SuperEffective vs VGC Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SuperEffective
Calculate type matchups for Pokémon, considering both offensive and defensive advantages. This tool aims to assist trainers in strategizing for battles and becoming the best.
- Type matchup calculation
- Attack type effectiveness
- Defense type resistance
- Battle strategy aid
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This application helps you find out type matchups for Pokémon! Both attack and defence can be calculated. Hopefully this can aid you on your journey in becoming 'the very best'!
VGC Stats
This app provides comprehensive battle statistics for competitive video game players. Access data from multiple sources, including rental teams, to research and prepare for battles more effectively. Visualize stat spreads and EV allocations to understand common builds and optimize your own teams.
- VGC battle statistics lookup
- Data from multiple competitive sources
- Rental team data access
- Detailed Pokémon stats (usage, abilities, moves)
- Clear stat spread and EV visualization
- Team synergy rankings
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VGC Battle Statistics is a data lookup tool for VGC (Video Game Championships) players, designed to make team research and battle preparation faster and easier. Explore battle statistics under the current VGC ruleset from multiple competitive data sources, including Pokémon HOME, Showdown, Limitless, and Championship events. You can also access the latest rental team data in one place. For each Pokémon, the app provides detailed data such as: • Usage rates • Abilities • Natures • Tera types • Items • Moves • Team synergy rankings • Related Open Team Sheet (OTS) data One of the app’s standout features is its clearer visualization of stat spreads and EV allocations, helping players understand common builds more intuitively and build their own teams more efficiently. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SuperEffective at none against VGC Stats's 4. SuperEffective also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). VGC Stats's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price 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. VGC Stats sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SuperEffective asks for nothing beyond the download.
SuperEffective holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SuperEffective has 211 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of SuperEffective's written reviews are positive against 100% of VGC Stats's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SuperEffective ships an update every 20 months, VGC Stats every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SuperEffective | VGC Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (211 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 211 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Isacson | Feng Wang |
Customer experience
SuperEffective
VGC Stats
In-app purchases
SuperEffective
No in-app purchases
VGC Stats
- Monthly Support Plan$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Support Plan$1.993 Months
- Yearly Support Plan$4.991 Year
- Buy the Developer a Coffee$0.99
