Comparison

FINAL FANTASY vs ShinyPokes

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

Head to head
About

FINAL FANTASY

Embark on a legendary quest to restore light to the world by becoming a Warrior of Light. This classic RPG features a beautifully remodeled 2D pixel art style and an enhanced soundtrack. Explore a vast world, switch character classes, and enjoy improved gameplay with modern conveniences.

Highlights
  • Remodeled 2D pixel graphics
  • Rearranged and original soundtrack options
  • Modernized UI and auto-battle
  • Gamepad support
  • Adjustable encounter rates and experience multipliers
  • Bestiary, illustration gallery, and music player
Currently charting
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A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics. All the magic of the original, with improved ease of play. Earth, fire, water, wind... The light that once shone within the four Crystals was lost. Darkness covered the land, until the only hope for humanity rested in legends past. Become the Warriors of Light and embark on your own journey to restore power to the Crystals and save the world. Switch between classes to improve your characters. Traverse the wide world with your airship and other vessels. Return to the game that started it all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■ Beautifully revived with new graphics and sound! ・Universally updated 2D pixel graphics, including the iconic FINAL FANTASY character pixel designs created by Kazuko Shibuya, the original artist and current collaborator. ・Beautifully rearranged soundtrack in a faithful FINAL FANTASY style, overseen by original composer Nobuo Uematsu. ■Improved gameplay! ・Including modernized UI, auto-battle options, and more. ・Also supports game pad controls, making it possible to play using a dedicated gamepad UI when connecting a gamepad to your device. ・Switch the soundtrack between the rearranged version, created for the pixel remaster, or the original version, capturing the sound of the original game. ・Now possible to switch between different fonts, including the default font and a pixel-based font based on the atmosphere of the original game. ・Additional boost features to expand gameplay options, including switching off random encounters and adjusting experience gained multipliers between 0 and 4. ・Dive into the world of the game with supplemental extras like the bestiary, illustration gallery, and music player. *One-time purchase. The app will not require any additional payments to play through the game after the initial purchase and subsequent download. *This remaster is based on the original "FINAL FANTASY" game released in 1987. Features and/or content may differ from previously rereleased versions of the game. [OS Compatibility] iOS 13.0 or higher [Applicable Devices] iPhone 6s, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 and higher

About

ShinyPokes

Track your shiny Pokémon hunts, manage your collection, and view in-game locations. Features include encounter counters, timers, and a Shiny Dex. Connect with a community of fellow hunters.

Highlights
  • Shiny hunt counter
  • Encounter timers
  • Shiny Dex and collection management
  • In-game location data
  • Multi-hunt support
  • Community feed and chat
Features
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ShinyPokes is an unofficial fan made tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with Nintendo, Game Freak or The Pokemon Company. Pokemon and Pokemon character names are their trademarks. The app contains no assets from any Pokemon game. ShinyPokes is a shiny hunting tracker. It counts your encounters, keeps your timers honest, logs every shiny you find and gives you one place to look back on all of them. Free, no ads, made by one person who hunts shinies too. WHAT IT DOES Hunt counter. Pick the Pokemon, the game and the method, and the app checks the combination is actually possible before you start. Count with a tap, watch the timer, and see your odds update as you go. Run up to four hunts at once in multi hunt. Put a hunt on hold and pick it up later. Shiny found. When it happens, log the catch with the ball, the gender, marks and a nickname. The hunt moves to your collection and your Shiny Dex fills in. Collection. Every shiny you have caught, with the game, the encounters and the time it took. Edit them, log past catches you found before the app, import a list, and share a card for each one. Shiny Dex. All 1025 Pokemon, with the ones you own lit up. Dex and Living Dex views. Locations. Where a Pokemon shows up in each game, and where the items are. Gen 1 shiny check. Enter the stats from a Generation 1 catch and see whether it will be shiny when it comes forward. Hunter levels. Encounters give a little XP, shinies give a lot. Your level shows as a border around your avatar. Turn it off if you would rather not. Community. A feed of recent finds, live hunts happening right now, leaderboards, community stats and a chat with channels for hunting, trades and showing off. Community events like the Bank Run, where you fill a bingo card of shinies before the old transfer service closes. Notifications. A mention in chat or a reply to your message reaches your phone. Same account everywhere. Sign in with Apple, Google, Discord or an emailed link. Everything you track in the app is on shinypokes.com too, and the other way round.

Screenshots

FINAL FANTASY4 screens
ShinyPokes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShinyPokes at Free against FINAL FANTASY's $9.99. ShinyPokes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). FINAL FANTASY's advantage is ratings volume (405 vs 5) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

ShinyPokes is free to download; FINAL FANTASY costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShinyPokes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FINAL FANTASY has 405 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FINAL FANTASY's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShinyPokes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FINAL FANTASY ships an update every 2 months, ShinyPokes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
FINAL FANTASY versus ShinyPokes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFINAL FANTASYShinyPokes
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (405 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings405 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB12 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIXTrevor Buchanan

Customer experience

FINAL FANTASY

All ratings401 ratings
Positive62.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative24.9%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral17.1%
Negative27.1%

ShinyPokes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FINAL FANTASY

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Master of I achievement not unlocking
  • 15 puzzle game not accessible
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Include bonus dungeons
  • Provide option to change font
  • Improve touch control precision

ShinyPokes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FINAL FANTASY

No in-app purchases

None

ShinyPokes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FINAL FANTASY free?
FINAL FANTASY costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShinyPokes free?
ShinyPokes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FINAL FANTASY or ShinyPokes?
ShinyPokes is rated higher. FINAL FANTASY averages 3.7 out of 5 from 405 ratings, while ShinyPokes averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do FINAL FANTASY or ShinyPokes have ads?
Neither FINAL FANTASY nor ShinyPokes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FINAL FANTASY or ShinyPokes?
FINAL FANTASY ships an update every 2 months, and ShinyPokes every 2 days. Most recently, FINAL FANTASY was updated on October 31, 2026 and ShinyPokes on October 24, 2026.

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