Comparison

PaD Aras vs RelicForge

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

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About

PaD Aras

This tool aids players of a popular puzzle game by recreating orbs from screenshots. It allows for practice by calculating combo damage and simulating monster and leader/friend stats. Users can easily input their game data to refine their strategies.

Highlights
  • Recreate orbs from screenshots
  • Calculate combo damage
  • Input monster stats
  • Simulate leader/friend stats
  • Orb editor for customization
  • Practice combo strategies
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, and big damage, also must make a success of it on the first time, etc... Anyway this makes your screenshot of battles to recreate orbs for practice and calc your combo damage. * This app need a screenshot with "Puzzle & Dragons". *** Features *** - Easy to use! - Quickly recreating orbs! - Automatically calc your combo damage! - Anytime you can think about combo! * 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 easily input your monster data. *check below status 5. After you drag any orb as the original game, immediately show a damage log. *** Monster status *** 1. Tap one of monster on your party image, then open quick status window. 2. Just easily enter the attack parameter, also select the ally. 3. If the monster has the skill “2 way”, select the amount. 4. The below checker means the monster attack uses the enhanced power or not. ON: yes, OFF: no *** Leader/Friend status *** 1. Tap the icon of right of party image, then open a window. 2. Enter L/F power parameters. 3. If the ally boost skills are on the party, select the ally and total amounts. 4. Also if orb boosts skills, do it as above. 5. Select enhanced power if want. *** Tips *** - 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. - You can paint on orbs if you want. Also the erase feature is refresh button on center of toolbar. *** Orb editor *** 1. Select orb editor in settings. 2. You can change orb color when you tap any orbs. 3. If you slide orbs while touch, next orb will change the same color. 4. The colors are 6 types.

About

RelicForge

Catalog in-game items and plan character builds using your phone. Features include camera scanning with OCR for automatic text recognition, manual entry, powerful filtering, and a build planner that adheres to in-game rules. Share your creations via URL.

Highlights
  • Camera scan with auto OCR
  • Manual relic entry
  • Powerful filtering by type and effects
  • Per-character build planner
  • Protection for favorites and in-use items
  • Share builds via URL
Features
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RelicForge is an unofficial, fan-made companion app for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. Catalog your relics and design per-character builds — all from your phone. ■ Features [Camera scan with auto OCR] Hold your camera over an in-game relic detail and the app uses Apple Vision OCR to recognize effect text. Title parsing automatically determines color, size, and type (normal/deep), and unique relics are matched against the master list. Scan many relics in a row, review the candidate list, and save them all at once. [Manual entry too] For when you can't use the camera, just pick the color, size, and type, then choose each slot's effect from the master list. The name is auto-derived from the composition. [Powerful filtering] Filter your collection by favorites, color, size, type, and effects. Effects are grouped into "General / Character-specific / Weapon-specific / Demerit" so you can drill down to what you need quickly. [Build planner] Pick a character, select a vessel, and equip relics into the 3 normal + 3 deep slots. Slot color and type constraints follow the in-game rules; non-equippable relics are shown grayed out. Within a build the filter persists across slots, so you can narrow down to your target relics and assign them in sequence. [Protection for favorites and in-use relics] Favorited relics and relics currently equipped in any build cannot be accidentally deleted. The collection list shows badges for equipped and favorited items at a glance. [Share builds via URL] Share your relic and build data with a single URL. The recipient can freely experiment with builds in their own browser — perfect for asking friends for build advice. ■ Notes - This app is not affiliated with FromSoftware Inc. or Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. - OCR accuracy depends on lighting and camera distance. - Scanned photos are not stored on your device.

Screenshots

PaD Aras4 screens
RelicForge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RelicForge at weekly against PaD Aras's every 3 weeks. PaD Aras's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for PaD Aras against 1.0 for RelicForge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaD Aras ships an update every 3 weeks, RelicForge weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PaD Aras versus RelicForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaD ArasRelicForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperF-NET AppsKatsumi Kishikawa

In-app purchases

None

PaD Aras

No in-app purchases

None

RelicForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaD Aras free?
PaD Aras is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RelicForge free?
RelicForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PaD Aras or RelicForge?
PaD Aras and RelicForge are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PaD Aras or RelicForge have ads?
Neither PaD Aras nor RelicForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaD Aras or RelicForge?
PaD Aras ships an update every 3 weeks, and RelicForge weekly. Most recently, PaD Aras was updated on November 1, 2026 and RelicForge on October 31, 2026.

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