Shiny Chain vs ShinyDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiny Chain
Track your shiny hunting progress with detailed stats like shiny percentage, IVs, and hidden abilities. Save your achievements and share your hunts with friends. Offers advanced features for specific game editions and ad-free experience in its pro version.
- Single and double shiny chain counter
- Track shiny and hidden ability percentages
- Monitor minimum max IVs
- Save chain information and achievements
- Support for multiple game editions (Pro)
- Multi-language support
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With this application you will be able to take control of your shiny chain in an intuitive and effective way. It shows diverse data, very useful in your adventure, such as percentage of shinys, ivs and hidden ability, in each stage of the chain. Share your hunts with your friends! FEATURES ● Single counter to keep track of your shiny chain in Sun and Moon. ● Double counter, if you also want to record how many PP has the opponent spent already. You will be able to know how many they have left. Prevent your enemy from using struggle and an unexpected end of the chain! ● Useful data: - % shiny - % hidden ability - minimum maxIVs ● Save the chain information when you are done to keep track of your achievements. ● Languages: English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, French, Korean. PRO VERSION ● Game editions: Let's Go, Ultra Sun & Moon, Sun & Moon, Alpha & Omega, X & Y, Black & White. ● No ads. ● Register as many chains as you want. ● Choose method, game edition and shiny charm option to customize the percentages in each case. Follow us: @ShinyChain
ShinyDex
This app helps users track their creature collection with detailed information, artwork, and evolution chains. It offers offline access, search functionality, and Siri integration for a smooth user experience. Perfect for enthusiasts to expand their knowledge and track progress.
- Offline functionality
- Detailed creature information
- Capture tracking
- High-quality artwork
- Intuitive interface
- Search and evolution chains
- Siri integration
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Key Features: 100% Offline. Detailed information on characteristics, abilities, and stats. Track which creatures you've captured in your journey. Beautiful, high-quality artwork for each creature . Smooth, intuitive interface for easy navigation. Search functionality to quickly find specific creatures . Evolution chains to see how creatures grow and change. Shortcuts and integration with Siri. Perfect for fans and trainers, this app is an essential companion for enthusiasts of all ages. Expand your knowledge, track your progress, and become a master! Download now and start your creature discovery adventure today! This app is an unofficial app and is NOT affiliated, endorsed or supported by Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokemon company in any way. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and are supported under fair use. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and belong to Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. They are used in this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use, for the United States of America, the intellectual property code, for France. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement intended. Pokémon © 2002-2018 Pokémon. © 1995-2018 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShinyDex at 4.9 against Shiny Chain's 4.0. ShinyDex also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shiny Chain's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 10). 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. Shiny Chain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShinyDex asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShinyDex holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shiny Chain has 65 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Shiny Chain's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShinyDex's.
Shiny Chain ships an update fortnightly, ShinyDex every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shiny Chain | ShinyDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (65 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noxfall Studios SL | Danielle Lewis |
Customer experience
Shiny Chain
ShinyDex
Bugs and requests
Shiny Chain
Reported bugs
13 issues- Counter resets to 0 randomly
- Lost all progress/achievements
- Purchase not restoring after phone change
- Premium version not loading after purchase
- Ads reappear after paying to remove them
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- App pauses music playback
- Odds calculation errors
- Catch combo resets at 255
- Data deleted after app inactivity or updates
- Purchase not restoring after switching phones
- Premium features disappear after update
- Reset button too accessible
- Four-digit numbers turning into three-digit numbers
Requested features
16 requests- Add support for new games (Sword/Shield, etc.)
- Add mode for older games (Gen V and prior)
- Add 2 counters for dual-hunting
- Add mode for VC GSC reset counters
- Add reset counter for egg/Masuda method
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- Add Wormhole counter
- Update SOS chain to not reset after 255
- Add Shiny Swap method counter
- Add automatic timer or voice input
- Add Rotom themed skin or skins in general
- Add 'other' mode for games with 1/8193 chance
- Add Masuda method counter for older games
- Add mode for ORAS/XY radars
- Add support for ultra wormholes
- Add a less accessible reset button
- Add explanation for premium features
ShinyDex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shiny Chain
- Pro Version$0.99
ShinyDex
No in-app purchases
