Comparison

Daisy vs Pixel Pet

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

Head to head
About

Daisy

Nurture a virtual pet and engage in daily self-care activities to improve your mood and reduce stress. Explore mental health knowledge, personalize your pet with costumes, and discover inspiration for a balanced mind.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet companionship
  • Daily self-care activities
  • Mental health knowledge base
  • Pet customization with costumes
  • Mood boosting exercises
  • Stress reduction techniques
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Daisy is a pixel-art dog who gets happier when you keep up your daily habits. Start in two taps, no sign-up needed. Drink some water, take a walk, jot a line in your journal, and your pup earns treats, XP and levels. Miss a few days and it shows. It's a virtual pet that grows with your routine. MEET YOUR PUP • Adopt a German Shepherd, Golden Retriever or Siberian Husky • It shows how it feels: a happy pup plays and sparkles, a lonely one sits and sighs. Tap it and it talks back • Dress it up in costumes and decorate its room with furniture and backgrounds • Hatch mystery eggs into tiny mini-pets that keep it company • Watch it from your home screen with the Daisy widget • Keep your pup across phones with Sign in with Apple PLAY TOGETHER • Four minigames: Fetch, Rollover, Tail Chase and Meal Catch • Send your pup on city adventures and see what it brings home • Bark, catch and roll over for hearts and XP BUILD A ROUTINE • Daily activities: mood check-in, journal, water, a walk, veggies, a shower, a nap • Add your own habits and tick them off each day • Daily quests, achievements and a streak that rewards showing up • A seven-day welcome package for new players, ending with a mystery egg • Bedtime mode, so your pup rests when you do FRIENDS • Invite friends with a link, wave at their pups, send treats and visit their rooms • Share a GIF of your pup's room straight from the app DAISY PLUS (optional) Adopt Daisy, the exclusive pup, and get 20 gems a day, streak protection for a missed day, a weekly mystery egg and daily journal prompts. Monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the yearly plan. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://brightco.my.canva.site/daisy#privacy-policy

About

Pixel Pet

Features
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【Focus, and Watch Them Grow】 Pixel Pet is a relaxing mini-game that combines a focus timer with pixel pet raising. Whenever you need to concentrate on work, studying, or exercise, open the focus timer, choose a task category, and begin an uninterrupted focus session. Every session you complete becomes nourishment for your pet’s growth and earns you in-game rewards. Tired after working hard? Come back to feed your pet, play together, and watch them smile. Boost your productivity while enjoying a little comfort and relaxation. 【Key Features】 ■ Focus Timer Set a focus duration just like a Pomodoro timer, then choose a category such as work, study, exercise, or meditation. Complete your session to earn rewards. Ambient sounds help you concentrate and enter a state of flow. ■ Collect a Variety of Pixel Pets Discover pets with four different elements: Water, Fire, Wood, and Earth. Each pet has its own unique pixel-art design. Expand your dream collection through capsule draws, missions, and challenges. ■ Turn Your Daily Steps into Rewards Connect your health data and convert your daily steps into Energy Stones. Staying active is good for both you and your pet. ■ BOSS Challenges Use elemental advantages—such as Water defeating Fire and Fire defeating Wood—to build your strategy. Take on powerful bosses in card battles and win rare companions. ■ Rich Pet-Raising System Feed your pet, give them water, and play with them while taking care of their mood, hunger, and hydration. Complete daily missions, achievements, and weekly missions to earn even more rewards. 【Perfect for You If You】 ・Want to focus on work or studying while enjoying a sense of companionship ・Love pixel art and pet-raising games ・Want a fun way to build better focus habits Start now and make focusing something to look forward to.

Screenshots

Daisy4 screens
Pixel Pet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daisy at none against Pixel Pet's shown. Pixel Pet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Daisy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pixel Pet sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daisy ships an update weekly, Pixel Pet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Daisy versus Pixel Pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaisyPixel Pet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB54 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJerry ZhaoCHUN-YU CHIEN

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Daisy

Subscriptions2
  • Daisy Plus 1 Month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Daisy Plus 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 200 Gems$3.99
  • 300 Gems$4.99
  • 650 Gems$9.99
6 purchases

Pixel Pet

One-time6
  • Starter Pack - 100 Pixel Gems$0.99
  • Value Pack - 350+20 Pixel Gems$2.99
  • Popular Pack - 900+90 Pixel Gems$7.99
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  • Deluxe Pack - 1800+250 Pixel Gems$14.99
  • Ultimate Pack - 4000+700 Pixel Gems$29.99
  • King's Pack - 9000+2000 Pixel Gems$59.99

Questions

Is Daisy free?
Daisy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Pet free?
Pixel Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daisy or Pixel Pet have ads?
Pixel Pet shows ads; Daisy does not.
Which is updated more often, Daisy or Pixel Pet?
Daisy ships an update weekly, and Pixel Pet every 3 days. Most recently, Daisy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pixel Pet on November 10, 2026.

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