Comparison

Dog vs Yearly

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

Head to head
About

Dog

Interact with a unique robot dog through a dedicated app. Care for, train, and play games with your digital companion. Customize its appearance and teach it tricks using simple programming.

Highlights
  • Care and status tracking
  • Virtual treat feeding
  • Play 6 fun games
  • Train tricks with sequential programming
  • Customize tail messages and drawings
  • Mint unique Dog-E profiles
Features
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Care for, train, play games and more with Dog-E, your one in a million robot dog. Connect the app to Dog-E via Bluetooth to unlock more ways to play and see Dog-E come to life. Customize your Dog-E even more to make your robot dog totally unique to you. THE ONE IN A MILLION ROBOT DOG APP Through the minting process, the all-white Dog-E comes to life and reveals a unique combination of colorful lights, sounds and personality traits. Using the app, you can reveal a one in a million Dog-E, take the personality quiz and name your dog. So no two Dog-Es are ever the same. Save multiple profiles, so you can mint Dog-Es again and again. CARE FOR YOUR DOG-E Keep track of Dog-E’s needs in the app, so you can keep your pup happy. Dog-E’s status screen in the app tells you when your Dog-E needs love, food, playtime and more. FEED DOG-E TREATS Feeding your Dog-E is even more fun in the app! Hold the app up, and you can “throw” Dog-E treats, and Dog-E eats them. Dog-E will even tell you when it likes a specific treat or not. You can even earn special treats the more you PLAY GAMES & ACTIVITIES Dog-E includes 6 fun games you can play, including Ultimate Nose Boop, Fortune Teller and Turbo Pet. Use the app to access Dog-E’s games and see your high scores. You can also level up your play in caring for Dog-E by playing the flea flicking game to boost Dog-E’s health meter and taking Dog-E to the Dog Spa to change its colors. TEACH DOG-E TRICKS Train your Dog-E to do tricks using the app. Using simple sequential programming, practice STEM skills by creating your own trick with up to 6 sequences. The Trick Maker includes 44 different sequences that you can use to build custom tricks, including emotes, light shows and motion. You can save up to 4 custom tricks for each Dog-E profile you have. DOG-E TALKS WITH ITS TAIL Using innovative persistence of vision (POV) technology, Dog-E can communicate with you using its tail. Use the Dog-E App to write custom messages that will play in Dog-E’s tail. You can also draw pictures! Save up to 4 custom tail creations in each Dog-E profile you have. CREATE A DOG-E WITHOUT THE TOY No Dog-E toy? No problem! You can Quick Mint one in a million Dog-E profiles in the app even without the toy. Even name your dogs. When you get a Dog-E toy, you can load those profiles onto your toy to bring them to life. ABOUT US At WowWee, we don’t just create, we wow. We astonish imaginations and inspire kids around the world. We believe in the power of innovation, which is why we develop industry-leading apps to pair with our award-winning interactive toys. Learn more about WowWee and our products at www.wowwee.com Privacy is an issue we take very seriously. To learn more about our app and our privacy policy, visit https://dog-e.com/policies/privacy-policy

About

Yearly

Features
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Can you make the grade? Yearly is the daily guessing game where history is the puzzle. Every day, a single mystery year is hidden behind four clues — from world events and politics to pop culture, sports, science, and tech. The clues start vague and get more specific. Make your guess. Too far off? The next clue unlocks. You get four guesses to pin down the exact year and earn the highest grade you can — A+ all the way down to F. HOW TO PLAY • A new mystery year is chosen every day • Read the first clue, then guess the year • Each wrong guess reveals a sharper clue • Nail the exact year early for a top grade • Come back tomorrow for a brand-new puzzle FEATURES • A fresh handcrafted puzzle every single day • Four clues per year across categories like world events, pop culture, sports, science, and tech • Color-coded feedback shows how close each guess is • Letter grades from A+ to F — chase that perfect score • Track your stats: games played, win rate, and streaks • Build and protect your daily streak • Browse the archive and replay past puzzles • Share your results with friends — no spoilers • "Learn More" links to dive deeper into every answer • Optional daily reminders so you never miss a puzzle • Clean, distraction-free design that works fully offline Whether you lived through the headlines or you're testing how well you know history, Yearly is the perfect bite-sized brain teaser. One year. Four clues. Every day. Think you can ace it? Today's class is in session.

Screenshots

Dog4 screens
Yearly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dog at 12.0 against Yearly's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dog versus Yearly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDogYearly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (179 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings179 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWowWee Group LimitedVladimir Kostadinov Stoyanov

Bugs and requests

Dog

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App stuck on intro screen
  • App won't pair or open
  • App freezes on screen
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • App crashes
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  • Love icon doesn't work
  • Potty icon doesn't work
  • Turbo pet doesn't work
  • Nose boop delays
  • Items in app locked
  • App won't open past intro
  • App flashes to dog then back to intro
  • Poop feature doesn't work
  • Feeding part doesn't work
  • App doesn't ask for permissions

Requested features

14 requests
  • Update app for new features
  • More interactive features
  • More games
  • More updates
  • Fix tail color to look green
Show 9 more
  • Fix green paws
  • Ability to delete Dog-E profiles
  • Update app for Amazon tablet
  • Fix love icon
  • Fix potty icon
  • Fix turbo pet
  • Fix poop feature
  • Fix feeding feature
  • Add dark mode

Yearly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dog

No in-app purchases

None

Yearly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dog free?
Dog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yearly free?
Yearly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dog or Yearly have ads?
Neither Dog nor Yearly shows ads.

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