# VPET Gen2 — user reviews > 93 indexed App Store user reviews of VPET Gen2 by Dzianis Azarenka, rated 4.57/5 from 69 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vpet-gen2/id592061297/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vpet-gen2/id592061297.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 55 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of VPET Gen2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay reminiscent of classic Digimon/Tamagotchi - ⏸️ Pause feature allows flexibility for busy lifestyles - 🌙 Real-time sleep schedule enhances immersion - ⚔️ Online battle feature via Game Center - 💰 Affordable price point - 🎨 Improved graphics and sprite quality in Gen2 - 📱 Works well on mobile devices - 🤖 Training mini-game is engaging and faithful to originals **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and app stability issues - ⚔️ Online battle system frequently broken/non-functional - 🔋 Pet requires constant attention every 20 minutes - 📊 Stats and meters don't increase properly despite training/feeding - ⏸️ Pause feature doesn't work reliably - 🎮 Unclear gameplay mechanics and poor tutorials - 🔤 Pet names not visible or identifiable - 🎨 Pixelated graphics hard to read and distinguish - 🔄 Pet resets to egg form unexpectedly - 📱 Incompatible with newer iPhone models - 🎮 Random training system based on chance, not skill - 🔘 Button placement at bottom of screen is awkward **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup or immediately after opening - Online battles stuck on loading screen indefinitely - Bluetooth battle connectivity issues - Pet dies or resets despite being paused and fed - Energy bar doesn't fill after 8+ hours of sleep - Stats meters don't increase despite training and feeding - Game incompatible with iPhone 6 and newer models - Notifications don't trigger properly - Pet de-digivolves back to baby form unexpectedly - iOS compatibility warnings before game launch - Game slows down phone performance significantly **Most requested features** - AI/computer opponent for training battles - Evolution chart showing pet names and evolution requirements - Status page displaying pet stats and names - Encyclopedia of all pets with descriptions and acquisition methods - Multiple pet instances at once - Better matchmaking system for online battles - More training mini-games and variety - Skill-based training option (like Gen1) - Ability to skip training animations - Button placement option (side vs. bottom) - Higher resolution graphics while maintaining retro style - VPET Generation 3 - Custom pet design feature - More food options - Later sleep schedule customization ## Newest reviews (12 of 93) ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2017-08-14* Fun An reminds me of my old Digimon. Battles don't seem to work. It just searching for player and uh, nothing ever happens. Kinda takes away from the whole idea of raising a virtual pet and having them fight others pets. Soooo what's the deal?? ### 4/5 — What digimon is this *2016-09-13* You can't see their names please fix that ### 4/5 — De-digivolving *2015-11-27, version 1.2* Well this morning my digimon finally digivolved to rookie when I pause it for 2 seconds. I go back on then to find a PC picture then an egg; my rookie turned back into a baby!😡 ### 4/5 — Matchmaking needs sorting *2015-08-04, version 1.2* It's a great little game, quite enjoyable, though I think the match making through the game centre needs tweaking. People are saying there's no-one to battle yet it seems there's a few commenting, I think it's more a technical issue but may be wrong, if this gets sorted I'd make it a 5 star ### 3/5 — What kind of pet do I have? *2014-04-09* I've been looking all over online trying to find out the name of my pet but I have found nothing! You should have a status page or something that tells the name and battle stats ### 5/5 — Prodigious game *2014-04-04* I love this game, I am addicted. Would love a version that let's us design our own v-pet. I know it likely won't be made but if it were if be willing to pay 4-7$, maybe even 9-10 if other things were added, like more vpets, more interacting with other players, more ways to train, and making avatars ### 5/5 — Wicked app *2014-02-16, version 1.2* Great app just like the old Digimons ### 5/5 — Very good cool *2014-02-15, version 1.2* Good game train and fight online brings back memories ### 5/5 — Rate 5 *2014-02-04, version 1.2* A cool little friend to look after! ### 5/5 — Review *2014-01-15, version 1.2* Vpet is a virtual game based a bit off digimon I would say, though I quite like it (just a quick reveiw) ### 5/5 — Awesome app. *2013-10-30* They should make a VPET Generation 3, and you guys are doing a great job, reminds me of digimon. ### 5/5 — Kp *2013-10-09, version 1.1* Great retro game. More people need to download this to make it work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs more work and more thought put into it. *2017-01-29* iOS told me that the developer needed to update this game because it would slow my phone down (!) and then it immediately sent me to download a game that didn't exist. This all happened before I even started playing the game. Please fix this broken mess. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2016-02-05* It won’t open. keeps crashing. want my money back ### 1/5 — Not compatible *2015-05-31, version 1.2* Rubbish, not working on iPhone 6 ### 1/5 — Crashing... *2015-05-27* Literally opens then closes before I can do or see anything on my ipad... This is annoying. ### 1/5 — Resets everyday *2013-05-27, version 1.1* I like it but it went back to egg form twice in one day. Can't I sleep for a few hours without it dying or whatever? ### 2/5 — Battle *2017-05-24, version 1.2* Can not get battle to work on Bluetooth, just constantly searching for peers ### 2/5 — Below average *2015-07-06, version 1.2* Training is based on chance, not skill (see Gen1), and the training can't be skipped to count towards strength unlike in Gen1 which is quite annoying (yet you CAN skip the food animation...hmm...) Pause doesn't seem to work properly. Put my pet on pause (for work) after making sure it was fully fed and trained and a few hours later I unlocked the phone and it was dead. Cool. ### 2/5 — Good until no online players to fight *2014-03-07, version 1.2* Good until no online players to fight so basically it's useless for me £0.69 it's a game to train and fight but there is no one online to fight ### 2/5 — Fix the energy. *2014-01-03* The energy bar is empty even though he sleeps for 8 hours ### 2/5 — Energy *2013-09-30, version 1.1* Ummm, How do I get energy... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Takes me back to 1999 *2022-08-15* This takes me back to when I was a kid. I remember playing with my digimon, walking around and having no idea what I was really doing because I didn’t read how to play. This reminds me of that time. ### 5/5 — A couple of suggestions *2020-12-02* Whenever I want my pet to battle someone online, it’s always stuck on loading. I don’t know if anyone even plays this game anymore and if there are people I can battle with but I need to have my pet battle and win a certain amount of fights to get the perfect stage evolution! Please make it so that we can fight a computer player’s pet instead so that I can hopefully evolve him! Another suggestion I have is adding an encyclopedia that unlocks different pets as you evolve into them, with their picture, their name, maybe a cool little description, as well as what you need to do to acquire this character, like how much training it needs or how many care mistakes you need to make, as well as which character you need if you want to evolve into this character. ### 5/5 — Question for the creators *2018-01-25, version 1.2* Where's VPET Gen3? ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2016-07-12* Talk about nostalgic ### 5/5 — Fills the digimon void without breaking bank *2016-02-23* Fills the digimon void without breaking bank. The pause feature is also a really nice touch when watching a movie or you know you tend to sleep in. ### 5/5 — Good but no online *2015-05-29, version 1.2* No online makes it a bit useless ### 5/5 — Great *2014-11-05* Game everything is up to date, didn't mind paying 1.99 for it, the only thing this game needs is a better battling system been trying to battle another player for about two days now and I'm getting nothing maybe a list of gamecenter names who play someone should start this, but still worth 5 stars, ### 5/5 — Trent *2014-08-21, version 1.2* Love the game ### 5/5 — I cannot... *2014-04-29* ... I cannot say enough good about this app. I really like how the VPet sleeps at night in REAL TIME instead of when you turn your light off. For example, Hatchi doesn't feature real time sleep schedules and it ruins the game's realistic-ness and makes it less immersive, whereas this one eliminates that issue. I really cannot recommend a different app for you, dear reader. ### 5/5 — Good but no online *2014-04-24, version 1.2* Just like the old tamagotchi we had as kids, only downside is there are no players to battle :/ --- *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 2026-06-10.*