Hobbyray vs Shackpets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hobbyray
Easily capture and organize your hobbies and interests from any source. Offers tiered cloud storage options to keep your collections safe and accessible.
- Capture hobby items
- Organize collections
- Cloud storage
- Multiple subscription tiers
- Automatic renewal options
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Hobbyray is hobby organizer. Capture and organize things you like from anywhere. Hobbyray app is free to download and has "Free" subscription plan with 1GB of cloud storage for uploads. Hobbyray app offers "Premium" and "Pro" subscription plans for purchase within the app: - subscriptions renew every 30-days after the original start subscription date. - the Premium subscription plan is $1.99 USD per 30 days. With Premium plan you have 10GB of cloud storage for uploads. - the Pro subscription plan is $2.99 USD per 30 days. With Pro plan you have 100GB of cloud storage for uploads. - your subscription will renew automatically each month and payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of your subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - for more details visit: https://www.hobbyray.com/o9r/privacy or https://www.hobbyray.com/o9r/terms
Shackpets
Engage in pet-based challenges and competitions with friends. Vote on cuteness, participate in virtual wars, and prove your pet's superiority.
- Vote on pet cuteness
- Challenge friends
- Participate in pet wars
- Earn proof of cuteness
- Social pet competition
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Vote, challenge, go to war with your buddies, and earn proof your pet is cutest!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hobbyray at 5.0 against Shackpets's 4.4. Hobbyray also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Shackpets's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hobbyray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shackpets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hobbyray holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shackpets has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hobbyray ships an update weekly, Shackpets monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hobbyray | Shackpets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eternita LLC | Gamerhub Content Network LLC |
Customer experience
Hobbyray
Shackpets
In-app purchases
Hobbyray
- Hobbyray Premium$1.991 Month
- Hobbyray Pro$2.991 Month
Shackpets
- Shackmas$1.99
- Valentine's Day 2023$1.99
- Pirate$1.99
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