Comparison

GI Pocket Helper vs SV Guide

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

Head to head
About

GI Pocket Helper

Access comprehensive game data, including character, weapon, and artifact details, alongside interactive maps and resource tracking. Optimize your gameplay with in-game event calendars, wish trackers, and level-up calculators.

Highlights
  • Interactive map with material markers
  • Detailed character, weapon, and artifact info
  • Domain enemy and info lookup
  • Daily login and weekly calendar
  • Wish and resin tracker
  • Level up calculators
  • Spiral Abyss enemy guide
Features
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GI Pocket Helper is here to make your life easier! No more pausing the game to search through various sources to find critical information. Get all the characters, artifacts, weapons information right at your fingertip! The pocket helper includes the following features: - Map - with all the materials marked on the map for easy collection. Added Natlan! - Character Information - Ascension materials, experience, level growth and much more - Weapon Information - Ascension, stats and more - Artifact Information - Stats rolls, possible sub-stats and more - Domain Information - See the enemies / info of every domain in game! - Daily Login - Daily Login to collect your freebies! - Weekly Calendar - Find out which ascension materials are available for your characters/weapon daily - Wish Tracker - Keep track of all your event, weapon, permanent banner wishes! - Spiral Abyss - Quickly find out what enemies you'll be facing on each floor! - Resin Tracker - Keep track of your current resin without loading the game AND set reminders ! - Character Level up calculator - Quickly calculate the cost to upgrade your character - Weapon Level up calculator - Quickly calculate the cost to upgrade your weapon - Parametric Tracker - Never forget to use your Parametric Transformer again! What are you waiting for? Get all the information now with GI Pocket Helper GI Pocket Helper is not affiliated with or endorsed by miHoYo. GI Pocket Helper is an un-official companion app for the game. All in game content, imagery, text and/or video in the application are obtained from free sources online and copyrighted by their respective owners. This reference app is for informational purposes and meant to assist users with gameplay. If you experience a crash in the app, please clear the cache by going to GI Pocket Helper > Settings > Clear Cache Privacy policy: https://www.2iins.com/giph-privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://www.2iins.com/giph-terms-of-service/

About

SV Guide

An unofficial companion app for Stardew Valley players. Quickly access essential game information like villager gift preferences, shop hours, and crop details through an intuitive interface. Enhance your gameplay by easily finding the data you need.

Highlights
  • Villager gift preferences
  • Shop opening hours and inventory
  • Crop sales prices and growth times
  • Fish and foraging locations
  • Artisan good sales prices
  • Villager locations
Features
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This unofficial guide to Stardew Valley, strives to improve your gaming experience through a simple, intuitive interface that allows you to quickly find the info you need, so you can focus on the most important thing: Playing Stardew Valley! BROWSE AND YOU WILL FIND This app’s content is based on the Stardew Valley Wiki and centers around the core of your gameplay. Through a simple and intuitive interface, the app makes it easy to access information that you continuously need to look up while you are playing Stardew Valley. Quickly look up what a villager loves getting as a gift, what sales price an artisan good has, whether a shop is open and much more. Current available information: – Every season’s crops, fish and foraging Sales prices Growth time Where and when to find or buy Who would love/like this as a gift – Shops Opening hours Shop inventory Upgrade prices How to unlock items – Villagers Birthday What do they like/love as gifts Where are they located in town right now? Can I marry this villager? And many more features are coming! Don't hesitate to contact us with any feature requests. This is an unofficial app for Stardew Valley. This app is not affiliated with the Stardew Valley brand.

Screenshots

GI Pocket Helper4 screens
SV Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SV Guide at none against GI Pocket Helper's shown. SV Guide also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. GI Pocket Helper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SV Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SV Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 224 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of GI Pocket Helper's written reviews are positive against 83% of SV Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GI Pocket Helper ships an update monthly, SV Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GI Pocket Helper versus SV Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGI Pocket HelperSV Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (224 ratings)4.4 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews83.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224 — better86
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2iinsMartin Bech

Customer experience

GI Pocket Helper

All ratings223 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative11.9%

SV Guide

All ratings86 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative9.5%

User reviews

GI Pocket Helper

From 224 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for referencing in-game items
  • 🚀 Convenient one-stop resource
  • 💡 Resin tracker and wish tracker features
  • 👍 Clean and easy-to-navigate UI
  • 👍 Comprehensive character/weapon/artifact info

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Outdated map data (missing new regions)
  • 🔒 Wish tracker locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🕰️ Slow updates to keep up with new content

SV Guide

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
  • 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly
  • ⚡ Fast and smooth performance
  • 📚 Comprehensive game information
  • 🎯 Well-organized content layout

Room to improve

  • 🔐 Aggressive paywall for essential features
  • 💰 Community center bundles locked behind premium
  • ❌ Incomplete information in some sections
  • 🐛 App crashes during purchase attempts
  • 📊 Outdated bundle information

Bugs and requests

GI Pocket Helper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Resin tracker not syncing correctly with in-game resin
  • Incorrect material information for some characters
  • Map interface glitchy and hard to use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add recommended builds for characters
  • Implement ability to track collected resources
  • Provide more detailed information on boss/talent materials
  • Add support for multiple languages (e.g. Russian)
  • Optimize app for better mobile experience

SV Guide

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when attempting premium purchase
  • Community center bundles not registering completion
  • Incorrect item descriptions (soggy paper, etc.)
  • Wrong upgrade costs (house upgrade pricing)
  • Spelling error: 'gifiting' instead of 'gifting'
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  • Incorrect crafting recipes
  • Missing item information
  • Outdated community center bundle data

Requested features

17 requests
  • Museum collection tracker
  • Checklist for bundles and achievements
  • Romance/relationship tracking
  • Golden walnut location checklist
  • Perfection requirements tracker
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  • Calendar for events and birthdays
  • Dislikes and hates section for villagers
  • Progress tracking buttons and counters
  • Favorite/pin items feature
  • Building and upgrade tracking
  • Dark mode toggle independent of device settings
  • Detailed upgrade explanations
  • Monster eradication goals checklist
  • Notes section for quests
  • Map with location highlights
  • 1.6 update compatibility
  • Ad-supported free tier option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GI Pocket Helper

Subscriptions2
  • GIPH Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • GIPH Yearly Pro$10.491 Year
One-time1
  • GIPH Pro Lifetime$21.99
1 purchases

SV Guide

One-time1
  • Pro$5.99

Questions

Is GI Pocket Helper free?
GI Pocket Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SV Guide free?
SV Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GI Pocket Helper or SV Guide?
SV Guide is rated higher. GI Pocket Helper averages 3.9 out of 5 from 224 ratings, while SV Guide averages 4.4 from 86 ratings.
Do GI Pocket Helper or SV Guide have ads?
GI Pocket Helper shows ads; SV Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, GI Pocket Helper or SV Guide?
GI Pocket Helper ships an update monthly, and SV Guide every 3 weeks. Most recently, GI Pocket Helper was updated on October 24, 2026 and SV Guide on October 25, 2026.

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