Comparison

Pokopanion vs SuperEffective

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

Head to head
About

Pokopanion

An unofficial fan-made field guide for a popular game, offering detailed information on creatures, items, and crafting. Track your progress, discover new content, and organize your findings with this comprehensive companion app.

Highlights
  • Detailed creature and habitat information
  • Complete item catalog with locations
  • Over 700 crafting recipes
  • Discovery progress tracking
  • Spoiler-free exploration mode
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Pokopanion is an unofficial, fan-made field guide. Whether you're just starting out or chasing 100% completion, Pokopanion gives you everything you need to discover, track, and master every corner of the game. This is the most complete companion you'll find. Pokopanion covers creatures, habitats, items, crafting recipes, meals, and specialties — all cross-referenced so you can find exactly what you need, fast. All the information you need on your adventure: - Detailed info on every creature, including types, specialties, favorite items, active times, weather conditions, and which habitats attract them - Browse all habitats with their required items and attracted creatures, including rarity levels - A complete item catalog with locations, trade values, crafting sources, and which habitats require them - Over 700 crafting recipes with required materials and quantities - Meals with ingredients, tools, prices, and power-up moves - Specialties with every associated creature listed - iCloud sync keeps everything in sync across all your devices Track your discovery progress: - Mark creatures, habitats, items, and crafting recipes as discovered - Visual progress bars for each category and your overall completion - Filter any list by discovered, undiscovered, favorites, or items with notes - Sort creatures by number, type, specialty, habitat, or location - Sort items by category, tag, location, or alphabetically - Collapsible category groups for items and crafting recipes Spoiler-free exploration: - Hide Spoilers mode replaces undiscovered creatures and items with colored silhouettes — use the app as a guide without ruining any surprises - Silhouettes are tinted by type so you still get a visual hint The Pokopanion home screen, all your info in one place: - Overall discovery progress across all categories - Individual progress bars for creatures, habitats, items, and crafting recipes - Quick access to your favorites, crafting recipes, meals, and specialties Stay organized with Pokopanion Pro: - Unlimited discovery tracking (free tier tracks up to 5 per category) - Favorite any creature, habitat, item, or crafting recipe for quick access - Add personal notes to anything — jot down tips, locations, or reminders - Track which overworld location you've placed each creature - Advanced filters and sorting options - Pokopanion Pro is a one-time purchase. Pay once, use forever. Built for fans, by a fan. Every explorer needs a field guide. Pokopanion is yours.

About

SuperEffective

Instantly check Pokémon type matchups for attacking and defending. This app provides quick, clear information on strengths, weaknesses, and immunities, perfect for mid-battle decisions or team planning. It's designed for speed and accessibility.

Highlights
  • Type matchup lookup
  • Attacking mode
  • Defending mode
  • Double weakness identification
  • Immunity checks
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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Quickly look up Pokémon type matchups with SuperEffective — a fast, beautiful type effectiveness checker. HOW IT WORKS Pick a type from the keyboard and instantly see which types it's strong against, weak to, or immune to. Switch between attacking and defending modes to see both sides of the matchup. • Attacking mode — see what a move of that type is effective against • Defending mode — select up to two types to see your Pokémon's weaknesses and resistances, including double weaknesses and immunities DESIGNED FOR QUICK LOOKUPS No clutter, no Pokédex to scroll through. Just tap a type and get your answer. Perfect for mid-battle checks or team building. ACCESSIBILITY Fully usable with VoiceOver, with natural sentence descriptions for every type matchup. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Nintendo, Game Freak, or The Pokémon Company. Pokémon and all related names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Pokopanion1 screens
SuperEffective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pokopanion at 5.0 against SuperEffective's 4.5. Pokopanion also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). SuperEffective's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pokopanion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SuperEffective asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pokopanion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pokopanion versus SuperEffective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokopanionSuperEffective
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaximilian LitteralBastian Stien

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pokopanion

One-time1
  • Pokopanion Pro$9.99
None

SuperEffective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pokopanion free?
Pokopanion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SuperEffective free?
SuperEffective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pokopanion or SuperEffective?
Pokopanion is rated higher. Pokopanion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SuperEffective averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Pokopanion or SuperEffective have ads?
Neither Pokopanion nor SuperEffective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pokopanion or SuperEffective?
Pokopanion ships an update every 2 months, and SuperEffective every 2 months. Most recently, Pokopanion was updated on October 31, 2026 and SuperEffective on October 31, 2026.

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