Speedruns browser vs VGC Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speedruns browser
This app allows users to browse and discover speedrunning content for various games. You can search for games, runners, view leaderboards, and watch speedruns and live streams. It also supports adding games to favorites and offers a dark mode.
- Search games, series, and runners
- Browse platforms and popular games
- Favorite games for quick access
- Watch speedruns and live streams
- View personal bests and leaderboards
- Dark mode support
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Features included: - Searching for specific games, series or runners. - Browsing through all available platforms and most popular games. - Add games to favourites for faster and convenient access. - View most of the speed runs (support for youtube and twitch videos). - Check user's personal bests. - View latest leaderboards for specific speedrun category. - View live streams from the most popular speed runners. - Dark mode supported.
VGC Helper
This app assists players in building competitive teams for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles. It offers tools for damage calculation, speed ranking, and live battle assistance, along with comprehensive team management and Poképaste integration.
- Team Builder
- Damage Calculator
- Speed Ranking Calculator
- Battle Assistant
- Poképaste Support
- Team Management
- Pokémon/Move/Ability/Item Search
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VGC Helper is your Ranked Battles companion app. • Features: - Team Builder - Damage calc - Speed ranking calc - Battle assistant for live calcs - Teams list management - Full Poképaste support - View team summaries such as type defenses, speeds, move coverage, etc. - Search Pokémon, Move, Abilities, and Items while sorting by convenient information - Search Pokémon, Move, Abilities, and Items from popular usage rankings • Disclaimer: Pokémon is a trademark of Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak. No copyright or trademark infringement is intended. VGC Helper is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speedruns browser at none against VGC Helper's 3. Speedruns browser also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). VGC Helper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (550 vs 14). On price, ads 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. VGC Helper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Speedruns browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speedruns browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VGC Helper has 550 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Speedruns browser's written reviews are positive against 91% of VGC Helper's.
Speedruns browser ships an update every 4 months, VGC Helper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speedruns browser | VGC Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.8 (550 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 550 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kacper Mazurkiewicz | John Rommel Estropia |
Customer experience
Speedruns browser
VGC Helper
Bugs and requests
Speedruns browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VGC Helper
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tatsugiri only learns 4 moves (Draco Meteor, Helping Hand, Muddy Water, Celebrate)
- Level select for team building non-functional
- Team reorganization causes duplicate teams and override issues
- Overridden teams become uneditable until menu exit
- Missing Pokémon data for certain species (e.g., Emboar)
Requested features
10 requests- Shiny Pokémon option/toggle
- Pokémon Box for storing specific builds
- Save individual Pokémon builds across teams
- Ability to set exact EV values
- Level selection beyond level 50
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- Regulation G and Regulation I support
- Regulation E Pokémon and movesets
- Battle feature for playing against friends
- Folder system to organize teams
- Character images or Pokémon thumbnails
In-app purchases
Speedruns browser
No in-app purchases
VGC Helper
- Tip a Sandwich$0.99
- Tip 5 Sandwiches$4.99
- Tip 10 Sandwiches$9.99
