AC Helper vs PocketDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PocketDex
This unofficial companion guide helps you track your progress in Pokopia. Monitor your Pokémon collection, discover habitats, and manage in-game items and recipes. It's a comprehensive tool for explorers and collectors.
- Track Pokédex progress
- Filter Pokémon by type, status, name
- Optimize Pokémon house neighbors
- Explore Pokémon habitats and conditions
- Detailed Pokémon profiles
- Browse furniture, items, and recipes
- Track collectibles (relics, fossils, CDs)
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This is an unofficial companion guide for the game and is not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, or The Pokémon Company. Track everything in the game! PocketDex helps you track every friend, habitat, and discovery across the game's regions. - Track your Pokédex progress by seeing which Pokemon you've befriended and which ones are still missing. - Quickly filter by type, status, or name to find the Pokémon you need. - Optimize the neighbors for each Pokémon's house. - Explore habitats to learn where Pokémon appear and what items or conditions are required to encounter them. - Each Pokémon includes a detailed profile with types, locations, and specialties. - Look up all furniture and items in the game and their possible sources or ways to learn how to craft. - Browse every crafting and cooking recipe and building kit to plan your crafting and construction. - Track your collected relics, fossils and CDs to complete your collectibles. Some data was compiled using community resources, Facebook groups, reddit threads and other fansites - Special credits to Serebii.net and Bulbapedia for some of the information. Legal Disclaimer PocketDex is an unofficial fan-made companion app designed to help players explore the game's region more easily. This app provides informational references about Pokémon, habitats, and gameplay mechanics so players can track their discoveries and organize their progress. PocketDex is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Nintendo, GAME FREAK, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company. All Pokémon names, characters, and related trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo, GAME FREAK, and The Pokémon Company. Some images and game-related assets used in this app may be copyrighted by their respective owners and are included for informational and reference purposes only. No copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PocketDex at 4.9 against AC Helper's 4.6. PocketDex also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 81%). AC Helper's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. AC Helper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and PocketDex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PocketDex holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 392 and 199 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of AC Helper's written reviews are positive against 98% of PocketDex's.
AC Helper ships an update every 2 days, PocketDex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AC Helper | PocketDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (392 ratings) | 4.9 (199 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 392 — better | 199 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Ricouard | Mor Almalach |
Customer experience
AC Helper
PocketDex
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
PocketDex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AC Helper
- AC Helper+ Monthly$1.491 Month
- AC Helper+ Yearly$14.491 Year
- AC Helper+ Lifetime$9.99
PocketDex
- Tip$2.99









