Grave Compendium vs Play! Pokémon Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grave Compendium
This app serves as a digital reference for a tabletop skirmish wargame set in a frozen city. It provides access to spell, soldier, and bestiary lists, with future plans for game and base management features. It aims to support all current and future game supplements.
- Complete spell list
- Soldier list
- Bestiary
- Supports all supplements
- Ongoing supplement support
- Game management (planned)
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The Grave Compendium is an app (with some game features in development!) to assist in playing your favourite tabletop skirmish wargame in the Frozen City. The app currently allows users to view the complete spell list, soldier list, and bestiary, with planned support for game management, base management, and more! This app will support all supplements currently available, with ongoing support for new supplements as they release. Please view the in-app supplements list for more information on the state of supplement support. Please reach out if there are any issues.
Play! Pokémon Access
Discover local events and tournaments for Pokémon video games, the Trading Card Game, and Pokémon GO. Connect with the community, find new battles, and forge friendships. This app is your gateway to the Play! Pokémon program.
- Discover local Play! Pokémon events
- Search for video game tournaments
- Find Trading Card Game tournaments
- Locate Pokémon GO tournaments
- Connect with the Pokémon community
- Find prizes and make friends
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The Play! Pokémon program brings Trainers of all skill levels together at their local Play! Pokémon Stores, where battles are fought, friendships are forged, prizes are won, and—most importantly—fun is had by all. Play! Pokémon Access makes it easier than ever for Trainers to stay connected. Whether you’re a player, Professor, or parent, Play! Pokémon Access puts you on the path to discovering new events happening in your area. Plus, it provides tools to make starting your Pokémon journey a breeze—you can search for tournaments for the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game, and Pokémon GO.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grave Compendium at 3.2 against Play! Pokémon Access's 2.1. Grave Compendium also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (29% vs 14%). Play! Pokémon Access's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Grave Compendium holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play! Pokémon Access has 90 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Grave Compendium's written reviews are positive against 14% of Play! Pokémon Access's.
Grave Compendium ships an update daily, Play! Pokémon Access every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Grave Compendium | Play! Pokémon Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (12 ratings) — better | 2.1 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 14.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 90 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Devon Krisch | THE POKEMON COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
Customer experience
Grave Compendium
Play! Pokémon Access
Bugs and requests
Grave Compendium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Play! Pokémon Access
Reported bugs
2 issues- Event information not displayed properly
- Functionality downgraded compared to previous website
Requested features
4 requests- Sort events by date
- Increase search radius beyond 50 miles
- Add events to phone calendar
- Support multiple accounts
In-app purchases
Grave Compendium
No in-app purchases
Play! Pokémon Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Grave Compendium free?
Is Play! Pokémon Access free?
Which has better reviews, Grave Compendium or Play! Pokémon Access?
Do Grave Compendium or Play! Pokémon Access have ads?
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