My Talking Pet vs Cookie Charm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Talking Pet
An app that animates your pet photos, making them speak with custom voices and accessories. Create funny videos to share with friends and family, or use them as digital assistants. Features include voice modulation, costume additions, and text overlays.
- Animate pet photos
- Customizable voices
- Add hats and accessories
- Create memes
- Digital assistant features
- Video sharing
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The #1 hit app as seen on TV! More than 10 million downloads so far. Bring photos of your pet to life. Make them speak realistically and share it as a video on Facebook, or email it as a special greeting to your friends and family. Packed full of features! - Lots of animals to choose from even if you don't have your own pet - Record your own voice or choose from hundreds of hilarious pre-recorded clips - Change the voice from big dog to little cat or anything in between - Add hats, glasses, moustaches and more to your pet - Turn your pet into a digital personal assistant. Have them tell you the weather forecast , news headlines , or even get them to remind you of your appointments - iMessage integration, send your messages using your talking pet - Advanced animation, your pet looks around in 3D - Add text to make your own memes *** SUBSCRIPTION TERMS *** My Talking Pet offers auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscriptions to 'My Talking Pet Pro'. My Talking Pet Pro has no limit on saving and sharing videos, has no watermark on videos, unlocks special modes for hats, glasses and filters, and unlocks more animals to use in addition to your own photos. My Talking Pet offers free trials, which auto-enrol into the selected subscription if not cancelled during the free trial period. Any unused portion of free trial periods, if offered, will be forfeited if you start a new subscription before the completion of your trial. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Privacy policy: https://mytalkingpet.app/privacy Terms of service: https://mytalkingpet.app/terms
Cookie Charm
Discover personalized messages and insights by opening virtual fortune cookies. Each reveal offers a unique surprise that may inspire your day and guide your path.
- Open virtual fortune cookies
- Receive personalized messages
- Discover daily inspiration
- Unlock surprise reveals
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Crack open a magical fortune cookie and reveal a message waiting just for you. Perhaps the reveal will inspire your path. Let the magic begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cookie Charm at none against My Talking Pet's 10. My Talking Pet's advantage is ratings volume (174K vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. My Talking Pet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Cookie Charm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cookie Charm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Talking Pet has 174K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Talking Pet | Cookie Charm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (174K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 174K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 322 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharemob LLC | Shalaka Wadekar |
Customer experience
My Talking Pet
Cookie Charm
Bugs and requests
My Talking Pet
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sudden loss of paid features after app update
- Inability to re-use saved voice settings
- Inconsistent performance and crashes
- Difficulty aligning face markers properly
Requested features
5 requests- More voice options (accents, genders, ages)
- Ability to use multiple pets in one video
- Improved face tracking and mouth synchronization
- Expanded costume/accessory options
- Easier sharing/saving options in free version
Cookie Charm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Talking Pet
- Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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- My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- My Talking Pet Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
- My Talking Pet Pro3 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Yearly1 Year trial$23.991 Year
- My Talking Pet Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Cookie Charm
No in-app purchases
Questions
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