop opening hours and inventory
- Crop sales prices and growth times
- Fish and foraging locations
- Artisan good sales prices
- Villager locations
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This unofficial guide to Stardew Valley, strives to improve your gaming experience through a simple, intuitive interface that allows you to quickly find the info you need, so you can focus on the most important thing: Playing Stardew Valley! BROWSE AND YOU WILL FIND This app’s content is based on the Stardew Valley Wiki and centers around the core of your gameplay. Through a simple and intuitive interface, the app makes it easy to access information that you continuously need to look up while you are playing Stardew Valley. Quickly look up what a villager loves getting as a gift, what sales price an artisan good has, whether a shop is open and much more. Current available information: – Every season’s crops, fish and foraging Sales prices Growth time Where and when to find or buy Who would love/like this as a gift – Shops Opening hours Shop inventory Upgrade prices How to unlock items – Villagers Birthday What do they like/love as gifts Where are they located in town right now? Can I marry this villager? And many more features are coming! Don't hesitate to contact us with any feature requests. This is an unofficial app for Stardew Valley. This app is not affiliated with the Stardew Valley brand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SV Guide at 83% against Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's 17%. SV Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 3.9). Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (836 vs 86). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SV Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SV Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki has 836 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's written reviews are positive against 83% of SV Guide's.
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki ships an update every 8 months, SV Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki | SV Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (836 ratings) | 4.4 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 836 — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phung Doanh | Martin Bech |
Customer experience
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
SV Guide
User reviews
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
From 836 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Helpful guide
- 👍 Useful information
- 🤗 Solves problems
Room to improve
- 🚨 Outdated content
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🤯 Missing key features
- 🐌 Performance issues
SV Guide
From 86 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
- 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly
- ⚡ Fast and smooth performance
- 📚 Comprehensive game information
- 🎯 Well-organized content layout
Room to improve
- 🔐 Aggressive paywall for essential features
- 💰 Community center bundles locked behind premium
- ❌ Incomplete information in some sections
- 🐛 App crashes during purchase attempts
- 📊 Outdated bundle information
Bugs and requests
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on click
- Ads won't close
- Distorted/missing images
Requested features
4 requests- Update to latest Terraria version
- Add search functionality
- Improve organization and navigation
- Include more comprehensive item/enemy/boss information
SV Guide
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when attempting premium purchase
- Community center bundles not registering completion
- Incorrect item descriptions (soggy paper, etc.)
- Wrong upgrade costs (house upgrade pricing)
- Spelling error: 'gifiting' instead of 'gifting'
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- Incorrect crafting recipes
- Missing item information
- Outdated community center bundle data
Requested features
17 requests- Museum collection tracker
- Checklist for bundles and achievements
- Romance/relationship tracking
- Golden walnut location checklist
- Perfection requirements tracker
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- Calendar for events and birthdays
- Dislikes and hates section for villagers
- Progress tracking buttons and counters
- Favorite/pin items feature
- Building and upgrade tracking
- Dark mode toggle independent of device settings
- Detailed upgrade explanations
- Monster eradication goals checklist
- Notes section for quests
- Map with location highlights
- 1.6 update compatibility
- Ad-supported free tier option
In-app purchases
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
- Premium$3.99
SV Guide
- Pro$5.99
Questions
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