Comparison

MineCompa vs MDGuide

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

Head to head
About

MineCompa

Features
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MineCompa is a kid-friendly companion guide for Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) that works 100% offline. • 161 crafting recipes laid out exactly like the in-game 3×3 grid • Tap any ingredient to learn how to craft it — or where to find it in the world (blaze rods, ender pearls, diamonds…) • Legendary treasures: how to get the Totem of Undying, elytra, music discs, the dragon egg and more • Beginner guides: your first day, your first night, potions, and build ideas • Command cheat sheet: coordinates, teleport, game modes, weather • Search that understands how kids type ("how do i make a door" just works) • Tool and armor recipes show every material they can be made from In Spanish, English and French — it follows your device language, with a per-app language option in Settings. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. No internet needed — everything is right there, even on a road trip. MineCompa is an unofficial fan app. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

About

MDGuide

This app helps players plan their Minecraft Dungeons builds by searching for items, enchantments, and levels. It allows users to record their gear, analyze hero loadouts, and discover curated and community builds. It also provides farm routes, rune locations, and game mechanics information, working offline.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive item and build search
  • Personal gear and loadout tracking
  • Hero build analysis and scoring
  • Curated and community build library
  • Item drop and farm route information
  • Hidden rune and secret level locator
  • Offline compendium access
Features
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The companion for planning your next Minecraft Dungeons build. SEARCH EVERYTHING AT ONCE — one box searches 224 items, 41 levels, 127 enchantments, 45 artifacts, every rune and every build. Search a weapon and you also get its unique variants, the levels it drops in, and the builds that use it. YOUR HERO — record what each copy of your gear actually rolled, mark a piece gilded and name the enchantment and tier it came with, and keep your whole loadout in one place. BUILD ANALYSIS — your equipped loadout is scored for single target, hordes, survivability, mobility, support and Apocalypse Plus scaling, with the strengths, weaknesses and specific suggestions behind every number, plus the curated builds it comes closest to. CURATED BUILDS — 16 researched loadouts across every archetype: tank, melee/ranged DPS, healer, soul, summoner and hybrids, with party-size guidance from solo to four-player. Every build ranks exactly which enchantments matter most, with substitutes when you are missing a piece. COMMUNITY BUILDS — publish your own loadouts and browse what other players are running. FARM ROUTES — every item and artifact lists the missions that drop it, including secret missions and DLC. RUNE HUNT — a step-by-step locator for all nine hidden runes and the secret level they unlock, with a progress checklist. MECHANICS PRIMER — power, enchantment points, gilding, souls and difficulty scaling, sourced and searchable. WORKS OFFLINE — the full compendium ships with the app. Optional cloud sync (email code sign-in, no password) keeps your vault identical across devices. No ads. No tracking. No account required. NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT. Game data transcribed from the community wiki (minecraft.wiki); item imagery © Mojang.

Screenshots

MineCompa4 screens
MDGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MDGuide at every 4 days against MineCompa's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MineCompa ships an update every 2 months, MDGuide every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MineCompa versus MDGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMineCompaMDGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDarkroom engineeringMax Harris

In-app purchases

None

MineCompa

No in-app purchases

None

MDGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MineCompa free?
MineCompa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MDGuide free?
MDGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MineCompa or MDGuide have ads?
Neither MineCompa nor MDGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MineCompa or MDGuide?
MineCompa ships an update every 2 months, and MDGuide every 4 days. Most recently, MineCompa was updated on October 31, 2026 and MDGuide on October 31, 2026.

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