NextCatch vs PokéBase GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextCatch
Plan your Pokémon GO week with events, raids, and guides in one place. Track current and upcoming events, prepare for raids with detailed boss information and counter suggestions, and manage your Pokémon collection.
- Event planning and scheduling
- Raid boss details and counter suggestions
- Pokémon collection management
- Field Guide for research and codes
- Local time zone event display
- In-app calendar integration
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Plan your Pokémon GO week without piecing it together from posts, chats, and scattered guides. NextCatch brings Events, Raids, Guides, and your Pokémon collection into one place so you can see what is happening, prepare, and decide what to do next. PLAN AROUND EVENTS • Browse current and upcoming events with times shown in your local time zone. • See featured Pokémon, bonuses, ticket details, and links to official announcements. • See the week’s key schedule changes in Weekly Brief and a focused weekend view in Weekend Planner. • Search and filter Events, share details, or add an Event to your calendar. PREPARE FOR RAIDS • Check current Raid Bosses, types, weaknesses, moves, CP ranges, Shiny availability, and weather-boosted CP. • Compare top Raid counters with useful choices from the Pokémon you have saved. • Host or join remote Raid rooms while keeping your queue position and Raid preparation in view. • Trainer Codes appear only inside your matched room. KNOW YOUR POKÉMON • Import appraisal screenshots with on-device text recognition. • Confirm each Pokémon’s species, form, CP, HP, level, IVs, moves, and status. • Search, filter, and sort your saved Pokémon. • See league rankings based on each saved Pokémon’s IVs. USE ONE FIELD GUIDE • Browse Egg pools, Field Research rewards, Team GO Rocket lineups, and Promo Codes. • Ask NextCatch about events, Pokémon, moves, Raid counters, and schedules. • Use NextCatch in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, or Japanese. MORE WITH NEXTCATCH+ • Get subscriber priority in Raid queues. • Keep upcoming events on your Home Screen with widgets. • Personalize the app with premium themes. NextCatch is an unofficial companion app and is not affiliated with Niantic, Nintendo, or The Pokémon Company. Event details are subject to change by the game’s operator. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nextcatchapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nextcatchapp.com/privacy
PokéBase GO
This app helps trainers plan battles and optimize their teams. It provides a searchable database of Pokémon stats, moves, and matchups, along with calculators for various battle formats and tier lists.
- Searchable Pokémon database
- Type, stat, and move analysis
- Battle calculators (DPS, PvP, Dynamax)
- Ratings and tier lists
- User Pokémon integration
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Plan battles, compare stats, and find your best attackers. - Searchable database with types, stats, moves, and matchups - DPS, PvP, and Dynamax calculators - Ratings and tier lists - Use your own Pokémon in the tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PokéBase GO at none against NextCatch's 2. PokéBase GO also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). NextCatch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. NextCatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PokéBase GO asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NextCatch against 5.0 for PokéBase GO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
NextCatch ships an update weekly, PokéBase GO every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextCatch | PokéBase GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Borrowed Fire LLC | Limu Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
NextCatch
PokéBase GO
In-app purchases
NextCatch
- NextCatch+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- NextCatch+ Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
PokéBase GO
No in-app purchases
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