# StockPet

> Virtual pet game based on S&P 500 stock performance. (iPhone/iPad app by Benji Groeschel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stockpet/id6806860871 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Benji Groeschel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895564162)
- Category: Finance, Games
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-09
- Data updated: 2026-10-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stockpet/id6806860871/reviews.md

## What is StockPet?

StockPet turns the S&P 500 into a game. Pick a stock, adopt it as a virtual pet, and watch it evolve as your investment grows — or devolve when it falls. Every sector has its own animal track: Tech stocks become cats, Energy stocks become sea creatures, Financials become pigs and hippos. Reach a 100% gain and your pet hits its final form. Drop 75% and it dies, buried in the graveyard with a memorial stone.

Earn StockCoins as your pets evolve and spend them to unlock new slots, protect struggling pets with a Market Bubble, or predict where a stock closes with a Price Target. Leverage mode lets you adopt 2x or 4x positions for higher risk and higher reward.

StockPet is free, ad-free, and uses end-of-day S&P 500 prices — no trading, no real money, just the thrill of watching the market through a pet that lives or dies with it.

## Key features

- S&P 500 stock integration
- Virtual pet evolution/devolution
- Sector-based pet types
- Daily login rewards
- In-game currency (StockCoins)
- Virtual art gallery
- Pet graveyard memorials

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stockpet/id6806860871/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Super cute and fun

*2026-09-12*

It’s cool to have a pet to track your stocks it made me more motivated to invest.

## Frequently asked questions about StockPet

### What is StockPet?

StockPet is a free-to-download mobile application that gamifies the S&P 500 stock market. It transforms real stock performance into a virtual pet simulation where pets evolve with rising stocks and devolve with falling ones.

### How does StockPet work?

You pick an S&P 500 stock, which becomes a unique virtual pet based on its market sector. The pet's evolution or devolution is directly tied to the stock's real-time price changes. Daily logins and milestones earn StockCoins for in-game purchases.

### Is StockPet a real investment tool?

No, StockPet is strictly for entertainment purposes and does not provide financial advice. It uses end-of-day S&P 500 prices, which update once per trading day, to simulate stock performance.

### What happens if a stock drops significantly in StockPet?

If a stock drops by 75%, the associated pet will devolve, become sick, and eventually die. Dead pets are commemorated with memorial stones in the in-game Graveyard.

### Can I buy StockPet?

StockPet is free to download and play. It does not have any ads or require a subscription, and it does not offer in-app purchases.

### What devices does StockPet support?

StockPet is currently supported on iPhone devices. It is rated for ages 4 and up.

### How often is StockPet updated?

The latest version of StockPet is 1.0.2, and it was last updated on September 15, 2026. The app was initially released on September 9, 2026.

### What are StockCoins used for in StockPet?

StockCoins are earned through daily logins, evolution milestones, and keeping pets alive. They can be spent on additional pet slots, to save a pet from death, or to purchase rare paintings in the Gallery.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-01

Evolution milestone rewards can now only be earned once per pet — climbing back after a save no longer re-pays stages already reached
Leveraged pets now reset correctly after Save Your Pet
Stock splits are applied exactly once — reopening the app over a weekend no longer multiplied the effect
Daily login reward is now fully atomic, eliminating a rare double-pay on app restart
Devolution state labels (Sick, Injured, Hospital, etc.) removed from pet cards — the animation and border colour tell the story
Animation loading moved off the main thread, reducing UI freezes on older devices
Duplicate downloads of shared animations eliminated
Minor stability and data integrity improvements throughout

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-23

- Evolution track now shows a mystery icon for the next unlocked stage — animal names replace emojis for stages you've already reached
- Graveyard background updated with an illustrated night scene
- New tab icons and profile avatar
- Bug fixes and stability improvements

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-15

- All 503 S&P 500 stocks now available to search and add
- Fixed market hours — the app now correctly follows New York time regardless of where you are
- Fixed evolution not triggering at exact percentage milestones
- Fixed daily login rewards
- Performance improvements and bug fixes

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-11

- All 503 S&P 500 stocks now available to search
- Starting StockCoins corrected to 400
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-09-09

No release notes.

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All apps by Benji Groeschel: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895564162

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*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 2026-10-09.*