Comparison

PMBattle vs VGC Stats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PMBattle

This app provides comprehensive data and tools for Pokémon trainers. It offers popular battle teams, move look-ups, and an integrated database with real-time information from PGL and Smogon. Enhance your Pokémon battling skills with detailed strategies and team-building calculators.

Highlights
  • Popular Pokémon battle data
  • Rentable teams with usage stats
  • Move look-up functionality
  • Integrated Pokémon database
  • Real-time PGL and Smogon data
  • Team building and analysis tools
  • Community interaction
Features
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PMBattle is a 20th Anniversary Gift for all Pokémon lovers. We support data of the Sword and Shield timely. The latest battle data can make you enjoy Pokémon battle. It can enable you to master entire databases and achieve your goal to be Pokémon master. Including: 1. Popular Pokémon to battle 2. Renting teams any time 3. Moves look-up 4. Integrated database 5. Real time data from PGL and Smogon Module descriptions: 1. Popular matches are divided into Singles, Doubles, WCS, etc. and can be configured in settings to suit your preferences. 2. The QR team contains the current hot team, with usage and winning rates as references. The team is divided into Singles, Doubles. In team details, you can choose to open the team in an external browser for 3DS scanning and click on the “copy team" to collect the team locally. It is noted that the team's information(Natutre,EVs,IVs,Item and Ability)needs to be configured by yourself due to the different battle formats. 3. The Information from Smogon contains the big data of the battle platform. There are many top players who recommend strategies to direct you,especially if you are layman, how to play excellently. 4. The Pokémon zone includes boxes and team’s space. Boxes are where players collect Pokémon and can save the matching moves of different PM. The team’s space is a collection of Pokémon in boxes. To build a better team, the team details have joint anti-blind spot calculation and strike surface calculator, which easily find team’s drawbacks. 5. The toolbox currently contains information such as character / egg set / skill acquisition and various calculators. Meanwhile, the damage calculator have two languages, and you choose English or Chinese. 6. There are also Treasure Hunts, Quest, maps and recipes. 7. Finally, you can interact with other Pokémon trainers by our community to talk and share your topic.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

PMBattle4 screens
VGC Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PMBattle at 4.8 against VGC Stats's 4.3. PMBattle also leads on ratings volume (150 vs 6). VGC Stats's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PMBattle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and VGC Stats sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PMBattle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PMBattle has 150 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of PMBattle'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PMBattle ships an update weekly, VGC Stats every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PMBattle versus VGC Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPMBattleVGC Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (150 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings150 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云良 姚Feng Wang

Customer experience

PMBattle

All ratings150 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

VGC Stats

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PMBattle

One-time6
  • Chips$0.99
  • AI Chat Weekly Pass (7 Days)$0.99
  • Coffee$2.99
Show 3 more
  • AI Chat Monthly Pass (30 Days)$2.99
  • Remove ad$3.99
  • AI Chat Yearly Pass (365 Days)$19.99
4 purchases

VGC Stats

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Support Plan$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Support Plan$1.993 Months
  • Yearly Support Plan$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy the Developer a Coffee$0.99

Questions

Is PMBattle free?
PMBattle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VGC Stats free?
VGC Stats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PMBattle or VGC Stats?
PMBattle is rated higher. PMBattle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 150 ratings, while VGC Stats averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do PMBattle or VGC Stats have ads?
Both PMBattle and VGC Stats show ads.
Which is updated more often, PMBattle or VGC Stats?
PMBattle ships an update weekly, and VGC Stats every 10 days. Most recently, PMBattle was updated on November 1, 2026 and VGC Stats on October 30, 2026.

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