Puzzle Sidekick vs ProDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Sidekick
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools, reference materials, and links for puzzle enthusiasts. It includes various decoders, timers, and extensive lists of codes, ciphers, and common data for solving complex puzzles and games.
- Codebreaking tools (ROT-N, Vigenere, Substitution)
- Character encoding references (Morse, Semaphore, Braille)
- Word pattern matching dictionary
- Countdown timer prediction
- Color mixer and password generator
- Extensive reference lists (constants, periodic table, zodiac)
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Puzzle Sidekick is a set of tools, reference material, and links for anyone who plays The Game, solves puzzle hunts, plays Alternate Reality Games, participates in transmedia storytelling, or solves puzzle trails. The tools range from decoder-ring style codebreaking to countdown timer prediction. The reference material includes word frequency, morse code, semaphore, and more. *NOTE* This application is for iOS 7 only. If you are stuck on an earlier version of iOS, you can still use the “ARG Tools” app. Included in this package are: • Dictionary: ◦ Search for words matching patterns (e.g. all possible crossword answers) • Encoding/Decoding: ◦ ROT-N (from 1 to 26, including ROT-13) ◦ BASE64 ◦ Vigenere / Beaufort ◦ Transposition ◦ Substitution • Character Encodings ◦ Baudot Code ◦ Braille ◦ Fingerspelling ◦ Letters to numbers (1..26) and ASCII ◦ Nautical Flags ◦ Moon Alphabet ◦ Morse Code (two representations) ◦ Myst D'ni Glyphs ◦ Phonetic alphabet ◦ Pigpen Cipher (two representations) ◦ Roman Numerals ◦ Semaphore (two representations) • Tools and Reference ◦ Telephone digits to letters (2=ABC, 3=DEF, etc.), optionally constrained by dictionary words. 228 becomes ACT, BAT, and CAT ◦ A red/green/blue color mixer with hex and decimal values ◦ A list of common English words, letters, letter pairs ◦ Billiard ball colors ◦ Books of the Bible ◦ Countdown timer prediction ◦ Dart board scoring ◦ Dewey Decimal System ◦ ISO Country Codes ◦ Mathematical Constants, Prime Numbers ◦ Music Notes and their Frequencies ◦ Password Generator ◦ Periodic Table ◦ Planets ◦ Resistor Color Codes ◦ Ring Sizes ◦ Zodiac, Chinese Zodiac ◦ Quick access to Google, Wikipedia, Sudoku Step-Solving, Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences The design goals of this application include: • Easy to use in the field • Small enough to be downloadable over the air so you can quickly obtain it without WiFi access • Free-as-in-beer!
ProDex
This comprehensive guide offers offline access to all Pokémon data across every game. It features a powerful team builder, customizable checklists for tracking progress and shiny hunts, and advanced filters for quick searches. Enhance your gameplay with detailed stats, moves, abilities, and more.
- Offline Pokédex access
- Ultimate Team Builder
- Catch Checklists (Shiny Hunts)
- Regional and National Pokédex modes
- Advanced Filters
- Advanced Type Chart
- Dark Mode
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ProDex is the ultimate Pokédex companion, offering fast, offline access to all data from all games, from Pokémon Red & Blue up to the latest releases, including Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Champions. With everything in one place and always up-to-date, ProDex ensures you are ready to catch 'em all and lead the most epic battles. Use our advanced features, such as the Team Builder and customizable Checklists, and enjoy a deeper, more fun way to play. ADVANCED FEATURES ———————————— ProDex is a Pokédex, and much more. Enjoy exclusive features, whether you're battling competitively or hunting every rare Pokémon and Shiny: → Ultimate Team Builder Design, analyze, and save teams for VGC, single-player, or casual play. Check type weaknesses and stat spreads instantly for your entire team. → Catch Checklists (Including Shinies) Track your Pokédex progress across all Pokémon games and never lose sight of your Shiny Hunts and collection goals. → Regional or National Pokédex Choose the game you are currently playing to only see data specific to that game, or browse all data from all games without switching between versions using the National Pokédex mode. → Complete Offline Mode Access all application data, even without an Internet connection. Perfect for playing on the go. → Advanced Filters Find any Pokémon, Attack, TM, or Item instantly using highly customized search filters. → Advanced Type Chart Complete analysis tool for every single-type and double-type matchup. → iOS Optimized Design Enjoy a native and beautiful user interface, optimized for the latest Apple devices and style guidelines. → Dark Mode Optimized UI for comfortable, late-night gaming sessions. ALL GAMES, ALL DATA ———————————— ProDex provides all Regional Pokédexes and a Complete National Pokédex with easy-to-read information on all these elements: → Pokémon → Stats → Evolutions → Moves → Locations → Catch Rates → TMs (Technical Machines) → Abilities → Natures → Items (Held, Battle, Key) → Egg Groups → Move Tutors → Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and Champions Battle Teams → Tera Raid information → And more… DOWNLOAD PRODEX ———————————— Download ProDex today and transform your gaming experience. Access the ultimate guide, designed by Trainers, for Trainers. Legal and Terms ————————— This app is an unofficial app and is NOT affiliated, endorsed or supported by Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon company in any way. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and are supported under fair use. Some images used in this app are copyrighted and belong to Nintendo, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. They are used in this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use, for the United States of America, or of the intellectual property code, for France. Pokémon and Pokémon character names are trademarks of Nintendo. No copyright infringement intended. Pokémon © 2002-2018 Pokémon. © 1995-2018 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle Sidekick at none against ProDex's 19. Puzzle Sidekick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). ProDex's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (5K vs 116). On price 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. ProDex sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Puzzle Sidekick asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puzzle Sidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProDex has 5K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Puzzle Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 88% of ProDex's.
Puzzle Sidekick ships an update every 20 months, ProDex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Sidekick | ProDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (116 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 116 | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netninja.com | Wido |
Customer experience
Puzzle Sidekick
ProDex
Bugs and requests
Puzzle Sidekick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ProDex
Reported bugs
4 issues- Move description not loading for some moves
- Pokémon type weaknesses not displaying correctly
- Checklist feature crashing the app
- Ads still showing up after purchasing premium
Requested features
7 requests- National Pokédex view
- Ability to track caught Pokémon
- Pokémon evolution information
- Offline mode
- Filters for Pokémon search
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- Shiny Pokémon tracking in team builder
- Gym leader and trainer team information
In-app purchases
Puzzle Sidekick
No in-app purchases
ProDex
- Support to the project$0.991 Month
- Big support to the project$2.991 Month
- Premium Ultra-Sun Ultra-Moon$0.99
- Premium Soul Silver Heart Gold$0.99
- Premium for Emerald$0.99
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- Premium for Red Blue Yellow$0.99
- Premium for Legends Z-A$1.49
- Premium for Sword and Shield$1.99
- Premium for FireRed, LeafGreen$1.99
- Premium for Pokémon Let's Go$1.99
- Premium Diamond Pearl remakes$1.99
- Premium for Legends Arceus$1.99
- Premium for Scarlet and Violet$1.99
- Premium Pack Pokémon 3DS$2.99
- Premium Pack Pokémon DS$2.99
- Tips - Pay us a Cappuccino$2.99
- Premium Pack Pokémon GameBoy$3.79
- Premium Mega Pack Pokémon2 variants$5.99









