# WatchieBesti: Watch Pet — Virtual Pet & Step Counter

> Virtual pet companion for Apple Watch that tracks steps and activity. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Robinson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watchiebesti-watch-pet/id6760113059 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Robinson](https://appshunter.io/developer/971883016)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Games, Family
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $2.99)
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 110 MB
- Languages: French (France), German (Germany), American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Korean, European Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and 2 more
- Released: 2026-05-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watchiebesti-watch-pet/id6760113059/reviews.md

## What is WatchieBesti?

Your Apple Watch just grew a heartbeat. WatchieBesti's pet hatches from a mysterious egg, grows through real life stages, and feels every step you take — or skip. Move and watch it thrive. Sit still and watch it get sleepy. Just wear your watch — no setup, no extra taps.

Free to download. No ads. No subscriptions. Three kingdoms — Animals, Plants, Machines — buy one or all. Family Sharing covers every Apple Watch in your family.

THREE KINGDOMS, MANY SPECIES
Every egg is a secret. Hatch into Animals, Plants, or Machines — three kingdoms, dozens of species to discover. Your first pet might be a rabbit that twitches its ears when idle. Another egg could reveal something leafy, tiny, shiny, mechanical, or entirely unexpected.

Every species grows with its own stage names and unique look at each stage. Collect multiple colour variants, give your pet a name, then graduate it into your family collection and start again.

YOUR PET FEELS YOUR DAY
Eight moods shift in real time based on how active you are:

Happy when you are moving. Sad when you have been still too long. Ecstatic when you blow past your typical activity. A warm morning glow greets you when you wake — brighter if yesterday was a great day. Push hard during a run or climb stairs fast, and your pet gets a temporary burst of energy. At bedtime, it sleeps. During focus time, it waits quietly without sending notifications.

Your pet is not a judge. It is a mirror — reflecting your day back to you with warmth.

WORKOUT STICKERS
Run, walk briskly, kayak, hike, swim or climb stairs — every detected workout becomes a collectible sticker on your mood ring. Medal tiers from bronze to legendary track each workout type.

BRAIN BOOST MINI-GAMES
Five mini-games live right on your watch. Challenges appear throughout the day — short, sharp rounds built for quick play. Win to unlock a Brain Burst: a special mode where your pet becomes a glowing star student and earns a bonus to its activity score.

SEE YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE
A 24-hour mood ring circles your pet, showing how its mood shifted through every hour. Workouts arc onto the ring as coloured segments. Tap to open a timeline.

WAKE UP WITH YOUR PET
A morning summary greets you with yesterday's highlights — your pet's final mood and how the day ahead could shape up.

GRADUATE, COLLECT, ACHIEVE
When a pet reaches adulthood, graduate it to your family collection and start fresh with a new egg. Over time, build a family across all three kingdoms. Visit them in their lush habitats.

Earn achievements along the way: milestones for your first egg, first hatch, first ecstatic day. Streak tiers from bronze to legendary. Collection badges for full colour sets or completed kingdoms.

Graduated pets live in animated kingdom habitats on iPhone and Watch — forest, meadow, or city skyline.

SEE YOUR JOURNEY
Tap your pet on iPhone to explore its full story: a 30-day activity chart, a mood river that flows through your days, and a mood calendar showing how your pet felt each day.
YOUR WATCH FACE, YOUR PET
Nine complication styles keep your pet visible without opening the app: current mood, activity percentage, stage name, active days, pet name, or a progress arc. Mix and match to build the watch face you want.

Works standalone on Apple Watch — no iPhone needed. Syncs across your devices via iCloud, so any Apple Watch in your family can pick up your streak.

THE WATCHIE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Thirteen in-depth articles cover everything from getting started to the mood ring, evolution, and brain games. Fully multilingual — read it in your language, right in the app.

PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST
Health data stays on device. No server. No account. No third-party services. Steps and heart rate are read from Apple Health only for mood and growth — never shared, never uploaded. Delete All Data clears everything, including synced preferences.

## Key features

- Virtual pet companion on Apple Watch
- Responds to user's steps and movement
- Collects workout stickers
- Mini-games for brain boosts
- 24-hour mood ring visualization
- Graduation and collection system

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Animal Kingdom Pets | $3.99 | one-time |
| All Plant Kingdom Pets | $3.99 | one-time |
| All Kingdoms: Every Pet | $8.99 | one-time |
| All Machine Kingdom Pets | $3.99 | one-time |
| All Plants, Animals & Machines | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watchiebesti-watch-pet/id6760113059/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Hi👋

*2026-07-21*

So good bye👋

**Developer response:** Hi there! 👋 Thanks so much for the kind review! If you ever have any questions, feature ideas or encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to us anytime at support@watchiebesti.com. Enjoy your Besti!

### 5/5 — Hi

*2026-07-20*

Bye

**Developer response:** Hi there! 👋 Thanks so much for the kind review :) 

If you ever have any questions, feature ideas or encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to us anytime at support@watchiebesti.com. Enjoy your Besti!

### 5/5 — Sehr gut

*2026-06-29*

Es geht jetzt wieder.bitte noch mehr Tiere

**Developer response:** Dies ist nicht beabsichtigt und wird behoben! Entschuldigung, die Lösung sollte bei Ihnen in 1.3.2 sein, die sich in der Überprüfungswarteschlange befindet. Sie und andere, die den vollen Preis bezahlt haben, werden alle Pflanzen-, Tier- und Maschinenreiche freigeschaltet. Die Logik, die dies freischaltet, ist schwer zu testen, ich werde es beheben.

In der Zeit helfe ich gerne per E-Mail an support@watchiebesti.com.

Entschuldigung dafür, das Problem ist in Version 1.1.8 behoben, die Ihnen jetzt zur Verfügung stehen sollte.

Nach dem Update sollte Ihr Besti besser aussehen als je zuvor!

### 3/5 — Maintenant gratuite

*2026-06-25*

J’ai acheté le jeu sur l’appstore entre temps elle est devenue gratuite dans le patchnote il est indiqué que les royaumes restent gratuite pour ceux ayant payé le jeu avant.. Sauf que dans l’application dans la boutique je dois les acheté, j’ai voulu contacter l’assistance par mail sauf que le mail est indiqué comme inexistante, sinon le jeu est satisfaisant et encourage les joueurs à être actif, je modifierai ma note si il y a vraiment les royaumes gratuit pour ceux qui ont acheté le jeu avant. Le jeu mérite un 4/5, parce que quand notre compagnon est diplômé nous pouvons plus l’avoir en tant que animal de compagnie, la collection et succès sont satisfaisants

**Developer response:** Je suis ravi que WatchieBesti vous plaise. Un bug dans la version 1.3.0 empêche le déblocage des achats intégrés pour vous et les utilisateurs ayant acheté les versions précédentes. Un correctif est en cours de validation ! Mon objectif est de débloquer tous les règnes (Végétal, Animal et Machine) pour tous les utilisateurs ayant acheté l'application précédemment. Je vais corriger ce problème et je vous prie de m'excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.

Je suis très intéressé par vos idées concernant la fin de votre aventure. Souhaiteriez-vous prolonger le temps passé avec votre animal actuel, pouvoir le faire revenir ou interagir avec lui d'une autre manière ?

Vous pouvez me contacter à l'adresse support@watchiebesti.com. Je corrigerai également ce bug. En attendant, merci d'utiliser l'application. La mise à jour sera bientôt disponible.

### 4/5 — Eigentlich ein tolles Spiel

*2026-06-22*

Aber eines der Minispiele ist fehlerhaft, und zwar die besti Suche, die Karten mit den zb Katzen drauf werden zuletzt gezeigt, sodass man gleich sieht wo die gesuchte Katze ist.
Die Schritte werden nicht richtig synchronisiert wenn man nicht noch schnell vor Mitternacht rein geht, sodass mir zum Teil immer 3000 Schritte fehlen wenn ich nicht auf die Zeit achte, es wäre schön wenn es auch nachträglich die Schritte der letzten Tage synchronisiert.
Manchmal haken die Minispiele, also man geht drauf und es passiert nichts, wenn ich dann zurück zu meinem Wesen gehe da ein paar mal drauf tippe wird mir die history von Schritten und so angezeigt (wann was) und dann gehen auch die Spiele wieder.
Die Einstellungen zwischen Handyapp und der App auf der Uhr funktioniert auch nicht ganz, hab am Handy mehr Schritte eingestellt was in der App nicht geändert wurde, die weckzeit vom Wesen hat sich auch nicht mitgeändert.
Und eine kleine Anregung hätte ich noch für die Anzeige auf dem Handy wenn die Bestis ausziehen (sofern es nicht schon so ist) dass man alle Entwicklungen sich nachträglich noch mal angucken kann, das wäre toll, konnte ich aber noch nicht überprüfen mein erster besti ist gerade erst erwachsen geworden

**Developer response:** Vielen Dank für dein ausführliches Feedback! Genau solche Berichte helfen uns, Watchie Besti zu verbessern.

Besti-Suche – Kartenreihenfolge: Guter Hinweis! Ein Fix für die Reihenfolge der aufgedeckten Karten wird mit Version 1.3.1 erscheinen (die nach dem aktuell in Prüfung befindlichen großen 1.3.0-Update folgt). Die Antwortkarten werden die Position dann nicht mehr verraten.

Minispiele frieren beim Öffnen ein: In 1.3.1 gibt es einen verwandten Fix für ein Startproblem, das die App in einem unvollständigen Zustand hinterlassen konnte. Falls das nach dem Update weiterhin passiert, meld dich gerne.

Einstellungen synchronisieren sich nicht zwischen iPhone und Watch: Schrittanzahl und Aufweckzeit sollten über iCloud synchronisiert werden. Falls das nicht klappt, öffne die Watch-App und warte 30–60 Sekunden, nachdem du die Einstellungen auf dem iPhone gespeichert hast – die Synchronisierung kann etwas verzögert sein. Ein Neustart beider Geräte hilft oft, wenn es dauerhaft nicht funktioniert.

Vergangene Bestis anschauen: Das gibt es bereits! Nachdem dein erstes Besti erwachsen wird, erscheint es in der „WatchieBesti-Familie" – sowohl auf dem iPhone als auch auf der Watch (der Button mit den zwei Personen nebeneinander). Dort kannst du alle bisherigen Bestis und ihre „Lebensgeschichte" durchstöbern.

Schritte und Mitternachts-Grenze: Das ist ein interessanter Fund, danke – ich verstehe, dass das ärgerlich ist. Die App erfasst aktuell nur Schritte des laufenden Tages und kann diese nur erkennen, wenn sie aktiv oder im Hintergrund läuft. Aktivität kurz vor Mitternacht oder an Tagen, an denen die App nicht geöffnet war, kann daher verloren gehen. Eine Funktion zum nachträglichen Abrufen von Schritten vergangener Tage ist in aktiver Entwicklung – sie wird es der App ermöglichen, Schritte automatisch nachzuholen. Ich rechne damit, das mit Version 1.3.2 oder früher liefern zu können, je nachdem wie aufwendig die Umsetzung ist.

Nochmals vielen Dank – dein Feedback hat direkt beeinflusst, woran wir als nächstes arbeiten!

Falls du weitere Ideen hast oder andere Fehler findest, meld dich gerne unter support@watchiebesti.com oder über unsere anderen Support-Kanäle.

### 5/5 — Amazing App / Game

*2026-06-02*

Been looking for a Tamagotchi style game / pet for my watch for a very long time. 
WatchieBesti come damned close. 
Amazing app. Amazing developer. 
Quick to act on bugs / issues or crashes. 5* well deserved. Well done!!!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! I'm so happy you're enjoying your besti so far, and that you're taking such good care of it!

I've got plans for where I want to take our favourite watch pet and am always interested in hearing about your ideas. The latest mini games update was directly inspired by a fellow WatchieBesti caregiver, and an upcoming update has a similar inspiration!

### 5/5 — Bravo

*2026-05-21*

J’ai essayer pas mal d’application du même style mais celle ci m’intrigue. Du fait de son évolution. J’ai le sentiment qu’on ne restera pas dans la monotonie.Bon pour l’instant je ne suis qu’au début avec un bébé animal. Mais j’ai hâte de découvrir l évolution de l’aventure. Les différents royaumes et les différents animaux. Application assez complète et facile à comprendre. Juste le mode « école » que je ne trouve pas. Je vous encourage à perfectionner cette application. Elle a du potentiel.

**Developer response:** Je suis ravi que vous appréciiez WatchieBesti ! C’est excitant d’imaginer comment votre animal va grandir et quel animal vous ferez éclore ensuite. Les idées de fonctionnalités m’intéressent toujours, alors n’hésitez pas à me dire ce que vous aimeriez voir.

Le mode École signifie que, lorsque le mode École/Classroom de votre Apple Watch est activé, WatchieBesti reste aussi discret que possible jusqu’à la fin de l’école.

Merci encore de jouer. Encore plus de finitions et d’aventure arrivent bientôt.

Mise à jour : après avoir lu vos commentaires sur le mode école, j'ai commencé à réfléchir, puis j'ai commencé à construire, et j'ai récemment publié la mise à jour des mini-jeux ! Votre besti adore quand vous faites une courte pause pour un jeu de cerveau, et si vous gagnez, vous aurez une explosion cérébrale ! Cela laissera votre besti porter ses meilleurs vêtements d'école pendant un petit moment :) Merci encore d'avoir si bien pris soin de votre WatchieBesti, et sachez que la mise à jour des mini-jeux et le contenu similaire à venir ont été déclenchés par votre avis!

## Frequently asked questions about WatchieBesti

### What is WatchieBesti?

WatchieBesti is a virtual pet that lives on your Apple Watch. It grows and changes based on your daily steps and activity levels, offering a fun way to stay motivated.

### Does WatchieBesti have ads?

No, WatchieBesti is free to download and contains no advertisements.

### What devices does WatchieBesti support?

WatchieBesti is designed for both Apple Watch and iPhone, allowing you to interact with your pet on your wrist and phone.

### How does WatchieBesti track my activity?

The app effortlessly tracks your steps and real-life movement using your Apple Watch's built-in sensors. More movement leads to a happier, more energetic pet.

### Can I collect different types of pets in WatchieBesti?

Yes, there are three kingdoms—Animals, Plants, and Machines—each with multiple species to discover and collect. You can hatch eggs to reveal new and surprising companions.

### What are Workout Stickers in WatchieBesti?

When you complete a detected workout like running, walking, or swimming, you earn a collectible sticker on your mood ring. These stickers track your progress with different workout types.

### Is WatchieBesti suitable for children?

WatchieBesti has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger users who can interact with a virtual pet and understand basic activity tracking.

### How often is WatchieBesti updated?

The latest version of WatchieBesti is 1.3.0, and it was last updated on June 24, 2026. Updates typically bring new features and improvements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2026-08-11

Minor bug fixes

New
- Dreaming Artist — a new brain game where you trace a drifting outline of a pet before time runs out - join the dots!
- Overgoal tiers — blow past 100% of your daily goal and watch your besti's egg light up with escalating rings, fireworks, and shimmer the higher you climb, plus new achievements and a tally of your overgoal days
- Brain game stats sheet — see your favourite game, streak, and totals at a glance

Improved
- Ember Hunt (Minesweeper) — added a radar recharge and long-press hint, retuned difficulty
- Brain games list can now be sorted by how often you've played each one
- Smoother mood ring catch-up animation when reopening the app
- Days Together and days-in-stage now show precise elapsed time instead of rounding to whole days
- Better background reliability so your besti catches up faster and more consistently after your watch has been idle

Fixed
- Besti Bounce background pit colour, sprite positioning, and scenery
- Squiggle high-score screen no longer skips past before you can see it
- Streak share message formatting in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
- Pet screen occasionally getting stuck on a loading overlay
- Egg celebration screen showing at the wrong time during iCloud restore
- Sleeping sparkle celebration timing
- Very, very many additional fixes

### 1.4.1 — 2026-08-07

New
- Dreaming Artist — a new brain game where you trace a drifting outline of a pet before time runs out - join the dots!
- Overgoal tiers — blow past 100% of your daily goal and watch your besti's egg light up with escalating rings, fireworks, and shimmer the higher you climb, plus new achievements and a tally of your overgoal days
- Brain game stats sheet — see your favourite game, streak, and totals at a glance

Improved
- Ember Hunt (Minesweeper) — added a radar recharge and long-press hint, retuned difficulty
- Brain games list can now be sorted by how often you've played each one
- Smoother mood ring catch-up animation when reopening the app
- Days Together and days-in-stage now show precise elapsed time instead of rounding to whole days
- Better background reliability so your besti catches up faster and more consistently after your watch has been idle

Fixed
- Besti Bounce background pit colour, sprite positioning, and scenery
- Squiggle high-score screen no longer skips past before you can see it
- Streak share message formatting in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
- Pet screen occasionally getting stuck on a loading overlay
- Egg celebration screen showing at the wrong time during iCloud restore
- Sleeping sparkle celebration timing
- Very, very many additional fixes

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-25

New
- Redesigned Achievements screen — persona rank badges, a story strip, and one unified timeline for rank-ups and achievement unlocks
- Redesigned watch navigation — swipe between Store, Main, and Info; drag up for Games, down for More

Improved
- Activity bars now scale to your actual daily activity, not a fixed cap
- Smoother, less flickery egg-hatch animation
- "Evolution" renamed to "growth" throughout for clearer wording
- Smaller app download and update size
- Several text-wrapping fixes so long names and taglines display in full instead of getting cut off

Fixed
- Growth celebration sheet no longer dismisses on an accidental swipe
- Kingdom picker no longer reappears after you've already picked one
- Duplicate achievement popup no longer firing on first egg hatch
- Pet's growth stage occasionally getting out of sync after iCloud restore or switching between watch and phone

### 1.3.5 — 2026-07-07

New
- Smart Stack now shows a Recent Highlight moment — your pet's latest medal, workout, achievement, or activity milestone
- Bouncing flanking pets on the habitat share card

Improved
- Tapping a Recent Highlight in Smart Stack reopens that achievement
- Polished share card layouts — centred mood ring, corrected pet sprite sizing, fixed medal glow animation speed, and card controls stay visible throughout
- Your most-shared card now appears first in the share carousel
- Performance and stability improvements

Fixed
- Smart Stack widget getting stuck on "A new friend awaits" after your egg hatches
- A crash when viewing the habitat share card
- Pet's "Days this stage" counter showing an inflated number after restoring on a new device

### 1.3.4 — 2026-07-03

New
- Smart Stack widget for Apple Watch — see your pet's wake, bedtime, streak, and medal-progress moments right in the Smart Stack
- Share your pet — 8 new card styles including portrait, medal, activity summary, streak, evolution stage, habitat, and achievement, rendered in a real Apple Watch frame

Improved
- More accurate activity display on the Rect complication
- Better VoiceOver support for the pet info card

Fixed
- A stuck-loading screen some players hit right after their first pet hatched
- Egg recovery for pets that got stuck mid-hatch
- Medal glow effect ordering (aurora/nebula tiers)
- Morning report not refreshing correctly when reopening the app
- Brain boost notifications not scheduling correctly in some cases

## More apps by Michael Robinson

- [Log: Baby Solid Food & Allergy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/log-baby-solid-food-and-allergy/id1445346223)
- [Baby Product & Allergy Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-product-and-allergy-tracker/id1510274370)
- [Texty Copy: Fields & OCR](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texty-copy-fields-and-ocr/id6761651225)

All apps by Michael Robinson: https://appshunter.io/developer/971883016

## Related topics

[apple watch games pet](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/apple-watch-games-pet)

---

*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 2026-08-24.*