Comparison

RoR2 Handbook vs Paltopia

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

Head to head
About

RoR2 Handbook

This comprehensive guide provides all the necessary information for playing Risk of Rain 2. Quickly find stats, challenges, unlocks, and details on items, equipment, survivors, and artifacts with a powerful search function. Supports dark mode and iPad.

Highlights
  • Item information
  • Equipment details
  • Survivor stats
  • Artifact descriptions
  • Challenge tracking
  • Powerful search
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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This handbook has all of the Risk of Rain 2 information you could need while playing, with a powerful search for filtering. Find what you're looking for quickly and view stats, challenges and unlocks, and more. This guide currently contains info on - Items - Equipment - Survivors - Artifacts - Challenges * Dark Mode support * iPad support (portrait and landscape) Feedback always welcome.

About

Paltopia

This fan-made guide provides comprehensive information for your PalWorld adventure. Discover detailed Pal stats, breeding combinations, and base-building insights. Organize your collection, create teams, and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Pal information
  • Breeding guide and helper
  • Filter and search Pals
  • Customizable lists
  • Team creation and analysis
  • Backup and sync functionality
Features
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Paltopia will help you out on starting your PalWorld adventure with useful resources! With This fan made guide you can See more information about all Pals, and more. Keep track of which pals you've received the bonus reward, breeding tree, filter them based on Element, Work Suitability and more. - Full Pals informations: Descriptions, Possible item drops, active skills, stats, locations, and what they will be helpful on your base. - Filters, Search function, and more Breeding Guide and helper - Use 2 different modes to find the perfect pair: - Known Parents: If you want to know what will be the offspring of your two favorite pals - Parent Finder: You know what you want? we'll help you decide the perfect pair! See all available eggs and what they can hatch into. - Lists: Tired of forgetting what you had on a base, or which pals are you missing, or which one you love? No more! Create lists and keep them taps away. Customization: Show/hide the information you want, keep it nice and steady! - Teams: Create your teams, check if your current ingame team got good stats, or create your own! - Backups and sync: Backup your catches, map marks, teams and more, keep them sync in different devices! Paltopia is a fanmade, unofficial app that contains information related to Palworld, pals, items, locations and more. Artworks and names are properties of Pocket Pair, Inc. Paltopia is not affiliated, endorsed or supported by Pocket Pair, Inc in any way. Artworks and content were used on this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended.

Screenshots

RoR2 Handbook4 screens
Paltopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoR2 Handbook at none against Paltopia's 2. RoR2 Handbook also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Paltopia's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 219). On price, rating, ads 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. Paltopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RoR2 Handbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for RoR2 Handbook against 4.8 for Paltopia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paltopia has 1.2K ratings behind it against 219, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of RoR2 Handbook's written reviews are positive against 70% of Paltopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoR2 Handbook ships an update every 5 days, Paltopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RoR2 Handbook versus Paltopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoR2 HandbookPaltopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (219 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better70.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2191.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB123 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKevin LeeEduardo Miquilena

Customer experience

RoR2 Handbook

All ratings219 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative3.6%

Paltopia

All ratings1,238 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative12.3%

User reviews

RoR2 Handbook

From 219 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick access to item information
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for unlocking items and artifacts
  • 🚀 Efficient way to check item details

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Missing updates for new DLC content
  • 🐛 Issues with dark mode display
  • 💡 Could benefit from additional features (enemy/map info, lore, etc.)

Paltopia

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful app for Palworld
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🤩 Great features like map and breeding guide
  • 👍 Smooth and enjoyable experience
  • 🙌 Developers are responsive to feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported
  • ⚠️ Needs to be updated for new game content
  • 🚧 Map could be more detailed

Bugs and requests

RoR2 Handbook

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when viewing REX information
  • Inability to exit larger item description windows

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update with Seekers of the Storm DLC content
  • Add enemy and map information
  • Implement a checklist for challenges/artifacts
  • Include lore entries and artwork

Paltopia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Find location feature not working properly
  • App became unusable after recent update
  • Backup and save options have spelling error

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add AI assistant to answer specific questions
  • Include pal weakness/strength information
  • Ability to track caught pals and variants
  • Add home screen widget for news and updates

In-app purchases

None

RoR2 Handbook

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Paltopia

One-time2
  • Paltopia+$4.99
  • Paltopia++$8.99

Questions

Is RoR2 Handbook free?
RoR2 Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paltopia free?
Paltopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RoR2 Handbook or Paltopia?
Paltopia is rated higher. RoR2 Handbook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 219 ratings, while Paltopia averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do RoR2 Handbook or Paltopia have ads?
Both RoR2 Handbook and Paltopia show ads.
Which is updated more often, RoR2 Handbook or Paltopia?
RoR2 Handbook ships an update every 5 days, and Paltopia every 3 weeks. Most recently, RoR2 Handbook was updated on September 23, 2026 and Paltopia on September 25, 2026.

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