Comparison

AC Helper vs Pokodex

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

Head to head
About

AC Helper

This app helps players track their progress in a popular life simulation game. It provides comprehensive information on in-game collectibles, a turnip price prediction system, and a detailed catalog of items. Users can manage their collections, favorite villagers, and plan their island designs.

Highlights
  • Turnip price predictions
  • Collectible tracking (bugs, fish, fossils)
  • Full furniture and clothing catalog
  • Villager information and favorites
  • Daily event dashboard
  • K.K. Slider music player
  • Custom item lists
Features
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AC Helper is a companion app for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You'll get access to all the information you need to catch all the bugs, fishes and fossils of the game. And above all, you'll find a turnips prices predictions built in! You can also have push notifications at 8 am and 12 to get the latest average prices prediction for your in game store. And we also display an awesome charts and profits estimate. You can add anything you see in the app to your collection. So you can keep track of your collected fossils, captured fishes, bugs and cataloged furnitures. You can even browse and add villagers as favourite. AC Helper also let you access the whole furnitures catalog. You can browse all the stuff, being furnitures, clothes anything. AC Helper offer powerful sort and search features for you to get access to any information the most convenient way possible. Features: - Dashboard updated daily with ongoing events on your islands, your collection progress, villager birthday, turnips predictions and many more! - Music player: From the Dashboard you can play any music from K.K Slider. - Add your in game turnip buy prices and you'll get daily averages prices predictions. You'll not even need to launch the game anymore in order to get an idea of your in game store buy price. - And if you subscribe to our AC Helper+ subscription, you'll get daily push notification, so you'll not even to launch the app anymore? (Not sure that's good for us haha). - Catalog: Browse the whole furnitures, clothes, home design, fences etc... You can search and sort them in a way that's impossible from within the game itself. - Turnips: The app have a built in prices predictions algorithm, once you'll have added your Sunday buy price and Monday first price from your in game store the application will start to make daily predictions. The more prices you add during the week the better it'll be. - Turnip.Exchange integration! - AC Helper will also send you daily notifications at 8 and 12 with your current prices prediction if you're subscribed to our AC+ subscription. - Items list: You can create custom items list, set a name, add an icon, you'll then be able to add items into it. Very handy for house planning. - Villagers: You can browse and get information on any villagers and also add them as your favourite. You can also see items they have in their houses. - My Stuff: This is the part of the app where you can find anything your starred within the app. This is your catalog. - iCloud synchronisation of your items collection. AC Helper is a fully open source application, you can find us on Github and contribute to the app. Any kind of feedback is welcome. And we plan to continue to add features as long as the game is alive. Thanks for your support! Some features of this app are behind an optional auto-renewable subscription: A $1.49 per month purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Term of use: https://github.com/Dimillian/ACHNBrowserUI/blob/master/term-of-use.md#ac-helper-term-of-use Privacy policy: https://github.com/Dimillian/ACHNBrowserUI/blob/master/privacy-policy.md#ac-helper-privacy-policy

About

Pokodex

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for Pokopia players, offering detailed information on creature types, rarity, abilities, and locations. It also provides crafting recipes and tracks player progress, including tamed creatures and unlocked recipes. The app works offline and receives automatic updates.

Highlights
  • Creature type and rarity details
  • Ditto ability information
  • Exact creature appearance locations
  • Habitat requirements (blocks, items, weather, time)
  • Item and ingredient crafting recipes
  • Tamed creature and habitat progress tracking
  • Offline database access
Features
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Pokodex is the companion Pokopedia app designed for Pokopia players who want to do less guessing and more building. Learn about types, rarity, the useful abilities they teach Ditto, and the exact location where they appear. Then discover how to actually obtain them: every habitat in the game is detailed with the blocks, items, layouts, weather, and times of day that trigger each appearance. Need to craft something? Search by item or ingredient and go directly to the recipe. No more digging through menus or wasting resources. As you play, check off the creatures you've tamed, the habitats you've built, and the recipes you've unlocked. Pokodex automatically tracks your progress—and manages multiple profiles, so everyone on the same Switch has their own save file. Everything works offline. The complete database is included in the app, and community-verified updates arrive automatically as players make new discoveries. Free download. Just Pokopia. Pokodex is released alongside Pokopia and is updated regularly as soon as new discoveries are confirmed by the community. -- Legal Disclaimer This app is an unofficial fan application and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, GAME FREAK, or The Pokémon Company. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and used 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 Fair Use laws in the United States of America or the French Intellectual Property Code. Pokémon and the names of Pokémon characters are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement is intentional. Pokémon © 2002-2026 Pokémon. © 1995-2026 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/pokodex-privacy/inicio Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/pokodex-terms/inicio

Screenshots

AC Helper4 screens
Pokodex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AC Helper at none against Pokodex's shown. AC Helper also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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. AC Helper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Pokodex sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AC Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AC Helper has 392 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of AC Helper's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pokodex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AC Helper ships an update every 2 days, Pokodex weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AC Helper versus Pokodex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAC HelperPokodex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (392 ratings) — better4.3 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better67.3% of reviews
Number of ratings392 — better60
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas RicouardDaniel Plata

Customer experience

AC Helper

All ratings392 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative9.3%

Pokodex

All ratings60 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative28.8%

Bugs and requests

AC Helper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Critterpedia pages not loading
  • Villager page crashes
  • Catalog not updating correctly
  • iCloud sync not working
  • Turnip price editing issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add new villagers and items
  • Allow time/date changes
  • Improve Dodo code/Dream code features
  • Add flower/hybrid tracking
  • Sync with external websites/services

Pokodex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AC Helper

Subscriptions2
  • AC Helper+ Monthly$1.491 Month
  • AC Helper+ Yearly$14.491 Year
One-time1
  • AC Helper+ Lifetime$9.99
9 purchases

Pokodex

Subscriptions3
  • Premium weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium annual$12.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tiny Tip$1.99
  • Small Tip$3.99
  • Medium Tip$6.99
Show 3 more
  • Big Tip$12.99
  • Legendary Tip$19.99
  • Premium lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is AC Helper free?
AC Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pokodex free?
Pokodex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AC Helper or Pokodex?
AC Helper is rated higher. AC Helper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 392 ratings, while Pokodex averages 4.3 from 60 ratings.
Do AC Helper or Pokodex have ads?
Pokodex shows ads; AC Helper does not.
Which is updated more often, AC Helper or Pokodex?
AC Helper ships an update every 2 days, and Pokodex weekly. Most recently, AC Helper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pokodex on October 25, 2026.

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