XIV Helper vs P5R Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Item, recipe, and resource search
- Crafting requirements display
- Shopping list generation
- Quick information access
- Conveniently presented data
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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
P5R Guide
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for Persona 5 Royal, offering detailed information on confidants, personas, and in-game mechanics. It helps players master every aspect of the game, from dialogue choices to persona fusion, ensuring a smoother and more informed gameplay experience.
- Confidant availability and unlock info
- Full dialogue answers
- Comprehensive Persona Dex
- Persona Fusion Calculator
- Shadow weaknesses & item drops
- Skills and Items database
- Puzzle answers
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P5R Guide: Ultimate Companion for Persona 5 Royal Confidant guide, Persona dex, Shadow negotiations, Skills and Items database. Unleash your full potential as a Phantom Thief with the definitive P5R Guide app! Master Every Confidant • Confidant availability and unlock info • Full dialogue answers • Ability & gift guide Persona Mastery • Comprehensive Persona Dex • Detailed stats, elemental affinities, itemization, and skills • Persona Fusion Calculator Shadows Guide • Shadow weaknesses & item drops • Negotiation answer guide Skills & Item DB • Comprehensive guide of Skills and Items from the game Ace Every Challenge • Answers for classroom, TV, and crossword puzzles User-Friendly Design • Intuitive navigation • Fast search Whether you're a first-time player or a seasoned veteran, the P5R Guide elevates your Persona 5 Royal experience. Navigate the streets of Tokyo, forge unbreakable bonds, and change hearts with confidence! Disclaimer: This application is an unofficial guide for Persona 5 Royal This app is not associated, affiliated, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Atlus or SEGA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: P5R Guide at 4.9 against XIV Helper's 4.2. P5R Guide also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 69%) and ratings volume (300 vs 14). XIV Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. P5R Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XIV Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
P5R Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P5R Guide has 300 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of XIV Helper's written reviews are positive against 98% of P5R Guide's.
XIV Helper ships an update every 3 weeks, P5R Guide every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XIV Helper | P5R Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (300 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 300 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jared Hoerr | Alven Wang |
Customer experience
XIV Helper
P5R Guide
Bugs and requests
XIV Helper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
P5R Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fusion recipe inconsistencies (e.g., Cybele fusion producing Scathach instead)
- Some text dialogue entries are incorrect
- Enemy weakness data contains errors
- Missing speed reader book location information
Requested features
20 requests- Persona 3 Reload guide app
- Persona 4 Golden guide app
- Social stat boost tracking and locations
- Item guide and location database
- Calendar system showing confidant availability
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- Persona location finder (Mementos/Palace floors)
- Skill card and itemization search feature
- Party member skill unlock information
- Persona filtering by arcana and level range
- Sae Nijima interrogation scene answers
- Job quiz answers guide
- Satanael fusion guide for New Game+
- Persona negotiation dialogue choices
- Compendium entries and persona descriptions
- Twin's special assignment timeline
- Persona build recommendations
- Baton Pass and jazz leveling guide
- Searchable persona database before catching
- Weapons and armor guide
- Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden guides
In-app purchases
XIV Helper
No in-app purchases
P5R Guide
- Support this app$2.99
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