Pixel Virtual Pet vs RetroPet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Virtual Pet
Care for a digital companion by feeding, playing, and engaging in various activities. Your interactions influence your pet's development and happiness. Enjoy this experience anytime, anywhere, with offline support.
- Nurture a digital companion
- Feeding and playing activities
- Pet growth and happiness tracking
- Offline gameplay support
- Interactive pet care
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Dive into the heartwarming world of 'Virtual Pet', where you can nurture your own digital companion. From feeding and playing to exploring different activities, every interaction shapes your pet's growth and happiness. With offline support, your pet's journey is seamless and always ready to brighten your day!
RetroPet
Care for a pixelated creature that lives in real time, evolving based on your attention. Collect over 75 species, breed with others to discover rare types, and manage your pet's needs. Play minigames and track progress with widgets and Apple Watch support.
- Collect 75+ unique pet species
- Breed pets to discover rare types
- Real-time pet care and evolution
- Multiplayer breeding and trading
- Dynamic Island and Lock Screen integration
- Apple Watch app support
- Minigames and daily missions
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RetroPet is an old-school virtual pet: a pixel creature that lives in real time — and a whole collection of species waiting to be discovered. COLLECT THEM ALL 75+ species: common, rare, SECRET and LEGENDARY. The rarest ones aren't given away: flawless care, breeding with other players and special eggs are the way to reach them. Every pet you discover stays in your collection forever — can you complete it? Achievements and rewards for every collection milestone. BREED AND PLAY WITH OTHERS Connect with nearby players, by QR code, or through your friends list. Breed two pets to earn special eggs: 8 types, from common to CHAOS — the fast lane to the rarest species. Trade items with friends and climb the global rankings. Friend requests, live alerts and notifications: your caretaker circle is one tap away. YOUR PET REALLY LIVES Feed it, clean up after it, heal it, discipline it, and turn off the light so it sleeps. Neglect has consequences: it gets sick, sad… and it can die. And when it dies, it dies. The quality of your care decides what it evolves into: egg to baby, child, teen and adult. ALWAYS WITH YOU Dynamic Island and Lock Screen: your pet walks around, ANIMATED, even with the app closed. Home Screen widgets and a full Apple Watch app: care from your wrist. Notifications when it needs you. AND MORE Minigames to earn coins, daily missions, unlockable themes and backgrounds. Play without an account (guest mode) or sign in with Apple, Google or Discord to take your collection anywhere. Available in 9 languages. Optional in-app purchases (coins, eggs and items). Your pet doesn't need them to live a happy life — it just needs you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RetroPet at 50% against Pixel Virtual Pet's 0%. Pixel Virtual Pet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. RetroPet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Virtual Pet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Virtual Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Pixel Virtual Pet's written reviews are positive against 50% of RetroPet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pixel Virtual Pet ships an update daily, RetroPet every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixel Virtual Pet | RetroPet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cleto May | Jorge Andreu Royo |
Customer experience
Pixel Virtual Pet
RetroPet
In-app purchases
Pixel Virtual Pet
No in-app purchases
RetroPet
- Poison Potion$1.99
- Evolution Crystal$2.99
- Auto-Care 1 Day$3.99
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- Revival Token$4.99
- Value Pack 30 Days$4.99
- Seasonal Pack$4.99
- Void Pack$9.99
- Guardian Pack$11.99
- Auto-Care 7 Days$24.99
- Auto-Care 30 Days$89.99
Questions
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