Comparison

GuessUpNow vs ChampDex

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

Head to head
About

GuessUpNow

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GuessUpNow is a word guessing game for parties, family game night and hanging out with friends. Hold your phone to your forehead. Your friends act out or describe the word. You try to guess it before time runs out. HOW TO PLAY Put your phone on your forehead. Tilt it down when you get it right. Tilt it up to skip. Get as many as you can before the timer ends. FREE TO START • 4 free starter decks: Classic Movies, Animals, Superheroes, Food & Drinks • The current holiday deck, free • 1 free AI deck on any topic you like AI DECKS ON ANY TOPIC Type in a topic, like your favorite show, your office or your family's inside jokes, and get your own deck in seconds. Change any card you want and share decks with friends. GUESS UP PRO • Unlimited AI decks (a fair-use limit applies) • Every premium deck • Get it as a subscription or pay once for lifetime access MORE • Tilt controls set to your forehead, with vibration feedback • Round timers from 90 seconds to 3 minutes • Score history and score cards you can share • Play saved decks offline Great for parties, road trips, kids, classrooms and getting to know new people. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trstudios.ca/mobile-privacy-policy

About

ChampDex

This app helps Pokémon trainers strategize by building teams, calculating damage, and tracking the current meta. It offers tools for both casual play and competitive ranked battles, including team analysis and opponent previews.

Highlights
  • Team builder with type coverage and meta threat analysis
  • Game-day mode for opponent previews and recommendations
  • Damage and survival calculator with stat point allocation
  • Live meta data with usage rankings and EV spreads
  • Full Pokédex with all forms and competitive movesets
  • Battle journal to track win rates and matchups
  • Rental teams with proven competitive strategies
Features
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ChampDex is a free competitive companion for Pokémon Champions. Build teams, run the numbers, and walk into ranked knowing your matchups. DAMAGE CALCULATOR Champions-accurate damage with full Stat Point support, Megas, weather, terrain, items, abilities, and spread reduction. Every formula is checked daily against Smogon's calculator so the KO ranges you see are the ranges you get. TEAM BUILDER The 66 Stat Point budget and 32-per-stat cap are enforced as you build, so you cannot ship an illegal spread. Allocation sliders, move coverage analysis, type weakness reporting, and Showdown import. LIVE META Usage rankings, tier lists, team archetypes, and the cores that actually appear together, all pulled from current tournament results rather than guesswork. You can see when the data was last updated. REPLICA TEAMS Real teams from real Champions tournaments, with the player, event, and placement attached. Load one and start playing instead of staring at an empty box. FULL POKÉDEX 309 Pokémon including all 75 Mega Evolutions, with base stats, abilities, movepools, and speed benchmarks. 675 moves with accurate type, power, and category data. TOOLS Speed tier charts, EV to Stat Point converter, VP cost planner, spread solver, threat cards, box triage, and a daily speed quiz. Built by one developer who plays the format. Data comes from PokéAPI, Serebii, Pikalytics, and Limitless, and refreshes itself automatically. Not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, or The Pokémon Company.

Screenshots

GuessUpNow3 screens
ChampDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChampDex at none against GuessUpNow's 7. GuessUpNow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. GuessUpNow sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. ChampDex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GuessUpNow ships an update every 3 months, ChampDex every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GuessUpNow versus ChampDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuessUpNowChampDex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDingxuan YaoAhmed Elsayed

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GuessUpNow

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Party Pass$3.997 Days
  • GUESS UP PRO Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • STARTER PACK$1.99
  • POPULAR PACK$5.99
  • POWER USER PACK$9.99
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  • GUESS UP PRO Lifetime$29.99
  • ULTIMATE PACK$29.99
None

ChampDex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuessUpNow free?
GuessUpNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChampDex free?
ChampDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GuessUpNow or ChampDex have ads?
Neither GuessUpNow nor ChampDex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GuessUpNow or ChampDex?
GuessUpNow ships an update every 3 months, and ChampDex every 2 months. Most recently, GuessUpNow was updated on October 24, 2026 and ChampDex on October 24, 2026.

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