Craftculator vs MDGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Craftculator
This app helps Minecraft players calculate the exact materials needed for any craftable item. It simplifies the building process by showing required blocks and quantities, saving time and resources for all skill levels.
- Calculate crafting material needs
- Determine block quantities
- Supports all craftable items
- Save time and resources
- User-friendly interface
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Unleash your creativity in Minecraft with Craftculator, the essential tool for every crafter. Whether you're building a simple tool or an elaborate structure, Craftculator helps you quickly determine the exact amount of materials you need. Just select the item you want to craft, and our app calculates the blocks and quantities required. Save time and resources as you build, craft, and explore in the world of Minecraft. Perfect for beginners and seasoned players alike, Craftculator makes Minecraft crafting a breeze! Important: This app is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. The Minecraft Name, the Minecraft Brand and the Minecraft Assets are all property of Mojang AB or their respective owners.
MDGuide
This app helps players plan their Minecraft Dungeons builds by searching for items, enchantments, and levels. It allows users to record their gear, analyze hero loadouts, and discover curated and community builds. It also provides farm routes, rune locations, and game mechanics information, working offline.
- Comprehensive item and build search
- Personal gear and loadout tracking
- Hero build analysis and scoring
- Curated and community build library
- Item drop and farm route information
- Hidden rune and secret level locator
- Offline compendium access
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The companion for planning your next Minecraft Dungeons build. SEARCH EVERYTHING AT ONCE — one box searches 224 items, 41 levels, 127 enchantments, 45 artifacts, every rune and every build. Search a weapon and you also get its unique variants, the levels it drops in, and the builds that use it. YOUR HERO — record what each copy of your gear actually rolled, mark a piece gilded and name the enchantment and tier it came with, and keep your whole loadout in one place. BUILD ANALYSIS — your equipped loadout is scored for single target, hordes, survivability, mobility, support and Apocalypse Plus scaling, with the strengths, weaknesses and specific suggestions behind every number, plus the curated builds it comes closest to. CURATED BUILDS — 16 researched loadouts across every archetype: tank, melee/ranged DPS, healer, soul, summoner and hybrids, with party-size guidance from solo to four-player. Every build ranks exactly which enchantments matter most, with substitutes when you are missing a piece. COMMUNITY BUILDS — publish your own loadouts and browse what other players are running. FARM ROUTES — every item and artifact lists the missions that drop it, including secret missions and DLC. RUNE HUNT — a step-by-step locator for all nine hidden runes and the secret level they unlock, with a progress checklist. MECHANICS PRIMER — power, enchantment points, gilding, souls and difficulty scaling, sourced and searchable. WORKS OFFLINE — the full compendium ships with the app. Optional cloud sync (email code sign-in, no password) keeps your vault identical across devices. No ads. No tracking. No account required. NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT. Game data transcribed from the community wiki (minecraft.wiki); item imagery © Mojang.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDGuide at 5.0 against Craftculator's 3.0. MDGuide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Craftculator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
MDGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Craftculator ships an update every 5 days, MDGuide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Craftculator | MDGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Antonio Feregrino | Max Harris |
Customer experience
Craftculator
MDGuide
In-app purchases
Craftculator
No in-app purchases
MDGuide
No in-app purchases







