# Pocket Kado: Sleep & Relax Pet — user reviews > 109 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Kado by Mindlab Corporation, rated 4.16/5 from 273 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-kado-sleep-and-relax-pet/id1610372194/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-kado-sleep-and-relax-pet/id1610372194.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 182 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 30 ## What do users think of Pocket Kado? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🐨 Cute and fun app design - 💤 Helps with sleep and sleep routines - 🤗 Motivates healthy habits - 🎨 Relaxing and calming features - 🎯 Effective for managing insomnia **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🕰️ Limited sleep schedule options - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🔑 Login/account issues - 🌙 Not suitable for night shift workers **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to upgrade dream catcher - Persistent notification that can't be cleared - Kado waking up when phone is locked or another app is used - App resetting progress and requiring re-adoption of Kado **Most requested features** - More customization options for Kado - Ability to comment on other users' lanterns - Integration with other sleep/health apps - More flexible sleep schedule options - Accessibility improvements for visually impaired users ## Newest reviews (13 of 109) ### 3/5 — Good but buggy and feels incomplete *2025-03-06, version 1.4.697* I love the structure of this app however I have a few issues with it. The first one being that it’s pretty buggy. I’ve been trying for days now to upgrade my dream catcher (I will literally pay to do it) but when I click the button to upgrade it just closes without giving me an option to do so. I can’t find how to pay for it at all. Another bug is that there always seems to be a notification on the lanterns that I can never get to go away for no reason. I love the character too but I wish there was a little more to do for Kado like I wish I could dress him up or change his room. It makes me a little sad that the only thing I can do with sleep miles is change the color :( ### 4/5 — Lantern activity *2025-01-17, version 1.4.696* It’s a very comforting app to help with winding down and de-stressing for the evening as well as developing a sleep pattern. I used to really enjoy watching the animation of the lantern floating away after writing on the lantern. Unfortunately now the lantern you write on doesn’t float away and only appears on the screen stationary and stays as more of a written note. Would love to see the feature of writing on the lantern and letting it float away return in the app. ### 3/5 — Brad‘s review *2024-12-29* Hello, my name is Brad. I am a blind and visually impaired user. I use a screen reader on my phone called voiceover voice is a screen reader that reads textual elements on the screen as you swipe left and right on your phone screen, it will read the blocks of texts and lines of text on the screen to select a textual item. You double tap it on the screen. Well, in this app, feeding the koala is not accessible to me since I am blind also riding lanterns isn’t accessible. I really want to use this app. I’ve listened to the music and it’s super peaceful so I really want these issues. Issues issues to get fixed. ### 3/5 — Unreliable *2024-10-11, version 1.4.695* Ran ok until Day 9 it updated and got miles screwed up and dropped a day Today it reset miles again to zero abd needed to feed kado twice after I sent him for adventure this morning Not boding well Got some glitches This is a paid app otherwise so long as it helps me wind down I dont care Get it straightened out for prime time thanks ### 3/5 — Not sure how this helps *2024-07-17, version 1.4.649* Seems you have to pay the subscription to get anything out of it ### 3/5 — Stopped Using Because It Can’t Be Concurrently Used With Other Apps *2024-07-05, version 1.4.644* I used meditation app Headspace to fall asleep, and I can’t have Pocket Kado running in the background after I put Kado to sleep if I switch to Headspace. Pocket Kado did help me get my sleep schedule back on track when I first started using it though, so when in a bind do try it! ### 4/5 — Good, but a couple things *2024-05-21, version 1.4.616* First, I wanted to give this as feedback in app since the original message minor enough that it doesn’t warrant an entire review, however the feedback feature (at least for me) doesn’t seem to be working. When I click feedback in settings, it gives me a couple prompt paragraphs (how likely are you to recommend and what’s the reason behind your score) but no way to answer or submit my response. The actual reason I wanted to give feedback (sorry that this is minor but the feedback didn’t work) is that the note symbol to write a lantern blocks how many likes you have, and this is likely a very minor and very specific scenario, but I’ve noticed icons getting in the way of certain functions so do with that what you will. Anyways, other than that the apps pretty great and I enjoy it. A lot of my issues are minor and more inconveniences than actual problems, so good job. ### 3/5 — It’s Ok *2024-03-12* I’ve been using this app for a little while now without the subscription. I like the sleep portion, but the rest I haven’t fully found a reason to subscribe. If there were more to it, then maybe but you’re only given a handful of things to do and choose from and then you only interact a couple of ways. You feed your Kado and send them out on discovery, you are limited on the feminine style of clothes for your Kado, plenty of masculine styles though. It would be nice to be better to interact with all of it. Even to change a background. This app has potential. I’ve definitely become accustomed to falling asleep to the sleep music provided but definitely feel in order for me to subscribe that the creators should invest more into this app. This is at most a $2.99 a month app currently and they want $9.99 a month. You’re not there yet, but I encourage the app creator to keep going cause it can get there. I do recommend it for development of a sleep habit. If they develop this app more, I’d be willing to subscribe at $9.99. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this thoughtful feedback. We've discussed it as a team and have a game plan we think you'll like! We're working on a much bigger customization feature that we'll have ready in the next few weeks! As for the subscription cost, we're working on a Family Plan that will bring down the cost to $2.99 as you suggested. Feel free to email us at hello@reverylab.com and we'd love to share more details and previews to get your thoughts. ### 3/5 — I was quite excited to try it *2024-03-03, version 1.4.506* Immediately ran into bugs soon as I opened it. I have to feed Kado before I do anything and it won’t let me pick any foods, I tried everything short of a re-install. Would love to actually try the app during my free trial ### 2/5 — I don’t understand *2024-03-01, version 1.4.504* I’ve downloaded this app twice in the same day. I don’t know if it glitches or not. I have to feed him before I can do anything else. I click on the buttons to blend the food together but it doesn’t work. It says I haven’t clicked anything. I’ve tried everything and nothing works. Also I keep getting the daily gift but that glitches out too. Every time I get in the app, it says collect your daily gift. I would love to use this app but if it’s gonna be that buggy to the point where I can’t use it, I’m gonna have to delete it. If it works for you great, but be aware there are bugs. ### 3/5 — New update :/ *2024-02-29, version 1.4.504* I hate the new update they changed it to where you can't see your stats unless you give them money AND I HATE THAT!!!! In the preview it says track your daily progress AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION!!! ### 4/5 — It’d be nice if you could comment on others lanterns *2024-02-24, version 1.4.497* I love this app but I wish you could comment on other peoples lanterns. I think it would help build a positive community. ### 4/5 — Very useful tool *2024-02-09, version 1.4.491* I just got the app, and it seems like a huge tool in being able to get my sleep patterns under control so that I am no longer sleeping my life away. My only problem is that the sleep schedules the app has only includes waking from 4am to 10am. I am a night owl and work afternoons or overnights. My sleep schedule is ideally waking between 1pm to 4pm and going to bed between 5am and 8am (depending on work that day). I’ll try the app and see if I can rig it to work for my uses but I hope there’s an update where this is fixed. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I can’t even create an account for the first time *2026-06-03, version 1.4.828* Please fix this bug ### 1/5 — Kids will love it *2025-08-27, version 1.4.697* I thought that I could use this in an attempt to have a fun way to make going to sleep exciting when I only want to stay awake longer and longer and longer, with ADHD. It’s just very difficult and a few other things… I was hoping it would be like the Water llama app which is been great in helping me drink water and I was hoping it would be similar, but it’s not and unfortunately I paid for the subscription so now I’m out that money and I’m really sad that this didn’t really work for me… By the way the if you’re a kid, I’d give it a four or a five stars but if you’re an adult, I’m gonna stick with my one star. ### 1/5 — Doesn‘t work on my device *2024-11-30* Everytime when opening the App it asks to collect bonus. I cannot collect it (the buttons don’t work, and can’t close the window) and can’t continue to use it ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work correctly *2024-06-21, version 1.4.633* Every other night I use this app and put Kado to sleep the app doesn’t work. I put him to sleep and set the phone down and when the phone sleeps Kado wakes up. He’s supposed to stay asleep as long as there isn’t another app opened. Kado waking up every time the phones screen shuts off completely ruins the point of this app. ### 1/5 — no Nightshift hours *2024-06-20, version 1.4.633* This app is a wonderful idea, but it doesn’t give any night shift hours for people that work overnight and sleep during the day because not everybody sleeps during the same hours. ### 1/5 — I don't get it *2024-06-17, version 1.4.633* A lot of money just to read a couple of things and feed a bear with points you must earn somehow. ### 1/5 — No more rumble streaks? *2024-04-18, version 1.4.556* So first it’s no outfits, and now no rumble streaks with badges…? I was on day 9/10 and the rumble icon just disappeared. I’m hopeful it’s just a glitch… The rumble streaks available were incredibly limited, but it was still nice to have something like that to hold myself accountable regarding my goals for using this app to help me sleep… ### 1/5 — No outfits? *2024-04-12* Incredibly disappointed by the change that no longer allows us to spend coins on fun outfits and instead has colors that I don’t even want. The point of collecting coins is as a reward for good sleep habits, right? Turning Kado blue and then green (or “forest green”, “midnight blue”, etc. as the case may be) is neither rewarding nor something I even want to do. Why in the world was keeping the fun outfits not an option when y’all added the colors 🤔I was already disappointed by the increased limits on the free version of the app, and this may just be what leads me to switch to a different sleep app…I appreciate all the work y’all have put into this app, but some of these more recent changes have been so disappointing. Anyway, I hope y’all see the feedback and maybe update some things… ### 1/5 — Getting rid of outfits was HUGE mistake *2024-04-10, version 1.4.555* I have been a long time enjoyer and user of this app. I think one of the best things y’all had going for you was the library of outfits you could collect for Kado. I even made it a part of My routine that we get dressed and start the day at the same time. I have little to no interest in the new “paint brushes” feature, which is very obviously AI generated libraries of infinite different colors, so we always have something to spend dream miles on? Perhaps adding this In Addition to the outfits would have been a good idea (though again, the way this app has been slapping AI generated text onto its content is not something I support or feel is productive.) At the end of my subscription I’m not going to use this anymore if it remains in the current state, because it just doesn’t feel fun anymore. ### 1/5 — Pocket Kado *2023-11-21* I don’t like 👍🏼 Pocket Kado cause it costs so much just buy things 4 him And he would get mad 😡 @ u if u do t give him the right stuffs so he can get rewards 4 u! And u can’t speed up 🆙 the adventure like 👍🏼 u can in the Finch self-care widget app!!! Because u can put more goals in Finch so u can speed up 🆙 ur adventure but u can’t do that here! What a RIP off!! My bestie and I deleted this app off on our iPhones 📱 cause we don’t like 👍🏼 this sleep 🛌 app! And plus, I don’t like 👍🏼 it when Kado wakes up 🆙 if u touch ur iPhone 📱 2 play other game apps or watch stuffs And it drains ur battery 🔋 while u r sleeping 😴 too! U guys need 2 change the system to this app! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very sweet and fun game. *2025-03-10, version 1.4.697* I love caring for my koala. I wish I could change my khronotype to the exact time I wake up and go to bed but other than that it's perfect. I love the lantern feature. It's relaxing and I love seeing everyone's thoughts for the day. ### 5/5 — It is very good *2025-01-25, version 1.4.696* It helped my a lot with the stress of life and sleep thank you and you are loved ### 5/5 — Emily m *2024-12-09, version 1.4.696* I love it I go to sleep on time do school I have hard work going to sleep but this makes me go to sleep early and fast but no cost for free and sleeping music not ugly music……. ### 5/5 — Helped a lot *2024-07-18, version 1.4.649* This app has helped so much, definitely recommend for people with ADHD ### 5/5 — So cute *2024-07-09, version 1.4.644* This is such a cute idea and it feels like a little relaxing game. I look forward to my here everyday! I would recommend for sure ### 5/5 — My review *2024-05-11, version 1.4.613* Ai therapy helps a lot ### 5/5 — Pocket kado *2024-05-01* I 😍 U ### 5/5 — Cute and helpful! *2024-04-26, version 1.4.608* A very cute simple app that makes regulating sleep and eating breakfast for folks with ADHD fun and engaging. ### 5/5 — It’s cute and kind of helpful *2024-02-03, version 1.4.484* Problem is that it costs money to be able see how much or less you sleep. I don’t know if it’s been worth it for $60. ### 5/5 — App not functioning cortectly *2024-01-11, version 1.4.468* App does not refresh after last update --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-17.*