VGC Helper vs Tem Encyclopedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VGC Helper
This app assists players in building competitive teams for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles. It offers tools for damage calculation, speed ranking, and live battle assistance, along with comprehensive team management and Poképaste integration.
- Team Builder
- Damage Calculator
- Speed Ranking Calculator
- Battle Assistant
- Poképaste Support
- Team Management
- Pokémon/Move/Ability/Item Search
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VGC Helper is your Ranked Battles companion app. • Features: - Team Builder - Damage calc - Speed ranking calc - Battle assistant for live calcs - Teams list management - Full Poképaste support - View team summaries such as type defenses, speeds, move coverage, etc. - Search Pokémon, Move, Abilities, and Items while sorting by convenient information - Search Pokémon, Move, Abilities, and Items from popular usage rankings • Disclaimer: Pokémon is a trademark of Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak. No copyright or trademark infringement is intended. VGC Helper is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Nintendo, Creatures, and Game Freak.
Tem Encyclopedia
This unofficial fan app provides comprehensive information for Temtem players. It covers details on Temtem creatures, their techniques, locations, traits, and status conditions. Essential for navigating the game world and optimizing gameplay.
- Temtem creature details
- Technique information
- Location data
- Trait descriptions
- Status condition guide
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This app is unofficial, and NOT created or endorsed by Crema. Contains lots of useful information for Temtem players. * Temtem * Technique * Location * Trait * Status Condition
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VGC Helper at none against Tem Encyclopedia's shown. VGC Helper also leads on ratings volume (567 vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Tem Encyclopedia's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. VGC Helper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tem Encyclopedia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for VGC Helper against 4.8 for Tem Encyclopedia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VGC Helper has 567 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of VGC Helper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tem Encyclopedia's.
VGC Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, Tem Encyclopedia every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VGC Helper | Tem Encyclopedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (567 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 567 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Rommel Estropia | Weibin Lv |
Customer experience
VGC Helper
Tem Encyclopedia
Bugs and requests
VGC Helper
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tatsugiri only learns 4 moves (Draco Meteor, Helping Hand, Muddy Water, Celebrate)
- Level select for team building non-functional
- Team reorganization causes duplicate teams and override issues
- Overridden teams become uneditable until menu exit
- Missing Pokémon data for certain species (e.g., Emboar)
Requested features
10 requests- Shiny Pokémon option/toggle
- Pokémon Box for storing specific builds
- Save individual Pokémon builds across teams
- Ability to set exact EV values
- Level selection beyond level 50
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- Regulation G and Regulation I support
- Regulation E Pokémon and movesets
- Battle feature for playing against friends
- Folder system to organize teams
- Character images or Pokémon thumbnails
Tem Encyclopedia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VGC Helper
- Tip a Sandwich$0.99
- Tip 5 Sandwiches$4.99
- Tip 10 Sandwiches$9.99
Tem Encyclopedia
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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