# nomi \| a pet for your watch — Feed nomi your heartbeats. > Virtual pet for Apple Watch powered by user's physical activity. (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Chin.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nomi-a-pet-for-your-watch/id1484764558 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Andrew Chin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484764581) - Category: Health & Fitness, Games, Role Playing, Sports - Price: $1.99 - Rating: 3.70/5 from 360 App Store ratings · 286 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 65 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2020-02-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-31 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nomi-a-pet-for-your-watch/id1484764558/reviews.md ## What is nomi | a pet for your watch? ATTENTION: Download this directly from your watch's App Store. If you have downloaded it from your iPhone and can't find it on your watch, on your watch's App Store, scroll down to 'Account', tap on 'Purchased' then download Nomi! -- Meet Nomi, a pet for your Apple Watch that you keep alive with your movement and exercise. -- HOW TO PLAY: - Fill the heart-ring with your steps and exercise - Once a heart-ring is full, tap it to feed your Nomi - Feed your Nomi before all 3 of its hearts run out - Try to keep your Nomi alive for as many days as you can! - Survive for long enough and your Nomi will continue to evolve! What will yours become? -- Nomi integrates with the Health app to measure your movements and steps. This data is never transferred off your device. ## Key features - Virtual pet for Apple Watch - Fed by steps and exercise - Heart-ring system for feeding - Pet evolution based on survival - Integrates with Health app ## What do users think of nomi | a pet for your watch? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💕 Cute and motivating - 🚀 Keeps you active - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🎨 Great design and animations - 🤝 Responsive developer **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccurate step counting - 🔋 Drains watch battery - 🕰️ Nomi dies too easily, especially during rest/sick days - 📈 Difficulty increases too quickly, making it hard to keep up **Commonly reported bugs** - Mini games not working properly - Nomi disappearing after watch updates - Unable to add friends - Inconsistent step/heart tracking **Most requested features** - Allow banking/storing of extra hearts - Add more interactive features with Nomi - Customization options for Nomi and backgrounds - Ability to set custom sleep/wake times - Integrate with Apple Health for more accurate tracking ## Recent user reviews (10 of 286) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nomi-a-pet-for-your-watch/id1484764558/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Very helpful app *2026-07-01, version 1.13* It is very interesting APP, Could we get more futures or updates for it? ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2026-06-06, version 1.13* My favourite app! Have managed to keep my pet alive for over 1100 days! It keeps me moving, I have alarms set to move and feed him. It’s a great fun app, thoroughly recommend. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-05-06, version 1.13* Really great, nostalgic if you ever had the digivice or tamagachi ### 3/5 — Sad *2026-05-02, version 1.13* As much as I kind of enjoyed, I'm over 60 and not able to meet the steps goal. I walk more than 8,000 steps daily and stairs but it doesn't chime with the needs of NOMI. ### 3/5 — Amazing except one thing! *2025-12-22, version 1.13* This app is awesome, it checks off all my boxes for what I want in a work out pet. HOWEVER, I would love if there was an option to put it to sleep manually for however long you want. There are some days I’m not wearing my watch or not active because it’s my rest day, and those days my pet dies! Please add a feature to fix this because otherwise I’m not sure how to keep it alive during the days I don’t wear my watch or be as active. ### 4/5 — Absolutely love this *2025-12-12, version 1.13* I love this app and use it quite regularly! Everything’s pretty great. I do agree with other users about wanting to be able to collect hearts earned during workouts where pausing to feed isn’t always easy to do. Another thing is it would be awesome to have games available for those of us who are not able to get our heart rates up to 125 but who CAN work out for long durations of time to compensate for that. I am on a beta blocker that blocks my heart rate from going too high and I’m unable to play the games to load up on hearts to use later on. Either way though, I do enjoy this and will keep using the app. Thank you for bringing a little joy to my day! :) ### 3/5 — Needs work *2025-01-04, version 1.13* It’s a cute app and I’ve only used it for a couple days but it needs some work Although the tagline is feed them your heartbeats it doesn’t come across as a fitness companion so just going for a walk doesn’t seem to help (for health reasons it’s the only real exercise I can do) The “Quick boogie” needs to either allow you to alter the time or lower the heart rate needed as I tried to “boogie” a few times and couldn’t even get it half full however intense walking with a couple heavy bags and I was able to do it. The “Big dash” description only says to exercise until the rings are full but no matter how much I walk I can’t even get the first one to fill a little bit. So could be clearer and ideally also have a way to limit what you want to achieve heart rate or step count? Speaking of “big dash” it gives you three sushi which will fill 3 hearts but that all of them so either you’re wasting a sushi or your pets dead… could do with having 5 hearts. Notifications could be better as I only notice I need to feed them by checking the app occasionally. Could we add a less intense workout or maybe a mindful one like breathing exercise? It’s otherwise okay although I think I was expecting it to be more like a tamagotchi on my wrist or something like Finch. ### 4/5 — Fun and simple *2024-12-27, version 1.13* App is easy to use and fun, the little pet is adorable. I have a couple suggestions though. It would be nice if i could set the time for when it sleeps to my custom schedule, 11pm is too late and it's almost dead every morning, or start off with one free heart of the day so he doesn't die over night if you needs to be in bed earlier than 11pm. The three sushi heart game is too hard, i shoveled my driveway and didn't get the rings so idk what i need to do to fill those. Maybe have a level two to get two hearts or something. Other than that it has helped me be more active. ### 4/5 — Nomi keeps dying if watch battery dies *2024-12-16, version 1.13* Update two: Got him to 104 days now and my daughter is pretty upset that he will no longer evolve. It would be cool if when they fully evolve, they could go into stasis and you start a new one with the old one able to care for itself. Just so we can try to evolve a new one differently and not worry about the old one dying also. Update; made it to 33 days, had full health and had to connect my watch to my new iPhone after it had a software issue and needed replaced. Didn’t even do anything to the watch besides pair it to the new phone and it made it completely restart my nomi. Like restart like it was a new app. My watch wasn’t even restarted or reset, it was just paired to my new phone. My nomi had 3 stars when I went to bed last night, woke up this morning to my watch dead, charged it an hour only to find my nomi dead. This is the 8th time this has happened. If my nomi is full health, my watch dies and it takes less than 5 hours to be back on, like it dies at work or while running errands, then nomi dies also. They should stop the hearts fading and nomi dying if the watch is turned off or dead. I’ve never made it past 23 days because my watch dies and nomi dies soon after. Only reason he’s ever died is because my watch died so I plug it in while I’m sleeping. Watch isn’t even powered on when he dies. ### 3/5 — No Room for Being Sick *2024-11-12, version 1.13* I really enjoy this app as it gets me to move everyday but if I am bedridden and sick for even just one or two days, Nomi dies. It’s a little frustrating because I put in so much work. I wish that the mini games to earn hearts could be something that doesn’t involve exercise so that I can try to keep them alive even when I am sick. Or even if I have to buy hearts/food for like a couple dollars or something but there is absolutely no option. So don’t ever get sick! You’ll kill your Nomi. 🥲 ## Frequently asked questions about nomi | a pet for your watch ### What is Nomi? Nomi is a virtual pet designed specifically for the Apple Watch. It thrives on your physical activity, meaning you need to move and exercise to keep it alive and happy. The more active you are, the better you can care for your Nomi. ### How do I play Nomi? To play, you fill Nomi's heart-ring with your steps and exercise. Once the ring is full, you tap it to feed your Nomi. You must feed it before all three of its hearts deplete. The goal is to keep your Nomi alive for as long as possible, which can lead to its evolution. ### Does Nomi cost money? Yes, this application is a paid app. You will need to purchase it to download and use it on your Apple Watch. ### What devices is Nomi compatible with? Nomi is designed for the Apple Watch. It integrates with the Health app on your iPhone to track your movements and steps, but the primary experience is on your watch. ### How does Nomi use my health data? Nomi integrates with the Health app to measure your movements and steps, which are essential for feeding your virtual pet. This data is never transferred off your device, ensuring your privacy. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.13 — 2021-02-03 New Mini Game! Collect 3 hearts without having to repeatedly feed Nomi by playing this game! All new items! You can get items by winning Mini Games to feed your Nomi. Use them now or save them for a rainy day! Join the Community! Scan the QR code in the menu to Join our community. Make friends and show your Nomi off! ### 1.12 — 2020-11-25 So many evolutions! I can now evolve into a large variety of new and amazing creatures! Evolution paths What I evolve into depends on how much you feed me! Tap on my Day Count or the Evolutions menu icon to learn more! Icons Facelift All of my icons in the menu just received a beautiful uplift! Hope you like them! For more, please visit www.nomi.pet ### 1.11 — 2020-10-20 My biggest upgrade yet! This is it everyone! The start of a whole new series of upgrades. I can’t wait to show you all the new things I can do! Add your friends! You can now add your friends and see their Nomis and their stats! Swipe right to see your friends list! Survive the longest! You can now use the Ladder to see who is on top of the charts between you and your friends! I can be Synced! If you have a new watch or are re-pairing to your phone, you will no longer lose your current state! For more, please visit www.nomi.pet ### 1.10 — 2020-09-13 All new evolutions! I can now continue to evolve, and the best news is, it’s just the beginning! More evolution surprises coming soon! New backgrounds I now have all new environments to live in and so much more room to play! Swipe Menu You now need to swipe left to see my menu! New settings You can now disable sounds and haptics through my settings! Custom Bubbles I’ll be saying more things now that my vocabulary has grown — but I’ll wait for the right time! For more, please visit www.nomi.pet ### 1.9 — 2020-06-21 Change settings anytime. There’s no need to wait until the start of your next Nomi to update your settings! Use Force Touch to use this. Change name anytime. You may now also rename your Nomi at anytime. Use Force Touch to rename your Nomi. 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