Comparison

P5R Guide vs Pocket Codex Guides

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Confidant availability and unlock info
  • Full dialogue answers
  • Comprehensive Persona Dex
  • Persona Fusion Calculator
  • Shadow weaknesses & item drops
  • Skills and Items database
  • Puzzle answers
Features
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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

About

Pocket Codex Guides

Access your retro game guides anytime, anywhere with this offline reader. Organize your collection by game and track your progress. Supports HTML, TXT, and PDF files, with iCloud sync for seamless reading across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • Organize by game
  • HTML, TXT, PDF support
  • Progress tracking
  • iCloud Drive Sync
Features
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Pocket Codex is a a simple, offline reader for retro game guides. Features: Organize your guides by game Support for HTML, TXT, and PDF file types Simple, focused reading experience for each type Built for offline use Progress tracking iCloud Drive Sync for reading across multiple devices

Screenshots

P5R Guide4 screens
Pocket Codex Guides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Codex Guides at none against P5R Guide's 1. Pocket Codex Guides also leads on ads (none vs shown). P5R Guide's advantage is ratings volume (248 vs 24) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. P5R Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Codex Guides asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for P5R Guide against 5.0 for Pocket Codex Guides. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P5R Guide has 248 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of P5R Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pocket Codex Guides's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
P5R Guide versus Pocket Codex Guides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP5R GuidePocket Codex Guides
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (248 ratings)5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings248 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlven WangAnthony John Caccese

Customer experience

P5R Guide

All ratings248 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

Pocket Codex Guides

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Pocket Codex Guides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

P5R Guide

One-time1
  • Support this app$2.99
None

Pocket Codex Guides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P5R Guide free?
P5R Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Codex Guides free?
Pocket Codex Guides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, P5R Guide or Pocket Codex Guides?
Pocket Codex Guides is rated higher. P5R Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while Pocket Codex Guides averages 5.0 from 24 ratings.
Do P5R Guide or Pocket Codex Guides have ads?
P5R Guide shows ads; Pocket Codex Guides does not.

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