Comparison

Pikalytics vs Crawl Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Pikalytics

This app provides detailed battle data for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's competitive modes. It offers insights into popular Pokémon, moves, abilities, and EV spreads, allowing players to refine their teams and prepare for online battles. Access comprehensive rankings and stats offline to stay ahead of the competition.

Highlights
  • Offline battle data
  • Team building assistance
  • Top moves and abilities
  • EV spread and nature data
  • Searchable ranking Pokédex
  • Favorite Pokémon storage
  • Frequent stat updates
Features
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Pikalytics: Battle Strategy is an unofficial, third-party fan application and is not affiliated with, endorsed, or supported by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK, or The Pokemon Company. This app is intended as a reference tool for the competitive community. Master the meta with the Pikalytics Battle Ranking Pokedex, our offline companion for competitive play in Champions and Scarlet & Violet. Get instant access to the latest teammates, moves, abilities and items for the VGC 2026 Regulation M-B format, Battle Stadium Singles, Smogon OU, and Smogon Ubers. Pikalytics is designed for the live-event grinder, giving you the data you need to stay one step ahead of the competition. Use it between rounds to study the field, even when venue Wi-Fi is unreliable. (Note: This app is a reference tool for use between rounds, and is not for use during active tournament matches). THE META IN YOUR POCKET Find out what trainers are actually bringing to the field. Pikalytics provides comprehensive usage data, informing you who is trending, which moves are dominating the ladder, and which items are being held by the top players. BUILT FOR COMPETITIVE PLAYERS - NEW: Usage-Based Team Builder: Construct teams on the go with a mobile reimagining of our Pikalytics Team Builder. Quickly browse the top moves, items, and spreads to build your squad, analyze Speed Tiers against the meta, and export to paste for sharing. - Speed Tiers & Stats: Every entry includes base stats, allowing you to quickly check speed tiers while prepping for your next opponent. - Refine Your Build: Deep-dive into Effort Values (EVs) and Natures to fine-tune your team for the current meta. - Defensive Prep: Know exactly what your opponent might be carrying. Use our data to study popular sets and prepare your team to counter the most common threats. - Favorites & Quick-Jump: Save your core to your favorites for lightning-fast access between rounds. KEY FEATURES - 100% Ad-Free: Focus on the data without distractions. - Fully Offline: No internet connection required. Fast, network-free browsing for when it matters most. - Deep Search: Quickly find rankings for items, moves, and abilties. - Teammate Analytics: See who is most frequently paired together to help round out your squad. Follow us on X (Twitter) @Pikalytics or visit us at pikalytics.com. Sprites courtesy of the Smogon Sprite Project.

About

Crawl Tactics

Engage in deep, turn-based tactical combat with rogue-like progression. Explore procedurally generated dungeons or build and defend your town with customizable mercenaries. Master environmental interactions and strategic unit placement for victory.

Highlights
  • Orthodox turn-based strategy RPG gameplay
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Town development and mercenary management
  • Environmental combat and traps
  • Deep character customization
  • New Game Plus and class reset system
Features
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Crawl Tactics is a game that combines classic turn-based tactics with rogue-like progression. In Dungeon Mode, explore procedurally generated maps that change every run and face challenging battles. In Quest Mode, develop your town, train mercenaries, and defend against increasingly powerful enemy invasions. # Game Features # * A True Tactical RPG Rather Than a Puzzle: - Crawl Tactics is not a puzzle-like tactics game focused on trick solutions, but a classic, orthodox turn-based strategy RPG designed for fans of traditional SRPGs. - It offers deep strategic gameplay that considers elevation, unit direction, weather, and terrain. * Growth, Customization, and Building Your Ideal Party - Freely customize a wide range of skills, equipment, classes, abilities, and appearances. - Characters can be developed endlessly through New Game Plus after clearing the base dungeon, and through the Reverse system, which allows class reset even after advancing to higher-tier classes. - Form your desired party composition, from solo play to full 8-unit battle parties. * Combat Utilizing Environment and Traps - Traps and terrain affect both you and your enemies. Set grass on fire, electrify enemies standing in water, and ignite poison clouds. - Push and throw mechanics allow dynamic interactions by moving objects or units. Knock enemies off cliffs, push them into blade traps, or roll boulders to deal damage. - Activate cannons and ballista traps to strike enemies from a distance. These traps can also trigger chain reactions for satisfying outcomes. * Challenging and Ever-Changing Dungeon Mode! - Dungeon Mode features exploration of dungeons composed of multiple rooms. - Both the dungeons and their battlefields are procedurally generated, offering varied and challenging experiences. - Diverse environments such as ruins, caves, catacombs, and forests appear, each with unique climates, monsters, and conditions. - Each dungeon includes NPCs that may be hostile or friendly, unique mercenaries, valuable items, and distinctive events such as sieges and defense battles. * Quest Mode Focused on Town Development and Character Growth - In Quest Mode, you build structures each turn to develop your town and hire multiple mercenaries to assign to quests of your choice. - Rewards vary depending on the type of quests completed each turn, and you can choose to increase difficulty, allowing for as much grinding as desired. - Large-scale battles are also available through town defense events against invading monsters that occur every set number of turns.

Screenshots

Pikalytics4 screens
Crawl Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crawl Tactics at 93% against Pikalytics's 51%. Crawl Tactics also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). Pikalytics's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (739 vs 30). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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

Pikalytics costs $0.99 and Crawl Tactics $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crawl Tactics holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pikalytics has 739 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Pikalytics's written reviews are positive against 93% of Crawl Tactics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pikalytics ships an update every 11 days, Crawl Tactics every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Pikalytics versus Crawl Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPikalyticsCrawl Tactics
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (739 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings739 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#85#43 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB230 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGriffin Ledinghambyungpil Mun

Customer experience

Pikalytics

All ratings732 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral17.2%
Negative32.0%

Crawl Tactics

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pikalytics

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes frequently
  • Descriptions cut off

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add team builder feature
  • Improve update frequency
  • Include more data (abilities, natures, etc.)
  • Add damage calculator
  • Support for more generations/metas

Crawl Tactics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pikalytics

No in-app purchases

None

Crawl Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pikalytics free?
Pikalytics costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crawl Tactics free?
Crawl Tactics costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pikalytics or Crawl Tactics?
Crawl Tactics is rated higher. Pikalytics averages 4.6 out of 5 from 739 ratings, while Crawl Tactics averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Pikalytics or Crawl Tactics have ads?
Neither Pikalytics nor Crawl Tactics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pikalytics or Crawl Tactics?
Pikalytics ships an update every 11 days, and Crawl Tactics every 4 days. Most recently, Pikalytics was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crawl Tactics on October 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pikalytics or Crawl Tactics?
Pikalytics currently peaks at #85 in the App Store charts, and Crawl Tactics at #43. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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