Comparison

BIMOBIMO vs Shimeji Screen Pets

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

Head to head
About

BIMOBIMO

Engage in interactive conversations with virtual characters, play games, and receive personalized messages. Create your own characters or explore those made by others for a unique companionship experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive chat with characters
  • Play games with virtual characters
  • Personalized morning/night messages
  • Sleep sounds and white noise
  • Create custom characters
  • Discover community-made characters
Features
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BIMOBIMO makes sure you're never alone. Here's what's cool about us: - Talk and Listen: Send messages to characters and hear what they say back! - Dating Game: Play games with your bias. A multitude of fun games await your challenge. - Say Hi & Goodnight: Get morning and night messages from your favorite characters with our widget. - Sleep Together: Fall asleep peacefully with whispers and gentle white noise from your loved one. - Make or Find Characters: Find characters made by others or make your own. It's fun and easy! - Create with Tools: Use our tools to make any character you want. You get to choose how they look and sound. Terms of Use - https://www.bimobimo.com/term_en.html Privacy Policy - https://www.bimobimo.com/privacy_en.html

About

Shimeji Screen Pets

Add animated characters to your phone's screen that walk, jump, and play. These cute companions offer a fun way to customize your device and keep you company while you use your phone.

Highlights
  • Cute animated characters
  • Walk, jump, and play on screen
  • Customize your phone's home screen
  • Anime and chibi pet designs
  • Easy to use controls
Features
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Shimeji Screen pets are cute animated characters that live on your screen and keep you company while you use your phone. Bring your phone to life with Live Shimeji Pets – adorable animated characters companions that walk, jump, and play directly on your screen! Tired of a boring home screen? Add personality and fun with cute Anime Shimeji characters that stay on top of your screen while you chat, browse, or play games. +++ Why Users Love Shimeji Pets +++ * Cute anime characters & chibi pets * Useful for lovers and phone customization fans * Fun companion pets that make your screen feel alive * Easy to use with simple controls * Works smoothly on most iOS devices

Screenshots

BIMOBIMO4 screens
Shimeji Screen Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BIMOBIMO at 69% against Shimeji Screen Pets's 5%. BIMOBIMO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). Shimeji Screen Pets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. BIMOBIMO sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shimeji Screen Pets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BIMOBIMO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BIMOBIMO has 5.6K ratings behind it against 182, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of BIMOBIMO's written reviews are positive against 5% of Shimeji Screen Pets's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BIMOBIMO versus Shimeji Screen Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBIMOBIMOShimeji Screen Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better1.8 (182 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better4.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better182
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPalette Beat IncShamus Ul Hayatam

Customer experience

BIMOBIMO

All ratings5,581 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews896 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative15.5%

Shimeji Screen Pets

All ratings182 ratings
Positive17.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative77.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive4.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.5%

Bugs and requests

BIMOBIMO

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Daily call feature not working
  • Repeated and nonsensical character responses
  • Acorn rewards not being credited properly
  • Frequent login and connection errors
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video call and video message features
  • Implement an ad-based model to earn acorns
  • Provide unlimited free calls and messages
  • Improve character language consistency
  • Fix bugs and improve overall stability

Shimeji Screen Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

BIMOBIMO

Subscriptions6
  • One Month Basic$9.991 Month
  • BEEMO AI$9.991 Month
  • trial(1_month)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Quarterly Membership$24.993 Months
  • One Month Pro$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$89.991 Year
One-time11
  • One Card Draw Chance2 variants$0.99
  • Replay$0.99
  • Top Up 50 Acorns$0.99
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  • Top Up 10 Films$1.99
  • Get Acorn Small(TEST)$2.00
  • Top Up 300 Acorns$4.99
  • Top Up 500 Acorns$6.99
  • Top Up 500 Acorns$7.00
  • Top Up 60 Films$10.99
  • Top Up 1200 Acorns$14.00
  • Top Up 100 Films$17.99
None

Shimeji Screen Pets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BIMOBIMO free?
BIMOBIMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shimeji Screen Pets free?
Shimeji Screen Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BIMOBIMO or Shimeji Screen Pets?
BIMOBIMO is rated higher. BIMOBIMO averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Shimeji Screen Pets averages 1.8 from 182 ratings.
Do BIMOBIMO or Shimeji Screen Pets have ads?
Shimeji Screen Pets shows ads; BIMOBIMO does not.

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