# Nook Buddy — Pet companion by the gate

> Pet companion by the gate (iPhone/iPad app by ZHENZHOU SHI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-buddy/id6761606796 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ZHENZHOU SHI](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889489141)
- Category: Games, Family, Simulation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 106 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese
- Released: 2026-04-14
- Data updated: 2026-05-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-buddy/id6761606796/reviews.md

## What is Nook Buddy?

Nook Buddy is a local-first pet companion game about living with one gate-born pet.

In the harbor yard, you tap, feed, and respond to your companion through a quiet daily care loop. Mood, bond, and visible behavior shift as your relationship grows, and Harbor Memory keeps recent moments so the pet feels continuous instead of random.

Beyond the yard, the Gate opens into chapter runs and Echo Tower climbs. Battles play out automatically while you make low-frequency decisions through skill picks, route events, and long-term growth.

Level up your companion, raise its phase, deepen bond, train its focus, and bring crystals and relics back from the Gate to push further on the next run.

Nook Buddy stores progress on your device. No account, ads, analytics, or third-party tracking SDKs are required.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-04-16

New in 1.0.4:
- Rebuilt the Gate into a chapter-and-tower loop with auto-battle and three-choice skill picks.
- Added unified progression formulas for level, phase, bond, training focus, and battle rating.
- Reward previews and recommended power now come from the same runtime progression layer.
- Improved battle presentation with cleaner card selection, stronger reward readouts, and tighter system feedback.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-04-14

No release notes.

## More apps by ZHENZHOU SHI

- [ImpulsePause](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/impulsepause/id6761416859)
- [Type Insight](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/type-insight/id6761469287)
- [RepayMemo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/repaymemo/id6761517590)

All apps by ZHENZHOU SHI: https://appshunter.io/developer/1889489141

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