# Play! Pokémon Access vs missingno.run

The clearest difference is review sentiment: missingno.run at 100% against Play! Pokémon Access's 15%. missingno.run also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Play! Pokémon Access's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

missingno.run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play! Pokémon Access has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Play! Pokémon Access's written reviews are positive against 100% of missingno.run's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Play! Pokémon Access | missingno.run |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.2 (80 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-pokemon-access/id6738208583/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/missingnorun/id6771875441/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **80** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 44 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | [THE POKEMON COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/594261408) | [Jan-Niklas Wolff](https://appshunter.io/developer/6771875443) |

## What reviewers say

### Play! Pokémon Access

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-pokemon-access/id6738208583)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Conceptually a big step forward
- 🔒 Useful tools in one place

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Lack of basic functionality like sorting by date
- 🔍 Difficult to find events, limited search radius
- 🔒 Forced to use app, no browser-based event locator
- 🤯 Inconvenient user experience

**Reported bugs**

- Event information not displayed properly
- Functionality downgraded compared to previous website

**Requested features**

- Sort events by date
- Increase search radius beyond 50 miles
- Add events to phone calendar
- Support multiple accounts


### missingno.run

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/missingnorun/id6771875441)

This mobile toolkit helps competitive players, event viewers, and tournament organizers manage and research competitive gaming events. It allows browsing tournament details, searching player histories, and organizing community tournaments.

**Highlights:** Browse live, upcoming, and archived tournaments, Review standings, pairings, and player lists, Search player profiles and tournament history, Create and manage community online tournaments, Track personal events and players, Use mobile calculation and event-planning tools

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Play! Pokémon Access free?

Play! Pokémon Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is missingno.run free?

missingno.run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Play! Pokémon Access or missingno.run?

missingno.run is rated higher. Play! Pokémon Access averages 2.2 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while missingno.run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Play! Pokémon Access or missingno.run have ads?

Neither Play! Pokémon Access nor missingno.run shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*