Guideys vs Cinnabar Lab
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.
Cinnabar Lab
This comprehensive Pokémon companion app offers an offline Pokédex, team builder, and type calculator. Track your progress, test your knowledge with quizzes, and access detailed information for any Pokémon game.
- Offline Pokédex with stats and move learnsets
- Game-specific filtering for regional Pokémon
- Living Dex tracker for completion progress
- Advanced team builder with type coverage analysis
- Type calculator for matchups
- Offline database for moves, items, and abilities
- Pokémon knowledge quizzes
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Cinnabar Lab is your all-in-one Pokémon companion — a fast, beautiful Pokédex, Living Dex tracker, and Team Builder backed by a complete offline database. POKÉDEX • Browse all Pokémon with instant search by name or number • Filter by multiple types at once and by generation • Pick your game to see its regional dex, sub-dexes, and catch locations • Full detail pages: base stats, abilities, evolutions, moves, type matchups, and alternate forms • Shiny toggle and Mega Dex LIVING DEX TRACKER • Track every Pokémon you've caught, per game or nationally • Multi-select type and generation filters • Live progress as you complete your collection TEAM BUILDER • Build and analyze teams with full type-coverage and weakness/resistance breakdowns • Import a team instantly from a plain text list • Add Megas, filter to final forms, exclude legendaries, and sort by base stats GAME CHALLENGES • Name That Pokémon, Type Challenge, Type Effectiveness, and Battle Challenge Everything works offline. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guideys at Free against Cinnabar Lab's $0.99. Guideys also leads on ratings volume (68 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Cinnabar Lab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
Guideys is free to download; Cinnabar Lab costs $0.99 up front. Guideys sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cinnabar Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cinnabar Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guideys has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guideys ships an update every 10 days, Cinnabar Lab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guideys | Cinnabar Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (68 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexyas | Randall Proulx |
Customer experience
Guideys
Cinnabar Lab
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
Cinnabar Lab
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
Cinnabar Lab
No in-app purchases









