Comparison

AC Helper vs Tomo Catalog

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

Tomo Catalog

This unofficial guide helps you manage your island life with a comprehensive item catalog and an interactive resident planner. Track your collected items and design your island's Mii residents. Unlock full features with a Pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Complete trackable item catalog
  • Detailed item information
  • Searchable item database
  • Interactive Mii resident planner
  • Resident personality and relationship planning
  • Export resident planner as image
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Tomo Catalog is an unofficial companion guide for making the most of your quirky friend-filled island life. COMPLETE TRACKABLE ITEM CATALOG Browse the complete item catalog, including Food, Goods, Small Quirks, Treasures, Clothing, Interior Sets, Objects, Landscaping, Facilities, and Travel Tickets. Each item includes detailed information such as unlock methods, important stats, and color variants. Search within each category or across the entire catalog. Track the items you've collected and unlocked so far up to 50% for free, or the complete collection with Pro. INTERACTIVE MII RESIDENT PLANNER Design and plan your island’s complete collection of up to Mii 70 residents, including personalities, relationships, and other details. Export your resident planner as an image to share online. DISCLAIMER Tomo Catalog is an unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by any game publisher, developer, or platform owner.

Screenshots

AC Helper4 screens
Tomo Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AC Helper at none against Tomo Catalog's shown. AC Helper also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (81% vs 58%). 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 Tomo Catalog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 392 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of AC Helper's written reviews are positive against 58% of Tomo Catalog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AC Helper ships an update every 2 days, Tomo Catalog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AC Helper versus Tomo Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAC HelperTomo Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (392 ratings) — better4.4 (102 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings392 — better102
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas RicouardJustin Samsom

Customer experience

AC Helper

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

Tomo Catalog

All ratings101 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

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

Tomo Catalog

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
1 purchases

Tomo Catalog

One-time1
  • Tomodachi Catalog Pro$4.99

Questions

Is AC Helper free?
AC Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tomo Catalog free?
Tomo Catalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AC Helper or Tomo Catalog?
AC Helper is rated higher. AC Helper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 392 ratings, while Tomo Catalog averages 4.4 from 102 ratings.
Do AC Helper or Tomo Catalog have ads?
Tomo Catalog shows ads; AC Helper does not.
Which is updated more often, AC Helper or Tomo Catalog?
AC Helper ships an update every 2 days, and Tomo Catalog every 2 weeks. Most recently, AC Helper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tomo Catalog on October 28, 2026.

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