VGC Helper vs UNION ARENA Tutorial App
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.
UNION ARENA Tutorial App
Learn the rules and strategies of a new trading card game. This app offers tutorial modes to grasp basic gameplay and free battle modes to practice with different decks. Experience the excitement of the game with guided learning.
- Learn basic rules
- Tutorial Mode
- Free Battle Mode
- Practice with decks
- Experience trading card game
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Let’s learn how to play UNION ARENA! A tutorial app that lets you experience the brand-new trading card game " UNION ARENA" is now available! •Learn how to play UNION ARENA English version! First use the "Tutorial Mode" to learn and get used to the basic rules of the game, and then start playing freely in the "Free Battle Mode"! You can use the HUNTER×HUNTER deck to learn the rules and enjoy battling! In "Free Battle Mode",You can use the BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, JUJUTSU KAISEN, CODE GEASS: Lelouch of the Rebellion, and SOLO LEVELING decks as well. Experience the excitement of Union Arena with the Tutorial App!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UNION ARENA Tutorial App at none against VGC Helper's 3. UNION ARENA Tutorial App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). VGC Helper's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. UNION ARENA Tutorial App asks for nothing beyond the download.
VGC Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VGC Helper has 550 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 91% and 91% positive.
VGC Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, UNION ARENA Tutorial App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VGC Helper | UNION ARENA Tutorial App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (550 ratings) — better | 4.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Rommel Estropia | BANDAI Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
VGC Helper
UNION ARENA Tutorial App
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
UNION ARENA Tutorial App
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
UNION ARENA Tutorial App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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