MHGU Database vs P5R Guide
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!
P5R Guide
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for Persona 5 Royal, offering detailed information on confidants, personas, and in-game mechanics. It helps players master every aspect of the game, from dialogue choices to persona fusion, ensuring a smoother and more informed gameplay experience.
- Confidant availability and unlock info
- Full dialogue answers
- Comprehensive Persona Dex
- Persona Fusion Calculator
- Shadow weaknesses & item drops
- Skills and Items database
- Puzzle answers
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P5R Guide: Ultimate Companion for Persona 5 Royal Confidant guide, Persona dex, Shadow negotiations, Skills and Items database. Unleash your full potential as a Phantom Thief with the definitive P5R Guide app! Master Every Confidant • Confidant availability and unlock info • Full dialogue answers • Ability & gift guide Persona Mastery • Comprehensive Persona Dex • Detailed stats, elemental affinities, itemization, and skills • Persona Fusion Calculator Shadows Guide • Shadow weaknesses & item drops • Negotiation answer guide Skills & Item DB • Comprehensive guide of Skills and Items from the game Ace Every Challenge • Answers for classroom, TV, and crossword puzzles User-Friendly Design • Intuitive navigation • Fast search Whether you're a first-time player or a seasoned veteran, the P5R Guide elevates your Persona 5 Royal experience. Navigate the streets of Tokyo, forge unbreakable bonds, and change hearts with confidence! Disclaimer: This application is an unofficial guide for Persona 5 Royal This app is not associated, affiliated, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Atlus or SEGA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MHGU Database at none against P5R Guide's 1. MHGU Database also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 298). P5R Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. P5R Guide 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 4.9 for P5R Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MHGU Database has 5.6K ratings behind it against 298, 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 98% of P5R Guide's.
MHGU Database ships an update every 5 months, P5R Guide every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | MHGU Database | P5R Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better | 4.9 (298 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 298 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — 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 | 43 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joe Lagomarsino | Alven Wang |
Customer experience
MHGU Database
P5R Guide
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
P5R Guide
From 298 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean, simple, and intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Fast and convenient access to information
- 📚 Comprehensive Persona 5 Royal compendium
- 🔗 Eliminates need for multiple browser tabs
- 💯 Excellent fusion calculator
Room to improve
- 🚫 Limited to Persona 5 Royal only
- ❌ Missing social stat boost information
- ❌ No item location guides
- ❌ Lacks calendar system for availability
- ❌ No persona location information (Mementos/Palaces)
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
P5R Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fusion recipe inconsistencies (e.g., Cybele fusion producing Scathach instead)
- Some text dialogue entries are incorrect
- Enemy weakness data contains errors
- Missing speed reader book location information
Requested features
20 requests- Persona 3 Reload guide app
- Persona 4 Golden guide app
- Social stat boost tracking and locations
- Item guide and location database
- Calendar system showing confidant availability
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- Persona location finder (Mementos/Palace floors)
- Skill card and itemization search feature
- Party member skill unlock information
- Persona filtering by arcana and level range
- Sae Nijima interrogation scene answers
- Job quiz answers guide
- Satanael fusion guide for New Game+
- Persona negotiation dialogue choices
- Compendium entries and persona descriptions
- Twin's special assignment timeline
- Persona build recommendations
- Baton Pass and jazz leveling guide
- Searchable persona database before catching
- Weapons and armor guide
- Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden guides
In-app purchases
MHGU Database
No in-app purchases
P5R Guide
- Support this app$2.99
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