Comparison

JiShop Advanced vs XIV Helper

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

Head to head
About

JiShop Advanced

This app serves as a comprehensive Japanese language reference tool. It offers extensive kanji and word dictionaries with advanced search capabilities, interactive learning features, and detailed information for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • Extensive kanji and word dictionaries
  • Advanced element-based kanji search
  • Compound word search by kanji, reading, or meaning
  • Interactive kanji decomposition and stroke order diagrams
  • Customizable study groups and favorites
  • Internal hyperlinks for cross-referencing
Features
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JiShop is your portable Japanese tutor. Great for pros or students of the language, this powerful tool contains accurate Japanese-English kanji and word dictionaries, incredible search capabilities and an easy to use interface. Click “...More” to learn why you should download this App. Learning Japanese can be a complicated yet exciting course of study. That’s why it’s so important to have access to accurate, reliable help. You need a source of extensive kanji information and definition, including structure and meaning. A table of radicals is essential and you could use as many clarifying cross-references as you can get your hands on. JiShop can provide you with all the resources you need for learning, researching or translating Japanese kanji. With 6000+ kanji listings, you’ll find what you’re looking for and fast, thanks to the app’s awesome search capabilities. Lookups are element based, using the original system of 632 basic visual elements. No need to count strokes, JiShop’s radical-based dictionary does the work for you. The table of radicals allows you to fully specify any kanji. There’s lots of dictionary help in JiShop. In fact the whole app is one enormous, thorough and accurately compiled dictionary. It amalgamates the best of Japanese-English lexicography and introduces unique features found in no other dictionary of its kind. For example, JiShop does double duty with characters and phonics. It only takes seconds to find compound words by their kanji structure, reading or meaning. Each kanji in every window is a clickable link to its dictionary entry, where you’ll find lots of cross-references for kanji forms, variants and synonyms. JiShop Features: * Suitable for beginners or professionals * Fast kanji search: - by elements (up to 4) - by reading (optionally with wildcards) - by meaning (optionally with wildcards) - by stroke count Compound word search: - by kanji (up to 4) - by reading - by meaning * Internal hyperlinks * Kanji, kana, and word drill * Store custom groups of favorite kanji or words * Download preset study groups * Interactive kanji decomposition * Individual radical information * Animated stroke order diagrams * 6355 kanji listed * Easy to use interface offers full flexibility JiShop is perfect for both the beginner and the professional. It’s multifunctional and universal, ideal for learning, quick reference, translation or research. If you’re involved with the beautiful Chinese characters used in Japanese, known as kanji, you are not going to want to wait one more second before downloading this comprehensive app. It’s the only one you’ll ever need or want. Free Concise edition (1006 kanji) and discounted Plus edition (2136 kanji) are also available.

About

XIV Helper

This app provides crafting and gathering information for Final Fantasy XIV players. It allows users to search for items, recipes, and resources, generating shopping lists for crafting materials.

Highlights
  • Item, recipe, and resource search
  • Crafting requirements display
  • Shopping list generation
  • Quick information access
  • Conveniently presented data
Features
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XIV Helper is a fast, seamless way to plan your crafts in Final Fantasy XIV Online. Search 50,000+ items and find recipes instantly, then generate a complete shopping list automatically. Perfect for gathering materials, omnicrafting, or leveling crafting classes ahead of content updates. Save favorite recipes with Bookmarks, stay updated with Lodestone News, and craft easily. Features: • Instant recipe & material search • Shopping list generator • Recipe bookmarks for quick access • Gathering & vendor locations for items • Game data available fully offline • Live Lodestone News feed • Available in 4 languages (EN/DE/FR/JA) • Full accessibility support, including VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, landscape support, dark mode, reduced motion, and differentiation without color

Screenshots

JiShop Advanced4 screens
XIV Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: XIV Helper at Free against JiShop Advanced's $16.99. XIV Helper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). JiShop Advanced's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

XIV Helper is free to download; JiShop Advanced costs $16.99 up front. JiShop Advanced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XIV Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JiShop Advanced holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of JiShop Advanced's written reviews are positive against 69% of XIV Helper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JiShop Advanced ships an update every 2 weeks, XIV Helper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
JiShop Advanced versus XIV Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJiShop AdvancedXIV Helper
Price$16.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJISHOP SoftwareJared Hoerr

Customer experience

JiShop Advanced

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

XIV Helper

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JiShop Advanced

One-time1
  • License Transfer$6.99
None

XIV Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JiShop Advanced free?
JiShop Advanced costs $16.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is XIV Helper free?
XIV Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JiShop Advanced or XIV Helper?
JiShop Advanced is rated higher. JiShop Advanced averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while XIV Helper averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do JiShop Advanced or XIV Helper have ads?
Neither JiShop Advanced nor XIV Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JiShop Advanced or XIV Helper?
JiShop Advanced ships an update every 2 weeks, and XIV Helper every 3 weeks. Most recently, JiShop Advanced was updated on November 10, 2026 and XIV Helper on November 3, 2026.

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