Dotling: Retro Virtual Pet

Dotling: Retro Virtual Pet

Digital Pixel Pet & Widget

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Free
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Released
August 20, 2026
Updated
October 30, 2026

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Relive the 90s with a digital pixel pet that lives on your screen. Care for your virtual companion, play mini-games, and watch it evolve. Widgets keep your pet close, even when the app is closed.

✓Pixelated dot-matrix LCD display
✓Hatch, grow, and evolve through 5 stages
✓Multiple species and care-dependent adult evolutions
✓Interactive care: feeding, cleaning, discipline
✓Mini-games: Guess the Turn, Stop the Dot, Hi-Lo
✓Home and Lock Screen widgets
✓Generational traits and achievements
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What's New in Dotling

1.5

October 30, 2026

New in Dotling 1.5: - Care countdown (Premium): a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island shows how long until your pet gets hungry or bored, and warns you before a care window is missed. - Choose your reminders: switch hunger, boredom, sickness, care window and wake-up reminders on or off one by one in Settings. - Premium removes the 3-a-day reminder limit.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Dotling Premium

Unlimited generations and rare species

$24.991 Year
7 Days trial
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I have some suggestions for this app so right now the app only sends up to three notifications a day at most and I know there is a widget, but there is one thing I would like to address the widget doesn’t like refresh or update reliably while the app is closed, I have to open the app like to make the widget refresh. I think this could be a bug or this could be something an actual design this should be fixed or changed and if people don’t want the wyat I was thinking maybe you could make the app send notifications whenever the pet is acting up and needs discipline and whenever it stops acting up and needs discipline and whenever a care window has started and I was thinking I know when I care window starts there’s like a certain amount of time you have before it’s miss maybe like when that happens a live activity could show up on the lock screen showing like how long until the care window is dismissed and then like when the pet stops acting up and and like stops acting like just stop acting up and you never disciplined it. A notification could come up and like I could just send you a notification and then also for a notification when the pet needs cleaning and medicine, and if people don’t want all these notifications, maybe in the settings in the notifications section users can configure which notification they want like by default all the notifications comment or maybe by default those just those like the important ones come in but like allow people to configure it and then I was also thinking for that for the sleeping situation for the creature for the pet sleep. It could actually sleep at real night time like it could sleep at a predetermined time or it could sleep when the user sleeps if you choose that time make it adapted to where like you can like set multiple different sleep schedules for different days of the week if you choose the predetermined time I think that the creature should have its own sleep schedule as it grows for people who have varied sleep schedules. Another suggestion I have is for the pet to die of old age. Most retrovert pets lived anywhere from if they were well taken care of depending on the device you had and it’s mechanics 11 to 25 days and sometimes up to a month. I also think that the plus subscription instead of instead of a recurring subscription, it should be a lifetime subscription where you pay once or if you don’t want that if you can do this, if if your pet dies on the free version, you can watch an ad to start a new generation probably don’t wanna do that though because of no ads and a suggestion I have for notifications. I think they should. The notification sound should be a square wave LCD beeping sound instead of the normal iPhone sound for more nostalgia
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FAQ

How do I get Dotling?

Dotling is available for free on supported iPhone devices. You can download it from the App Store. The first generation of your pet is free to play forever.

Does Dotling have ads?

No, Dotling does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and play, with optional premium features available for purchase.

What are the Dotling Premium features?

Dotling Premium unlocks all later generations, the bird and cat species, and special LCD screen themes like Amber, Ice, and Noir. It is available via a yearly subscription.

How does the Dotling Premium subscription work?

The yearly subscription for Dotling Premium costs $24.99 and includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your account settings.

Can I play Dotling offline?

Yes, Dotling simulates time passing even when the app is closed, allowing for offline play. Care windows are measured in hours, ensuring a realistic simulation.

What kind of games are in Dotling?

Dotling includes three mini-games: 'Guess the Turn,' a classic virtual pet duel; 'Stop the Dot,' a timing game that increases in speed; and 'Hi-Lo,' a number prediction game.

What is the age rating for Dotling?

Dotling has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young children and adults alike who enjoy virtual pet simulations.

How often is Dotling updated?

The latest version of Dotling is 1.5, and it was last updated on October 30, 2026. Updates typically include bug fixes and new features to enhance gameplay.