# GO Companion: Raid & Event

> Unofficial Pokemon Go Helper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751738738](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751738738)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6751738738`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Simply Viral LLC
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (198 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2025-09-18
- **Size:** 107 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/go-companion-raid-event/id6751738738)
- **Website:** [https://gocompanionapp.com](https://gocompanionapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gocompanionapp.com/privacy](https://www.gocompanionapp.com/privacy)

## Description

**GO Companion** is an unofficial, fan-made Pokémon GO helper for staying prepared and informed. View live shiny rate trends, current raid bosses, Rocket leader lineups, event schedules, field research tasks, curated news, and daily XP and Stardust checklists.

Favorite raids, events, and tasks to receive alerts, track your progress and lifetime stats, and share your Trainer QR code to connect with friends. GO Companion uses publicly available data, requires no Pokémon GO login, and is designed to be safe and easy to use. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic or The Pokémon Company.

## Rankings

- #104,387 — Overall

## Review summary

The app is praised for helping with events, raids, and shiny hunting, including useful notifications and a live field research list. Users report it boosts shiny counts and helps plan which tasks to chase. However, several reviews flag a heavy paywall or paid features, and others complain about reliability and data freshness, with information not always up-to-date or the app not working consistently. Overall, strong utility for aware players offset by concerns about cost and reliability.

### Pros

- Very helpful for tracking events, raids, and related game information.
- Notably increases shiny encounters and helps target specific tasks.
- Notifications for raid rotations and the live field research list aid planning.
- Overall usefulness for event planning and finding the right tasks.

### Cons

- Paywall / subscription model creates barriers and feels overpriced for some features.
- Reliability issues and outdated data; some users report not always working or raids/tasks being late.
- Perceived mismatch between free vs paid features; users want more value before paying.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751738738)