Buddy Timer vs Shiny Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buddy Timer
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Designed for players of Pokémon GO to track buddy excitement actions. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic or The Pokémon Company.
Shiny Tracker
Organize your shiny hunting progress with this focused tracker. Log encounters, save found shinies with details, and manage multiple hunts simultaneously. Share your progress and track your collection across devices.
- Track active and found hunts
- Multi Hunt for up to four hunts
- Adjustable encounter step counter
- Save nicknames for found shinies
- Track Dex and Living Dex progress
- Share hunts and finds
- Cross-device support (Mac, Apple Watch)
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Shiny Tracker is a focused native tracker for shiny hunters who want to keep every hunt organized without clutter. Create active hunts, choose a game and method, set your encounter step, and count each encounter from a large, easy-to-tap tracker screen. When a shiny is found, save the result with its encounter count, date, method, game, and optional nickname. Built for quick use during real hunts: • Track active and found hunts • Count up to four active hunts at once with Multi Hunt • Count encounters with adjustable steps • Tap the large counter directly and undo accidental counts • Add existing hunts with custom counts and dates • Save nicknames for found shinies • Track Dex and Living Dex progress • Link evolutions and view hunt history • Pin favorite hunts and Dex entries • Share active hunts and finds as square or story cards • Filter, sort, search, and reorder hunts • Use widgets for active hunts and found shinies • Continue active hunts from Apple Watch • Use the native Mac app with the same hunt data • Optional iCloud sync No account is required. The app is designed to stay quiet, fast, and focused on the hunt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shiny Tracker at none against Buddy Timer's 1. Shiny Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown). Buddy Timer's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Buddy Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shiny Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buddy Timer ships an update daily, Shiny Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buddy Timer | Shiny Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HANNES DAVID ÖSTLUND | Liudger Grunbauer |
In-app purchases
Buddy Timer
- Remove Ads$2.99
Shiny Tracker
No in-app purchases
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