Comparison

Pokémon HOME vs Snap! Damage Calc

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

Head to head
About

Pokémon HOME

This app serves as a cloud-based hub for all your Pokémon, allowing you to manage, trade, and organize your collection. You can bring Pokémon from various core games and trade them globally, complete your Pokédex, and receive special gifts.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based Pokémon storage
  • Cross-game Pokémon transfer
  • Global Pokémon trading
  • National Pokédex completion
  • Mystery Gift reception
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Pokémon HOME is a cloud-based service, designed as a place where all of your Pokémon can gather. ▼ Manage your Pokémon! You can bring any Pokémon that has appeared in a core Pokémon game to Pokémon HOME. You can also bring certain Pokémon from Pokémon HOME for Nintendo Switch to any compatible video game titles. ▼ Trade Pokémon with players around the world! If you have a smart device, you’ll be able to trade Pokémon with players around the world anytime you want, anywhere you are. Enjoy different ways of trading, too, like the Wonder Box and GTS! ▼ Complete the National Pokédex! You’ll be able to complete your National Pokédex by bringing lots of Pokémon to Pokémon HOME. You’ll also be able to check out all the moves and Abilities your Pokémon have. ▼ Receive Mystery Gifts! You’ll be able to quickly and conveniently receive Mystery Gifts using your smart device! ■ Terms of Use Please read the Terms of Use before using this service. ■ Compatible Systems Pokémon HOME can be used on devices with the following OSes. iOS 16.0 and above NOTE: Please be aware that Pokémon HOME may not work on certain devices. ■ Questions Should you have any questions, please use the contact form found in Pokémon HOME. Questions submitted without using the contact form may take longer to be addressed.

About

Snap! Damage Calc

This app simplifies Pokémon battle calculations by allowing users to snap photos of team previews and automatically load Pokémon data. It helps track battle logs, perform cumulative damage calculations, and compare speed tiers quickly, all within a 45-second timeframe.

Highlights
  • Photo-based Pokémon data import
  • Automatic team preview analysis
  • Cumulative damage calculation
  • Speed tier comparison chart
  • Battle logging and filtering
  • Save party data for faster input
Features
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The 45-second damage calculator built for Pokémon Champions. Too slow at damage calcs to beat the match timer? We made calculating as effortless as it gets. Fully supports both the mobile and Switch versions. ■ Just snap a photo and pick Take a picture of the team preview screen, and all 12 Pokémon — yours and your opponent's — load automatically. From there, just pick the Pokémon, move, and stats. No more typing names into a search box over and over. Snap your party screen to save your Pokémon's abilities, items, moves, and EVs, and it gets even faster. ■ Log battles on the spot When the calc is done, record the opposing team, both sides' picks, and notes right then and there. Filter your battle record by Pokémon or rating range and dig into your results. Spot tough matchups, winning picks, and underperforming Pokémon at a glance! ■ Cumulative damage calc Want to know if Stealth Rock + Garchomp's Earthquake + Mimikyu's Shadow Sneak adds up to a KO? Just tap "Add damage" during a calc — you'll have the answer within 45 seconds. A calculation no other app can do, done faster than any of them. ■ Speed comparison at a glance Neutral or +Speed natures, Choice Scarf, Swift Swim... untangle complex speed tiers mid-battle in a single look. All 12 Pokémon lined up on one chart! Losing to "wait, they outsped me?!" ends today. ■ Trusted by 19,500+ trainers Ever since going viral with 6,289 likes and 1,340,000 views, word of mouth keeps bringing in new trainers. More than 19,500 trainers already use Snap! Damage Calc. Top-ranked players use it too — climb your way to Champion with us! ==================== This is an unofficial, fan-made app with no affiliation to Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., Pokémon Works, or any related rights holders. Pocket Monsters and Pokémon are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Pokémon HOME4 screens
Snap! Damage Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snap! Damage Calc at 90% against Pokémon HOME's 38%. Snap! Damage Calc also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Pokémon HOME's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Pokémon HOME sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Snap! Damage Calc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap! Damage Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pokémon HOME has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Pokémon HOME's written reviews are positive against 90% of Snap! Damage Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pokémon HOME ships an update every 2 months, Snap! Damage Calc every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pokémon HOME versus Snap! Damage Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokémon HOMESnap! Damage Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (16K ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Pokemon CompanyIkko Kojima

Customer experience

Pokémon HOME

All ratings15,703 ratings
Positive67.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative23.9%
Written reviews1,572 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral16.2%
Negative46.1%

Snap! Damage Calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%

Bugs and requests

Pokémon HOME

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • GTS flooded with impossible trade requests
  • Room trades frequently kick users out
  • Pokémon disappearing after transfer
  • Unable to log in or restore premium subscription

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow trading of mythical Pokémon
  • Add filters to GTS to prevent impossible trades
  • Implement reverse GTS search
  • Enable Pokémon evolution during trades
  • Sync Pokédex data between mobile and Switch versions

Snap! Damage Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pokémon HOME

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Plan for 1 month$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plan for 3 months$4.993 Months
  • Premium Plan for 12 months$15.991 Year
3 purchases

Snap! Damage Calc

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$39.901 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$100.00

Questions

Is Pokémon HOME free?
Pokémon HOME is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snap! Damage Calc free?
Snap! Damage Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pokémon HOME or Snap! Damage Calc?
Snap! Damage Calc is rated higher. Pokémon HOME averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Snap! Damage Calc averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pokémon HOME or Snap! Damage Calc have ads?
Snap! Damage Calc shows ads; Pokémon HOME does not.
Which is updated more often, Pokémon HOME or Snap! Damage Calc?
Pokémon HOME ships an update every 2 months, and Snap! Damage Calc every 3 days. Most recently, Pokémon HOME was updated on October 30, 2026 and Snap! Damage Calc on October 24, 2026.

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