FFXI PDA XA vs EorzeaTime
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.
EorzeaTime
This app helps players track in-game gathering nodes with customizable notifications. It offers a user-friendly interface and works offline, ensuring you never miss valuable resources. New content is added with game updates.
- Unspoiled node tracking
- Folklore node tracking
- Ephemeral node tracking
- Customizable notifications
- Offline functionality
- Regular resource updates
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EorzeaTime provides a list, and notifications, for : unspoiled, folklore, and ephemeral nodes. The application is light, user-friendly, and does not require an internet connection. New resources will be added to the app as they come out in game updates. If you have any suggestion, let me know by writing a comment/review in the AppStore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FFXI PDA XA at none against EorzeaTime's 3. FFXI PDA XA also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 75%). EorzeaTime's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 70 months) and ratings volume (198 vs 16). On price, rating 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. EorzeaTime sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FFXI PDA XA asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FFXI PDA XA against 4.8 for EorzeaTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EorzeaTime has 198 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of FFXI PDA XA's written reviews are positive against 75% of EorzeaTime's.
FFXI PDA XA ships an update every 70 months, EorzeaTime every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FFXI PDA XA | EorzeaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.8 (198 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duodyne Studios, LLC | Luca Champoussin |
Customer experience
FFXI PDA XA
EorzeaTime
Bugs and requests
FFXI PDA XA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EorzeaTime
Reported bugs
15 issues- Cannot unselect resources
- Older expansions remain unupdated
- Selection glitch
- App crashes when changing notification sound
- App always deletes chosen gathering spots when closed
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- Incorrect coordinates for Shade Quartz
- App crashes frequently
- App resets selections after closing
- App doesn't save timers
- App resets timers
- App doesn't remember saves intermittently
- App doesn't open on iPad
- App doesn't open on iPhone 5
- App immediately closes upon opening
- App doesn't open on iPhone 6 with iOS 8.3
Requested features
21 requests- Add Japanese language support
- Toggle notifications on/off
- Improve sorting of collected items
- Show next collectible items at a glance
- Sort by time until next collection
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- Change notification sound
- Add option to keep selected nodes active
- Change time format to 12-hour
- Add server time option
- Trigger alert 5 minutes early
- Add Legendary Nodes
- Offer a paid ad-free option
- Add Apple Watch widget
- Add fishing section
- Add active times for notifications
- Allow saving selected lists
- Add coordinates for all nodes
- Add Vegetation Patch and Rocky Outcrop loot lists
- Add customer timer
- Color code node menu
- Add alarm before node activation
In-app purchases
FFXI PDA XA
No in-app purchases
EorzeaTime
- Save selected resources$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- Generous tip$2.99
Questions
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