Comparison

PullRates vs PackDex

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

Head to head
About

PullRates

This app simulates opening virtual booster packs from over 160 card sets, offering authentic pull rates and real-time market prices. Engage in strategic Tycoon and Stat Clash modes, complete daily challenges, and build a comprehensive virtual collection without paywalls.

Highlights
  • Authentic pack opening simulation
  • Verified pull rates
  • Real-time eBay market prices
  • Tycoon and Roguelike modes
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Stat Clash battle mode
  • Collection tracking
Features
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PullRates is the definitive, unofficial Poke TCG simulator and pack opening experience. Explore over 165 card sets with verified pull rates, evaluate cards with grading utilities, and organize your simulated pulls into virtual binder collections, all while staying connected to live TCG market trends. AUTHENTIC PACK SIMULATION • Open virtual booster packs from over 165 card sets, covering everything from classic vintage releases to current modern expansions. • Experience true-to-life pull rates based on verified, real-world community data with no artificial odds. • Check real-time market prices instantly to monitor the exact value of every card you pull. COLLECTOR & GRADING UTILITIES • Manual Centering Checker: Use the card scanner overlay to measure top/bottom and left/right border percentages for grading prep. • Profit Analyzer: Calculate Raw -> Graded value differences to predict potential profit before submitting cards for grading. • Virtual Binder Collections: Showcase and organize cards inside custom digital binders, to plan your IRL binder collection(s). • In-App Collection Saving: Save every card pulled during your pack-opening sessions to an optional free cloud account. ADVANCED TYCOON GAMEPLAY • Tycoon Mode (Classic): Start with a set budget, open packs, flip cards for profit, and reinvest capital to grow your digital wealth. • Tycoon Mode (Roguelike): Test your strategic thinking under shifting run modifiers and economic constraints. • Collection Milestones: Progress through set achievements to unlock access to promo cards and vintage packs containing rare, high-value chase cards. DAILY CHALLENGES & STAT CLASH BATTLES • Daily Puzzles: Complete unique morning challenge objectives to test your collection and bonus rewards. • Stat Clash Battles: Draft cards and battle CPU opponents using card stats like HP, attack, energy cost, and retreat cost. • Exclusive Promos: Complete seven consecutive daily challenges to unlock special weekly promo cards unavailable in standard packs. Comprehensive Collector Tools • Track your entire collection effortlessly within PullRates, saving every card with a free account to simplify inventory and stay organized. • Access real-time eBay market prices for your cards, providing essential data for current valuations and informed trading decisions. • Grading Guide • Profit Analyzer, a Raw -> Graded card profit predictor • Card centering scanner, determines border % • Enjoy a platform built without energy timers or hidden costs, offering a truly free-to-play Poke TCG simulator experience for all collectors. WHO IS IT FOR? • Kids and players who love opening Poke TCG packs without spending real money. • Collectors who want to simulate pack odds before buying physical boxes. • Fans looking to evaluate centering and grading margins on their cards. • Anyone chasing the excitement of pulling ultra-rare cards. YOUR DATA & PRIVACY • Guest play and Pro version is fully supported with no sign-up or account creation required. • Optional free accounts save your simulator pulls, binder collections, scan history, Pro status, and game progress to the cloud across devices. • No personal analytics or tracking data collected. Accounts can be deleted inside settings at any time. • Built without paywalls, energy timers, or hidden costs. PREMIUM By using PullRates Pro, you agree to our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Open the app, pick a set, and start pulling today! Disclaimer: PullRates is an independent, fan-made project and is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, or GAME FREAK in any way. All literal and graphical information presented in this app regarding trading card games, including card images and text, remains the copyright and trademark of their respective owners.

About

PackDex

Explore Pokémon TCG history, cards, and sets. Track your collection, discover Pokémon evolution, and virtually open packs from different eras. An unofficial fan-made collector's companion.

Highlights
  • Explore Pokémon, sets, and eras
  • Browse Pokémon encyclopedia
  • Track collection progress
  • Organize with digital binders
  • Virtual pack openings
  • Compare TCG mechanics
Features
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PackDex is an unofficial collector companion for exploring Pokémon TCG history, cards, sets, and eras. Discover how the TCG evolved, learn about every Pokémon, trace their card appearances through time, and build your own digital collection. EXPLORE THE TCG • Search Pokémon, sets, eras, and cards • Browse an encyclopedia of Pokémon from every generation • View each Pokémon’s type, generation, abilities, Pokédex information, and quick facts • Discover supported cards featuring each Pokémon across different sets • Explore sets through release details, summaries, card lists, and fun facts • Compare prominent mechanics and changes between TCG eras • Browse supported sets chronologically and revisit earlier eras BUILD YOUR COLLECTION • Track unique cards and set-completion progress • Follow collection progress across entire eras • Organize cards with digital binders and a wishlist • Review collection statistics and achievements • Explore as a guest or create an account to preserve supported collection data across devices EXPERIENCE PAST ERAS Virtual pack openings provide another way to explore the catalog. Choose a supported set, reveal cards one at a time, and experience packs from different eras. All pack openings are digital simulations. Virtual cards have no cash value and cannot be redeemed for physical cards, money, or prizes. PackDex is an unofficial, fan-made project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, The Pokémon Company, or any official Pokémon TCG partner. Pokémon names, imagery, card data, and related trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

PullRates4 screens
PackDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PackDex at 5.0 against PullRates's 4.5. PackDex also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PullRates's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PackDex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PullRates has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PullRates versus PackDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPullRatesPackDex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristian DuarteJONATHAN MING GAO

Customer experience

PullRates

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

PackDex

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

In-app purchases

None

PullRates

No in-app purchases

None

PackDex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PullRates free?
PullRates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PackDex free?
PackDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PullRates or PackDex?
PackDex is rated higher. PullRates averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while PackDex averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PullRates or PackDex have ads?
PullRates shows ads; PackDex does not.

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