Comparison

Genopets vs Satoshi Sidekick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Genopets

This app gamifies an active lifestyle by letting you raise a digital pet that grows and evolves with your physical activity. Bank your daily steps to earn rewards, level up your pet, and customize its appearance and abilities. Compete in mini-games and battles to win rewards and climb leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Bank steps for rewards and energy
  • Level up and evolve digital pet
  • Customize pet with Augments and Crystals
  • Compete in arcade mode and step battles
  • Bond with your pet through care actions
  • Earn badges and achievements
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It's time to meet your Genopet. A digital companion made in your likeness. Take care of your Genopet by taking care of yourself. Answer a 5 question quiz to summon a digital pet unique to you! Then go for a walk. Genopets is the gamification of an active lifestyle. Walking around town? Jogging at the gym? No matter how you stay active, your Genopet is always by your side, counting the steps you’ll use to fuel your gameplay. Focus on leveling up your Genopet to prepare it for an expansive world. Key Features • Bank Your Steps Daily Whether you just ran a 5k or walked to the fridge, bank your steps each night to earn rewards and in-game Energy • Level Up and Evolve Use your Energy to level up your Genopet—evolve to increase its rarity. • Customize your Genopet Transform your Genopet with Augments and Crystals—customize its appearance and power it up • Compete in Arcade Mode & Step Battles Play to win! Compete in mini-games to earn rewards and climb the global leaderboard • Take care of your Genopet Bond with your Genopet - play, feed, and pet it to boost its mood • And more! Earn badges and achievements, view your step history, shop the marketplace, and share your progress Ready for an adventure? Gamify staying active and building healthy habits while exploring Genoverse! --- A Note on Permissions: HealthKit is used to synchronize with Apple Health and Activity, so that Genopets can import step count data and distance.

About

Satoshi Sidekick

This unofficial companion app helps STEPN users optimize their NFT shoes for earning potential. It calculates estimated earnings, durability loss, and mystery box chances, while also providing speed alerts and energy timers with optional voice updates.

Highlights
  • NFT shoe optimizer
  • Estimate earnings and costs
  • Speed range alerts
  • Energy timer with voice updates
  • Real-time price data integration
  • Mystery box chance calculation
Features
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UNOFFICIAL companion application for STEPN. This app was created by a community member and is not affiliated with STEPN in any way. SHOE OPTIMIZER Optimize your earning potential with the shoe optimizer. Save up to six different shoes and calculate your estimated GST & GMT earning, durability loss/repair cost, HP loss/restoration cost, and mystery box chance. See total profit calculated in USD using real-time price data. SPEED ALARM Set a custom speed range or choose the default speed range for your shoe. If you start going too slow or too fast, the app will warn you with an audible alert. ENERGY TIMER WITH OPTIONAL VOICE UPDATES The app will start a timer based on the amount of energy you want to spend. Optional voice updates alert you every five minutes with the amount of time remaining in your workout, and the app will alert you when all of the energy is spent. OPTIONAL VOICE UPDATES FOR SPEED Voice alerts update you on your current speed and/or your average speed for the most recent five minutes.

Screenshots

Genopets4 screens
Satoshi Sidekick4 screens

Verdict

The call

Genopets and Satoshi Sidekick both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Satoshi Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 62% of Genopets's. Genopets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Genopets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Satoshi Sidekick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Genopets against 5.0 for Satoshi Sidekick. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Genopets has 3.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Genopets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Satoshi Sidekick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Genopets ships an update monthly, Satoshi Sidekick every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Genopets versus Satoshi Sidekick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGenopetsSatoshi Sidekick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.1K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size351 MB19 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMonarch Nascent, Inc.Robert Godfrey

Customer experience

Genopets

All ratings3,066 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative30.7%

Satoshi Sidekick

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Genopets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Forced to log in or sign up, losing accumulated steps
  • No network connection errors preventing access
  • Inability to see pet details after initial hatch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add practice mode for feeding and playing with pet
  • Improve user interface and visual indicators
  • Implement in-game market to spend banked points
  • Add ability to sell pets directly from the app

Satoshi Sidekick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Genopets

One-time6
  • 4000 Qubits$1.99
  • 10600 Qubits$4.99
  • 22000 Qubits$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 45000 Qubits$19.99
  • 116000 Qubits$49.99
  • 240000 Qubits$99.99
1 purchases

Satoshi Sidekick

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Genopets free?
Genopets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Satoshi Sidekick free?
Satoshi Sidekick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Genopets or Satoshi Sidekick?
Satoshi Sidekick is rated higher. Genopets averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Satoshi Sidekick averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Genopets or Satoshi Sidekick have ads?
Satoshi Sidekick shows ads; Genopets does not.
Which is updated more often, Genopets or Satoshi Sidekick?
Genopets ships an update monthly, and Satoshi Sidekick every 2 weeks. Most recently, Genopets was updated on September 20, 2026 and Satoshi Sidekick on September 17, 2026.

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