Comparison

Helper for Terraria vs Help for Rust

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

Head to head
About

Helper for Terraria

This comprehensive strategy guide offers tips and tricks for crafting, items, enemies, and more. It serves as an ultimate resource to find what you need across all platforms, featuring searchable item lists, crafting recipes, enemy details, and NPC information.

Highlights
  • Searchable item list
  • Item filtering
  • Crafting recipes
  • Enemy encyclopedia
  • NPC guide
  • Armor set details
Features
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Helper for Terraria contians a full strategy guide giving you tips and tricks on crafting, items, enemies and more! Helper for Terraria is the ultimate resource for finding what you need for each platform. Features include: + A fully indexed and searchable list of all items. + A filter option to specify which types of items you wish to see. + Crafting details including items recipes and what objects can be crafted with it. + Full list of enemies that you may battle with. + A complete guide to NPCs that you may encounter. + A full list of armor sets, plus the option to specify which types you own. Please Note: This app is not affiliated with Re-Logic or 505 Games. Thanks to Andrew "Redigit" Spinks for such a great game. Please let us know if you find we are missing any information or would like to suggest features added to the next version! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://www.ngdevelopment.org/privacypolicy.html

About

Help for Rust

This app helps players of a survival game calculate resource costs for destroying building elements. It also provides guidance on efficiently arranging ore in furnaces for optimal smelting. The tool includes a constantly updated list of basic building blocks and barriers.

Highlights
  • Resource cost calculation for building destruction
  • Ore decomposition guide for furnaces
  • List of building blocks and barriers
  • Constantly updated content
Features
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Have you decided to evict your neighbors or take revenge on the enemy? Do you know how much resources are needed for this? Do you know how to effectively use large furnaces? Help for Rust is an indispensable tool for such tasks. The application can show you how much certain resources are needed to destroy the building element. Also, this app can show you how to rationally decompose the ore in the furnace. Help for Rust contains the basic building blocks and barriers. The list is constantly updated.

Screenshots

Helper for Terraria4 screens
Help for Rust4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Helper for Terraria at 3.9 against Help for Rust's 3.3. Helper for Terraria also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (858 vs 108). Help for Rust's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Helper for Terraria sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Help for Rust sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Helper for Terraria holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helper for Terraria has 858 ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Helper for Terraria's written reviews are positive against 60% of Help for Rust's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helper for Terraria ships an update every 3 months, Help for Rust every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Helper for Terraria versus Help for Rust: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelper for TerrariaHelp for Rust
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (858 ratings) — better3.3 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better60.4% of reviews
Number of ratings858 — better108
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicole HankinsonEvgeny Dorofeev

Customer experience

Helper for Terraria

All ratings858 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative20.5%

Help for Rust

All ratings108 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

Helper for Terraria

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incomplete item/recipe descriptions
  • Inconsistent information across platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to latest Terraria version
  • Add more detailed information
  • Improve organization and navigation
  • Remove ads for premium users

Help for Rust

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Helper for Terraria

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$0.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
1 purchases

Help for Rust

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Helper for Terraria free?
Helper for Terraria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Help for Rust free?
Help for Rust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Helper for Terraria or Help for Rust?
Helper for Terraria is rated higher. Helper for Terraria averages 3.9 out of 5 from 858 ratings, while Help for Rust averages 3.3 from 108 ratings.
Do Helper for Terraria or Help for Rust have ads?
Help for Rust shows ads; Helper for Terraria does not.
Which is updated more often, Helper for Terraria or Help for Rust?
Helper for Terraria ships an update every 3 months, and Help for Rust every 2 months. Most recently, Helper for Terraria was updated on September 25, 2026 and Help for Rust on August 26, 2026.

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