# Pop Forest vs Pet Hatcher

The clearest difference is ads: Pet Hatcher at none against Pop Forest's shown. Pop Forest's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pop Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pet Hatcher sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Pop Forest ships an update every 3 weeks, Pet Hatcher fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pop Forest | Pet Hatcher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Size | 204 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 18.5 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shanghai Pulu Network Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1469533027) | [Christopher Cameron](https://appshunter.io/developer/1837177711) |

## What reviewers say

### Pop Forest

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pop-forest/id1622770065)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Player Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Small Item Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Item Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Premium Item Pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Fantasy Item Pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| 24000 coins | $19.99 | one-time |
| Deluxe item Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| Supreme item Pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| 60000 coins | $49.99 | one-time |
| 140000 coins | $99.99 | one-time |


### Pet Hatcher

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pet-hatcher/id6752038967)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Money x2 (5 min) | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pitty 10min | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pity 30min | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pop Forest free?

Pop Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Pet Hatcher free?

Pet Hatcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Pop Forest or Pet Hatcher have ads?

Pop Forest shows ads; Pet Hatcher does not.

### Which is updated more often, Pop Forest or Pet Hatcher?

Pop Forest ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pet Hatcher fortnightly. Most recently, Pop Forest was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pet Hatcher on November 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*