Comparison

PaD Prax vs Snap! Damage Calc

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

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About

PaD Prax

This utility app helps players of a popular puzzle game practice their combo skills. It recreates in-game orb layouts from screenshots, allowing users to freely manipulate them for practice sessions. Features include time limits and a paint mode for creative orb arrangement.

Highlights
  • Recreate orb layouts from screenshots
  • Practice combos with interactive orbs
  • Adjustable time limits
  • Paint mode for custom orb designs
  • Supports 6x5 and 7x6 boards
  • Orb editor with color customization
Features
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Have you played iOS game "Puzzle & Dragons"? This is really useful tool for that! When you need to think about combos, the app will help you. Such as, you want to do big combos, also must make a success of it on the first time, etc... Anyway this makes your screenshot of battles to recreate orbs for practice. * This app need a screenshot with "Puzzle & Dragons". *** Features *** - Easy to use! - Quickly recreating orbs! - Time limit on/off in settings! - Anytime you can practice! - Paint mode without moving orbs! * it does NOT automatically mention to make high combos. *** how to use it *** 1. When you play PAD, capture a screen shot in dungeon. 2. Start the app, then load the picture which you took it. 3. Quickly just orbs will be set. 4. You can drag them as the original game. Also it can be reset anytime. *** Tips *** - If you tap a party image then the original image will be shown. - Nonstop timer will not stop until entire time even if you left a orb. - If you tap a timer on main view then the timer will be changed another one. *** Mode select on toolbar *** You can use this feature if you turn the Mode Select on in Settings. It will be changed like... Normal -> Paint -> Edit -> Normal ->... *** Paint mode *** You can paint on orbs if you want. Also the erase feature is the button on center of toolbar. *** Orb editor *** Orb color will be changed each time you tap. If you slide orbs while touch, next orb will change the same color. The colors are 6 types. Erase button is the center of toolbar. *** 6x5 or 7x6 board *** - Automatically loading.

About

Snap! Damage Calc

This app simplifies Pokémon battle calculations by allowing users to snap photos of team previews and automatically load Pokémon data. It helps track battle logs, perform cumulative damage calculations, and compare speed tiers quickly, all within a 45-second timeframe.

Highlights
  • Photo-based Pokémon data import
  • Automatic team preview analysis
  • Cumulative damage calculation
  • Speed tier comparison chart
  • Battle logging and filtering
  • Save party data for faster input
Features
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The 45-second damage calculator built for Pokémon Champions. Too slow at damage calcs to beat the match timer? We made calculating as effortless as it gets. Fully supports both the mobile and Switch versions. ■ Just snap a photo and pick Take a picture of the team preview screen, and all 12 Pokémon — yours and your opponent's — load automatically. From there, just pick the Pokémon, move, and stats. No more typing names into a search box over and over. Snap your party screen to save your Pokémon's abilities, items, moves, and EVs, and it gets even faster. ■ Log battles on the spot When the calc is done, record the opposing team, both sides' picks, and notes right then and there. Filter your battle record by Pokémon or rating range and dig into your results. Spot tough matchups, winning picks, and underperforming Pokémon at a glance! ■ Cumulative damage calc Want to know if Stealth Rock + Garchomp's Earthquake + Mimikyu's Shadow Sneak adds up to a KO? Just tap "Add damage" during a calc — you'll have the answer within 45 seconds. A calculation no other app can do, done faster than any of them. ■ Speed comparison at a glance Neutral or +Speed natures, Choice Scarf, Swift Swim... untangle complex speed tiers mid-battle in a single look. All 12 Pokémon lined up on one chart! Losing to "wait, they outsped me?!" ends today. ■ Trusted by 19,500+ trainers Ever since going viral with 6,289 likes and 1,340,000 views, word of mouth keeps bringing in new trainers. More than 19,500 trainers already use Snap! Damage Calc. Top-ranked players use it too — climb your way to Champion with us! ==================== This is an unofficial, fan-made app with no affiliation to Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., Pokémon Works, or any related rights holders. Pocket Monsters and Pokémon are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

PaD Prax4 screens
Snap! Damage Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snap! Damage Calc at 4.0 against PaD Prax's 3.2. Snap! Damage Calc also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). PaD Prax's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Snap! Damage Calc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PaD Prax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap! Damage Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PaD Prax has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of PaD Prax's written reviews are positive against 90% of Snap! Damage Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaD Prax ships an update every 2 months, Snap! Damage Calc every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 10, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PaD Prax versus Snap! Damage Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaD PraxSnap! Damage Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryukihiro fujitaIkko Kojima

Customer experience

PaD Prax

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative18.2%

Snap! Damage Calc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%

In-app purchases

None

PaD Prax

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Snap! Damage Calc

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$39.901 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$100.00

Questions

Is PaD Prax free?
PaD Prax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snap! Damage Calc free?
Snap! Damage Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PaD Prax or Snap! Damage Calc?
Snap! Damage Calc is rated higher. PaD Prax averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Snap! Damage Calc averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PaD Prax or Snap! Damage Calc have ads?
Both PaD Prax and Snap! Damage Calc show ads.
Which is updated more often, PaD Prax or Snap! Damage Calc?
PaD Prax ships an update every 2 months, and Snap! Damage Calc every 2 days. Most recently, PaD Prax was updated on July 10, 2026 and Snap! Damage Calc on September 26, 2026.

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