Poke Battle vs SuperEffective
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poke Battle
Instantly find the best battle pairings without memorizing type weaknesses or searching through wikis. Access all stats and moves for strategic advantage.
- Instant battle pairing
- Type weakness lookup
- Type advantage guide
- All stats access
- All moves access
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SuperEffective
Instantly check Pokémon type matchups for attacking and defending. This app provides quick, clear information on strengths, weaknesses, and immunities, perfect for mid-battle decisions or team planning. It's designed for speed and accessibility.
- Type matchup lookup
- Attacking mode
- Defending mode
- Double weakness identification
- Immunity checks
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Quickly look up Pokémon type matchups with SuperEffective — a fast, beautiful type effectiveness checker. HOW IT WORKS Pick a type from the keyboard and instantly see which types it's strong against, weak to, or immune to. Switch between attacking and defending modes to see both sides of the matchup. • Attacking mode — see what a move of that type is effective against • Defending mode — select up to two types to see your Pokémon's weaknesses and resistances, including double weaknesses and immunities DESIGNED FOR QUICK LOOKUPS No clutter, no Pokédex to scroll through. Just tap a type and get your answer. Perfect for mid-battle checks or team building. ACCESSIBILITY Fully usable with VoiceOver, with natural sentence descriptions for every type matchup. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Nintendo, Game Freak, or The Pokémon Company. Pokémon and all related names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SuperEffective at none against Poke Battle's 1. Poke Battle's advantage is ratings volume (563 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Poke Battle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SuperEffective asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Poke Battle against 4.5 for SuperEffective. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poke Battle has 563 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Poke Battle ships an update monthly, SuperEffective every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poke Battle | SuperEffective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (563 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 563 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — 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 — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Isasi | Bastian Stien |
Bugs and requests
Poke Battle
Reported bugs
6 issues- Dragon type weakness data is incorrect
- Defending tab displays two scroll wheels unnecessarily
- Dual type selection multiplies effectiveness incorrectly for single-type Pokémon
- Purchase restoration fails and attempts to charge again
- Type effectiveness occasionally shows incorrect results
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- Duplicate Pokémon entries (e.g., two Eternatus)
Requested features
9 requests- Add Pokémon Sword & Shield generation
- Include Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Add Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (Gen 9)
- Include DLC Pokémon (Isle of Armor, Crown Tundra)
- Add missing Pokémon (Zeraura, Meltan, Eternatus variants)
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- Better support for Alolan and Galarian forms
- Pop-up menu for type selection instead of scrolling
- Android version availability
- In-app feedback/error reporting system
SuperEffective
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Poke Battle
- Poke Pro: Ad Free$1.99
SuperEffective
No in-app purchases
Questions
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