Comparison

Cinnabar Lab vs The Type Chart

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

Head to head
About

Cinnabar Lab

This comprehensive Pokémon companion app offers an offline Pokédex, team builder, and type calculator. Track your progress, test your knowledge with quizzes, and access detailed information for any Pokémon game.

Highlights
  • Offline Pokédex with stats and move learnsets
  • Game-specific filtering for regional Pokémon
  • Living Dex tracker for completion progress
  • Advanced team builder with type coverage analysis
  • Type calculator for matchups
  • Offline database for moves, items, and abilities
  • Pokémon knowledge quizzes
Features
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Cinnabar Lab is your all-in-one Pokémon companion — a fast, beautiful Pokédex, Living Dex tracker, and Team Builder backed by a complete offline database. POKÉDEX • Browse all Pokémon with instant search by name or number • Filter by multiple types at once and by generation • Pick your game to see its regional dex, sub-dexes, and catch locations • Full detail pages: base stats, abilities, evolutions, moves, type matchups, and alternate forms • Shiny toggle and Mega Dex LIVING DEX TRACKER • Track every Pokémon you've caught, per game or nationally • Multi-select type and generation filters • Live progress as you complete your collection TEAM BUILDER • Build and analyze teams with full type-coverage and weakness/resistance breakdowns • Import a team instantly from a plain text list • Add Megas, filter to final forms, exclude legendaries, and sort by base stats GAME CHALLENGES • Name That Pokémon, Type Challenge, Type Effectiveness, and Battle Challenge Everything works offline. No account required.

About

The Type Chart

This unofficial companion app provides detailed Pokémon information, type matchups, and team-building tools. Learn the type chart through guided lessons and practice sessions. Your data stays local and the app works offline.

Highlights
  • Detailed Pokédex with stats and abilities
  • Type effectiveness and matchup analysis
  • Team building and coverage analysis
  • Guided type chart learning
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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The Type Chart is an unofficial Pokémon companion for iPhone and iPad, bringing type matchups, a detailed Pokédex, team building, and guided learning together in one focused app. Know the matchup. Build your team. Master the chart. [EXPLORE] Browse Pokémon in a streamlined list or adaptive grid, with National or game-specific Dex Scopes for supported main series games. Explore forms, evolutions, stats, abilities, type effectiveness, moves, natures, items, and more. [BATTLE] Check weaknesses, resistances, offensive and defensive matchups, and type combination breakdowns. Champions mode is designed for use alongside Pokémon Champions, with singles and doubles recommendations plus optional regulation guidance for evaluating and preparing teams. [BUILD] Create teams for supported games and formats, including Pokémon Champions. Record moves, abilities, natures, held items, and IV/EV training details, then analyze coverage and shared weaknesses. [LEARN] Learn the type chart step by step through guided lessons in Type Academy, quick Practice sessions, and Victory Road challenges with unlockable ranks, badges, and accuracy tracking. [FREE AT THE CORE] The Pokédex, matchup tools, Team Builder, Type Academy, Practice, and Victory Road are free. The Type Chart Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It adds deep team analysis and offline sharing tools, expanded Champions recommendation breakdowns, saved Pokédex search presets, alternate app icons, and deeper learning statistics. [PRIVATE BY DESIGN] No account. No ads. No tracking or third-party analytics. Your data stays stored locally on your device, and the app is designed to work offline. The Type Chart is independently developed and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company.

Screenshots

Cinnabar Lab4 screens
The Type Chart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Type Chart at Free against Cinnabar Lab's $0.99. The Type Chart also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Cinnabar Lab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

The Type Chart is free to download; Cinnabar Lab costs $0.99 up front. The Type Chart sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cinnabar Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cinnabar Lab against 5.0 for The Type Chart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinnabar Lab ships an update every 4 days, The Type Chart every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cinnabar Lab versus The Type Chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinnabar LabThe Type Chart
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB370 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRandall ProulxJulian Velasquez

Customer experience

Cinnabar Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Type Chart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cinnabar Lab

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

The Type Chart

One-time5
  • Poké Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$2.99
  • The Type Chart Pro$4.99
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  • Ultra Tip$4.99
  • Master Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Cinnabar Lab free?
Cinnabar Lab costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Type Chart free?
The Type Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cinnabar Lab or The Type Chart?
Cinnabar Lab and The Type Chart are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cinnabar Lab or The Type Chart have ads?
Neither Cinnabar Lab nor The Type Chart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinnabar Lab or The Type Chart?
Cinnabar Lab ships an update every 4 days, and The Type Chart every 2 days. Most recently, Cinnabar Lab was updated on October 4, 2026 and The Type Chart on October 2, 2026.

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