VGC Helper vs Digital Gate
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.
Digital Gate
Build and manage your Digimon TCG decks and card collection. Features include a card viewer, memory tracker, and pack simulator. Easily import/export decks to popular formats.
- Custom Deck Building
- Card Collection Management
- Deck Import/Export
- Card Viewer with Filtering
- Memory Tracker for Games
- Pack Opening Simulator
- Note Taking Tool
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A new companion app is here for the modern Digimon TCG. Digital Gate has been in development since March 2022 as a solution for custom Deck Building and collection keeping. When faced with the problem and limitations of building decks with other software and websites, we took it unto ourselves to make building decks simpler and to make sharing them easier than ever before. Supports all English Cards, Alternate Art not supported Collection Keep track of your collection with the ability to track how many of each card number you own. Add, and Remove cards from your personal collection easily. Add entire Starter Decks to your collection as easily as adding cards! Deck Builder Create, Edit and Duplicate Decks easily. Change Formats in the deck builder to quickly create valid decks for evolving formats! Supported Formats: Standard Ultimate Cup Pauper Trio Import and Export decks to several popular formats: Tabletop Simulator DigimonCard.io DigimonCard.dev Digital Gate - Includes Side Deck! Add and remove cards from Egg, Main and Side decks easily. Provides many different views for decks. Includes a tool to sample a Drawn Hand, Security and Deck. Card Viewer and Filtering Find cards which meet a specific criteria quickly. Rapidly search for multiple cards by name. Example: Garurumon,Gabumon,Omnimon Filtering tools created specifically by Digimon TCG players. View the most recent Errata by selecting a card. Memory Tracker Start games and track memory for 2 players! Use random start where 5 out of every 10 games Start on each player's turn. History feature to view previous memory up to a point. Pack Simulator Simulate Opening Packs for all sets in English. Open American style (12 card) or Japanese style (6 card) Packs. Note: Does not include alternate art cards Notes Tool Track and filter short notes specific to Digimon TCG! This is a fan-made Application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bandai Co., Ltd, Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation, or any official Digimon franchise entity. The Digimon name, characters, card information, card art, and all related materials are the property of Bandai Co., Ltd., Akiyoshi Hongo, or Toei Animation. The sole purpose of this Application is to help Digimon TCG Players share, and explore the beauty of the game. Any copyrighted material used here is for fan appreciation and entertainment purposes only. This Application is provided free for all use and with no warranty. By accessing or using this fan project, you acknowledge and agree that it is an unofficial fan-made work and not an official part of the Digimon franchise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VGC Helper at 4.8 against Digital Gate's 4.0. VGC Helper also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 50%) and ratings volume (567 vs 8). Digital Gate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. VGC Helper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Digital Gate asks for nothing beyond the download.
VGC Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VGC Helper has 567 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of VGC Helper's written reviews are positive against 50% of Digital Gate's.
VGC Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, Digital Gate every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VGC Helper | Digital Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (567 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 567 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 295 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Rommel Estropia | Jordan Petty |
Customer experience
VGC Helper
Digital Gate
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
Digital Gate
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
Digital Gate
No in-app purchases









