Comparison

iPetRock vs MeowWheel

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

Head to head
About

iPetRock

Experience low-maintenance companionship with a virtual pet rock. Interact by dragging it, shaking your phone to make it roll, and even setting custom backgrounds. It's a judgment-free friend that will miss you when you're away.

Highlights
  • Drag rock around the screen
  • Shake phone to roll rock
  • Collect premium rock types
  • Set custom rock backgrounds
  • Rock misses you when away
Features
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Meet your new best friend — a virtual pet rock. iPetRock is back. The original 2008 classic, reimagined for modern iPhones. Same rock. Somehow more going on now. Your pet rock lives on your phone. Drag it around, shake your phone to send it rolling, poke it, give it a polish, and watch it settle in for a nap. It doesn't need feeding, walking, or an apology when you forget about it for three weeks — it's just happy you're here. It's picked up a few new tricks, too. It can answer your questions now — just ask it a yes or no question and it'll tell you. It reads fortunes. It tells knock-knock jokes, unprompted, whether they're funny or not. It keeps a diary, and holds onto little memory pebbles from the moments you share. Feeling fancy? Trade up to a Gold, Blue, Leopard, or Jade rock. And it lives in landscapes that have quietly leveled up from flat color to actual scenery, evolved grasslands and cozy nests included, with the original classic backgrounds still there for anyone who wants the throwback look. Oh, and it's not just on your phone anymore — your rock can live on your Apple Watch too, so it's never more than a glance away. A rock with a diary, a memory, and can see the future. We didn't see that coming either. FEATURES • Drag your rock anywhere on screen • Shake your phone to send it rolling, poke it, or give it a polish • Ask it a yes or no question — it always answers • Check its daily fortune • Tells knock-knock jokes • Keeps a diary and remembers significant moments together • Evolved scenery: grasslands, nests, and more — plus the original classic backgrounds • Collect premium rock types: Gold, Blue, Leopard, and Jade • Now on Apple Watch • Set a custom photo as your rock's background • Your rock will miss you when you're gone

About

MeowWheel

Features
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Can't decide what to eat, what the loser has to do, or where to go — and don't want to overthink it? Let the cat pick for you! Highlights • Morandi-tone wheel design that's calm and easy on the eyes • A soft meow every time the wheel spins • Add, edit and reorder your options freely • Keep a separate wheel for each decision: "What's for lunch", "Game forfeits", "Work tasks" • A little hidden surprise on the wheel (go find it) (*Anyone up for spinning to win photos of our cat? XD)

Screenshots

iPetRock4 screens
MeowWheel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iPetRock at none against MeowWheel's shown. MeowWheel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. iPetRock sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MeowWheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPetRock ships an update weekly, MeowWheel every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iPetRock versus MeowWheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPetRockMeowWheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSftwrfactory LLCCHEN CHI HSIEH

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iPetRock

One-time10
  • Small Pebble$0.99
  • Cool Blue Pet$0.99
  • Leopard Pet$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Jade Pet$0.99
  • Gold Pet$1.99
  • Friendly Rock$2.99
  • Tiny Mountain$4.99
  • Generous Boulder$9.99
  • Legendary Mountain$19.99
  • Mythic Monolith$49.99
1 purchases

MeowWheel

One-time1
  • 去除廣告$0.99

Questions

Is iPetRock free?
iPetRock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeowWheel free?
MeowWheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iPetRock or MeowWheel have ads?
MeowWheel shows ads; iPetRock does not.
Which is updated more often, iPetRock or MeowWheel?
iPetRock ships an update weekly, and MeowWheel every 4 days. Most recently, iPetRock was updated on October 31, 2026 and MeowWheel on October 31, 2026.

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