FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion

Stay connected to Eorzea with chat planning and trading tools

FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion is designed as a sidekick for active Warriors of Light who want to stay plugged into Eorzea when they are away from their PC or console. It mirrors several key social and management functions from the main game, letting you organize your play time instead of just thinking about your next raid at work.

The standout feature is the integrated chat. You can talk with in-game friends, Free Company members, and Linkshells, making it easy to coordinate roulettes, raids, or crafting sessions. Messages sync smoothly with your character data, and conversations feel like a natural extension of the game’s community tools, even when you are offline from the client.

The event list is another highlight. Scheduling raids, static meetings, maps nights, or casual hangouts becomes far less chaotic when everyone can see and update a shared plan. For Free Company leaders and shot-callers, this alone can justify keeping the app installed.

Inventory and market board access add practical value. Being able to shuffle items between inventory and retainers, or list and buy items using Kupo Nuts and Mog Coins, means you can handle routine economic chores during downtime. However, restrictions apply when your account is logged into the main game, and the reliance on premium currencies for expanded trading may feel a bit limiting to players who dislike microtransactions.

The biggest caveat is that you must have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV subscription, and once that lapses, functionality quickly becomes restricted. Performance and interface design are serviceable but not spectacular, occasionally feeling slower and more cluttered than necessary.

Overall, FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion is a useful, if not essential, tool for dedicated players who enjoy managing their character and social life between play sessions.