MHGU Database vs Prokedex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MHGU Database
A comprehensive offline reference guide for Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. Access detailed information on equipment, monsters, quests, skills, item combinations, and more. Features universal search and quick, load-time-free access to game data.
- Monster weakness and habitat data
- Equipment and weapon trees
- Quest details and rewards
- Item combination recipes
- Skill list and decorations
- Offline access
- Universal search
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Quick and easy to use Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate reference, including equipment, monsters, quests, skills, and more! This app is open source! Anyone who would like to help make the app better can contribute on github: https://github.com/JoeLago/MHGUDB-iOS Features Include: * Quest List with Goals, Subquest, and Rewards * Monster Weakness, Carves, and Habitats * Gathering Points with Drop Percentages * Full Weapon Trees with creation and upgrade materials * Armor List with Skills and creation materials * Palico Weapons with creation materials * Item Combinations * Decorations * Skill List * Linked cross-referencing for all data * Universal search for all the data in the app * Quick reference with no load times, no internet connection needed * Accurate data gathered from the game itself Email support@hunterdb.com if you are having issues or just want to request a feature!
Prokedex
Access comprehensive data for all pocket monsters across multiple game generations. Features include an interactive encyclopedia, teambuilder, and detailed move and ability information. Explore regions with interactive maps and track your progress with checklists.
- Monster encyclopedia with detailed stats
- Interactive regional maps
- Teambuilder with cloud sharing
- Comprehensive moves and abilities dex
- Type weakness and resistance calculator
- Caught checklist and living dex tracker
- Shiny hunting tracker
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Contains detailed data for all Monsters to date, support for all games from Generation 1 to Generation 9 Multi-Language (available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portugues, Russian and Japanese). Can work without internet connection. Features: Encyclopedia A complete Encyclopedia that includes all the data of each pocket monster including biologies, abilities, breeding and training data, locations, moves, sprites, etc... Interactive maps for all regions and routes Explore routes and regions with interactive maps to discover the locations of all pocket monsters. Teambuilder A complete Teambuilder with which you will create the team of your dreams, plus you can share it on our cloud server with other trainers. Moves Dex See all the details of each move, by level, TM/HM/TR, egg moves, by breeding, event and more. Ability Dex See all the information about the abilities and which Pocket monsters learn them. Types dex Calcule the weaknesses and resistances for every combination of types. Caught checklist and Living Dex Manage your caught list for each game, including regional and national Dex. Comparator Quickly compare monsters to see their differences in stats, abilities and types Items Dex Discover the data and locations of all the objects categorized by each game. Shiny Hunting Track and hunt all the shinies and complete the Living Shiny Dex!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MHGU Database at none against Prokedex's 2. MHGU Database also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 82%). Prokedex's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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. Prokedex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MHGU Database asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MHGU Database against 4.8 for Prokedex. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MHGU Database has 5.6K ratings behind it against 996, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of MHGU Database's written reviews are positive against 82% of Prokedex's.
MHGU Database ships an update every 5 months, Prokedex weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MHGU Database | Prokedex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better | 4.8 (996 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 996 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Lagomarsino | Alexandru Raul Contor Nagy |
Customer experience
MHGU Database
Prokedex
User reviews
MHGU Database
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful database
- 👍 Accurate information
- 🚀 Easy to navigate
- 🚀 Quick search
- 👍 Useful for newcomers
Room to improve
- 🔍 Needs better organization
- 🔍 Difficult to find information
- 🔍 Missing some key quest details
- 🔍 Lacking monster descriptions
- 🔍 No armor set builder
Prokedex
From 996 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Informative and comprehensive
- 🚀 Easy to navigate
- 💡 Helpful for Nuzlocke runs
- 👍 Nostalgic and refreshing
- 👍 Covers all generations of Pokémon
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on certain features
- 💡 Missing some Pokémon information
- 🔍 Difficulty finding specific Pokémon
- 💰 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
MHGU Database
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect quest information
- Search bar not working
Requested features
5 requests- Add armor set builder
- Improve search functionality
- Include more details on quests and items
- Add monster descriptions
- Expand to other Monster Hunter games
Prokedex
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to view Nincada's evolution
- Saved notes for shiny hunting disappearing
- Default game setting not saving
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to search by Pokédex number
- Option to reorder built teams list
- Pokémon Go integration
- Nuzlocke tracking features
- Ability to nickname Pokémon in team builder
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- Who's That Pokémon? feature
- Pokémon Gym maker
In-app purchases
MHGU Database
No in-app purchases
Prokedex
- PRO Upgrade2 variants$5.99
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