RoR2 Handbook vs TK8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Item information
- Equipment details
- Survivor stats
- Artifact descriptions
- Challenge tracking
- Powerful search
- Dark Mode support
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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.
TK8
Access detailed move data for fighting game characters, filter by specific criteria, and view moves in action. Save strategies and counterplay notes with a memo feature. Quickly find any character with an efficient search filter.
- Character search filter
- Detailed move data by character
- Filter moves by name and input
- View supported moves in action
- Note-taking for strategies
- Pin and search memos
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Character Filtering - Quickly find any character using the search filter. Frame Data by Character - View detailed move data for each character. - Filter moves by move name, command input, and more. - Tap supported moves in the move list to see them in action. Memo - Take notes on character strategies, counterplay, and more. - Pin important memos to the top and search through them instantly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RoR2 Handbook at 4.7 against TK8's 3.8. RoR2 Handbook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On price and ads 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. TK8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RoR2 Handbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
RoR2 Handbook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoR2 Handbook has 221 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of RoR2 Handbook's written reviews are positive against 67% of TK8's.
RoR2 Handbook ships an update every 5 days, TK8 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoR2 Handbook | TK8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (221 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Lee | YOUNGGYUN MUN |
Customer experience
RoR2 Handbook
TK8
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
TK8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoR2 Handbook
No in-app purchases
TK8
- Permanently Remove Ads$2.99
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