CalPets vs pedometerY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalPets
This app transforms your daily steps into an engaging adventure with a virtual pet. Help your pet grow from an egg, discover its personality, and collect rewards through weekly rituals and monthly themed seasons. It makes everyday activity feel rewarding and encourages consistent progress.
- Step tracking for pet growth
- Customizable daily goals
- Pet interaction and personality discovery
- Monthly themed seasons and rewards
- Customizable pet world
- Apple Health integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Walk a little each day and help a pet grow with you. CalPets turns your daily steps and activity into a little adventure with your pet. Reach your daily goal, help your pet grow from an egg, discover its personality, and collect surprises through weekly rituals and monthly themed seasons. MAKE EVERYDAY ACTIVITY FEEL REWARDING • Hit your goal with steps, active energy, or exercise minutes — whichever comes first. Walks, commutes, and workouts all count • Adjust each goal to fit your own pace • Connect to Apple Health to read only the activity data you choose to share • Collect your daily progress and see how your pet responds GROW TOGETHER, ONE DAY AT A TIME • Start with an egg and help your pet through each growth stage • Interact with your pet and build a bond to reveal its unique personality • When your pet is grown, celebrate its graduation, add it to your collection, and welcome a new companion A LITTLE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO • A new themed season every month, with a weekly ritual goal you can take at your own pace • Earn a season badge for your first completed ritual, plus themed wallpapers, planets, and more; some rewards require CalPets Pro • Reach your goal on enough days in a week (no streak needed) to pick a classic wallpaper or planet MAKE YOUR PET’S WORLD YOUR OWN • Mix and match the wallpapers, planets, and skins you collect • Try a new background or outfit and give your pet’s world your own style • No need for perfection—just a little progress each day CalPets is free to download, with core pet-raising features available for free. CalPets Pro unlocks additional pets and seasonal rewards, with monthly, annual, and lifetime options available. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Eligible new subscribers may receive a free trial. Prices, durations, and benefits are shown before purchase. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
pedometerY
Read full descriptionHide full description
A simple and practical pedometer app that includes a rewards ranking feature to spark users' interest in running. In collecting data, users feel that their daily steps are not in vain, much like the accumulated sleep and meals from the past. Past efforts have shaped who we are today.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CalPets at Free against pedometerY's $89.99. CalPets also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). pedometerY's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On 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
CalPets is free to download; pedometerY costs $89.99 up front. CalPets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and pedometerY sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CalPets ships an update every 5 days, pedometerY every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalPets | pedometerY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $89.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liang Xu | 道杰 林 |
In-app purchases
CalPets
- CalPets Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- CalPets Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- CalPets Pro Lifetime$14.99
pedometerY
- Y x 1000 (العربية)$1.99
- Y x 5000 (العربية)$3.99
- بطاقة موسيقية$9.99









