SuperEffective vs Pokodex
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'!
Pokodex
This companion app helps players of a popular building game by providing detailed information on creatures, crafting recipes, and habitat requirements. It tracks player progress, manages multiple profiles, and works entirely offline with automatic community-verified updates.
- Creature information (types, abilities, locations)
- Habitat details (blocks, items, weather, time)
- Crafting recipes search
- Tamed creature checklist
- Unlocked recipe tracker
- Multiple profile support
- Offline functionality
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Pokodex is the companion Pokopedia app designed for Pokopia players who want to do less guessing and more building. Learn about types, rarity, the useful abilities they teach Ditto, and the exact location where they appear. Then discover how to actually obtain them: every habitat in the game is detailed with the blocks, items, layouts, weather, and times of day that trigger each appearance. Need to craft something? Search by item or ingredient and go directly to the recipe. No more digging through menus or wasting resources. As you play, check off the creatures you've tamed, the habitats you've built, and the recipes you've unlocked. Pokodex automatically tracks your progress—and manages multiple profiles, so everyone on the same Switch has their own save file. Everything works offline. The complete database is included in the app, and community-verified updates arrive automatically as players make new discoveries. Free download. Just Pokopia. Pokodex is released alongside Pokopia and is updated regularly as soon as new discoveries are confirmed by the community. -- Legal Disclaimer This app is an unofficial fan application and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, GAME FREAK, or The Pokémon Company. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and used 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 Fair Use laws in the United States of America or the French Intellectual Property Code. Pokémon and the names of Pokémon characters are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement is intentional. Pokémon © 2002-2026 Pokémon. © 1995-2026 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/pokodex-privacy/inicio Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/pokodex-terms/inicio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SuperEffective at none against Pokodex's 9. SuperEffective also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Pokodex's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). 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. Pokodex sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. SuperEffective asks for nothing beyond the download.
SuperEffective holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 212 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of SuperEffective's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pokodex's.
SuperEffective ships an update every 20 months, Pokodex weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SuperEffective | Pokodex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (212 ratings) — better | 4.3 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 67.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 212 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Isacson | Daniel Plata |
Customer experience
SuperEffective
Pokodex
In-app purchases
SuperEffective
No in-app purchases
Pokodex
- Premium weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium annual$12.991 Year
- Tiny Tip$1.99
- Small Tip$3.99
- Medium Tip$6.99
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- Big Tip$12.99
- Legendary Tip$19.99
- Premium lifetime$29.99
