Comparison

ProDex vs Poke Battle Buddy

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

Head to head
About

ProDex

This comprehensive companion app provides offline access to all Pokémon data across every game. It features advanced tools like a team builder and customizable checklists to enhance your gameplay and collection tracking.

Highlights
  • Offline Pokédex access
  • Team Builder for VGC and casual play
  • Shiny Hunt and collection checklists
  • Regional and National Pokédex modes
  • Advanced search filters
  • Detailed type matchup analysis
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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ProDex is the ultimate Pokédex companion, offering fast, offline access to all data from all games, from Pokémon Red & Blue up to the latest releases, including Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Champions. With everything in one place and always up-to-date, ProDex ensures you are ready to catch 'em all and lead the most epic battles. Use our advanced features, such as the Team Builder and customizable Checklists, and enjoy a deeper, more fun way to play. ADVANCED FEATURES ———————————— ProDex is a Pokédex, and much more. Enjoy exclusive features, whether you're battling competitively or hunting every rare Pokémon and Shiny: → Ultimate Team Builder Design, analyze, and save teams for VGC, single-player, or casual play. Check type weaknesses and stat spreads instantly for your entire team. → Catch Checklists (Including Shinies) Track your Pokédex progress across all Pokémon games and never lose sight of your Shiny Hunts and collection goals. → Regional or National Pokédex Choose the game you are currently playing to only see data specific to that game, or browse all data from all games without switching between versions using the National Pokédex mode. → Complete Offline Mode Access all application data, even without an Internet connection. Perfect for playing on the go. → Advanced Filters Find any Pokémon, Attack, TM, or Item instantly using highly customized search filters. → Advanced Type Chart Complete analysis tool for every single-type and double-type matchup. → iOS Optimized Design Enjoy a native and beautiful user interface, optimized for the latest Apple devices and style guidelines. → Dark Mode Optimized UI for comfortable, late-night gaming sessions. ALL GAMES, ALL DATA ———————————— ProDex provides all Regional Pokédexes and a Complete National Pokédex with easy-to-read information on all these elements: → Pokémon → Stats → Evolutions → Moves → Locations → Catch Rates → TMs (Technical Machines) → Abilities → Natures → Items (Held, Battle, Key) → Egg Groups → Move Tutors → Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and Champions Battle Teams → Tera Raid information → And more… DOWNLOAD PRODEX ———————————— Download ProDex today and transform your gaming experience. Access the ultimate guide, designed by Trainers, for Trainers. Legal and Terms ————————— This app is an unofficial app and is NOT affiliated, endorsed or supported by Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon company in any way. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and are supported under fair use. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and belong to Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. They are used in this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use, for the United States of America, or of the intellectual property code, for France. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement intended. Pokémon © 2002-2018 Pokémon. © 1995-2018 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Poke Battle Buddy

Quickly find type advantage information for Pokémon battles. Search for specific Pokémon to see their weaknesses or manually select types to understand interactions. Supports all Pokémon from the latest games and is useful for various titles like Pokémon Go and Sword/Shield.

Highlights
  • Type advantage information
  • Manual type selection
  • Search Pokémon by name
  • Physical vs. Special attack guidance
  • All Pokémon included
  • Compatible with multiple games
Features
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I designed Poke Battle Buddy to get you type advantage information as quickly as possible and in an easy to read format.  With 18 different types it is understandable to not have every single interaction memorized. With Battle Buddy you can: - Manually Select a Type or Types. - Search for Pokémon by name to quickly pull up their weaknesses. - Know if a Physical or Special attack will do better! - All Pokémon included, even from the newest games! - Use with Pokémon Go, Pokémon Sword/Shield, etc. Pokémon, Pokémon Go, all Pokémon images, and all Pokémon names used in the Poke Battle Buddy app are registered trademarks of The Pokémon Company International, Niantic, Inc., Gamefreak Inc., or Nintendo Co.. All rights reserved. No copyright infringement is intended and use of the images are believed to fall under Fair Use.

Screenshots

ProDex4 screens
Poke Battle Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ProDex at 5K against Poke Battle Buddy's 126. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ProDex sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Poke Battle Buddy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ProDex against 4.6 for Poke Battle Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProDex has 5K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of ProDex's written reviews are positive against 94% of Poke Battle Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProDex ships an update every 4 days, Poke Battle Buddy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ProDex versus Poke Battle Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProDexPoke Battle Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5K ratings) — better4.6 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews94.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better126
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWidoTodd Kelly

Customer experience

ProDex

All ratings4,922 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews1,093 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.3%

Poke Battle Buddy

All ratings121 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

ProDex

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Comprehensive Pokédex
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🔍 Detailed Pokémon information
  • 💡 Helpful team building tools
  • 🗺️ Accurate location data

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔍 Missing some Pokémon data
  • 🌐 Requires internet connection
  • 🇪🇸 Lack of language options (e.g. Spanish)

Poke Battle Buddy

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and understand
  • 💡 Great for learning type chart
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • ✨ Visually appealing design
  • ✅ Helpful for battles and raids

Room to improve

  • ❓ Confusing for some users
  • 🐢 Laggy on older devices
  • 🖼️ Blurred Pokémon images

Bugs and requests

ProDex

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Move description not loading for some moves
  • Pokémon type weaknesses not displaying correctly
  • Checklist feature crashing the app
  • Ads still showing up after purchasing premium

Requested features

7 requests
  • National Pokédex view
  • Ability to track caught Pokémon
  • Pokémon evolution information
  • Offline mode
  • Filters for Pokémon search
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  • Shiny Pokémon tracking in team builder
  • Gym leader and trainer team information

Poke Battle Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Numbers appear as '...'
  • App runs poorly with excess animation

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add Paldea Pokémon
  • Add new megas for Legends ZA
  • Add move sets
  • Log variant types (e.g., Female Indeedee)
  • Show EV yield
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  • Add new generation Pokémon (up to Scarlet/Violet)
  • Add Tera Raid Pokémon weakness calculator
  • Add abilities (e.g., Blaze, Libero)
  • Add move list (level learned, TMs)
  • Dark mode option
  • Team builder feature
  • Base stats
  • Locations
  • Move pools
  • Show what types a Pokémon is super effective/not effective against

In-app purchases

18 purchases

ProDex

Subscriptions2
  • Support to the project$0.991 Month
  • Big support to the project$2.991 Month
One-time16
  • Premium Ultra-Sun Ultra-Moon$0.99
  • Premium Soul Silver Heart Gold$0.99
  • Premium for Emerald$0.99
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  • Premium for Red Blue Yellow$0.99
  • Premium for Legends Z-A$1.49
  • Premium for Sword and Shield$1.99
  • Premium for FireRed, LeafGreen$1.99
  • Premium for Pokémon Let's Go$1.99
  • Premium Diamond Pearl remakes$1.99
  • Premium for Legends Arceus$1.99
  • Premium for Scarlet and Violet$1.99
  • Premium Pack Pokémon 3DS$2.99
  • Premium Pack Pokémon DS$2.99
  • Tips - Pay us a Cappuccino$2.99
  • Premium Pack Pokémon GameBoy$3.79
  • Premium Mega Pack Pokémon2 variants$5.99
4 purchases

Poke Battle Buddy

One-time4
  • Remove Ads and Support the Dev$1.99
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is ProDex free?
ProDex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poke Battle Buddy free?
Poke Battle Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ProDex or Poke Battle Buddy?
ProDex is rated higher. ProDex averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Poke Battle Buddy averages 4.6 from 126 ratings.
Do ProDex or Poke Battle Buddy have ads?
Both ProDex and Poke Battle Buddy show ads.
Which is updated more often, ProDex or Poke Battle Buddy?
ProDex ships an update every 4 days, and Poke Battle Buddy every 6 days. Most recently, ProDex was updated on October 30, 2026 and Poke Battle Buddy on October 24, 2026.

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