FFXI PDA XA vs ER Nightreign Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FFXI PDA XA
This app helps Final Fantasy XI players by providing customizable timers for job abilities, recast times, and in-game events. It also includes a Vana'diel clock and timetables for crafting and transportation.
- Customizable job ability timers
- Recast and duration tracking
- Vana'diel clock with moon phases
- Crafting and transportation timetables
- Optional alert sounds
- Japan time timetable
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Create groups of customized job ability timers to aid gameplay in Final Fantasy XI Online. A Vana'diel clock and common timetables for transportation and crafting are also included. How FFXI PDA works: Tap a timer after using an ability in-game and FFXI PDA will provide you at-a-glance status to aid you in battle. FFXI PDA tracks and displays readiness, duration and recharge times for any combination of main and subjob abilities. Features: - Beautiful analogue clock shows current Vana'diel time, day and moon phase. - Recast timers provide an at-a-glance status check of your most important job abilities. - Dancer "Steps" timer, tracks daze level and remaining duration. - You can modify existing timers or create your own. - Optional alert sounds and message when a timer recharges. - Timetables for airships, ferries and crafting guild shops. - Times for upcoming full, new, and waxing crescent moon phases. - Timetables for days of Vana'diel week, RSE quest. - City information for the lost chocobo delivery quest. - Crafting Helper with crystal, day and moon information. - New! Japan time timetable to track quests which reset at midnight in Japan - New! Added job timers through level 99 & May 2012 update. - Option to disable device dimming while in dock. --- Not affiliated with Square Enix or the Final Fantasy XI MMO. Final Fantasy is a trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
ER Nightreign Timer
This app precisely tracks the Day/Night cycle in Nightreign with live countdowns and phase tracking. It also records game outcomes, supports iCloud syncing, and offers Live Activities for lock screen updates. Multiple language support is included.
- Live countdown for Day/Night cycle phases
- Real-time phase tracking with clear labels
- Records wins, losses, heroes, and Night Lords
- Data export to CSV
- iCloud data syncing across iOS devices
- Live Activities and Widgets for lock screen updates
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Master the Night. Defeat the Nightlord. ER Nightreign Timer is your essential companion app for the Day/Night cycle in Nightreign. Track every phase of the Day/Night cycle with precision and never miss your opportunity to optimize your run! - Live Countdown Follow each phase of the cycle—Explore, Circle Closings, and beyond—with a real-time countdown. - Phase Tracking Always know what’s happening in-game. Stay synced with clear labels and countdowns. - Records Tracking Record your outcomes. Track your wins and losses, hero characters used and night lords fought! Export your data to CSV for sharing and analysis! - iCloud Support Sync your data across all of your iOS devices! - Live Activities & Widgets Stay updated from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island (if supported). - Multiple Language Support English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish Whether you’re exploring or preparing for the Nightlord showdown, this timer keeps you focused and in control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ER Nightreign Timer at weekly against FFXI PDA XA's every 70 months. FFXI PDA XA's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FFXI PDA XA against 5.0 for ER Nightreign Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FFXI PDA XA has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FFXI PDA XA ships an update every 70 months, ER Nightreign Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FFXI PDA XA | ER Nightreign Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duodyne Studios, LLC | Timothy OLeary |
Customer experience
FFXI PDA XA
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In-app purchases
FFXI PDA XA
No in-app purchases
ER Nightreign Timer
No in-app purchases
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