Comparison

Hyrule Compendium vs Amiibox

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

Head to head
About

Hyrule Compendium

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for completing your in-game compendium. It helps you discover rare creatures, items, and explore the entire map with detailed location information. A checklist feature allows you to track your progress effectively.

Highlights
  • Creature and item details
  • Progress checklist
  • Detailed map with locations
  • Treasure finding
  • Unlockable features
Features
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Do you need a little help completing your Hyrule Compendium? Want to explore the entire map, find all the treasures, unlock the most valuable features? This app will help you to find all rare creatures or items. It is an indispensable pocket companion for your fun times. Features that the app offers: - Details of all creatures, equipment, creatures and so on - A checklist to keep track of your progress - A map with detailed location *Some items are only unlocked after purchase. Hyrule Compendium is a third party App. The developer of this software is not affiliated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in any way. However, the creation and maintenance is permitted until withdrawal from Nintendo.

About

Amiibox

Easily manage your amiibo collection by scanning NFC tags to add them or writing amiibo data to various NFC tags. Import your own files and discover amiibo details, game benefits, and more. Supports all amiibo releases and offers a user-friendly, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Scan NFC tags to add amiibo
  • Write amiibo data to NFC tags
  • Import amiibo from .bin files
  • View amiibo details and game benefits
  • Manage collection and wishlist
  • Offline support
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Amiibox is the best Amiibo collection app with the ability to add amiibo to your collection by simply scanning their NFC tags and writing those amiibo to different kind of NFC tags. The app works with: - All NTAG I2C Plus 2K NFC tags and devices - All NTAG215 NFC tags - Flashiibo - PowerTags - N2 Elite Tags - Other generic NFC reading/writing devices so you can quickly restore your backups easely. You can also import your own .bin files if you prefer to keep your amiibo sealed. BEWARE OF CLONE APPS: Amiibox is the leading Amiibo writing app and there are clone apps that copy our design and description. Their functionality is far from what Amiibox offers so make sure you pick the original app for the best experience! The app works with all amiibo ever released, including such series as Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Pokemon etc. Please note that the recently released Kirby Air Riders and newer amiibos require NTAG I2C Plus 2K based tags or devices Keep in mind that Amiibox will always support every single amiibo released without updating the app - just like magic! Features: • Superior, beautiful and user-friendly interface • Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro apps to browse the whole Amiibo collection whenever you want • Owned collection with the ability to add new amiibo by scanning their NFC tags or importing amiibo from files • Get details like release date, unique id, collection and more from any amiibo • Learn about each amiibo benefits and usage in game • Global amiibo search • Add amiibo you are hunting for to your wishlist • Easy to use with NO ads or annoying pop-ups • Dark mode and support for Dark/Tinted Icons • iCloud Sync support for Favorite and Wishlist amiibo • Full offline support • Game Center Achievements Amiibox is built with privacy in mind. That means that no data is sent to developers or any other third party*. Amiibox does not send any amiibo data anywhere. Amiibox does not have any tracking tools in the app. All your amiibo data is stored privately on your device and only you have access to it. Note: Most iPads do not have a NFC chip so you can only browse the Amiibo collection on those iPads. (*) Valid unless you choose to view ads to earn credits in which case a unique identifier is being send to Google. ---- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://amiibox.app/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://amiibox.app/privacy-policy/ ---- DISCLAIMER Amiibox is an unofficial app for collectors and fans of amiibo and is intended only to be used for informational and educational purposes. Amiibox is in no way affiliated with Nintendo. amiibo is a registered trademark of Nintendo. All items, names, and other aspects are trademarked and owned by their respective owners.

Screenshots

Hyrule Compendium4 screens
Amiibox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hyrule Compendium at none against Amiibox's shown. Hyrule Compendium also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Amiibox's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 46%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 421). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hyrule Compendium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Amiibox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amiibox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 421 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Hyrule Compendium's written reviews are positive against 61% of Amiibox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyrule Compendium ships an update fortnightly, Amiibox every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hyrule Compendium versus Amiibox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyrule CompendiumAmiibox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (421 ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews60.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4211.9K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelipe Braunger Valio Desenvolvimento de Sistemas LtdaRanduSoft SRL

Customer experience

Hyrule Compendium

All ratings412 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative39.1%

Amiibox

All ratings1,906 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative33.0%

User reviews

Hyrule Compendium

From 421 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very helpful for 100% completion
  • 👍 Helps a lot with games
  • 👍 Best Zelda compendium ever
  • 👍 Useful for learning about monsters
  • 👍 Great for registering gear

Room to improve

  • 💸 Pay to unlock sections
  • 💸 Scummy paywall
  • 💸 Not free to unlock all
  • 💸 Misleading purchase information
  • 💸 Inaccurate data for TOTK

Amiibox

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for tracking amiibo collection
  • 🚀 Helpful for creating NFC tags
  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 👍 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scanning issues and crashes
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with certain devices
  • 💰 Paid credits required for writing NFC tags
  • 🔒 Concerns about data security and privacy

Bugs and requests

Hyrule Compendium

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Unable to purchase
  • Data copied and pasted, inaccurate
  • Numbering is wrong
  • Text doesn't fit properly
  • Blue moblins don't have 3000 health
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  • Cannot add things to compendium

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add tips section
  • Add enter button
  • Add TOTK health, defense, durability, damage
  • Add Spanish language option
  • Make everything free
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  • Unlock all sections at once
  • Fix text fitting on screen
  • Add a button that says enter

Amiibox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Certain amiibo not recognized or disappearing from collection
  • Writing NFC tags not working as expected
  • Apple Pay interference when trying to write NFC tags

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually add amiibo without scanning
  • Filtering and sorting options for collection
  • Confirmation when writing NFC tags
  • Support for exporting/backing up collection data

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hyrule Compendium

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99
5 purchases

Amiibox

Subscriptions1
  • Amiibox Premium$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • One credit$0.99
  • Five credits$3.99
  • Ten credits$6.99
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  • Amiibox Premium$17.99

Questions

Is Hyrule Compendium free?
Hyrule Compendium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amiibox free?
Amiibox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hyrule Compendium or Amiibox?
Amiibox is rated higher. Hyrule Compendium averages 4.5 out of 5 from 421 ratings, while Amiibox averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Hyrule Compendium or Amiibox have ads?
Amiibox shows ads; Hyrule Compendium does not.
Which is updated more often, Hyrule Compendium or Amiibox?
Hyrule Compendium ships an update fortnightly, and Amiibox every 2 months. Most recently, Hyrule Compendium was updated on November 3, 2026 and Amiibox on November 3, 2026.

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