Comparison

D2 Helper vs Stardater

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

Head to head
About

D2 Helper

This app serves as a comprehensive offline reference for Diablo II players. It allows you to explore runes, runewords, and Horadric Cube recipes, and manage your in-game item collection.

Highlights
  • Browse runes and runewords
  • Filter runewords by type, sockets, ladder
  • Find runeword combinations
  • Track Holy Grail collection
  • Manage item mules
  • Look up Horadric Cube recipes
  • Offline functionality
Features
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The ultimate Diablo II reference companion. Browse all runes and runewords, filter by type, sockets, and ladder status, and find runeword combinations from runes you own. Track your Holy Grail collection, manage mules, and look up Horadric Cube recipes — all offline.

About

Stardater

Features
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What if time had a number that was uniquely yours? Stardate reimagines how you experience time by anchoring it to the most meaningful moment in your personal history: your birth. Enter your date of birth once, and the app calculates your personal stardate — a living number that reflects exactly where you are in your own journey through time. Your Personal Stardate Your stardate has three parts: the year of your life you're currently living, the day of that this year, and the percentage of today that has already passed. At 6:34pm on the 88th day of your 57th year, your stardate is 57088.77. It's a clock, a calendar, and a life odometer — all in one elegant number. More Than Just a Number Stardate also shows you how many days you've been alive, what percentage of your life this year represents, and what infinitesimally small slice of your entire life this single day accounts for. These aren't just statistics — they're perspective. The kind that makes you put down your phone and actually do something with your afternoon. Apple Watch Stardate includes a full Apple Watch app and complication so your personal time is always on your wrist. The complication displays the current percentage of your day — a quiet, constant reminder that time is moving. Stardate is for anyone who has ever felt that the conventional calendar is someone else's way of keeping score.

Screenshots

D2 Helper4 screens
Stardater2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: D2 Helper at Free against Stardater's $1.99. D2 Helper also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.1). Stardater's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

D2 Helper is free to download; Stardater costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
D2 Helper versus Stardater: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterD2 HelperStardater
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (190 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings190 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca NateropPaul Schmaldinst

Bugs and requests

D2 Helper

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes too often
  • Unable to go back to check off sheet
  • Some rune words are not real
  • Random crashes
  • Get stuck in a section with no way to go back
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  • Few rune words need updated

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add recipe for upgrading set items
  • Add unique item drop locations and percentages
  • Add filter for missile weapons
  • Organize found items better (e.g., by character)
  • Sort uniques and sets by level
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  • Add a character builder
  • Include skill tree references
  • Add crafted item section
  • Add skill point builder
  • Add gem transmutation recipes
  • Add item type to sort feature for runes
  • Add export feature for spreadsheets
  • Add quantity of runes and gems tracking
  • Add crafting recipes
  • Add ability to select one rune to see all possible runewords
  • Add filter for runewords by equipment type
  • Add pictures for uniques
  • Add ability to write what char had item in inventory
  • Add comment or mule locations to found items

Stardater

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

D2 Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Stardater

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is D2 Helper free?
D2 Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stardater free?
Stardater costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do D2 Helper or Stardater have ads?
D2 Helper shows ads; Stardater does not.
Which is updated more often, D2 Helper or Stardater?
D2 Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stardater every 3 weeks. Most recently, D2 Helper was updated on October 16, 2026 and Stardater on October 6, 2026.

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