NookDex vs ACNH Notes by Modong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NookDex
Track your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island progress with this unofficial companion app. Browse villagers, fish, bugs, and items, and easily see what you've collected and what's still missing. Manage your residents, wishlists, and create custom profile cards.
- Browse villagers, fish, bugs, and items
- Track collection progress
- Check availability by hemisphere and month
- Manage residents and wishlists
- Create custom profile cards
- Rank favorite villagers
- Supports multiple languages and dark mode
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NookDex is an unofficial companion app for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, built to make island life easier to track and more enjoyable. Browse villagers, fish, bugs, sea creatures, items, and recipes in one place, then quickly see what you have collected and what you still need. Features • Browse compendiums for villagers, critters, items, and recipes • Track collection progress by category • Check availability by hemisphere and month, including uncollected-only views • Manage residents, wishlists, and favorite villagers • Create and save passport-style profile cards • Rank your favorite villagers and build your own personal rankings • Discover your top favorite villager through tournament mode • Supports Korean, English, Japanese, dark mode, and theme customization You can start without signing up, so it is easy to focus on your own records and collection tracking right away. NookDex is an unofficial fan-made app for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo Co., Ltd. or its affiliates.
ACNH Notes by Modong
Track your Animal Crossing island life with this comprehensive companion app. Manage your critterpedia, wishlists, turnip prices, and visitor logs all in one place. Features include catalogs, simulators, and daily checklists for a complete island management experience.
- Critter, item, and clothing catalogs
- Turnip price tracking and prediction
- Museum donation progress tracker
- Visitor logs and notes
- Real vs. fake art identification
- Daily checklist and event calendar
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ModongNote is an all-in-one island life companion for tracking your Animal Crossing series adventures. Keep frequently checked information—such as your Critterpedia, wishlist, donation progress, turnip prices, and visitor logs—in one convenient place. When you sign in, your key records are securely stored on our Supabase-powered server, while an on-device cache helps the app load quickly. Key Features - Villager, special character, critter, item, and clothing catalogs - Turnip price tracking, prediction, and history - Flower breeding simulator - Wishlist and museum donation progress - Weekly visitor logs and notes - Real vs. fake art identification - Lost item owner lookup - Island villager list and island information - Currently available critters - Weather forecasts, event calendar, and daily checklist - Update announcements and configurable ad placements Disclaimer - ModongNote is an unofficial fan app for Animal Crossing players. - It is not affiliated with, sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by Nintendo. - Some catalog data and images are provided by or based on materials from Nookipedia. - The app may contain advertisements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ACNH Notes by Modong at none against NookDex's 4. NookDex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. NookDex sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ACNH Notes by Modong asks for nothing beyond the download.
NookDex ships an update every 3 days, ACNH Notes by Modong weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | NookDex | ACNH Notes by Modong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 94.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUJIN JEUN | Jeonghun Lee |
In-app purchases
NookDex
- Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
- Unlock Themes$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Premium Bundle$3.99
ACNH Notes by Modong
No in-app purchases








