D3 Buddy for Diablo 3 vs D2 Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D3 Buddy for Diablo 3
Access a comprehensive game database for items and skills, and view hero rankings and build details. Save your favorite items, skills, and heroes for easy access. Supports multiple languages for a global player base.
- Game item and skill database
- Hero rankings and build information
- Favorite item, skill, and hero collection
- Dynamic data updates
- Multi-language support
- Ad-free experience
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『 Functions 』 -【Database】Check out and search all sorts of items and skills. -【Leaderboard】Browse hero rankings, profiles, items, skills, and builds information. -【Favorite】Collect items, skills, and even heroes for quick browsing next time. -【Internationalization】4 languages can be switched inner the App at any time to meet the habits of players in various regions. 『 Features 』 -【Fast】All data in the database is dynamically updated 「without waiting」 for data to be loaded and updated. -【Multi-language】The language can be switched at any time in the app, and there is 「no need to wait and restart」 for the language switching, which meets the players of different regions and languages. -【Concise】No ads, remain true to our original aspiration. D3 Buddy - Nephalems' best choice!
D2 Helper
This app serves as a comprehensive offline reference for Diablo II players. It allows you to explore runes, runewords, and Horadric Cube recipes, and manage your in-game item collection.
- Browse runes and runewords
- Filter runewords by type, sockets, ladder
- Find runeword combinations
- Track Holy Grail collection
- Manage item mules
- Look up Horadric Cube recipes
- Offline functionality
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The ultimate Diablo II reference companion. Browse all runes and runewords, filter by type, sockets, and ladder status, and find runeword combinations from runes you own. Track your Holy Grail collection, manage mules, and look up Horadric Cube recipes — all offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: D2 Helper at none against D3 Buddy for Diablo 3's 1. D2 Helper also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). D3 Buddy for Diablo 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. D3 Buddy for Diablo 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. D2 Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
D2 Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 226 and 200 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of D3 Buddy for Diablo 3's written reviews are positive against 96% of D2 Helper's.
D3 Buddy for Diablo 3 ships an update every 2 months, D2 Helper every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | D3 Buddy for Diablo 3 | D2 Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (226 ratings) | 4.9 (200 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 200 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Concentrated Star River Technology Co., Ltd | Luca Naterop |
Customer experience
D3 Buddy for Diablo 3
D2 Helper
Bugs and requests
D3 Buddy for Diablo 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
D2 Helper
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes too often
- Unable to go back to check off sheet
- Some rune words are not real
- Random crashes
- Get stuck in a section with no way to go back
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- Few rune words need updated
Requested features
19 requests- Add recipe for upgrading set items
- Add unique item drop locations and percentages
- Add filter for missile weapons
- Organize found items better (e.g., by character)
- Sort uniques and sets by level
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- Add a character builder
- Include skill tree references
- Add crafted item section
- Add skill point builder
- Add gem transmutation recipes
- Add item type to sort feature for runes
- Add export feature for spreadsheets
- Add quantity of runes and gems tracking
- Add crafting recipes
- Add ability to select one rune to see all possible runewords
- Add filter for runewords by equipment type
- Add pictures for uniques
- Add ability to write what char had item in inventory
- Add comment or mule locations to found items
In-app purchases
D3 Buddy for Diablo 3
- All features of Simulator$1.99
D2 Helper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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