Comparison

GO Field Guide vs PokéBase GO

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

Head to head
About

GO Field Guide

Enhance your augmented reality monster-catching game experience with up-to-date event information, raid guides, and research task details. Track your progress with checklists and stay informed about Pokémon evolutions and egg hatches.

Highlights
  • Event countdown timers
  • Complete Pokedex with search
  • Raid Boss and Shadow Counter guides
  • Research task and reward lists
  • Egg hatch lists
  • Checklists for achievements
Features
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GO Field Guide is a perfect tool to enhance your Pokemon GO Experience! GO Field Guide tool is made to assist you in playing Pokemon GO, It has up-to-date information for all Events along with local time, Raid Guides, Research task and rewards, Egg Hatch list, Checklist and much more... ---------------------------- Features: - Event Countdown Timer with Local event - Complete Pokedex along with Search by Type and Evolution Family - Add Event to the calendar - Push Notification Reminders - Checklist - Raid Boss List and Counters - Shadow Counters and Grunts Lineup - Egg Hatch List - Research Encounters - Special Research Tasks and Rewards - Special Evolutions lists - Buddy Distance List - Trainers Code - Type Effectiveness - Regional List - Search String Builder All of these in a compact size app of just less 30MB! --------------------------- Countdown Timer: Go Events tend to end without much fanfare. Whether it’s Community Day, the GO Fest or the soon-to-be-over Legendary Events, it can be easy to forget when these special events come to a close. If you just want to see how many hours are left before the event ends and event end time in our local time, the GO Field Guide may suffice — as long as you don’t mind popping open an App. Don't worry even if you forget we send Push notifications for important events! Dex: Complete Dex with complete details about the Pokemon along with Gym, PvP Movesets and CP Range for all levels. This does not stop here, you can even search Pokemon by Type, Moves, Weather Boost and much more. Add Event to calendar: With this feature, you can easily add the event details along with event start and end time to your calendar with just one tap! Checklists: Mark all your little achievements, GO Field Guide provides you with different Checklists to mark and share it with friends (especially for trading) From Regional Checklist to Lucky Checklist. Raid Boss Guide: Up to date list of current Raid Bosses along with all the information for the best counters, perfect IV, weather boost, type effectiveness and Raid Advice Shadow and Rocket Leaders Guide: Up to date list of Shadow Pokemon and Rocket Leaders lineup along with best counters to stop them. Field Research Task Rewards: Complete list of all research encounters, along with CP range, shiny chance. It also has a search feature so you can directly search for the reward of the required task ;) Special Research Tasks and Rewards: Complete list of Special Research Tasks and Rewards. Egg Hatch: Check the up-to-date list of the Pokémon you can get by hatching an egg, you can also filter by 2 Km, 5 Km, 7 Km or 10 Km. Special Evolutions: Want to find out which Pokemon evolves by which stone or lure module? GO Field Guide lists all the different Special Evolutions Trainers Code: Trainer Code section lists all the active trainers with which you can become friend, send and receive gifts daily. if you're active you can even get your trainer code listed! Type Effectiveness: Get the type effect information such as Super Effective, Weak to, not effective against! Regional List: List of all the Regionals and where can they be obtained ---------------------------- If you find any error or have anything to say. Let us know: randomwreck2016@gmail.com DISCLAIMER: GO Field Guide is a third-party app made by fans and players of Pokemon GO and is not affiliated with the Pokemon brand, Niantic, Pokemon Go, or Nintendo. Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/view/poketimer/home Terms of Service - https://sites.google.com/view/go-field-guide-tos/home

About

PokéBase GO

This app helps trainers plan battles and optimize their teams. It provides a searchable database of Pokémon stats, moves, and matchups, along with calculators for various battle formats and tier lists.

Highlights
  • Searchable Pokémon database
  • Type, stat, and move analysis
  • Battle calculators (DPS, PvP, Dynamax)
  • Ratings and tier lists
  • User Pokémon integration
Features
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Plan battles, compare stats, and find your best attackers. - Searchable database with types, stats, moves, and matchups - DPS, PvP, and Dynamax calculators - Ratings and tier lists - Use your own Pokémon in the tools

Screenshots

GO Field Guide4 screens
PokéBase GO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PokéBase GO at none against GO Field Guide's 2. PokéBase GO also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). GO Field Guide's advantage is ratings volume (464 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GO Field Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. PokéBase GO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PokéBase GO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GO Field Guide has 464 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of GO Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of PokéBase GO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GO Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, PokéBase GO every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GO Field Guide versus PokéBase GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGO Field GuidePokéBase GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (464 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings464 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagar VaghelaLimu Labs, LLC

Customer experience

GO Field Guide

All ratings464 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.3%

PokéBase GO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GO Field Guide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Checklists not saving properly
  • Ads with unresponsive close buttons
  • App crashing or freezing frequently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to link Pokémon GO account for automatic checklist sync
  • More detailed Pokédex with actual Pokémon images
  • Customizable event notifications and reminders
  • Improved friend code management and raid invites

PokéBase GO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GO Field Guide

Subscriptions2
  • GOFieldGuide Premium (1 Month)$1.491 Month
  • GOFieldGuide Premium (3 Month)$2.493 Months
None

PokéBase GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GO Field Guide free?
GO Field Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PokéBase GO free?
PokéBase GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GO Field Guide or PokéBase GO?
PokéBase GO is rated higher. GO Field Guide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 464 ratings, while PokéBase GO averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do GO Field Guide or PokéBase GO have ads?
Both GO Field Guide and PokéBase GO show ads.
Which is updated more often, GO Field Guide or PokéBase GO?
GO Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, and PokéBase GO every 2 days. Most recently, GO Field Guide was updated on October 14, 2026 and PokéBase GO on October 15, 2026.

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