Guideys vs Wind Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guideys
This app serves as a comprehensive reference for Pokémon Sword and Shield players. It provides detailed information on Pokémon, their abilities, stats, and more, all accessible offline with advanced search and filtering options.
- Galar Pokedex data
- Dens and Locations
- Moves, Items, and Abilities
- Gigantamax and Regional Forms
- Offline functionality
- Instant search and advanced filters
- Dark mode and customization
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Guideys helps you get the most out of Pokémon Sword and Shield! Learn all about Galar Pokémon with this powerful reference app, which includes: - Pokémon - Dens - Locations - Moves - Items - Gigantamax Forms - Regional Forms - Curries - Abilities - Stats - Evolutions - Weaknesses - Breeding - And much more! App Features: - No ads - Dark mode - Instant search - Works offline - Advanced filters - Large text support - iPad support - App customization - And much more! Pokémon and respective names are © 1995-2020 Pokémon / Nintendo. Hexyas LLC is not associated with Nintendo. Use of materials is in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. For more information, please review the copyright section in the app.
Wind Companion
Navigate The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with an unofficial offline map. Find dungeons, items, and collectibles. Track your progress with a checklist and customize map icons to see only what you need. Sync your data across devices with iCloud.
- Offline map for Wind Waker
- Location tracking for dungeons and items
- Collectible checklist
- Customizable map icons
- Detailed item descriptions
- iCloud data sync
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Unofficial offline map for The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. The map features the locations of: - Dungeons - Items - Piece of Hearts - Charts If there is additional information available, just tap on the icon in the map to get a detailed description in a popup. All collectible items can be tracked with a checklist and the shown icons on the map can be modified, so you only see your missing ones. To backup your data or to share it with multiple devices you can use the iCloud sync. Disclaimer: Wind Companion is a third party App. The developer of this software is not affiliated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in any way. However, the creation and maintenance is permitted until withdrawal from Nintendo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Guideys at none against Wind Companion's shown. Guideys also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Wind Companion's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Guideys sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Wind Companion sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wind Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 33 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Guideys's written reviews are positive against 80% of Wind Companion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Guideys ships an update every 10 days, Wind Companion monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guideys | Wind Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (71 ratings) | 4.7 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexyas | Sebastian Kruse |
Customer experience
Guideys
Wind Companion
Bugs and requests
Guideys
Reported bugs
2 issues- Rockruff and its evolution have issues (only Midday has evolutions)
- Zygarde 10% and 50% forms are mixed up
Requested features
14 requests- Scarlet and Violet version
- Option to add number of Pokémon obtained and nicknames
- Catch rate for each Pokeball on each Pokémon
- Filter Pokémon by weather condition
- Group late-game Pokémon separately from early/mid-game Pokémon
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- Organize Areas tab by in-game order
- National Dex view
- List of trade item locations
- List of where certain Pokémon are found
- Indication of Sword/Shield exclusives
- Curry guide
- Show Pokémon that use evolution items
- Add Pokémon that didn't go into Sword & Shield
- Link code feature
Wind Companion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guideys
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Premium Upgrade$3.99
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- Large Tip$4.99
Wind Companion
- Unlock all our apps$2.491 Month
- Unlock all our apps$5.993 Months
- Unlock all our apps$9.996 Months
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- Unlock all our apps$14.991 Year
- Tiny Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Small Tip$2.99
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- Big Tip$4.99
- Glorious Tip$9.99
