Reviews of Smart IV - GO IV Calculator

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List of user reviews and ratings for Smart IV - GO IV Calculator

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 1,136)

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Review summary

Overall, users like the app for providing IV calculations and helping avoid wasted poké balls, making it a useful and time-saving IV scanner. However, many reviews highlight recurring drawbacks: inconsistent IV accuracy, reliability issues (crashes and failed readings), intrusive ads, iOS-specific problems, and usability gaps like a clunky interface and weak onboarding. When it works, it’s valuable; but the frequent reliability and UX problems limit its usefulness on iOS.

Pros

IV data, probabilities, and per-stat breakdown (appraise-like details) are provided.
Saves time and helps avoid wasting Poké Balls by guiding which catches are worth pursuing.
Widely regarded as a useful IV scanner and tool for building up your game.
Useful for planning high-IV catches (e.g., hundos).

Cons

IV readings are often inaccurate or unreliable.
Reliability issues: crashes, stopping work, and failing to read IVs.
Ads and activation prompts interrupt usage.
iOS compatibility problems / performance worse on iPhone.
Clunky UI and lack of beginner guidance.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.50

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31% (17)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-16	Nu*****	This app since downloaded has never worked! Just runs and runs with no results! Delete!
This app since downloaded has never worked! Just runs and runs with no results! Delete!
2026-06-24	Si*****	Sometimes the IV reader will not read the Pokemons CP if there is too much detail in the background or is being obscured. And notifications sometimes take too long to read me the IV. Also, it often says “maybe” way too often and can’t decide if it’s a hundo or not. Please fix.
Sometimes the IV reader will not read the Pokemons CP if there is too much detail in the background or is being obscured. And notifications sometimes take too long to read me the IV. Also, it often says “maybe” way too often and can’t decide if it’s a hundo or not. Please fix.
2026-06-22	Ap*****	Just super duper the greatest for iPhone users
Just super duper the greatest for iPhone users
2026-06-20	TD*****	I think it’s really cool. All the Pokémon I’ve caught have fallen within the probabilities so I know when I should try and catch one. Plus is free
I think it’s really cool. All the Pokémon I’ve caught have fallen within the probabilities so I know when I should try and catch one. Plus is free
2026-05-08	Bo*****	Works good just a little slow with processing the info
Works good just a little slow with processing the info
2026-04-08	vh*****	Besides the ads, it’s pretty useful if you’re trying to catch condos, but if you’re trying to quit catch, it’s sort of delayed so it might not be as useful if you’re trying to catch a lot of Pokémon other than those two things great app really useful if you’re trying to catch hundos.
Besides the ads, it’s pretty useful if you’re trying to catch condos, but if you’re trying to quit catch, it’s sort of delayed so it might not be as useful if you’re trying to catch a lot of Pokémon other than those two things great app really useful if you’re trying to catch hundos.
2026-03-29	Ci*****	Really struggling to get the naming to work consistently. This is a big part of how I wanted to use the app.
Really struggling to get the naming to work consistently. This is a big part of how I wanted to use the app.
2026-03-13	Da*****	Worked great with my Samsung. After upgrading to an iPhone it sucks. You can’t just simple click on the Pokémon and then come off it. You have to check your notifications
Worked great with my Samsung. After upgrading to an iPhone it sucks. You can’t just simple click on the Pokémon and then come off it. You have to check your notifications
2026-03-12	Ja*****	This has got to be the best Smart IV scanner I’ve used, the only reason it’s not a 5 star is the ads every once a while to activate the scanner. But it’s all worth it. And the best part is that it tells you anything if you pull up its info, It can give you a list of chances on what the IV could be, when it’s caught it’ll say the percent near exactly, AND if you pull up the IV from the “appraise” button, it’ll give you the EXACT numbers per stat. I know some people are going to think that I’m only saying this to hype the game, but I’m not, I’ve used it a ton of different times. Note: if you have do not disturb on, or any other sort of notification blocker for this app, it will not work until you turn it off. And yes it DOES give instructions on how to use it upon opening.
This has got to be the best Smart IV scanner I’ve used, the only reason it’s not a 5 star is the ads every once a while to activate the scanner. But it’s all worth it. And the best part is that it tells you anything if you pull up its info, It can give you a list of chances on what the IV could be, when it’s caught it’ll say the percent near exactly, AND if you pull up the IV from the “appraise” button, it’ll give you the EXACT numbers per stat. I know some people are going to think that I’m only saying this to hype the game, but I’m not, I’ve used it a ton of different times. Note: if you have do not disturb on, or any other sort of notification blocker for this app, it will not work until you turn it off. And yes it DOES give instructions on how to use it upon opening.
2026-03-06	Ma*****	Smart IV is a great tool if you’re trying to build up your game!
Smart IV is a great tool if you’re trying to build up your game!