# Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended

> Companion & Taming Calculator

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071311292](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071311292)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1071311292`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dan Leveille
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (50,151 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-18
- **First published:** 2016-01-07
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dododex-ark-survival-ascended/id1071311292)
- **Website:** [https://www.dododex.com](https://www.dododex.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.dododex.com/privacy](http://www.dododex.com/privacy)

## Description

Dododex: ARK Survival Ascended is the go-to taming calculator and companion app used by millions of ARK players. It supports ARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Survival Evolved, and ARK: Ultimate Mobile Edition, delivering taming calculations, guides, recipes, timers, and more.

Features include a comprehensive taming guide for every creature, kibble and saddle recipes, breeding timers, admin commands, maps, and crowdsourced data from thousands of players. Updated for over a decade and regularly expanded with new creatures and DLCs, plus extras like iMessage Dino stickers.

## Rankings

- #6,007 — Overall

## Review summary

Users consistently praise Dododex as an essential, easy-to-use ARK companion that delivers precise taming data, weapon/damage-driven drop strings, and crafting recipes. The app's value is amplified by a large, active community whose tips, comments, and ‘Stories’ content help players on many dinos and maps. Reviewers note its intuitive interface, regular updates, and usefulness for both beginners and veterans, with the paid version seen as more informative. A few suggestions appear—such as embedding more tame controls info and in-app map options, and minor nitpicks about icons—yet the consensus remains overwhelmingly positive.

### Pros

- Comprehensive taming guides with exact numbers, food requirements, and recipes.
- Rich, community-driven tips, comments, and stories that help with many dinos and maps.
- Broad coverage across dinos, islands, maps, and gamemodes with useful filters and customization.
- Intuitive, easy-to-use interface with a polished design.
- Well-maintained with regular updates and a large, supportive community for both beginners and veterans.

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